Category: USA

No amount of electricity generation is worth this

The following first appeared as a comment under the post Cape Bridgewater: Sonia. You say it so well dear lady. My own situation is so similar to yours here in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA. I have abandoned my dream and it hurts every day, I live worse now than ever in my life at 57-years-old. We … Continue reading No amount of electricity generation is worth this

I’m Keeping the Lights on for Earth Hour

This post first appeared on The Daily Bell. By Anthony Wile US News tells us that libertarians want to "keep the lights on" for the current Earth Hour. Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), "encouraging households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to … Continue reading I’m Keeping the Lights on for Earth Hour

Some basic facts about wind energy … it doesn’t work

Washington Times Saturday, March 16, 2013 By Bill Gunderson If only wind energy worked, it would be great. But it does not — at least not that well. What’s worse, most people do not know, especially the Green Energy True Believers. Those who do know, however, do not care. They tell us wind is an … Continue reading Some basic facts about wind energy … it doesn’t work

Dear Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

Dear Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald, I read with interest the two recent articles (March 15, and 16) by Lenore Taylor, "Wind Turbine Sickness," and "When Lobbyists Blow in." I note the extensive quotation of the smiling Prof. Simon Chapman, noting that "wind turbine sickness" was a "communicated disease," and that many of Australia's … Continue reading Dear Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

Hard data on why wind energy is bullshit

“Lessons from New York” (This post appeared on windturbinesyndrome.com.) — Jack Sullivan, MS (Nuclear Physics, Cornell University), Rutland Herald 14/2/13 As Vermonters grapple with the pros and cons of industrial wind power, many of their questions may be answered by studying thetrack record of northern New York wind projects. This area has been host to … Continue reading Hard data on why wind energy is bullshit

From Receptor 98288 to Auschwitz 98288

This article first appeared on windturbinesyndrome.com. By Calvin Luther Martin, PhD If you live within the shadow of a “wind farm,” did you know that you are no longer considered a “person”?  You’re now a “receptor” and you’re given a number.  Say, Receptor 15. You think I’m joking?  I’m not.  Wind companies now refer to … Continue reading From Receptor 98288 to Auschwitz 98288

Safety, health and public welfare

"I have never investigated a noise problem where the public has been so vocal about ruined lives and home abandonment. Why are neighbors complaining about industrial wind turbines? Why are regulatory agencies unable to protect public health and wellbeing?  "I recommend that anyone who thinks wind turbines are good acoustic neighbors to do what I … Continue reading Safety, health and public welfare

Another doctor speaks out

"The old saw that a doctor’s best teacher is his patient is true and   obviously  applicable here. "From a purely clinical perspective I believe the  acoustic trauma produced by large wind turbines is real and significant." Written testimony presented January 31, 2013, to the Vermont Senate Natural Resources Committee concerning S.30, a bill to establish … Continue reading Another doctor speaks out

Winds of change or Enron’s ghost?

Andrew Fastow served as the chief financial officer of Enron Corporation, an energy trading company based in Houston. He subsequently served a six-year prison sentence for crimes committed in this role. His sentencing judge said Fastow had "drunk the wine of greed". Excerpt: In 1997 Fastow decided to take it one step further. That January, … Continue reading Winds of change or Enron’s ghost?