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British expert: Wind farms producing less than 25% should not receive subsidies.
This is what the US can expect if Congress continues to throw our money at this failed industry. From the Daily Mail: More than half of Britain’s wind farms have been built where there is not enough wind According to … Continue reading
Industrial wind pricing logic: Hey! If the Government gives us $600 million in tax credits, we won’t rip you off nearly as much.
The article at Indian Country Today is titled, “Cape Wind costs murky.” Seems to us that’s part of the plan. Confusion is industrial wind’s best friend. A senior manager with W. Robert Patterson & Associates, an independent management consultant specializing in the … Continue reading
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Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Environment, Wind Power subsidies, Windpower Industry False Claims
Tagged Chancellor William Kirwan, Energy and Environment, Renewable Energy Credits, U of MD energy credits
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Governor McDonnell, “learn the facts about wind energy.”
Last week we posted Glenn Schleede’s letter to Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and Lt. Governor Bill Bolling requesting that they review the Federal and State tax breaks and subsidies provided to wind farms. Mr. Schleede follows his detailed request for … Continue reading
The “fossil fuel propaganda campaign” claims “another victim”
Two letters published recently by the Roanoke Times serve to illustrate the wide gap remaining between opponents of and advocates for industrial wind. On the one side is a letter written by Ms. Annie Krochalis, a private citizen local to … Continue reading
“Taken together, it is likely that the costs of our (UK) renewables objectives will drive a million more British families into fuel poverty by 2020.”
The title statement, taken from a recent commentary by MEP Roger Helmer at the ever interesting Libertarian Alliance Blog , seems to confirm the concern raised in a comment written to an AT post by Fran, an advocate of Wisconsin … Continue reading
Glenn Schleede challenges Virginia leaders to review “Federal and State Wind Energy Tax Breaks and Subsidies”
We are grateful to Mr. Glenn Schleede for providing us with a copy of his paper titled “Federal and State Wind Energy Tax Breaks and Subsidies,” which he sent yesterday to Governor McDonnell and Lt. Governor Bolling of Virginia. The … Continue reading
Does Ohio seek to become industrial wind’s new Spain?
Duncan Davidson, in his article Investing in green tech at Wall Street Pit, suggests “European wind developers are fleeing the EU’s expiring wind subsidies.” Lacking government subsidies, we at Allegheny Treasures think a likely place for the swarm of European … Continue reading
Posted in Save Western Ohio, Wind Power subsidies
Tagged Iberdrola, Ohio wind, Save Western Ohio, Ted Strickland, Van Wert County
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Italian Study: “green investments are an ineffective policy for job creation.”
Jon Boone comments on the recent study: “Are Green Jobs Real Jobs? The Case of Italy” Mr. Boone’s comments begin: A new Italian study reviews the evidence for creating so-called “green jobs” and the net effect of green subsidies on … Continue reading
Posted in Industrial wind jobs, Jon Boone, Wind Power subsidies
Tagged Carlo Stagnaro, green jobs, green subsidies, Jon Boone, Luciano Lavecchia, Palermo
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“Weak winds” cause nations “largest wind power generator” earnings to fall.
Darn, I guess it doesn’t matter how many turbines you plop across the landscape … if the wind doesn’t blow. And, oh yeah … FPL – NextEra “said it would pare back its planned addition of 1,000 megawatts of wind … Continue reading
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