"Farmers developed alternative energies out of necessity"

Denver Post Column -Bob Ewegen

Bob reminisces about how things were back when he was a kid "growing up on a hardscrabble farm in the northeastern part of the state in the 1950s."

He talks about how his dad and granddad used wind and solar back in the day. He then compares his ancestors to modern environmentalists who are trying to harness wind and solar power today.

This is where goes awry:

The funny thing is, my ancestors never knew they were pioneering environmentalists. They just thought they were poor folks getting by.

But they were rich in self-reliance and ingenuity — and I applaud the fact that our society is finally returning to those bedrock values.

Bob's ancestors didn't lobby for tax breaks and subsidies like today's "environmentalists." His ancestors were, in fact, rich in self-reliance and ingenuity. They did have bedrock values.

Modern "environmentalists" are rich in lobbyists and self-righteousness. Their only bedrock value is more power via legislation.