Monthly Archives: October 2010

Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 11, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Just curious … if you’ve got the wind, and the mandates for renewables almost assures they will need your wind, why would you find it necessary to give them a tax break? Firm seeks tax break for … Continue reading

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Ontario Wind Performance “If you are not sitting, do so”

Ontario Wind Performance is back with a stunner – Chapter 3.5.3: The Cost of Wind As the opening paragraph warns:  “If you are not sitting, do so.  If you don’t have nose tissue, get some.  This chapter is going to be … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 10, 2010

Items of interest: 1-European Platform Against Windfarms (EPAW) supports efforts of Society for Wind Vigilance health symposium.  We do as well! Letter of support from EPAW-members in Germany – Wind Concerns Ontario 2-Good selection of recent reads recommended by the SPPI … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 9, 2010

Items of interest: 1-“Fast-growing China has been rushing to clinch access to overseas resources needed to power its booming industries.” China’s CNOOC to buy 2.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas from France’s GDP Suez – Washington Examiner 2-“The federal … Continue reading

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Wisconsin PSC’S wind energy siting rules challenged in court.

“The battle here in WI rages on!” – Fran Kunz According to the filing, “the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (“PSC”) has been sued for failing to conduct an environmental review of the agency’s recently proposed wind energy siting rules under … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 8, 2010

Items of interest: 1-“For many of you, the good news is that you’re not an Appalachian miner. Or living in a town dependent on those miners’ producing abundant, reliable, politically assailed energy resources. Or a farmer or rancher or living … Continue reading

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Glenn Schleede on “Senator Bingaman’s Insidious National “Renewable Electricity Standards” bill, S. 3813” (Update)

Glenn Schleede goes beyond the usual arguments against the Bingaman bill.  He deals with some of the economic harm and with fallacies underlying government attempts to pick technology “winners” and force them into the US economy. Mr. Schleede suggests that … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 7, 2010

Items of interest: 1-“But Cape Wind’s stipulated low fees are nevertheless yet another example of the government assisting development of wind power and other renewable-energy technologies. Cape Wind is also expected to be reimbursed about $600 million, via tax credits, … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 6, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Head of the Russian nuclear corporation: “We nearly doubled the most profit-making reserves. And we increased natural uranium production by 13% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2010“ Russia increases uranium production 13% in 2010 – … Continue reading

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Market Watch: “It’s time to expose the myth that nuclear power is more costly than wind, solar and other renewables.”

“Nuclear Plants Produce Lower Cost Power Than Other Forms of New Clean Energy, Such as Wind and Solar, Says CEO (Don Gillispie) of Alternate Energy Holdings” A 45-year veteran of the nuclear industry, Gillispie has the experience and numbers to … Continue reading

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