Category Archives: Renewable energy debate

Glenn Schleede on “Senator Bingaman’s Insidious National “Renewable Electricity Standards” bill, S. 3813” (Update)

Posted on October 7, 2010 by morgan

Glenn Schleede goes beyond the usual arguments against the Bingaman bill.  He deals with some of the economic harm and with fallacies underlying government attempts to pick technology “winners” and force them into the US economy. Mr. Schleede suggests that … Continue reading →

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“With the prime wind sites gone – or disappearing quickly – where does the wind industry go from here?”

Posted on June 3, 2010 by morgan

From a recent Renewable Energy World article comes this comment – “The wind sector is suffering from its own success.” The writer’s reasoning however, is a bit different than we suggested here a short while back in our post – … Continue reading →

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US WindForce asks MD PSC to include specific performance measurements in Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Just kidding!

Posted on March 24, 2010 by morgan

C’mon, did you really think the wind developer’s idea for Renewable Energy Standards meant a request that the Maryland PSC, or any local, state or federal agency should require transparent reporting of the actual output from their wind turbines to … Continue reading →

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Kent Hawkins: Integrating Renewables: Have Policymakers Faced the Realities?

Posted on March 15, 2010 by morgan

Canadian engineer Kent Hawkins’ analysis, Integrating Renewables: Have Policymakers Faced the Realities, published by the United States Association for Energy Economics, lays bare the reality about industrial wind technology, showing particularly that the vastly subsidized costs, which are substantially more … Continue reading →

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From the Omaha Press Club – A discussion of Nebraska industrial wind.

Posted on March 9, 2010 by morgan

This series of videos is provided for your viewing without comment.  Yours are, of course, welcome. Part 1 of February 19, 2010 briefing to the Omaha Press Club by the director of the Nebraska Energy Office. Recorded by EV World.com. … Continue reading →

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In a bipartisan vote, Colorado says no to addition of publicly traded renewable-energy company to state employees 401(k) retirement plans.

Posted on February 23, 2010 by morgan

You heard it right!  Democrats and Republicans joined forces to defeat a resolution in the Colorado house which encouraged adding the renewable energy company to the 401k plans held by state employees. The best line of the article which, for … Continue reading →

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“Yeah, you’re going to kill some birds…” Yeah, and that’s just in Maryland!

Posted on February 9, 2010 by morgan

I used to write off a few chopped birds too, when I actually thought industrial wind was an economical, reliable, eco-friendly solution to all our energy needs of the future.  Plop the big fans anywhere and the job market would … Continue reading →

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National Journal: What’s A Winning Strategy For Renewables? – Energy & Environment Experts

Posted on February 8, 2010 by morgan

Ms. Amy Harder of the NationalJournal.com asks: How can renewable energy keep up the momentum? In the last year, renewables have been booming, according to recent reports. But due to the recession, electricity demand isn’t increasing as much as anticipated, … Continue reading →

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