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The Spectacle Blog
Spend three minutes to watch something that the rent-seeking utilities, GE and of course Big Wind don’t want you to see. This Canadian nightmare, being replayed in Wisconsin and many points south, is the sort of genius on which your money is being wasted by the bloated federal government, loopy states and even more frivolous local governments, paying for the contraptions in subsides, for the bureaucracy to bully you into accepting and then in facilitating this hell, which then once more you pay for with higher electricity rates. Ah, yes, and again, when the obvious, predictable, yet always ‘unforeseen’ consequence of exporting jobs to less mad worlds emerge.
Doesn’t create jobs on net. Doesn’t help the economy. Has no climatic impact. Doesn’t reduce emissions on net. Doesn’t help the environment. It just robs Peter to pay Paul, wreaking havoc and wrecking lives along the way.
And you, the federal taxpayers, now spend more on wind subsidies than you do on ethanol. Before any haircut the poor moonshine peddlers will take in the form of cutting their subsidies…because they got a mandate. A mandate so huge they cannot meet it despite diverting fallow and productive cropland to try and feed the beast. Wind is now bigger. Great.
Yes, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help’ is terrifying.
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Dan Mckay| 7.21.11 @ 6:42PM
As Mr. Twain observed with remarkable clarity " A lie travels around the world before TRUTH has even it's shoes on "
Now that a number within the esteemed government have finally realized the truth about ethanol, how long before they become enlightened about wind power and, of course, once the truth is staring them right in the face, they will take credit for enlightening the public. Thank you, Mr. Horner, for helping us who , the government sees as nobodies, in getting out the truth.
LSinAZ| 7.21.11 @ 7:57PM
The bird kills actually made me cry.
How dare they mandate these killing machines!
And I agree that the wind companies should be mandated to purchase the now uninhabitable homes.
LSinAZ| 7.21.11 @ 8:10PM
I just emailed this video to both McCain and Kyl. Hope they sleep better tonight.
wodiej| 7.22.11 @ 7:48AM
This fiasco has been brewing and being facilitated for decades from both sides. If something smart is done I will be highly surprised. We not only do not have a fiscal conservative in the WH, we have very few in congress either. The ones we do have are not enough to make a difference unfortunately. I applaud their efforts and they should remember that we keep track of who votes for what. So even if their vote for the right thing is the minority, it will be remembered election time-if we make it that long.
Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 7.22.11 @ 7:48AM
The government has the opposite of the Midas Touch, call it the Kiss of Death.
JP| 7.22.11 @ 9:29AM
As more and more coal and oil fired energy plants are closed, black outs during peak consumption periods will become the norm. That, and utility costs will sky-rocket. This is the Brave New World our Green Master will thrust upon us. Freeze in dark rooms in the Winter, and melt in dark rooms in the Summer.
CopyKatnj| 7.22.11 @ 9:43PM
Sad, I had no idea how noisy they are or that this was even a problem ( the noise).
I can't wait till we are mandated with the "smart grid".
Tom Tanton| 7.23.11 @ 11:10PM
Well, the damages may have been unintended but they were NOT "unforseen." Some of us have been fighting this insanity for decades, pointing out the negative environmental aspects of these monstrosities, although not as eloquently as the video. The real good news here is the time we used to have to spend on ethanol can now be spent more concentrated on wind.