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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 15, 2010
Items of interest: 1-“Even with those subsidies, wind remains more expensive per kilowatt hour than power generated by coal and natural gas.” In the Spotlight: Fuel for thought as energy policy takes pricey turn – PJStar 2-Yes, I know we … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 14, 2010
Items of interest: 1-And if you actually believed the environment had much to do with GE buying 25,000 electric cars: GE Buys Volts, Taxpayers Get Charged – NRO You may find this interesting, as well: Obama’s Electric Vehicle Fetish – … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 13, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Remember this from Russia’s soon to be (again) leader? Putin: “Nuclear energy only alternative to oil, gas.” Rejects other alternative energy approaches as “claptrap.” That doesn’t mean they’re not willing to build and sell the “claptrap” to you … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 12, 2010
Items of interest: 1-“In its quest for a “green” future, the Obama administration proposes to rely on wind power to generate 20 percent of U.S. electrical power by 2030. There are a number of problems with this proposal.” Wind doesn’t … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 11, 2010
Items of interest: 1-THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS! 2-You say toh-maa-to and I say toh-mah-to … let’s call the whole thing off! Proving once again, facts are in the eye of the beholder. “Fossil-fuel consumption subsidies amounted to $312 billion … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 10, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Weren’t we once the world’s energy leader daddy? Well, son … Russia, Poland to sign new gas transit contract for 2020-2045 soon – Ria Novosti Ukraine pledges reliability as gas transit country to Europe – Ria Novosti … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 9, 2010
Items of interest: 1-“Getting up to speed on the science of sound and the medical research related to wind turbines has been exhausting, and in the process I have discovered the dark medical underbelly of industrial-sized turbines.” Gary Carlson: Wind … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 8, 2010
Items of interest: 1-So … what’s the downside? – “UK wind power capacity to slump from 1,368Mw to 90Mw in 2013“ Orders for wind turbines to fall by 93%, energy experts predict – Guardian 2-Again … what’s the downside? – … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 7, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Maybe we should target those with little value. Any come to mind? OK, here’s a hint – industrial wind. Subsidies and the deficit – American Spectator Blog 2-Greenpeace again muddies the issue. Greenpeace and Rand Paul Agree… … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 6, 2010
Items of interest: 1-SUPERB!!! – “Piece by piece, presentation by presentation, the foundation upon which industrial wind industry and much of Ontario’s Green Energy Act sits was taken apart and dismantled this past weekend.” Unity of knowledge – Wind Concerns Ontario 2-Wind … Continue reading