America’s
Industrial Wind Blight – Enriching
the .1%
at taxpayer, ratepayer & the environment's expense
“America
is being auctioned off to the highest bidder.” – Donald J. Trump
A recent article, NY looks to the wind to replace its fossil fuel diet, by Joe Mahoney, was full
of half-truths and misinformation.
There is
nothing "free," "clean," or "green" about industrial
wind. Quite to the contrary, the true costs of industrial wind
development are astronomical. Yet, the wishful thinking of Governor Andrew
Cuomo, Attorney General Schneiderman, and ‘green’ ideologues who benefit from this massive taxpayer and ratepayer
rip-off, have been repeated unquestioned by many in the media for years now.
Mahoney’s
article highlighted Cuomo's approval of the proposed offshore wind factory off
of Montauk, NY, saying, "The offshore ‘wind farm’ could be a symbol of how
the state can meet Cuomo's ambitious goal of getting half of New York's energy
from carbon-free sources by 2030. Now, those sources represent about 23
percent of the state's energy draw."
That
statement is inaccurate.
New York
State's hydro power supplies approximately 23% of New York State electricity
generation all by itself. New York State's emissions-free nuclear power supplies
approximately another 30% of New York State's electricity generation. "Other Renewables" (ie: wind, solar, biofuels, geothermal, etc) now provide another 3%, as cited by the U.S. EIA.
Clearly,
current hydro and nuclear power supplies alone in New York State are already
exceeding Cuomo’s emissions-free target of 50%, but for some reason, emissions-free
nuclear is NOT counted towards NY’s “emissions-free” goal.
Most
infuriating for New York State taxpayers and ratepayers is the fact that New York State was ALREADY GETTING approximately
50% of its electricity from emissions-free sources (19% from hydro + 29% from nuclear + 1% from "Other
Renewables") back in 2000 - BEFORE Governor Cuomo & Co began
throwing $BILLIONS of taxpayer and ratepayer dollars into the wind, plastering
rural NY with these bird-slaughtering lemons, as reported here.
'Clean' Power Plan Problem - Wind
Power Destruction in New York State:
https://www.masterresource.org/epa-power-plant-rule/wind-destruction-clean-power-plan/
Scientific Proof MIA
As our
government officials continue to throw $Billions of dollars into the wind, the
key question that needs to be asked by everyone is this:
The answer is that there is NO such
scientific proof. None. Nada.
However, there IS much proof that development
of sprawling, unreliable, industrial wind factories has been vastly detrimental
across the nation and the world. So
much so, President Obama had to approve 30-Year
EAGLE-KILL permits specifically to accommodate
the bird-slaughtering wind industry.
Governor
Cuomo’s pie-in-the-sky ‘green’ energy policy is bereft of any realistic
assessment of the expensive lessons already learned in Europe and elsewhere as
a result of pushing these ‘renewable’ energy policies. Results include, but are
not limited to: “skyrocketing”
electricity rates, industries fleeing, 2 – 4 jobs lost for every ‘green’ job
created, destroyed habitats and countryside, birds and bats slaughtered, lost property values, health
issues, utter civil
discord, and increasing numbers of people
being thrust into ‘energy
poverty.’
All this as a result of the
same ‘green’ mess Governor Cuomo, President Obama, and Hillary Clinton continue
to push. While they demonize
fossil fuel use and promise
to rid us of it, the truth is that the
availability of reliable, affordable power thanks to fossil fuels is directly
correlated with greatly improved health and longevity here in the U.S., as explained
by Alex
Epstein in his book, The
Moral Case for Fossil Fuels.
“It’s all about the money!”
WHY do
they continue to push such an obvious failure as industrial wind, you ask? Simple: “It’s all about the money!’
Manhattan
Institute scholar, Robert
Bryce, recently reported that the wind industry
has garnered $176
BILLION of crony-capitalism here in the U.S. It’s no wonder the American Wind Energy
Association spends over $20 Million per year lobbying for more of the same! Big
Wind and the Big Banks who back them are playing the system to tap into
taxpayers’ and ratepayers’ wallets, while the crony-politicians who enable the
whole dastardly deal get hefty ‘campaign donations’ in return. The greatest Ponzi Schemes of all time pale in comparison to the eco-heist these ‘Green
Gangsters’ are pulling off.
Industrial
wind was initiated in the U.S. by ENRON as a tax shelter generating scheme.
Nothing about that has changed. Big
Wind enriches the .1% at taxpayers' and
ratepayers' expense. Just ask Warren Buffett, who said, "We get tax
credits if we build 'wind farms.' That's the only reason to build them. They
don't make sense without the tax credits."
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump was absolutely correct when he said in
regard to our nation’s economic demise, “America is being auctioned off to the
highest bidder.” The Industrial Wind blight across America exemplifies this sad
reality!
TAKE ACTION!
Contact
your Congressional Representatives, and tell them to STOP wasting OUR
money on the environmentally destructive CONSUMER FRAUD that is industrial wind
energy. If they won’t, vote the
bums out!
Mary
Kay Barton
Mary Kay Barton is a
retired New York State-certified Health Educator, Cornell-certified Master
Gardener, and a tireless advocate for scientifically sound, affordable, and
reliable electricity for all Americans. She has served over the past decade in
local Water Quality organizations and enjoys gardening and birding in her
National Wildlife Federation “Backyard Wildlife Habitat.”
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