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caraher

(6,279 posts)
12. I think I have some names now
Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:30 PM
Sep 2013

From a blog:

Wind Wise Radio is honored to be joined by the president and vice-president of National Wind Watch , Eric Rosenbloom and David Roberson, for a conversation about their experiences at the center of the struggle against Industrial Wind in the U.S.
Since 2005, National Wind Watch (NWW) has been a indispensable resource providing a clearinghouse for information and assistance to individuals and local groups seeking the facts about industrial wind power.

Eric Rosenbloom is a science writer and editor. In 2001 Eric and family moved from New York to northeastern Vermont, where he founded his own company, Kirby Mountain Composition & Graphics. Eric has been involved since 2003 when he learned that there were plans to erect wind turbines on the ridge behind his house. At first, he was a cautious supporter of the development but as he learned more his opinion shifted. In 2005, he started up the excellent site aweo.org, which he continues to maintain and where you can find much of his writing on the subject of IWT.

David Roberson, is a galleryowner in Shelburne Falls, MA. David lived off the grid for 12 years in Hawley, Massachusetts before moving to Rowe, MA where he lives with his "wife, dogs, cats, goats, geese, and chickens."
In 2003, his seminal article, Questioning the Faith of Wind Power, was published. The article broke new ground and argued cogently against the rush to wind without rigorous analysis, and should be required reading for all those interested in these issues. In 2005, David organized the first gathering of interstate wind opponents, a weekend-long conference with participants from 10 states.
wind-watch.org [View all] iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 OP
I googled some of the officers named at the bottom of their website. amerikat Sep 2013 #1
They are one of the first astroturf antiwind organizations to spring up kristopher Sep 2013 #2
astroturf? Fridap Sep 2013 #3
You expect astroturf groups to self-identify themselves? kristopher Sep 2013 #4
oh man, I heard about how dangerous they are Kali Sep 2013 #5
You. Crack. maddezmom Sep 2013 #8
Paid propaganda mongers that spew lies about wind power. jpak Sep 2013 #6
Nice of you to sign up to DU to support them here though. Nihil Sep 2013 #7
Just the visuals are a huge tipoff caraher Sep 2013 #9
Inspiring 350.org? Fridap Sep 2013 #23
Perhaps so (re: private registration) caraher Sep 2013 #24
A new symptom of an astroturf org, eh? FBaggins Sep 2013 #25
Nor is it hard to read the About page at Wind-Watch.org Fridap Sep 2013 #26
Another "lefty" anti-wind essay by Wind Watch prez Fridap Sep 2013 #27
Wow. Fridap Sep 2013 #10
Two posts and you're already calling others' pathetic? FBaggins Sep 2013 #11
I think I have some names now caraher Sep 2013 #12
Thanks. kristopher Sep 2013 #13
Maybe not almost incalculably so, but still small Fridap Sep 2013 #14
Wind, solar and energy efficiency are the key elements to decarbonizing modern society kristopher Sep 2013 #16
No, using drastically less is only way Fridap Sep 2013 #18
Read the article, not the teaser. Fridap Sep 2013 #17
Reading the article only reinforces the view that the author is misinformed caraher Sep 2013 #19
I agree Fridap Sep 2013 #20
It does suggest the author has nothing to contribute beyond a distaste for wind turbines caraher Sep 2013 #21
Building wind is quite different from reducing carbon Fridap Sep 2013 #22
Interesting Fridap Sep 2013 #15
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