As President Reagan once said, “There he goes again!” I’m referring to Brandon Bortner’s Feb. 28 letter to the editor in which he again resorts to insults rather than focusing on the facts. You may recall that in his earlier letter, Mr. Bortner accused Joy Weber with Orsted, the wind farm developer, of bullying Delawareans, and I responded defending Delawareans who are not bullied in the least. I had to laugh.
Now, Mr. Bortner accuses me of being a “seemingly professional advocate” and accuses Orsted of being a Fortune 500 company, both of which are false. I am a retired concerned volunteer conservationist who wants to help save our planet from climate change with clean renewable energy. A quick online search reveals that Mr. Bortner is no mere Fenwick Island resident. He is also a top lawyer, a partner in a giant Washington, D.C. law firm, Latham and Watkins, handling corporate and securities law, which usually involves helping Fortune 500 or other large companies.
Orsted can not be a Fortune 500 company as that is a list of American companies and Orsted is from Denmark. Now, I’m not opposed to Fortune 500 or other big corporations, so long as they are doing good things. Orsted has a reputation of being one of the greenest companies on Earth. https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthatodd/2020/01/21/who-are-the-100-most-sustainable-companies-of-2020/#3938ac3c14a4.
Then he accuses Orsted of attempted bribery, meaning the offer of $18 million in Fenwick Island State Park proposed improvements. (Delaware would not have to pay a dime for the improvements.) Bribes are hidden payments dishonestly seeking illegal favors. There is nothing but good will involved here, openly offered. With such balderdash from Mr Bortner, one wonders about all his other claims.
Charlie Garlow
Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Lower Delaware
Rehoboth Beach
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