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EXPIRE … it’s just an act!
“The wind industry consumes nearly 80 percent of all federal subsidy dollars for renewable energy and 55 percent of all federal energy subsidies, according to David Brown, senior vice president for government affairs for Exelon, a nuclear power company. Because … Continue reading
Industrial wind and the PTC – Permanent Tin Cup
Senator Lamar Alexander notes in his recent speech before the Senate that the production tax credit (PTC) sought by the heavily funded American Wind Energy Association lobby was initially intended to be a temporary tax break when it began in … Continue reading
PJM grid: “wind farms will produce 13 percent of their generating capacity.”
Yep, you read it right! The recent Laurence Hammack article at Roanoke.com notes that “PJM Interconnection LLC, the suburban Philadelphia-based company that manages the grid for a 12-state area that includes Virginia … which likens itself to the grid’s air … Continue reading
Reason.tv: Tilting at Wind Turbines – Should the Government Subsidize Renewable Energy?
Superb! This is why they’re called Reason TV:
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Christopher Horner: “Windmills have surpassed ethanol’s pocket-pickery.”
A must read by Christopher C. Horner at Big Business, “Meet the New Ethanol: Wind Blows Past Corn as Subsidy King, No end in Sight.” Mr. Horner describes in detail the massive taxpayer hand-out status achieved by industrial wind, or … Continue reading
NPR, “The wind industry typically rises and falls with the passing and expiration of federal tax credits.” Glenn Schleede offers a warning.
Place this little gem in the “tell me something I didn’t know” file – Wind Power Wanes With Fading Federal Incentives According to the post, “when the credit markets dried up in 2008, so did the money for new projects. … Continue reading
URGENT: Department of Energy seeks your comments on its industrial wind “workforce development roadmap.”
The Department of Energy is seeking public comments on a draft “Workforce Roadmap,” which it hopes will ultimately serve to benefit the wind energy industry in the US by, as stated in the Executive Summary of Workforce Development for the … Continue reading
John Droz Jr. at MasterResource: Scientists versus Lobbyists: Looking for a Winning Strategy Against Big Wind
John Droz Jr. discusses citizen group strategy to counter big wind at MasterResource. Please proceed to the first installment of his excellent presentation via this link: Scientists versus Lobbyists: Looking for a Winning Strategy Against Big Wind Related link: Rethinking … Continue reading
Defense Secretary Gates: “homeland security concerns shouldn’t thwart home-grown renewable energy”
Iran building nukes; two wars with hundreds of thousands of troops placed in harms way; the Middle East ready to blow at any time and heaven knows what North Korea is up to and Defense Secretary Robert Gates has time … Continue reading
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