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The arrogance of small community politicians.
Funny, the things you find. Take this little letter posted at the WV Public Service Commission web site. A quick peek for “Pinnacle” and then a look at activities list associated and up pops this: My first thought was … … Continue reading
Hey c’mon! If you make us meet quality standards you’re going to shut the wind industry down.
From Smart Money: Spain’s government in May 2009 introduced a government-controlled registry of new wind farms that established stringent quality prerequisites for new wind parks in order to slow the uncontrolled growth of wind power. The regulatory change paralyzed the … Continue reading
Welcome to the world of industrial wind: British bill payers may indirectly subsidize other European nations’ power supplies.
From Power-Gen: UK offshore wind farm payments could subsidize European power supplies – DECC “Offshore wind farm subsidies underwritten by British electricity bill payers will be paid to generators even if the electricity is transmitted outside the UK via a … Continue reading
“Life Under A Windplant” – a cautionary tale playing out across the country.
Frank O’Hara sent a troubling article to me today titled: Wind turbines stir up bad feelings, health concerns in DeKalb County The Chicago Tribune article begins with this: “Months have passed since anyone has waved hello to one another in … Continue reading
Indianapolis Power and Light Company (IPL) to terminate power purchase agreement for 201 MW wind project.
From Anthony Watts: Indianapolis wind power contract canceled Press release in full: March 12th, 2010 Termination of the Lakefield PPA by IPL On March 1, enXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, received notification that the US utility Indianapolis Power … Continue reading
All in the name of the elusive “green wind”, states will lose more of their powers to the Fed.
From the Twin Cities Daily Planet: Federal energy policy will impact wind farm development in Minnesota “Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and has introduced a bill that would amend the 2005 Energy Policy … Continue reading
Posted in Wind Energy Legislation
Tagged green job scam, industrial wind scam, Jeff Bingaman, Minnesota wind, state's rights
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The Sierra Club: How Support for Industrial Wind Technology Subverts Its History, Betrays Its Mission, and Erodes Commitment to the Scientific Method
Thanks to Mr. Jon Boone for granting permission to post, in its entirety, his stinging assessment of the Sierra Club’s position on industrial wind, embedded here for your convenience: Mr. Boone’s writings are published worldwide and can be found at … Continue reading
“Particularly disturbing is the extent to which the disaster has been downplayed by … the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in Britain and the Audubon Society in the US”
From the Christopher Booker – London Telegraph – Wind turbines: ‘Eco-friendly’ – but not to eagles (A red kite killed by colliding with a turbine in Spain, where up to a million birds a year may be dying in this way) … Continue reading
Investors Business Daily: “Subsidizing alternative energy fits the classic definition of insanity.”
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu “pushes bio-refineries and windmills to oil executives at an energy conference as the administration announces a three-year offshore drilling ban. This is a policy for economic suicide!” The editorial at Investors.com notes that despite huge subsidies, … Continue reading
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