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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for December 23, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Number 4 of 4 in the series from Alex Epstein: Energy at the Speed of Thought (Part 4: Free-Market Alternatives in Illumination and Transportation Energy) – MasterResource First three for your convenience: Energy at the Speed of … Continue reading
Will Harry Reid leave “the Pickens church,” now that the “pastor” is gone?
In his Wall Street Journal commentary yesterday, Robert Bryce noted that “After 30 months, countless TV appearances, and $80 million spent on an extravagant PR campaign, T. Boone Pickens has finally admitted the obvious: The wind energy business isn’t a … Continue reading
SAVE WESTERN MARYLAND SUES CONSTELLATION ENERGY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
From the office of Attorney Kimberly A. Connaughton: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2010 SAVE WESTERN MARYLAND SUES CONSTELLATION ENERGY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Save Western Maryland filed a federal lawsuit against Constellation Energy Group and … Continue reading
“the public is building these wind farms for the investors and in return we get our electricity bills increased”
Earlier in November we posted this: Now this is some hope and change: “President Obama’s top advisers recommended cutting off funding for a federal loan-guarantee program meant to spur the construction of wind and solar farms and other alternative energy … Continue reading
Industrial wind’s floating crap game
I’m just suspicious by nature, I suppose. For example: I wouldn’t be surprised if the jobs created when Nordic Windpower grabbed $16,000,000 from US taxpayers under a July, 2009 DOE loan guarantee to expand its US wind turbine production at … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for December 22, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Alex Epstein’s series at MasterResource: “Energy at the Speed of Thought” (part 1, 2, and 3 of 4): Energy at the Speed of Thought (Part I: The Original Alternative Energy Market) Energy at the Speed of Thought … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for December 21, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Friends of Blackwater press release – (h/t Allegheny Highlands Alliance) Friends of Blackwater demands protection for Little Brown Bat – Friends of Blackwater (West Virginia) 2-“Talk about throwing good money after bad. Despite more than $30 billion … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for December 20, 2010
Items of interest: 1-No truth to the rumor that the project will be renamed Crap Wind. Wanted: Buyer for controversial Cape Wind energy – Marin Independent Journal 2-“There is no substitute for available, affordable, and reliable supply.” Energy at the … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for December 19, 2010
Items of interest: 1-“So, let’s get to the cold, hard facts.” Facts often support NIMBYism – Wind Concerns Ontario 2-Maine under attack! Winds of change loom in Somerset County – The Morning Sentinel 3-“The biggest limitation of wind farms is the … Continue reading
John Bambacus – “The Exploitation of Our Region’s Natural Resources”
AT Note: This important letter has appeared in several publications, and we thank Mr. Bambacus for granting permission to post here: The Exploitation of Our Region’s Natural Resources Consider this for a moment: The City of Frostburg is providing city … Continue reading
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