The Shepherd's Flat Wind Farm is just south of the Tri-Cities in Oregon's Morrow and Gilliam counties. This wind farm is the largest built to date. It will have 338 towers and generate 845 megawatts, enough for 235,000 homes. The electricity will go to California to help meet their requirement that utilities must generate 33 percent of their electricity by green renewable methods. The towers are made in China. There is a tower building company -- Katana -- 100 miles away in Ephrata.

As America pays unemployment benefits to millions who have no jobs, does this make any sense? Since the Chinese excel at supplying the world with their products, we should consider laying off our elected officials and outsourcing the work to Chinese leaders: They are cheaper, more cost effective and highly competitive at getting things done.

William Riley, Soap Lake