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Irresponsible Senate Finance Committee Action on Wind Energy Tax Break

Following on the heels of yesterday’s post, Glenn Schleede offers additional commentary regarding the “irresponsible” EXPIRE Act: Commentary begins: April 11, 2013 Irresponsible Senate Finance Committee Action on Wind Energy Tax Break Once again, the Senate Committee that manages to … Continue reading

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Wind PTC supported by “irresponsible Republican Senators”

Glenn and Sandra Schleede are fed up with their “irresponsible representatives” in Washington and have chosen to let them know.  We thank them for allowing us to share the open letter they sent to Republican leadership. Letter begins: April 10, … Continue reading

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Senator Mark Warner urged to reconsider financial support for industrial wind.

Our thanks to Mr. Glenn Schleede for allowing us to post his important letter to Senator Mark Warner of Virginia. Letter begins:  May 28, 2012 The Honorable Mark R. Warner – United States Senate Dear Senator Warner: I have great respect … Continue reading

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Glenn R. Schleede: False claims that “wind farms” provide large economic and job benefits

We thank Mr. Schleede for granting permission to post his recent commentary: January 3, 2011 False claims that “wind farms” provide large economic and job benefits One would think that by now Obama Administration officials would admit that “wind farms” … Continue reading

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“The investment in CFLs would save more than 5 times as much electricity in 5 years than the wind turbine would produce in 20 years.”

Glenn Schleede provides his, as always, interesting take on energy issues.  In this corner, it’s the CFL bulb and in the other corner, the wind turbine. Mr. Schleede calls this exercise a “back of the envelope” analysis with conclusions that … Continue reading

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

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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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

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Boston Television Reporter apologizes for support of Cape Wind – w/Video

Thanks to Jon Boone for directing us to this incredible video: There is little to add! Well, except maybe this:  Cape Wind already being compared to the “Big Dig.” This can’t be good! and maybe this:  I’m confused: Salazar employs MMS … Continue reading

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Glenn Schleede: Highly Misleading ACORE Report on Potential for Wind Energy

From Glenn Schleede, May 6, 2010: A friend recently asked for my comments on the May 2009, “ACORE 20 GW Plan for Kansas,”[i] report, which claims that Kansas could get 20,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity from “renewable” energy … Continue reading

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Science & Public Policy Institute (SPPI): “INDUSTRIAL WIND AND THE WALL STREET CAP AND TRADE FRAUD”

James Hall, in his recent report at the Science & Public Policy Institute opened with this:  “Financial scandals are not new. Schemes to leverage risk and cheat the public are mainstays of the mad “Cap and Trade” stratagem, in the … Continue reading

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