An Open Letter to Fellow Environmentalists — from a former renewables advocate

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(Donna’s note:  This should be sent to every politician and every ‘green’ person in your life to help them understand that those of us who are against the industrialization of rural countrysides with wind turbines are NOT ‘anti-earth’, but are in fact the last battalion left standing who understand the destructive nature of these supposedly ‘green’ machines. — DQ)

By Alex Budd — August 13, 2013

I should probably begin by introducing myself; my name is Alex, and I’m a recovering renewable energy advocate. For years, I was a victim of desperation and hope; I petitioned and parlayed, chanted and canvassed; I brimmed with excitement at the prospect of “green jobs” and a “renewable energy economy.” I still see much of myself in many of you.

I know what it’s like. I know exactly how it feels to look around and see a world not just dying but being suffocated…

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