Van Drew Keeps Up Fight Against Jersey Coast Wind Farms [Video]

While Downbeach officials remain quiet about wind turbines and dead whales, Congressman Jeff Van Drew remains a lone voice in the fight against offshore wind farms.

Watch video: Industrialization of South Jersey coastal waters.

Downbeach Mayors Remain Silent: Offshore Wind Turbines and Dead Whales

Mayor Landgraf of Ventnor, Mayor Collins of Margate and Mayor Russo of Longport still absent in this fight against experimental wind farms off the Jersey coast.

All three Downbeach towns accepted money from a wind consortium called Pro-NJ Grantor Trust.

• Ventnor received $546,003
• Margate received $446,880
• Longport received $368,750

Watch video: Rep. Van Drew discusses negative impact of offshore wind turbines, raised utility bills, devastating loss of marine life, and urgent national security threat it poses.

Van Drew: We rely on tourism and fishing. Wind turbines are very expensive and very inefficient. No proof they can hold up under a hurricane.

Wind companies are mostly foreign controlled. Why would we allow foreign countries to control our energy?

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