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“it should be socially unacceptable to be against wind turbines in your area – like not wearing your seatbelt.”
The seatbelt silliness comes from Ed Millibrand, former energy and climate change secretary, now Labour leadership contender. And then there’s this gem from the same UK Telegraph article which suggests that, to accommodate industrial wind’s shortcomings, you only need to … Continue reading
Certified Real Estate Appraiser testifies regarding industrial wind impact.
Thanks to Jon Boone for pointing us to this article published by the Industrial Wind Action Group: Testimony of Michael McCann on property value impacts in Adams County IL June 8, 2010 by Michael S. McCann CRA Summary: Certified appraiser … Continue reading
“With the prime wind sites gone – or disappearing quickly – where does the wind industry go from here?”
From a recent Renewable Energy World article comes this comment – “The wind sector is suffering from its own success.” The writer’s reasoning however, is a bit different than we suggested here a short while back in our post – … Continue reading
More loaves and fishes from the wind energy folks?
If you could burn calories spinning job numbers, there wouldn’t be an ounce of fat in the US government. Well, we all know that’s not the case … suet is a featured item in the Congressional feeding trough. But what … Continue reading
Posted in Industrial wind jobs
Tagged 85000 jobs, foreign wind subsidies, wind energy jobs, wind scam, wind subsidies
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“as a renewable-energy advocate with significant wind experience, I find his passion for utility-scale wind power in WNC sorely misplaced — and painfully ironic.”
From the National Wind Watch: Wind power or hot air? Don’t sacrifice WNC’s ridges to industrial greed Credit: by Dave Erb, Mountain Xpress, http://www.mountainx.com 26 May 2010 At a November forum on wind power at UNCA, a young staffer from … Continue reading
Hooray … wind farms make tornadoes disappear! Well, they don’t really go away … Doppler just can’t see them!
This is perfect – “when severe weather approaches or moves over a wind farm, meteorologists may not be able to pick out certain features; most specifically tornadoes.” Oh, but not to worry – “this isn’t an issue when the weather … Continue reading
Posted in Wind Tower Safety
Tagged doppler tornadoes, Horizon Wind Energy, wind farm safety, wind farm tornadoes
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Wellfleet Wildlife Sanctuary leaders taken to task for support of industrial wind.
Eric Bibler, President of the Massachusetts based Save Our Seashore citizen group, challenges the leadership of the Wellfleet Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon) to assess industrial wind on the merits. Some folks have a problem getting their point across. Well, that … Continue reading
“Now is a good time to consider the massive misinformation campaign wind power proponents have whipped up in the mountains.”
Daren Bakst writes at StarNews Online: ‘Extremists’ push wind power regardless of the cost Mr. Bask, in his article focusing on North Carolina suggests, “While most attention has focused on mountain ridgelines, there’s been little focus on massive industrial wind … Continue reading
For your convenience: Full text of FAA Cape Wind “Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation” final report with supporting documents.
Allegheny Treasures provides the following documents related to the FAA approval of the Cape Wind – Nantucket Wind Farm. We hope having all documents in one easily accessible post will encourage your review of the FAA decision. Enjoy! Screen Capture … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Wind, Wind Tower Safety
Tagged FAA Cape Wind, flight hazards, Nantucket wind farm, wind farm aviation
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Trust me, it really is a solar panel … it just looks a lot like a 400 foot tall wind turbine.
From Business Week: Spanish Wind Farms Registered as Solar to Win Higher Subsidies Seems wind farms in Spain registered themselves as photovoltaic generators, claiming the higher subsidy that solar plants earn. I don’t know what the fuss is all about, … Continue reading
Posted in Wind Energy Shenanigans
Tagged diesel solar, energy subsidies, solar, Wind energy, wind farms
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