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Monthly Archives: September 2010
UK’s Telegraph: “Long a role model for green activists,” Denmark has become “one of the first countries to turn against the (wind) turbines.”
Jon Boone called our attention to this little reported issue last week. Now the UK’s Andrew Gilligan has picked up on the story in today’s Telegraph article “An ill wind blows for Denmark’s green energy revolution” Mr. Gilligan’s article seems … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, industrial wind failure, Jon Boone
Tagged Andrew Gilligan, Danes stop onshore wind farms, Denmark wind, Jon Boone
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Putin: “Nuclear energy only alternative to oil, gas.” Rejects other alternative energy approaches as “claptrap.”
Seems our Russian friends have a renewable energy plan, and it’s interesting what it doesn’t emphasize. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stated at the September 9 meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club that “nuclear energy is the only alternative … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 11, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Maybe if they put up a couple more windmills … Denmark loses its competitive edge – From the Copenhagen Post 2-More bass ackwards, tail-wagging-dog industrial wind logic: BPA, Calpine cut deal to use cogen plant to back … Continue reading
WV Master Naturalists warn US Fish and Wildlife Service of “irreparable environmental damage” resulting from construction of Beech Ridge Wind Project.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service, reacting to public requests, extended the period for submitting public comments to the USFWS concerning the EIS (environmental impact statement) preparation on the proposed incidental take permit for the Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 10, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Kent Hawkins with a must read at MasterResource: Wind Is Not Power at All (Part I) Wind Is Not Power at All (Part II – Power Density) Wind is Not Power at All (Part III – Capacity … Continue reading
Wind developers allowed to police themselves? Wisconsin citizens group says not so fast!
URGENT!!! This just received from our friends Fran Kunz and Lynn Korinek of WINDCOWS (Wisconsin INDependent Citizens Opposing Wind Turbine Sites). Many of my (Fran Kunz) friends and family know that I have become active in the pursuit of sensible … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 9, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Pulling back the Wind Wizard’s curtain: ‘Windfall’ Documentary Explores Perils of Wind Power – “a new documentary that premieres Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, could take the sails out of wind power” WSJ 2-Double whammy: … Continue reading
Some members of Maine task force now openly question if “goals they set for wind power can, or even should be, achieved.”
This can’t be good – “Critics and even some one-time supporters say the proponents of the law were swept up in a tidal wave of enthusiasm for a technology that turns out to require significant sacrifice from the state, but … Continue reading
NPR, “The wind industry typically rises and falls with the passing and expiration of federal tax credits.” Glenn Schleede offers a warning.
Place this little gem in the “tell me something I didn’t know” file – Wind Power Wanes With Fading Federal Incentives According to the post, “when the credit markets dried up in 2008, so did the money for new projects. … Continue reading
Wind industry representative seems to think folks complaining about environmental problems should just shut up!
Quoted in today’s Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News article, wind industry rep. Frank Maisano seems to blame delays to the Roth Rock wind project in Western Maryland on “a local wind farm opposition group called Save Western Maryland. Maisano accused the group … Continue reading
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