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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 30, 2010
Items of interest: 1-When all else fails, beg! Clean Energy Proponents Pin Hopes on Tax Package – National Journal 2-“Two things are missing when it comes to industrial wind — the science and the money!“ NYSERDA seeks to ‘transform our … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 29, 2010
Items of interest: 1-“Our experience has forced me to look into the deeper issues of industrial wind — the technology, economics and politics — and the investigation has been an uncomfortable journey. It has brought my once-honey-eyed vision of easy, … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 27, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Another sales pitch masquerading as a “wind developer – good neighbor” editorial. When will we ever learn, when will we ever learn? Regulating wind farms – The Journal Gazette 2-“Generous state and federal funding for wind power … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 26, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Have the citizens of Mineral County, West Virginia been misled about the planned Pinnacle Wind Farm? Oh, I know it sounds impossible, but … well, anyway, the smoke screen is lifting and we’ll keep you informed. 2-I … Continue reading
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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 25, 2010
Items of interest: 1-“Mid-collapse, Spain has finally settled on what it hopes will be the way out of the bankrupting “green economy” subsidies and mandates that President Obama cited as his model.” Spain Pulls the Plug on Solar Subsidies – … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 24, 2010
Items of interest: 1-“But law doesn’t take skeptics’ views into account. Environmental regulations compel compliance. Only in the market does the skepticism of the minority become an important player.” Al Gore’s Important Admission – American Spectator 2-“So what has happened … Continue reading
“Then the (wind turbine) blades strike another bird. And another. And another. And another.”
If you read nothing else today, spend a few moments absorbing this powerful essay by Kenn Kaufman, a “lifelong birder and naturalist, author of the Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America, Lives of North American Birds, and ten … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 23, 2010
Items of interest: 1-“The future of Électricité de France SA lies primarily in nuclear energy, but probably not in the U.S.” Yeah, but you’ve got some second hand windmills, we might have a deal. EDF Looks To Build Nuclear Empire … Continue reading
Industrial wind … optimism just isn’t enough.
During a long ago conversation, I said to my Dad, “I’m an optimist Pop! I’m not going through life a pessimist … you know … always seeing the negative side!” Dad asked if I knew the definition of a pessimist. … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 22, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Guess who’s rethinking Ethanol: “I had a certain fondness for the farmers in the state of Iowa because I was about to run for president.” Hopefully, since at least one CO2 trading scam folded last month, this … Continue reading