First, ask any real-estate agent what happened to your property values since the Cobleskill Times-Journal reported on July 25 that Schoharie County officials are negotiating for 35 to 40 turbines on your hilltops.

If you live anywhere near the proposed sites, your property is worth a great deal less than before July 25. Property values plummet near wind turbines - or even rumors of turbines.

Secondly, don't buy into the argument that it is your patriotic duty to fight Arab oil moguls by helping develop "green" wind power.

Wind turbines are economically feasible only with taxpayer subsidies and because unreliable winds don't take one oil or coal-fired generating plant off line.

This form of "green" power is a device used by outside entrepreneurs and a few local landowners to destroy your lifestyle... [continue via Web link]