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“the public is building these wind farms for the investors and in return we get our electricity bills increased”
Earlier in November we posted this: Now this is some hope and change: “President Obama’s top advisers recommended cutting off funding for a federal loan-guarantee program meant to spur the construction of wind and solar farms and other alternative energy … Continue reading
Open letter to Senator Joe Manchin on renewable energy cash grant extensions.
AT Note: The following was sent today to West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s via his email link. Senator Manchi’s web page notes that he is opposed to Ethanol subsidies: Letter to Sen. Harry Reid Expresses Opposition to Preferential Pricing Support … Continue reading
MSNBC: “Powerful Democrats help Chinese energy firm chase stimulus money”
MSNBC is reporting that “Top Democratic fundraisers and lobbyists with links to the White House are behind a proposed wind farm in Texas that stands to get $450 million in stimulus money, even though a Chinese company would operate the … Continue reading
Stop the Baucus efforts to extend the 1603 renewable handout!
Senator Max Baucus, (D-MT) has vowed to see the 1603 cash grant (corporate welfare) program extended for renewable energy. His amendment 4727 to extend the program until December 2011 failed on December 4th, but it’s safe to assume that he’ll … Continue reading
The Allegheny Highlands Alliance: “What We Expect From Commercial Electricity.” (video)
We thank the Allegheny Highlands Alliance for granting us permission to post their latest video, “What We Expect From Commercial Electricity.” The Allegheny Highlands Alliance (AHA) is a consortium of citizen/environment organizations with membership in five states along the Allegheny … Continue reading
Senator Jay Rockefeller asked to reconsider his position on industrial wind.
We thank Dr. Wayne Spiggle for permitting us to post his letter to West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller Dear Senator Rockefeller, Please accept my personal warm greetings. We have visited on several occasions, particularly on health care. You may remember … 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
“the wind industry is a house of cards built on a foundation of sand.”
Thanks to Jon Boone for referring us to this excellent commentary by Steve Goreham at Energy Tribune – “Wind Energy’s House of Cards” Citing specific examples, Mr. Goreham defines the wind industry as “a global industry based entirely on subsidies, … Continue reading
US wind energy and Enron – joined at the … uhhh … well … let’s just say they’re connected.
From the Best of MasterResource – “Remembering When Enron Saved the U.S. Wind Industry” [MasterResource Editor’s Note: This post by Robert Bradley Jr. from January 19th documents a fact that American Wind Energy Association might not want to know. If … Continue reading
Robert Bryce: “recent studies show that wind-generated electricity likely won’t result in any reduction in carbon emissions—or that they’ll be so small as to be almost meaningless.”
Robert Bryce, author of Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future, suggests in his article today that “Wind Power Won’t Cool Down the Planet.” Acknowledging that “the wind industry has achieved remarkable growth … Continue reading
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