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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Filed under “maybe I’m picky,” is the latest Mineral Daily News-Tribune front page softball for US WindForce, LLC.
Maybe some will say “softball” is a little unfair. I don’t think so, but if the word got you here to read what follows, I’ll take the criticism. Published this morning in the Keyser, WV based Mineral Daily News Tribune … Continue reading
The Windpower Industry’s “top ten” False and Misleading Claims … Number 9 – “Those who are concerned about windpower are not true environmentalists”
I’d thought about waiting a day or two before posting the environmental illusion, but this showed up in an email interchange – “Wishful thinking about reducing dependence on fossil fuels should not be an excuse for becoming an environmental terrorist,” … Continue reading
“Environmentalists ignoring long-term issues” – Rick Webb, Virginia Wind
From the Cumberland Times-News, November 2, 2009 To the Editor: Cumberland Times-News Only a few years ago, habitat loss was front and center among causes for concern about the future well-being of the American ecological landscape. Not much has changed … Continue reading
The Windpower Industry’s “top ten” False and Misleading Claims … Number 10 – “Locals who oppose the wind industry are NIMBYS”
Over the next few weeks, courtesy of Jon Boone’s Stop Ill Wind web site, we’ll count down the windpower industry’s “top ten” illusions. To begin, since many of us who continue to ask questions are considered such, we present: Number … Continue reading
Oh! … and about that wind energy stimulus money going overseas … you’ll really like this!
According to the New York times, “A consortium of Chinese and American companies announced a joint venture on Thursday to build a 600-megawatt wind farm in West Texas, using turbines made in China.” And, “Construction of the $1.5 billion wind … Continue reading
Chugging soon into your home town – “The Green Energy Subsidy Express” – be careful not to play on the tracks!
Via National Wind Watch – “State lowballed cost of green tax breaks” Seems over in Oregon they have a little squabble over subsidies for “green” energy. The OregonLive.com post suggests that “State officials deliberately underestimated the cost of Gov. Ted … Continue reading
More good news from the Wind Energy Sector – “More than eight out of 10 US stimulus dollars spent on wind energy farms have gone to foreign companies”
With all the talk of stimulus, job creation and impact on the US economy there’s this, via Industrial Wind Action Group, “The 11 US-based wind farms that received cash grants from the US Treasury have imported 695 of the 982 … Continue reading
Posted in Pinnacle Knob, Wind energy
Tagged foreign investment in wind plants, Mineral County WV, stimulus, Wind energy
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