Category Archives: Breaking Wind

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

Items of interest: 1-Oh my!  Logic entering the conversation … this can’t be good for the greenies!  “(he)… insisted on a more cautious approach to the solar initiative, including figuring out how much it would cost.” DWP quietly scales back … Continue reading

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

Items of interest: 1-“Any lingering doubts that China will be basing its industrial economy on nuclear energy were erased this week” CHINA SOLIDIFIES WORLD NUCLEAR ENERGY LEADERSHIP ASPIRATIONS – Nuclear Townhall 2-Plus, the electricity will be reasonably priced and reliably … Continue reading

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

Items of interest: 1-I can’t begin to describe how incredibly sad this is. Wind turbines tower over landscape – Hawaii News Now 2-Well, when you have the “source scientists” praying to the Mayan Moon goddess … you begin to understand … Continue reading

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

Items of interest: 1-Well, if they put in some new transmission lines and if power doesn’t go out and if we shut them off when the wind blows from the south and if another turbine like this one breaks down … Continue reading

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

Items of interest: 1-“Bats are crucial to ecosystems—devouring insects, dispersing seeds, and pollinating flowers. But in the U.S. an insidious new enemy is causing massive die-offs.”  (Thanks to the Allegheny Highlands Alliance) Bat Crash – National Geographic 2-California wants to … Continue reading

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

Items of interest: 1-Part II from Kent Hawkins: Technical Appendix to the Calculator: Fossil Fuel Consumption, CO2 Emissions, and Costs with Wind (Part II) – MasterResource For your convenience, Part I 2-And, while you visiting the excellent MasterResource, check this … Continue reading

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

Items of interest: 1-When all else fails, beg! Clean Energy Proponents Pin Hopes on Tax Package – National Journal 2-“Two things are missing when it comes to industrial wind — the science and the money!“ NYSERDA seeks to ‘transform our … Continue reading

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

Items of interest: 1-“Our experience has forced me to look into the deeper issues of industrial wind — the technology, economics and politics — and the investigation has been an uncomfortable journey. It has brought my once-honey-eyed vision of easy, … Continue reading

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

Items of interest: 1-Another sales pitch masquerading as a “wind developer – good neighbor” editorial.  When will we ever learn, when will we ever learn? Regulating wind farms – The Journal Gazette 2-“Generous state and federal funding for wind power … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 26, 2010

Items of interest: 1-Have the citizens of Mineral County, West Virginia been misled about the planned Pinnacle Wind Farm?  Oh, I know it sounds impossible, but …  well, anyway, the smoke screen is lifting and we’ll keep you informed. 2-I … Continue reading

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