Don’t Sellout our Night Skies
Help stop the Rail Tie Wind Project and encourage clean energy development in the right locations in Wyoming!
YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD HAVE THESE PARTS
1. Say who you are. Make sure you mention you’re a Wyoming voter (or future voter).
My name is ____ and I’m a Wyoming voter from _______.
2. Say what you want.
I’m writing today to ask you to oppose the Rail Tie Wind Project and but support renewable energy in proper locations of Albany County.
3. Say why you want it.
[This is where you can add a sentence or two about why this is important to you.]
TALKING POINTS
The Rail Tie Wind Project will harm the natural resources of an important part of Albany County and Wyoming for decades.
Protect our natural resources – The project will damage an area that local residents use for recreation. We also need to protect the animals that inhabit the area including elk herds, pronghorn antelope, eagles and other raptors. Revenue from this project cannot make up for the devastation to this area.
Jobs – The project will not create many new additional jobs and the workforce to build the plant will come from other states. The wind industry does not provide high quality blue-collar jobs as they would make you believe.
Clean energy – We all have a responsibility to help turn back climate change. At the same time we must protect our natural resources. The project is poorly sited and we encourage the county to put together a plan to properly locate wind and solar energy. Wyoming must adapt to the global transition to renewable energy or be left behind.