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
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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
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
Jay Lehr: Sooner or Later the World will Wise-up to the Great Wind Power Fraud
The Rationale for Wind Power Won’t Fly Heartland.org Jay Lehr PhD 21 October 2014 To understand the folly that drives too much of the nation’s energy policies, consider these basic facts about wind energy. After decades of federal subsidies - almost $24 billion according to a recent estimate by former U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm - … Continue reading Jay Lehr: Sooner or Later the World will Wise-up to the Great Wind Power Fraud
Professor Ian Plimer Slams the Great Wind Power Fraud
**** Greens’ silence on folly of wind and solar power News Weekly Ian Plimer 25 October 2014 A simple evaluation of ideological electricity shows that it is unsustainable. The answer is certainly not blowing in the wind. The amount of energy embedded in steel pylons, concrete footings, blades, wiring, magnets, land clearing and roads is … Continue reading Professor Ian Plimer Slams the Great Wind Power Fraud
Coalition LRET Deal Rejected: Labor Determined to Kill Jobs in Australian Mining, Manufacturing & Industry
**** Renewable energy target deal key to ‘saving jobs’ The Australian Sid Maher & Andrew White 23 October 2014 Labor caught between workers, Greens ahead of talks with coalition THE controversial renewable energy target faces cuts to save jobs in energy-intensive industries, under a Coalition plan to break the political impasse over the scheme, but … Continue reading Coalition LRET Deal Rejected: Labor Determined to Kill Jobs in Australian Mining, Manufacturing & Industry
Wind Power Sending Power Prices Through the Roof
The wind industry in Australia is still reeling at the RET Review Panel's recommendation to prevent any more wind farms being built by closing off the ability of "new entrants" to participate in the Large-Scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) (see our post here). In response, the wind industry and its parasites have been frantically trying … Continue reading Wind Power Sending Power Prices Through the Roof
Miners Skewer Wind Industry Myth that the LRET is Lowering Power Prices
STT followers have a keen ear when it comes to picking wind industry spin. One of the most fantastic efforts to turn night into day is the completely bogus story about wind power causing a reduction in Australian retail power prices. Like most wind industry drivel, it's a tale that's heavy on emotional "belief" and … Continue reading Miners Skewer Wind Industry Myth that the LRET is Lowering Power Prices
James Delingpole: Ten Reasons why People who Support Wind Farms Are Deluded, Criminal or Insane
**** Ten Reasons why People who Support Wind Farms Are Deluded, Criminal or Insane. Which One Are You, Vince Cable? Breitbart.com James Delingpole 8 October 2014 Opposing wind farms is “irrational”, claimed Liberal Democrat MP Vince Cable at his party conference yesterday. Actually, no. Here are some reasons why anyone who doesn’t oppose wind farms … Continue reading James Delingpole: Ten Reasons why People who Support Wind Farms Are Deluded, Criminal or Insane