Category Archives: Breaking Wind

Items of interest: 1-“The company’s problems raise questions about the federal government’s wisdom in giving $535 million to a company with an unproven technology.” Uh! Half a billion dollars – $535,000,000.00?  Yep … that raises a lot of questions! Fremont … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-“A different wind energy developer with a project under construction nearby is trying to head off similar problems. That company reportedly is writing $5000 checks to neighbors who agree not to complain about turbine noise. Caithness Energy … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-Move over Windy! Wind farms could be forced out by oil rigs– Telegraph 2-“Is Germany helping to show the way to a more effective approach to the expansion of carbon-neutral energy production?” Germany’s Nuclear Bridge to Tomorrow’s … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-Excellent piece at WCO – “Ontario government knew early on that shutting the coal plants would not make a significant improvement in the air quality.  Despite having this information, they stifled the report and claimed otherwise. ~ … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-I know, for some of you, this is getting old … but I’ll pose the thought again – And the US is building windmills?  “This summer China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest producer of … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-And the US is building windmills!  “Under the deal, Russia will initially build two power units in Vietnam with a capacity of 1.2 GW each. Overall, Vietnam plans to build eight nuclear power plants in five provinces … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-And the US is building windmills? What is the computer going to be used for?  Solar panels? Windmills?  Butterfly Power?  Hardly.  As the China Daily reports, their new computer “has begun trial use among target clients including….the … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-Opponents of nuclear powered suffered a setback in Berlin on Thursday as the federal parliament approved legislation that would effectively repeal Germany’s planned withdrawal from atomic power. A Green Light for Atomic Power – German Parliament Extends … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-“… overall, subsidies for wind and other renewable electricity sources are more than 10 times higher per unit energy output than coal, which provides nearly half the nation’s electricity, and natural gas and nuclear power, which provide … Continue reading →

Items of interest: 1-If I hadn’t read Jon Boone’s work, I would have thought this excellent progress.  Now I simply see it as trying to crystal ball the incredibly volatile wind to portray it will actually generate something other than … Continue reading →