Category Archives: Breaking Wind

Items of interest: 1-And while we focus on building windmills, we watch Russia build an energy web of nuclear, natural gas and oil.  A quick look at the headlines of the past few days: Venezuela-Russia nuke deal a new headache … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-Hollister Hartman directs us to this interesting article by Alex Pavlak. Strategy Versus Evolution – American Scientist 2-Are you folks in Charleston paying attention? The West Virginia Encyclopedia recently released the results of its first online poll. … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-“After applying a six-stage, scientific analysis of wind production, paralleled with other sources such as coal, gas, and nuclear, he now sees the wind option as impractical and lacking in proof of consistent power output.“ Droz says … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-The Industrial Wind Action Group has a great weekly email wrap-up of topical articles. Go here to subscribe.  Of course it’s free! 2-The other day we suggested the Roanoke Times insist wind developers prove their “eco-friendly” claims.  … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-Discussion of subsidies worth your time. More on Cape Cod Wind Power – Bruce Everett’s Weblog 2-“Just like BP’s compromised relationship with the federal agency responsible for regulating it in order to promote energy development in ecologically sensitive … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-And, of course, no one could have possibly dreamed this: “China, which has been blocking shipments of crucial minerals to Japan for the last month, has now quietly halted some shipments of those materials to the United … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-Remember the “block of ice” post urging folks to really understand the “promises” of economic benefit related to wind farms? Wind farms would give taxpayers different options – Sun Journal 2-“And the wind farm developers get to … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-Folks in Western Maryland know what it is to honor a commitment.  For one thing, you’ve got to be strong enough to stay in the game long enough to fulfill it. “At this point I think it’s … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-“The purpose of the Act (Wind Energy Siting Reform Act) is to achieve the governor’s goal of shoehorning massive industrial wind turbines into our once quiet and rural neighborhoods through a careless set of special wind industry … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-  “I oppose the wind siting rules, because they are not based in scientific and medical research and will fail to protect human health and safety.” 10/16/10 Testimony presented at the Oct 13th Senate Committee Hearing on … Continue reading →