A letter to President Trump

Dear Editor,

April 24, 2026

The President of the United States, Donald Trump White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Northwest Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:

First of all I am so happy and proud that you are finally and again my President! A big congratulations! I stayed up until 2:00 a.m. the night of the election, then went to bed when the tally registered 270 votes. You are a great leader!

That said, I am now hoping you can get rid of Pattern Energy and their 51 ugly 700' wind turbines in the beautiful, pristine, protected Driftless area of Southwest Wisconsin.

Pattern Energy is the company that is planning to install these turbines in Yellowstone Park (a tourist park).

This will have a big effect on our campers, hikers and fishermen. The noise of these turbines will be devastating!

Our Driftless areas beautiful natural resources will change for the worse along with our Bald Eagles, deer, protected bats and other wild life will run and hide. Thousands of people use the park and beautiful lake every year for boating, fishing and family gatherings. Mr. President please help us!

Pattern Energy creates more concerns about their legitimacy and honesty than any company I have been involved in. Pattern Energy will bulldoze their way across farms under easement contracts with them without…

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