**** Talk about "safe" setback distances for wind turbines is nonsense that only panders to the wind industry and its well-oiled and highly paid propaganda machine. There is NO place for giant wind turbines ANYWHERE. They are NOT fit for purpose ANYWHERE. Because wind power can’t be delivered “on-demand” (can’t be stored) and is only … Continue reading There’s NO place for Wind Farms: Even Where the Streets Have No Name
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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
UK’s Disastrous Wind Power Policy the Result of Deluded “Green Blob” Politics
**** Britain needs political climate change to cut soaring energy bills The Telegraph Charles Moore 17 October 2014 Targets for renewables are unattainable, futile – and will cost us trillions of pounds It is surprisingly common for our main political parties and policy-makers to agree about something. When they do, they are usually wrong; the … Continue reading UK’s Disastrous Wind Power Policy the Result of Deluded “Green Blob” Politics
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
Texas Blames Wind Power Slump on (you guessed it) … the Wind
**** The wind industry is the Great Pretender: always claiming to be a real match for conventional power generation sources, but never capable of delivering when it really counts (see our posts here and here). In Germany, the wind industry is left howling about a weather driven conspiracy against it; as wind power output routinely … Continue reading Texas Blames Wind Power Slump on (you guessed it) … the Wind
Wind Power’s True & Hidden Costs: A Dirty Big Secret
Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret National Review Online Rupert Darwall 23 September 2014 Renewable energy has become a potent rallying cry uniting Hollywood and the Beltway. “We can move our economy town by town, state by state to renewable energy and a sustainable future,” Leonardo DiCaprio says in his eight-minute climate movie Carbon, released in August. … Continue reading Wind Power’s True & Hidden Costs: A Dirty Big Secret
US Wind Industry Under Siege: Congress Set to Cut Subsidies as Communities Boil Over
Wind power opponents seek repeal of tax credit The Seattle Times Hal Bernton and Erin Heffernan 21 September 2014 FOREST, Wisconsin — When wind-power developers prospected the rolling hills around this small dairy town, they found plenty of gusty sites for turbines. In 2011, they proposed a $250 million project with up to 44 turbines … Continue reading US Wind Industry Under Siege: Congress Set to Cut Subsidies as Communities Boil Over
The Wind Industry’s Worst Nightmare – Angus Taylor – says: time to kill the LRET
**** Member for Hume, Angus "the Enforcer" Taylor has taken the lead on behalf of the Coalition in Tony Abbott's quest to bring the wind industry to its knees. While there's been a lot of huff and puff emanating from energy dimwits, Ian "Macca" Macfarlane and his youthful ward, Gregory Hunt about saving the mandatory … Continue reading The Wind Industry’s Worst Nightmare – Angus Taylor – says: time to kill the LRET
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