Operation Free sponsored an Energy Security Forum in Argos, Indiana to discuss the proposed wind farm in Marshall and Fulton counties.  With a packed room, residents of the two countries had the possibility to hear speakers Major General George Buskirk, retired from the U.S. Army, Dan Martin, Navy veteran, and Lincoln Capstick, Army veteran, speak about why energy security is important to everyone in the United States, including the military:

“Renewable energy makes a lot of sense for the military in terms of oil price volatility,” said Buskirk.
Out of 190,000 vehicles in the U.S. Army, he continued, many could be made more energy efficient, reducing the county’s dependence on overseas oil.
He mentioned both the Air Force and the Navy’s intentions in the coming years to focus on using alternative forms of energy. He assured the audience that the U.S. military is behind conserving energy costs and is actively moving toward using wind and solar power.
“This is a technology that is here to stay for the foreseeable future,” said Buskirk. “What does that mean for Marshall and Fulton counties? That’s not for me to say—it’s above my pay grade, as we say in the Army. That’s up to you to decide.”

Discussion on the proposed wind farm in Marshall and Fulton Counties will continue into next year before New Era Energy, the leader of the wind farm project, applies for official permits.

To read the full article in the Pilot News, please visit: http://www.thepilotnews.com/content/meeting-addresses-military-side-wind-energy-debate

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