{"id":16313,"date":"2011-07-24T10:02:50","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T14:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/static\/?p=16313"},"modified":"2012-02-03T08:18:10","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T13:18:10","slug":"big-wind-swindle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2011\/big-wind-swindle\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Wind “Swindle”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n—Preston McClanahan, Guest Editor
\n—<\/span>Professor of Graphic Design (retired)
\n—<\/span>Rhode Island School of Design)<\/p>\n

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\nThe SWINDLE Genesis<\/span><\/p>\n

The word swindle was used in my letters to the local editor early on from 2006.<\/p>\n

A need arose (2007) for anti-wind propaganda in our small hill town of Savoy in North Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The word swindle transformed into the word-image fit the bill.<\/p>\n

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\nSWINDLE: \u00a0The bumper sticker<\/span><\/p>\n

National Wind Watch ran the image which was picked up and used by Bob Graham, Scotland: \u00a0June 9, 2008 Scotland Bob\u2019s wind farm battle bus<\/a> takes to the road.<\/p>\n

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The Big Swindle bus has hit the road in Moray. Anti-wind farm campaigner Bob Graham has taken his opposition to a new level by buying a battle bus.<\/p>\n

Comments<\/span>:<\/p>\n

“Your bumper sticker is truly inspired!! Thank you! \u00a0I hope it gets posted on every available web site” (Glenn Schleede, Virginia).<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ve used Preston’s “Swindle” idea on bumper stickers, hats and T-shirts which we’ve been distributing across Western NY for the past few years now. Most recently, all of the contractors working on our new home left fully educated, and completely outfitted with their new “Swindle” gear” (Mary Kay Barton, NY State).<\/span><\/p>\n

“Splendid, Preston. Thanks so much for this creative enterprise! Hope it generates a lot of blowback. And sWINDle stickers should everywhere, for Preston’s idea is just-so, with pitch perfect pith” (Jon Boone, Maryland).<\/span><\/p>\n

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SWINDLE billboard<\/a> says it all, by S. C. Smith updated 7\/11\/11, Friends of the Grande Ronde Valley<\/a>, between Oregon and Washington State.<\/p>\n

SWINDLE billboard brings attention to what is really happening further down the road heading\u00a0east on I 84 in the Columbia Gorge between Oregon and Washington.<\/p>\n

Thanks to National Wind Watch\u2019s<\/a> graphic page, we found the idea for this SWINDLE billboard that originated from another individual fighting wind turbines. (Guess who?)
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The SWINDLE Stick<\/span><\/p>\n

To show your colors. For rallies & Planning Board meetings. \u00a0To alert the unknowing.<\/p>\n

It spins. \u00a0It says that energy from wind is just a swindle.<\/p>\n

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If you want to make your own SWINDLE stick or have it made,\u00a0I will send you the plans and the material list.\u00a0Its fairly easy and not time consuming.<\/p>\n

If you or your group need a protest sign or a bumper sticker for a public demonstration, here is the information:<\/p>\n

Cost is @1.60 per sticker. Send a check or money order to Preston McClanahan at 74 Blue Gentian Road, Cranston, RI 02921<\/p>\n

Note<\/em>: \u00a03 swindle bumper stickers minimum are needed, or 6 for front and back.<\/p>\n

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\u00b7 \u00b7 —Preston McClanahan, Guest Editor —Professor of Graphic Design (retired) —Rhode Island School of Design) \u00b7 The SWINDLE Genesis The word swindle was used in my letters to the local editor early on from 2006. A need arose (2007) for anti-wind propaganda in our small hill town of Savoy in North Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The word swindle transformed into the word-image fit the bill. \u00b7 SWINDLE: \u00a0The bumper sticker National Wind Watch ran the image which was picked up and used by Bob Graham, Scotland: \u00a0June 9, 2008 Scotland Bob\u2019s wind farm battle bus takes to the road. The Big Swindle bus has hit the road in Moray. Anti-wind farm campaigner Bob Graham has taken his opposition to a new level by buying a battle bus. Comments: “Your bumper sticker is truly inspired!! Thank you! \u00a0I hope it gets posted on every available web site” (Glenn Schleede, Virginia). “I’ve used Preston’s “Swindle” idea on bumper stickers, hats and T-shirts which we’ve been distributing across Western NY for the past few years now. Most recently, all of the contractors working on our new home left fully educated, and completely outfitted with their new “Swindle” gear” (Mary Kay Barton, NY State). “Splendid, Preston. Thanks so much for this creative enterprise! Hope it generates a lot of blowback. And sWINDle stickers should everywhere, for Preston’s idea is just-so, with pitch perfect pith” (Jon Boone, Maryland). SWINDLE billboard says it all, by S. C. Smith updated 7\/11\/11, Friends of the Grande Ronde Valley, between Oregon and Washington State. SWINDLE billboard brings attention to what is really happening further down the road heading\u00a0east on I 84 in the Columbia Gorge between Oregon and Washington. Thanks to National Wind Watch\u2019s graphic page, we found the idea for this SWINDLE billboard that originated from another individualRead More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[172,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}