I was born and raised in Walnut, and my family has owned a farm in Lee County for 110 years, where we raise corn and soybeans. I currently live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and I am strongly opposed to the Green River Wind Farm Phase 1 project.

I have a significant background with the energy situation we’re facing in the U.S. and the rest of the world. I was co-chairman of the Alliance to Save Energy for 14 years. The organization is based in Washington, D.C., and is the largest and most productive energy conservation group in the world. We do little lobbying, and our staff focuses its time developing major programs to save energy.

I also was president of OSRAM Sylvania for 18 years – the largest lighting company in the world. Our focus was on developing energy-saving light sources. Our sales were about $6 billion, which is about 3.5 times the size of General Electric’s Lighting Company. That was my full-time job, although I spent considerable time, effort and money growing the ASE.