Comment on Legislature a puppet of oil, gas interests | Letters to the editor

I write in response to the op-ed by Dale Calhoun, director of the Florida Natural Gas Association, who wrote in praise of Florida House Bill 1645 (“Smart energy policies mean freedom for all Floridians,” May 16). According to the state summary, the bill “prohibits construction, operation, or expansion of certain wind energy facilities and wind turbines.” It also “repeals the Florida Energy and Climate Protection Act (which includes the Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program), Florida Green Government Grants Act, Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program, and Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds provisions.” It eliminates planning for renewable energy and expansion of energy conservation.