Toward the end of the April 30, 2024 meeting Christian a representative of Mohawk Valley EDGE rushed to the podium. Unfortunately his comments confirmed the suspicions of many in attendance, that these meetings are just for show. Planner and presenter Ms. Fu tried to save Christian from the lion's den of public opinion with her well chosen words. However, talking with people afterward those words were not enough to allay their fears. This episode contains the whole meeting and my commentary. Feel free to pass along your opinions on what you heard at denofdiscussion@gmail.com

Amazing Growth of Renewables in the last 10 years. Peter Girard from Climate Central talks about this from their April 2, 2024 report. Not only is it full of facts and statistics but their graphics make them easily comprehensible. To learn more go to www.climatecentral.org In the second part....

Yes Virginia there is a Smokey the Bear? Unlike Santa this cats....uhhhh I mean bear is for real!!! In this 1953 newsreel from the US Forest Service ,Hop-a-Long Cassidy gets us started on the journey to find out the origin of Smokey the Bear and his successful firefighting career. Make sure you stick around to hear his official song sung by school children. Smokey says Click on the podcast follow button.

You think we're all idiots says the neighbor to the solar farm developer. Others at a public hearing say they do not want a green forest replaced by green energy. Developer says that the residents are misinformed. Landowner says solar farm will be built one way or the other. And so it goes with the siting of renewable energy in New York State and the rest of the US.

Also in this episode our guests tell us what type of development that they would like to see at a recently closed Hospital and its surrounding campus. Preservation of the environment seems to be the theme of the night, as wetlands and nature trails are a prime concern.