Safety: Snap, Crackle, and Drop Master Resource Lisa Linowes 19 June 2017 Wind turbine safety had an ugly three weeks. During the late hours of May 31, a turbine blade at NextEra’s Breckinridge Center in Oklahoma (in-service since August 2015), broke off near its base and was thrown to the ground – snap. Days later on … Continue reading Trifecta of Wind Turbine Terror: Blades Snap, Flames Crackle Nacelles & Whole Turbines Drop
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Oklahoma’s Former Governor: Subsidised Wind Power a Multi-Billion Dollar Mistake
https://youtu.be/XdpyPa83IIw As Mark Twain put it: “It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” And, even when the dupe accepts his folly, sorry seems to be the hardest word. Frank Keating was governor of Oklahoma 1995-2003 and is responsible for its wind power calamity, as he calls it. Uncharacteristically … Continue reading Oklahoma’s Former Governor: Subsidised Wind Power a Multi-Billion Dollar Mistake