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The Berkshire wind turbine scam
I speak of the "Great Berkshire Wind Turbine Scam." The proponents of wind turbines on our Berkshire ridgelines assure us of their need. They proclaim these turbines will produce gobs of megawatts of much-needed electricity, enough to supply the needs of thousands of homes. They will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, clean our air, lower global warming, save our trees, and much more. All from a non-polluting energy source. What could be better? The proponents even go so far as to say wind turbines on our Berkshire ridgelines are tourist attractions and will improve the local economy.
The reality is really something quite different.
September 4, 2006
by John Trimarchi, Adams
in Berkshire Eagle
Oh, we've all heard of them, the tricksters, the bait and switchers, the flimflam artists, the scammers — and, of course, we all think we are too smart, too informed, and too insightful to fall for their sleights of hand. Well I tell you, there is a scam coming to our Berkshire Hills, a scam that is the scam of all scams. And unfortunately many intelligent, seemingly-informed, sincere people are being seduced by the logic of it all. Beware! For, like all scams, the lie masquerades as truth.
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