Tag Archives: Wind Power

C. (Kees) le Pair – Facts About The Savings Of Fossil Fuel

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

AT Note:  While this study of industrial wind’s ability to replace fossil fuel is focused on data specific to The Netherlands, it should give pause to the efforts in the US to blanket our countryside with these enormous and very … Continue reading →

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 6, 2012

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

Items of Interest: 1-”Wind Energy Is Extraordinarily Expensive And Inefficient” – Watts Up With That? 2-”As dawn came and the 1.4 million customers in Xcel Energy’s service district began turning on the lights, toasters and other appliances, the utility’s coal … Continue reading →

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 3, 2012

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

Items of Interest: 1-”Those in favor of extending the credit, said Jimmy Glotfelty, executive vice president of external affairs at Clean Line Energy Partners, a transmission developer, “want the jobs associated with the wind farms that can be developed today.” … Continue reading →

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Senator Mark Warner urged to reconsider financial support for industrial wind.

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Our thanks to Mr. Glenn Schleede for allowing us to post his important letter to Senator Mark Warner of Virginia. Letter begins:  May 28, 2012 The Honorable Mark R. Warner – United States Senate Dear Senator Warner: I have great respect … Continue reading →

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Federal Judge asked to halt Beech Ridge windfarm – a matter of bats.

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

In a Washington Post video, “Retiree David Cowan, a longtime caving fanatic, is asking a federal judge to halt construction of the Beech Ridge windfarm, arguing that the windfarm will kill endangered bats. The lawsuit pits Chicago-based Invenergy Inc., a … Continue reading →

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“Quote of the Month” – Courtesy of John Droz, Jr.

Posted on October 13, 2009 by

Adding a comment to Dr. Michael Trebilcock’s recent article at the Financial Post, John Droz, Jr. offered that “Wind needs to be in our energy mix to the same degree that Twinkies need to be in our diet.” Clear and … Continue reading →

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If the wind is free, why do we have to pay you to take it?

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

In an earlier post, “Mountain Breezes – Green Energy’s New Coal?,” we spoke of the taking of the coal.  For decades past, and likely many decades future, the important, yet much maligned resource has, and will continue to feed the energy … Continue reading →

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But Congress mandated that the wind would blow, Mother Nature. Now how about a little cooperation.

Posted on September 30, 2009 by

The Industrial Wind Action Group, pointed me to an interesting article about the unintended consequences of Wind Power and related “renewable energy mandates, government subsidies and a race to build wind turbines whether or not the grid can handle the … Continue reading →

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