Offshore wind farms may be scrapped due to budget cap, ScottishPower warns The Telegraph Emily Godsen 30 October 2014 Keith Anderson says company’s East Anglia project is being scaled back and claims Government budget limits mean wind farms that do get built will be unnecessarily expensive Several proposed offshore wind farms may be scrapped in … Continue reading When “MORE” is Never “ENOUGH”: British Wind Power Outfits Demand MORE Subsidies
Category: Big wind politics
There’s NO place for Wind Farms: Even Where the Streets Have No Name
**** Talk about "safe" setback distances for wind turbines is nonsense that only panders to the wind industry and its well-oiled and highly paid propaganda machine. There is NO place for giant wind turbines ANYWHERE. They are NOT fit for purpose ANYWHERE. Because wind power can’t be delivered “on-demand” (can’t be stored) and is only … Continue reading There’s NO place for Wind Farms: Even Where the Streets Have No Name
Massive Subsidies for Wind Power a Crony Capitalist “Gift”
Ex-Rep. Istook: Wind Energy a Crony Capitalist Gift Newsfront Sean Piccoli 23 October 2014 Wealthy investors in wind power are reaping profits from an expensive — and subsidized — form of green energy that is driving up the electricity bills of ordinary Americans, a former Oklahoma congressman told Newsmax TV on Thursday. Under the guise … Continue reading Massive Subsidies for Wind Power a Crony Capitalist “Gift”
Nebraska Shows Wind Farm Developer the Door: Wind Power Just Too Expensive
Nebraska says no to BigWind b/c it is too EXPENSIVE saveourskylineohio 1 November 2014 The key wording, below, is that the industrial wind site could ‘potentially’ lower customers’ rates. Bravo, Nebraska, for recognizing the truth. The wind may be free, but converting it to electricity is extremely expensive. You don’t believe us? Go to our … Continue reading Nebraska Shows Wind Farm Developer the Door: Wind Power Just Too Expensive
Psst, Wanna “Save” the Planet? Then it’s Time to Go Nuclear
**** The nuclear option must be high on agenda of energy green paper The Australian Gary Johns 4 November 2014 THE Abbott government is finalising an energy green paper (not to be confused with a green energy paper). Submissions are due today. Every group is in there pitching, including nuclear engineers. China has under construction, … Continue reading Psst, Wanna “Save” the Planet? Then it’s Time to Go Nuclear
Ontario’s Power Consumers Being Fleeced by Wind Industry Subsidies
How green energy is fleecing Ontario electricity consumers Financial Post Ross McKitrick and Tom Adams 29 October 2014 Adding renewable generating capacity triggers changes throughout the system that multiply costs for consumers Ontario’s green energy transformation – initiated a decade ago under then-Premier Dalton McGuinty – is now hitting consumers. The Nov 1 increase for … Continue reading Ontario’s Power Consumers Being Fleeced by Wind Industry Subsidies
Macarthur Wind Farm Disaster: Jim Doukas Slams Fellow Moyne Shire Councillors’ Utter Contempt for Victims
**** Moyne councillor Jim Doukas critical of Macarthur wind farm report The Standard Anthony Brady 30 October 2014 A DEFIANT Moyne Shire councillor angered his fellow councillors but delighted the wind farm critics during a heated exchange in the council chambers this week. A large gallery of wind farm critics cheered on Jim Doukas when … Continue reading Macarthur Wind Farm Disaster: Jim Doukas Slams Fellow Moyne Shire Councillors’ Utter Contempt for Victims
The Hard-“Green”-Left Promote Energy Policies that Wreck Economies & Smash the Poor
A little while back, the good Senator from Victoria, John “Marshall” Madigan launched an Exocet missile at the seedy world of hard-green-left politics and the wind power outfits that fund the Australian Greens (see our post here). The Greens have been particularly coy about where the hundreds of thousands of dollars used to fund their … Continue reading The Hard-“Green”-Left Promote Energy Policies that Wreck Economies & Smash the Poor
Why Wind Power Will Never be a Serious Alternative to Conventional Power Generation
Study: Wind Turbines are ‘Expensive, Unreliable and Inefficient’ Breitbart.com Donna Rachel Edmunds 27 October 2014 Wind power is too variable and too unpredictable to provide a serious alternative to fossil fuels, a new study by the Scientific Alliance and the Adam Smith Institute has confirmed. The researchers concluded that, although it is true that the … Continue reading Why Wind Power Will Never be a Serious Alternative to Conventional Power Generation
King Island Set Free from Turbine Tyranny: Hydro Tasmania Pulls Plug on Chinese Backed Wind Farm
**** In yet another sign that the Australian wind industry is on its last legs, Hydro Tasmania has pulled up stumps on its plans to spear 600 turbines into the heart of King Island – the jewel of Bass Strait. In typical wind weasel fashion, Hydro Tasmania sought community “support” for 200 turbines – but … Continue reading King Island Set Free from Turbine Tyranny: Hydro Tasmania Pulls Plug on Chinese Backed Wind Farm
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