**** The wind industry seems to attract a particular class of bloke, in much the same way that the Prohibition era drew lots of heavy-set Italians to the Mob. Maybe that seemingly endless stream of massive subsidies filched from taxpayers and power consumers generates the same allure as festering dung does for swarms of flies? … Continue reading Falmouth’s Fiasco: 8 Years in the Slammer for Bent Politician Responsible for Massachusetts’ Wind Power Disaster
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Dr Sarah Laurie Hits Wind Industry’s Usual Suspects – Ketan Joshi, Ken McAlpine, Simon Chapman & Peter Hannam for Malicious Lies
**** Dr Sarah Laurie has been the voice for rural communities set upon by the wind industry. For over 5 years, she has been advocating for an Australian ‘fair go’ for people trying to get a decent night’s sleep in their own homes; and, to that end, has relentlessly sought to get relevant, meaningful and … Continue reading Dr Sarah Laurie Hits Wind Industry’s Usual Suspects – Ketan Joshi, Ken McAlpine, Simon Chapman & Peter Hannam for Malicious Lies
Spain Puts its Economy Destroying Wind Industry to the Sword: ZERO MWs Installed in 2015
España launched into a subsidy-drenched, wind rush almost 20 years ago; for which it’s been lionized by wind-worshippers, worldwide. But its effort to conquer the wind and wallow in taxpayers’ (forced) largesse wasn’t confined to its own sunny climes. Like the Conquistadors of old, its wind power outfits launched off to all points, in search … Continue reading Spain Puts its Economy Destroying Wind Industry to the Sword: ZERO MWs Installed in 2015
Cost of Wind Power Outstrips Coal, Gas, Hydro & Nukes by a Country Mile
Wind worshippers continue to make wild claims about wind power already being “free” – and, apparently, getting cheaper all the time. Although, it appears that 'selling' a product with no commercial value (apart from the massive subsidies it attracts) is an unwinnable battle. Even the merest mention of a cut to subsidies has the wind … Continue reading Cost of Wind Power Outstrips Coal, Gas, Hydro & Nukes by a Country Mile
Wind Industry’s CO2 Emission Reduction Claims a ‘Cloak of Deception’
**** Vermont Renewable Energy Program Increases State’s Carbon Footprint Littleton Record Dr. Ron Holland 17 September 2015 In 2005 the Vermont Legislature passed renewable energy legislation establishing the SPEED program. SPEED was repealed in 2015 with legislation initially called RESET. The name RESET has been dropped as leaders thought that the name implied that SPEED … Continue reading Wind Industry’s CO2 Emission Reduction Claims a ‘Cloak of Deception’
Energy Minister, Josh Frydenberg Cops a Well-Earned Serve from Alan Jones & Victoria’s Wind Farm Victims
**** In late 2015, any one of our political betters caught paying lip-service to the wind industry can be fairly branded “pig ignorant”; or, if not just willfully blind to the greatest economic and environmental fraud of all time, then a “piggy with his trotters firmly planted in the subsidy trough”. The wind industry is … Continue reading Energy Minister, Josh Frydenberg Cops a Well-Earned Serve from Alan Jones & Victoria’s Wind Farm Victims
The Wind Industry: After 30 Years, It’s Time to Remove the Training Wheels
**** At an economic level, subsidising the production of a good or the provision of a service makes sense where there is complete market failure, such that the good or service will never be supplied (or only at a price which is practically un-affordable to the majority of consumers); and where the total benefit to … Continue reading The Wind Industry: After 30 Years, It’s Time to Remove the Training Wheels
California’s Wind ‘Powered’ Dream Turns to Nightmare: Power Prices 40% Higher than US Average
**** The hidden costs of wind, solar power The Sun Neil Derry 13 November 2015 The state of California has embarked on a 25-year green power odyssey in an effort to reduce the amount of CO2 we place into the atmosphere, all aimed at leading the world in an anti-climate change crusade for humanity. Beginning … Continue reading California’s Wind ‘Powered’ Dream Turns to Nightmare: Power Prices 40% Higher than US Average
Scots Rejoice as Highland Wind Farm Plans Slammed
**** Sallachy and Glencassley wind farms refused consent BBC News 17 November 2015 Scottish ministers have refused consent for two major wind farm schemes in Sutherland in the Highlands. Sallachy and Duchally Estates in Sutherland had proposed constructing 22 turbines. Energy giant SSE sought permission for 23 turbines at Glencassley Estate, near Lairg. Scottish ministers … Continue reading Scots Rejoice as Highland Wind Farm Plans Slammed
Wind Industry’s CO2 Abatement Claims Go Up in Smoke
The central, endlessly repeated lie upon which the wind industry seeks to 'justify' the colossal and endless subsidies upon which it critically depends; the destruction of wind farm neighbours' health, wealth and happiness; and the slaughter of millions of birds and bats, is that wind power causes substantial reductions of CO2 emissions in the electricity … Continue reading Wind Industry’s CO2 Abatement Claims Go Up in Smoke
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