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 Power: Not ‘Cheap’, Not ‘Clean’ and Not ‘Green’
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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 SPEED was repealed in 2015 with legislation initially called RESET.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’
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
Britain Laments: Wind Power Sends Power Prices Skyward, Risks Total Grid Collapse & Fails to Cut CO2 Emissions
**** In a ‘don’t say we didn’t warn you’ piece, Matt Ridley nails down precisley why THESE THINGS DON’T WORK – on any level. Over to Matt. Wind power makes electricity expensive and unreliable without cutting emissions Rational Optimist Matt Ridley 13 November 2015 By preventing investment in gas, the dash for wind has done … Continue reading Britain Laments: Wind Power Sends Power Prices Skyward, Risks Total Grid Collapse & Fails to Cut CO2 Emissions
Lord Monckton Dissects the Great Wind Power Fraud
**** Lord Christopher Monckton has been giving the global warming catastrophe-cult grief for years, with a mix of our good friends 'logic' and 'reason'; and a side helping of facts and numbers. Now, his Lordship turns fire on the wind industry's claims about 'saving' the planet in this fact-packed video dissection of the greatest economic … Continue reading Lord Monckton Dissects the Great Wind Power Fraud
Britain’s Insanely Expensive & Utterly Pointless Wind Power Fiasco Exposed
**** When it comes to their demand for electricity, the power consumer has a couple of basic needs: when they hit the light switch they assume illumination will shortly follow and that when the kettle is kicked into gear it’ll be boiling soon thereafter. And the power consumer assumes that these – and similar actions … Continue reading Britain’s Insanely Expensive & Utterly Pointless Wind Power Fiasco Exposed
Canada’s Wind Power Debacle: $Billions Wasted with CO2 Emissions to Double
Ontario is the place where the most bizarre energy policy in the world has seen thousands of these things speared into the backyards of homes – in the most agriculturally productive part of Canada. When we say “bizarre” we mean completely bonkers. Canada has one of the “cleanest” power generation mixes on the planet, with … Continue reading Canada’s Wind Power Debacle: $Billions Wasted with CO2 Emissions to Double
Europeans Lament their Wind Power Fiasco
**** Hurrah! Windfarms produce whopping ONE PERCENT of EU energy The Register Lewis Page 27 July 2015 The colossal, hugely expensive windfarms that are spread across huge areas of Europe's land and sea, which are projected to drive up household energy bills by more than 50 per cent in coming years, have achieved ... almost … Continue reading Europeans Lament their Wind Power Fiasco
STT’s Take on the ‘Global Warming’ Story
**** Now and again, STT gets a comment that seeks to pin us down as “anti-wind”, “climate deniers”. Here’s one from Enough Already: I agree with your specific arguments against wind turbines, but even hosting AGW-denial articles puts me off. It perpetuates stereotypes of dumb bogans when we need all possible intelligence on this side! … Continue reading STT’s Take on the ‘Global Warming’ Story
Wind Industry’s Bogus CO2 Abatement Claims Smashed Again
**** Let’s assume (as STT does, for the sake of argument) that the global warming/climate change Chicken Littles are right: the sky really is falling, and it’s all CO2’s fault. Then what on Earth are we doing pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into subsidies for wind power? See our posts here and here and … Continue reading Wind Industry’s Bogus CO2 Abatement Claims Smashed Again
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