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Relevance | DateWindaction News Issue: October 9, 2013
By Lisa Linowes -- October 9, 2013 1 Comment
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Windaction News Issue: September 25, 2013
By Lisa Linowes -- September 25, 2013 4 CommentsWindaction.org’s periodic newsletter keeps readers updated on the latest news in the wind energy industry!
facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy’s real impacts
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by Ted Sickinger in The Oregonian – Oregon
by Patrick Smithin Wind Power Monthly – US
in BBC News – UK
New York Wind Wars: Hiding the Facts (PTC allows Invenergy to desecrate)
By Mary Kay Barton -- September 12, 2013 16 Comments“New York State’s installed wind factories averaged a pathetic 23.5% Capacity Factor in 2012…. It’s no wonder New York has earned the dubious distinction of having the highest electricity rates in the continental United States – 17.7 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) – a whopping 53% above the national average.”
The last minute extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC – aka: “Pork To Cronies”) within the December 31, 2012 fiscal cliff deal was good news for Big Wind corporate welfare profiteers, like Michael Polsky’s Invenergy. It was very bad news for rural/residential Towns being targeted by industrial wind developers here in New York State, and across the nation.
Despite the fact that the Wyoming County, NY Town of Orangeville’s conflicted Town Board approved Invenergy’s “Stony Creek” project in the Fall of 2012, Invenergy admitted they would not be going ahead with the project unless the PTC was extended – highlighting the fact that the only thing Invenergy is interested in ‘harvesting’ is taxpayers’ money.…
Continue ReadingWindaction News Issue: September 11, 2013
By Lisa Linowes -- September 11, 2013 1 CommentWindaction.org’s periodic newsletter keeps readers updated on the latest news in the wind energy industry!
facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy’s real impacts
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Editor’s note – Renewable advocates worldwide point to Europe as proof of wind power’s success. This week’s issue includes several articles from Germany that expose a more painful reality that could change an election.
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in BBC News – UK