Setbacks should always be to property lines, not to homes. The uncompensated taking of land as safety easements for the wind company constitutes the taking of non-participants’ property and rights. The setback and unsafe zone is further out the larger turbines are.
The 176 billion dollars in free government money for wind turbines.
ROBERT BRYCE June 6, 2016 It takes enormous amounts of taxpayer cash to make wind energy seem affordable. Last month, during its annual conference, the American Wind Energy Association issued a press release trumpeting the growth of wind-energy capacity. It quoted the association’s CEO, Tom Kiernan, who declared that the wind business is “an American … Continue reading The 176 billion dollars in free government money for wind turbines.
Wind turbines are neither clean nor green and they provide zero global energy
13 May 2017 |Matt Ridley| The Spectator We urgently need to stop the ecological posturing. The Global Wind Energy Council recently released its latest report, excitedly boasting that ‘the proliferation of wind energy into the global power market continues at a furious pace, after it was revealed that more than 54 gigawatts of clean renewable wind … Continue reading Wind turbines are neither clean nor green and they provide zero global energy
Electricity Prices Soaring In Top Wind Power States
2014 James Taylor , CONTRIBUTOR The wind power industry claims switching from conventional power to wind power will save consumers money and spur the economy. However, data from the top 10 wind power states show just the opposite. From 2008-2013 electricity prices rose an average of 20.7 percent in the top 10 wind power states, which is … Continue reading Electricity Prices Soaring In Top Wind Power States
RES sells Texas Wind farm to Chinese company.
Who will we be dealing with once RES sells off the project? No promises or deals with RES will matter once new owners come in. Goldwind Americas acquires second 160MW project in deal with RES May 25, 2017 Goldwind Americas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., announced that it has … Continue reading RES sells Texas Wind farm to Chinese company.
More RES Wind Farms Denied.
RES fails to win govt permit for 50-MW Scottish wind farm April 30 2018 | Veselina Petrova | Renewables Now The Scottish government last week turned down RES UK & Ireland Ltd’s plans for the construction of an up to 50-MW wind farm in the Scottish Highlands. via RES fails to win govt permit for 50-MW … Continue reading More RES Wind Farms Denied.
RES Destroys roads with Wind Turbine Installation – finally agrees to pay for repairs.
Wind Industry makes promises they do not keep. Learn from the mistakes of other communities. Do not rely on the company when they say roads will be better nor rely on any of their studies that say the roads will handle the loads. RES project where they had to fight to get damaged roads fixed. … Continue reading RES Destroys roads with Wind Turbine Installation – finally agrees to pay for repairs.
Monumental, Unsustainable Environmental Impacts
Monumental, Unsustainable Environmental Impacts Jul 01, 2017 | Paul Driessen | townhall.com . . . Renewable energy proponents pay little or no attention to the land and raw material requirements, and associated environmental impacts, of wind, solar and biofuel programs on scales required to meet mankind’s current and growing energy needs, especially as poor … Continue reading Monumental, Unsustainable Environmental Impacts
What’s the True Cost of Wind Power?
WHAT’S THE TRUE COST OF WIND POWER? BY RANDY SIMMONS ON 4/11/15 AT 5:22 PM Editor's note: The author of this piece, Randy Simmons, is the Charles G. Koch professor of political economy at Utah State University. He's also a senior fellow at the Koch- and ExxonMobil-funded Property and Environment Research Center. These ties to the oil industry weren't originally disclosed … Continue reading What’s the True Cost of Wind Power?
Apex won’t keep its word to create local jobs
Apex won’t keep its word to create local jobs Watertown Daily Times | MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2018 You would think if a big renewable energy company, like Apex Clean Energy, Charlottesville, Va., would be honest in its statements about permanent job creation. In a May 17, 2017, article, the Watertown Daily Times reported that Apex … Continue reading Apex won’t keep its word to create local jobs