Wind farm owners ‘get £115,000 subsidy for UK every job they create’ The Telegraph Emily Gosden 12 November 2014 Wind industry says record numbers of people employed in the UK - but critics say the subsidy bill has risen even faster Wind farm developers receive more than £115,000 in subsidy for every person they employ … Continue reading UK Subsidising Wind Industry Jobs at £115,000 a Pop & Killing REAL Jobs in the “Bargain”
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Faulty Turbines Sending Siemen’s Wind Power Division Broke as Samsung Cuts & Runs from Europe
**** German fan maker, Siemens has been running a huge propaganda campaign in South Australia over the last couple of weeks, surrounding the opening of the extension of the Snowtown wind farm – wheeling in Australia’s 2011 Tour de France winner, Cadel Evans as their pet-pedal-powered mascot. And its highly paid wind farm ambassador, Tim … Continue reading Faulty Turbines Sending Siemen’s Wind Power Division Broke as Samsung Cuts & Runs from Europe
UK’s Out of Control Wind Power Debacle Sets Brits up for Winters of Discontent
**** Homeowners face £1,000 increase in electricity bills: ‘Folly’ of relying on wind power ‘will cost homes £26bn by 2030’ The Daily Mail Corey Charlton 15 October 2014 Wind farm reliance could see costly electricity bills and winter power cuts Experts claim it will lead to costs being passed on to consumers Next winter’s electricity … Continue reading UK’s Out of Control Wind Power Debacle Sets Brits up for Winters of Discontent
“Green” Hypocrisy: RSPB Fiddles as Scotland’s Wind Farms Found Guilty of Rampant Raptor Slaughter
**** Centuries from now – archaeologists and palaeontologists will be sifting through what were communities of isolated-candle-lit hovels and find the remains of the 21st Century greentards and ecofascists that ended up living in the Stone Age poverty that they were ready to foist upon everybody else. As they unravel the secrets of what led … Continue reading “Green” Hypocrisy: RSPB Fiddles as Scotland’s Wind Farms Found Guilty of Rampant Raptor Slaughter
When “MORE” is Never “ENOUGH”: British Wind Power Outfits Demand MORE Subsidies
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
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
MET Mast Mayhem: Scots Use Guerrilla Tactics to Stop These Things
**** The MET masts used by hopeful wind power outfits to gauge wind speeds are the vanguard for every wind farm disaster: no MET mast data, no wind farm. As soon as they go up, the locals circle their wagons, marshal their forces and declare war on the proponent. No surprises there. With the wind … Continue reading MET Mast Mayhem: Scots Use Guerrilla Tactics to Stop These Things
UK’s Disastrous Wind Power Policy the Result of Deluded “Green Blob” Politics
**** Britain needs political climate change to cut soaring energy bills The Telegraph Charles Moore 17 October 2014 Targets for renewables are unattainable, futile – and will cost us trillions of pounds It is surprisingly common for our main political parties and policy-makers to agree about something. When they do, they are usually wrong; the … Continue reading UK’s Disastrous Wind Power Policy the Result of Deluded “Green Blob” Politics
Brits Belted by Insanely Expensive and Utterly Unreliable Wind Power
**** Britain’s political betters have set it up for one enormous gamble. Britain is wagering its entire economic future on its – out of control – wind power boondoggle. Back in January, The Economist reported on the INSANE cost of delivering offshore wind power – where generators are guaranteed obscene returns – being able to … Continue reading Brits Belted by Insanely Expensive and Utterly Unreliable Wind Power