Monthly Archives: September 2010

“the wind industry is a house of cards built on a foundation of sand.”

Thanks to Jon Boone for referring us to this excellent commentary by Steve Goreham at Energy Tribune  – “Wind Energy’s House of Cards” Citing specific examples, Mr. Goreham defines the wind industry as “a global industry based entirely on subsidies, … Continue reading

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County Officials accuse Duke (Wind) Energy of going “back on its (property tax) promise.”

Just in case there are any County Officials who still actually believe the promises of wind developers, we’ll provide this little gem from the Billings Gazette:  Duke Energy disputes taxes The article begins with the obvious, “Property taxes are one … Continue reading

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Industrial wind and emission reduction – the debate continues.

We recently posted Robert Bryce’s suggestion that “recent studies show that wind-generated electricity likely won’t result in any reduction in carbon emissions—or that they’ll be so small as to be almost meaningless.” Michael Goggin, of the American Wind Energy Association, responded … Continue reading

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US wind energy and Enron – joined at the … uhhh … well … let’s just say they’re connected.

From the Best of MasterResource – “Remembering When Enron Saved the U.S. Wind Industry” [MasterResource Editor’s Note: This post by Robert Bradley Jr. from January 19th documents a fact that American Wind Energy Association might not want to know. If … Continue reading

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