Annette Smith

Wind industry’s global attitude: blame the victims

Few Vermonters will defend wind turbines, so the national organization comes to the rescue. Go look at the American Wind Energy Association's members: mostly large multinational corporations heavily invested in fossil fuel and nuclear.

The industry's global attitude of blaming the victims is offensive in the extreme. Abuse people once by making them sick and unable to sleep; abuse them again by telling everyone it's all in their heads. Same story everywhere.

At a Sept. 19 ribbon cutting in Searsburg, Governor Shumlin celebrated making people in the region sick and unable to sleep. He wants more Vermonters to suffer.

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Further wind power discussion

RE: “What has changed in a year?” [Viewpoint, July 31]: Leading Vermont scientists, educators, and journalists disagree strongly with Governor Peter Shumlin's claim that birds, bats, and bears are expendable in the effort to keep the planet safe. Peak Keepers recorded a roundtable discussion in December, moderated by Tom...

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