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Industrial wind transparency logic: I’d like to show you, but then you’d know … and we can’t have that!

From the Democrat and Chronicle online edition:  (New York) Power Authority drags feet on FOI request on off-shore wind farms.

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Industrial wind pricing logic: Hey! If the Government gives us $600 million in tax credits, we won’t rip you off nearly as much.

The article at Indian Country Today is titled, “Cape Wind costs murky.”  Seems to us that’s part of the plan.  Confusion is industrial wind’s best friend. A senior manager with W. Robert Patterson & Associates, an independent management consultant specializing in the … Continue reading

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UK Media suggests Energy Secretary Huhne position on nuclear is admission that renewable energy systems “won’t be sufficient to meet the nation’s energy needs.”

The  Energy Collective post, “New tune for UK new nuclear build?” notes that the United Kingdom’s Energy Secretary appears to have softened his consistently negative rhetoric about Nuclear Power Plants. According to the post, “the BBC reports that Huhne said in a radio interview “the government is … Continue reading

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Growth is a critical component of the energy crisis.

We must deal with ‘growth,’ or energy crisis will never end August 8, 2010 To the Editor: Cumberland Times-News — Proponents of wind are sold on the idea that wind power and other “renewables” will eventually power our economic engine … Continue reading

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Senator Brownback’s call for Renewable Energy Standard amendment challenged.

MasterResource presents Tom Stacy‘s “Open Letter to Senator Brownback on His Support for a Federal Renewable Energy Standard.” Mr. Stacy notes that, “US Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) displays a national debt clock on his home page and is a proclaimed conservative. Yet … Continue reading

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AWEA, “The U.S. wind industry is in distress”

The statement from Denise Bode of the AWEA references Bloomberg’s article, Pickens, Home Depot Beat Wind-Turbine Makers in Energy Measure which commented that, in the Senate energy bill, renewable energy requirement for utilities were rejected after Reid said there weren’t … Continue reading

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Save Western Maryland serves Roth Rock developers with formal notice of intent to sue.

Following this statement from Save Western Maryland is the full text of the notice of intent to sue: For Immediate Release July 25, 2010 Save Western Maryland joined the Maryland Conservation Council and several concerned citizens in a July 20, … Continue reading

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“When asked if wind power was reducing carbon emissions, Deb Malin, a BPA (Bonneville Power Administration) representative, answered, “No. They are, in fact, creating emissions.”

This stunning admission is contained in Eric Lowe’s very informative “Northwest Windpower: Problems Aplenty.” Please visit MasterResource to read this article, and the many other excellent writings to be found there. (Thanks to Jon Boone for pointing us to Mr. … Continue reading

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A “Power Hungry” book review surprise – the AWEA and Jon Boone disagree.

In an earlier post we suggested that a wide gap remains between folks touting industrial wind as an efficient, reliable and cost-effective solution to our growing energy needs and folks happy to explain Why Wind Won’t Work. The two recent … Continue reading

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