Tag: UK wind power

Brits put All their Eggs in the Wind Power Basket

Having slung up thousands of giant fans the Brits now face a brewing energy crisis. Britain has thrown £billions in subsidies at wind power and has clearly put way too many eggs in the same (nonsensical) basket. Here’s lefty rag The Guardian on the looming – but perfectly avoidable – wind power driven catastrophe. Blackouts … Continue reading Brits put All their Eggs in the Wind Power Basket

Wind Power: Britain’s Supersized Gamble with its Future

**** 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. The Economist reports on the INSANE cost of delivering offshore wind power - where generators are guaranteed obscene returns - being able to charge “three times … Continue reading Wind Power: Britain’s Supersized Gamble with its Future

Brits in wind powered economic death spiral

Green energy: How their green rush is costing us all The Telegraph Iain Martin 13 October 2013 Consumers are paying the price of a fallout over green energy between ministers A lot of people, said David Cameron, had warned him he was “mad” to treat the environment as the number one concern. In response, he … Continue reading Brits in wind powered economic death spiral

Runaway Train

**** Having set the wheels firmly in motion, the brains behind Britain’s brewing energy disaster have jumped from the loco and left their passengers to their own devices … Good luck, Britain. Here’s The Time’s take on how wind power driven “fuel poverty” is about to become the “new black” for the poor, aged and … Continue reading Runaway Train

UK wind power “jobs” a “snip” at £100,000 a piece

Wind power has failed to deliver what it promised The Telegraph 16 June 2013 The wind-power industry is expensive, passes costs on to the consumer and does not create many jobs in return. Today, The Sunday Telegraph reveals how many “green jobs” the wind-power industry really generates in exchange for its generous subsidies.  The figures … Continue reading UK wind power “jobs” a “snip” at £100,000 a piece

Industry claims wind power reduces CO2 emissions “just nonsense”

The battle is on to prevent the UK from being overrun by giant fans being slung up by Danish, German and Spanish developers – and to prevent the spiraling cost of power from turning a first world economy into a third world basket case. This video covers the latest in the battle to keep the … Continue reading Industry claims wind power reduces CO2 emissions “just nonsense”

Pommy pushback against wind power price punishment: Part 2

Well down the path to wind power price penury, the Brits are shouting “enough”. According to “smarter than brain pie” Professor Myles Allen it seems the obscene cost of intermittent and unreliable wind power is a case of “the wick ain’t worth the candle”. Why I think we’re wasting billions on global warming, by top … Continue reading Pommy pushback against wind power price punishment: Part 2

Pommy pushback against wind power price punishment: Part 1

Well down the path to wind power price penury, the Brits are shouting “enough”!! In this post we cover what London’s, The Telegraph had to say about the road to renewable energy serfdom being paved by the wind industry and its parasites in Ol’ Blighty. In the next post we turn to a report by … Continue reading Pommy pushback against wind power price punishment: Part 1