“Joseph Parnell McCarter, Georgetown Township, volunteer leader of SaveTheCampbell effort. This Board passed an excellent Campbell Resolution, but Board leadership needs course correction for what has happened subsequently. Imagine if the OI commissioners had passed their constitutional county resolution and then in the weeks following did radio interviews trashing the Bill of Rights: sadly the […]
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The Net Zero Agenda Significantly Increases the Cost of Electricity Because of the Need for System Redundancies and Other FactorsThe Net Zero Agenda Significantly Increases the Cost of Electricity Because of the Need for System Redundancies and Other Factors
Here is the reality: https://nypost.com/2025/05/07/opinion/cheap-solar-and-wind-is-a-lie-green-countries-pay-more This article explains the reasons: https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/05/why-renewables-will-increase-energy-costs This article provides a cost-benefit analysis: https://financialpost.com/opinion/bjorn-lomborg-net-zeros-cost-benefit-ratio-is-crazy-high The UK is an example: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2033529/uk-electricity-prices
The Trump Administration’s Legal Action in No Way Relieves Ottawa County Board Responsibility to Take Substantive Action for the Campbell — It Adds Rationale for the Board To Spearhead Mediation Discussions of the StakeholdersThe Trump Administration’s Legal Action in No Way Relieves Ottawa County Board Responsibility to Take Substantive Action for the Campbell — It Adds Rationale for the Board To Spearhead Mediation Discussions of the Stakeholders
The Trump Administration legal action is described here. What needs to be done now by the Ottawa County Board is described here.
Ottawa County Should Learn From AlbertaOttawa County Should Learn From Alberta
There are many parallels between Alberta versus Canada and Ottawa County versus Michigan on the topic of energy and local control of land, except our County Board is caving to unconstitutional mandates whereas Albertan leadership is not. Ottawa County should not cave to the Net Zero agenda. We need county leaders who will stand up […]
Making a Mockery of a County Board Resolution – But it is not too late to Correct CourseMaking a Mockery of a County Board Resolution – But it is not too late to Correct Course
Imagine if the OI commissioners had passed their constitutional county resolution and then in the weeks following did radio interviews trashing the Bill of Rights: sadly the equivalent is precisely what has happened in the case of the county’s Campbell Resolution. There is a place for resolutions when thoroughly studied by commissioners, firmly believed by […]
Our County Board Majority Leadership Says They Do Not Need to Take Action Because Their Concerns were Answered By Consumers Energy, but ….Our County Board Majority Leadership Says They Do Not Need to Take Action Because Their Concerns were Answered By Consumers Energy, but ….
“the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is projected to experience a 4.7-gigawatt shortfall by 2027”! – https://manhattan.institute/article/overcoming-obstacles-in-americas-energy-grid MISO is our region, and we are effectively doing nothing of consequence to Save The Campbell when prudence dictates otherwise. We need county leaders who prudently lead on such a major issue as energy. The current leaders need […]
The Current Ottawa County Board Majority Fails to See a Real Problem with the Precipitous Campbell Closure and the Net Zero Agenda Which Underlies It, So of Course They are Unwilling to Do Anything Substantive to Save The CampbellThe Current Ottawa County Board Majority Fails to See a Real Problem with the Precipitous Campbell Closure and the Net Zero Agenda Which Underlies It, So of Course They are Unwilling to Do Anything Substantive to Save The Campbell
Commissioner Barry summarized the general view well: “Jim Barry is a Republican commissioner who represents Ottawa County’s first district, which includes Port Sheldon Township. He said his questions have been asked and answered.” – https://www.woodtv.com/news/ottawa-county/ottawa-county-considers-legal-action-to-prevent-coal-plant-closure/ Commissioner Teeples echoed the sentiment: “…they plan to replace the Campbell plant with the Covert gas-fired plant…the folks with […]