Category Archives: Breaking Wind

Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 6, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Head of the Russian nuclear corporation: “We nearly doubled the most profit-making reserves. And we increased natural uranium production by 13% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2010“ Russia increases uranium production 13% in 2010 – … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 5, 2010

Items of interest: 1-More on “free” wind:  “And experts say most of those costs will be passed on to the same consumers who, as rate- and taxpayers, will be paying for the cost of planting the turbines off Nantucket Sound … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 4, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Ajax Eastman – The answer to our clean energy needs would have to be “one that produces a steady, reliable source of energy, one that would require only a small footprint.” Wind farms aren’t the answer – … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 3, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Why is it the American Wind Energy Association always complains about the lack of facts in a presentation with a rebuttal lacking facts.  Where are the links to your suggestions Mr. Levesque?  More after while. Windfall Documentary: … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 2, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Small Modular Nuclear Reactors – Commentary and a detailed report. Small Reactors, Large Potential Impact – The Foundry 2-Not to be outdone, the wind industry has its answer to Small Modular Nuclear Reactors: Mobile Wind Turbine Could … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for October 1, 2010

Items of interest: 1-You gotta check out JA’s evolutionary comments on this incredible link.  My new hero!  (be sure to note the times to put in proper sequence) Solar Or Wind Power? Why Not Both? – Discovery News 2-Over at … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 30, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Hmmm … politics and money and influence and ethics Is big industrial wind impossible without ethical lapses? – Jefferson’s Leaning Left, and more at PANDORA’S BOX OF ROCKS 2-So then, what happens to all the high quality … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 29, 2010

Items of interest: 1-A study by the Washington-based Institute for Energy Research found that states with their own binding renewable electricity standards have 40 percent higher electricity prices than do states without such mandates. CHESSER: Another government mandate – The … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 28, 2010

Items of interest: 1-More on Denmark’s growing displeasure with wind energy: “The backlash against wind turbines has become so strong it has pushed the Danish government to cut wind subsidies.” Danes Blowing Against Wind Power? – Energy Business Daily 2-If … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 27, 2010

Items of interest: 1-We folks in the Appalachian Mountains have been singing this song for a some time (here, here and here, for example).  Unfortunately, our lawmakers and government agencies are tone deaf. Is ‘accumulative effect’ coming? – National Wind … Continue reading

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