Marion Trieste: Wind Turbines lower mercury contamination

Marion Trieste, a public outreach consultant to Reunion Power, said Tuesday she was taken aback by the letters.

"While mercury contamination from coal-fired plants threatens the health of millions of children in this state, here we have someone who would sue people for allowing a 100-percent pollution-free source of energy on their properties," she said. "With what’s going on in the world these days, I find it incredible."

Another 1/2 truth. What Mrs. Trieste fails to state is that Industrial Wind projects in New York will not shut down or lower mercury contamination of existing coal plants. Existing coal plants will not be shut down or reduce operations due to industrial wind projects in New York.

Only clean coal filters (or replacement base capability) can do this, not wind turbine projects. Clean coal filters will reduce mercury output by 95%.

So we once again strongly call this wind developer's paid spokesperson's credibility into question.