Exec. Director's Report: An Unlikely Ally

Executive Director's Report

by Jim Donofrio

An Unlikely Ally Against Offshore Wind

The deeper I dig into the political push for massive windfarms off the East Coast the more it becomes obvious that the lies behind renewable energy (wind and solar) could very well be the biggest scam ever perpetuated on the American public in my lifetime. If you do not believe me, I encourage you to watch the latest documentary from social acPhoto Courtesy: NBC 6 South Florida tivist Michael Moore. “Planet of the Humans” is a enlightening condemnation of the runaway “green” mentality and the perpetuation of the myth of wind and solar generated electricity as the savior of our planet when nothing could be further from the truth. I bet you're thinking, “Hey, wait a minute, did you just say Michael Moore is anti-renewable energy?” Watch the film because it proports to expose the lies we are being fed about the efficacy of wind and solar power, in fact most supposed forms of renewable energy. Those of us who stand in opposition to the “white monsters” as Norway’s Minister of Energy, Sylvi Listhaug, termed wind turbines, could not have imagined a more unlikely ally in our cause than counterculture Moore. His documentary gives voice to why so many people are willing to immediately embrace any technology with the slightest chance of saving us from the scourge of climate catastrophe without taking the time for due diligence to root out the real driving force behind the hype. There are fortunes to be made by billionaires and major corporations who are pushing the false narrative for their own greedy purposes and it will be the middle class, small businesses and low income individuals who will pay the price for this folly. Ocean wind in the U.K. and E.U. is proving that it cannot live up to the promises made by its proponents. Windfarms are dependent on backup generation plants burning fossil and biomass fuels to maintain the illusion that they provide clean energy, but that’s just one facet of the problem. The turbines are proving extremely problematic for fisheries, bird life, and marine ecosystems, not to mention

injurious to rate payers who have to foot ever -increasing energy bills for the inefficiencies of these over-rated monstrosities. And the turbines are proving to have a short operational lifespan. They are not clean and not green, yet many Governors of east coast states, including New Jersey’s own Phil Murphy, have placed offshore wind on a fast track that will see huge swaths of ocean literally choked with fields of “white monsters.”

Murphy claims that ocean wind is great for the environment, the economy and the future. We challenge the Governor on all three very misleading points. Destroying fisheries, devastating increases in energy costs and crippling shore-side communities that rely on our oceans puts the lie to his statements. Of major concern is dense windfarms could potentially destroy true renewable resources like properly managed fisheries. Offshore wind is not good for the environment, the economy or the future of coastal communities.

There may still be time to stop the madness as the initial construction of major offshore windfarms are still two years away. What can you do? Contact your local shore town mayors and council members and ask them to create ordinances that prohibit transmission cables from coming ashore in your community. Write the Governor and state legislators in your state and tell them you do not support the scam of offshore wind power. In New Jersey Governor Murphy is up for reelection this November so there is no time to waste. The time to act is now to save our oceans and our way of life. To view the film click below.

FRIDAY JUNE 4, 2021