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Clinton, Iowa, Wind Power. Oppo-research (ray76)
Aug 12, 2016 | Ray76

Posted on 08/12/2016 11:59:45 AM PDT by Ray76

Earlier this week in Des Moines, Iowa, Clinton praised Iowa's development of wind power touting it as "clean energy" and promised to make it available around the country.

Are Clinton's claims justified?

How "clean" is wind power? Can it be made available nationwide? What is the cost?

This series of five posts explains that wind power is not as "clean" as you might think, is systemically less efficient, produces far more expensive electricity and is likely to do so for a long time, and can not survive without taxpayer subsidies.

So why does Clinton promote wind power and promise to distribute it nationwide?

It might be because a major backer of her campaign, Warren Buffet, is a major beneficiary of taxpayer subsidies to develop wind power. Buffet has said, "We get a tax credit if we build a lot of wind farms. That's the only reason to build them. They don't make sense without the tax credit." Buffet also is investing in subsidized transmission line projects to bring the electricity from the remote wind turbine locations to distant urban markets.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: clinton; clintonjobplan; iowa; opporesearch

1 posted on 08/12/2016 11:59:45 AM PDT by Ray76
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From the Smithsonian: "In the end, using 58 mortality estimates that met their criteria, they came up with an estimate. According to the current literature somewhere between 140,000 and 328,000 birds die each year from collisions with wind turbines. That's not all, explains the blog Natural Reactions. . . ."

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-many-birds-do-wind-turbines-really-kill-180948154/#IfmU0wIPzAdCrrbV.99

2 posted on 08/12/2016 12:04:19 PM PDT by loveliberty2
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Actually, utility-scale wind can generate power at a cost on par with other forms of generation WITHOUT the tax credit. This was proven for the 2 years when the credit was not in effect. Of course companies make MORE money with the credit and for that reason Congress re-instated it last year. That would be the REPUBLICAN Congress, you know.

It’s like the game kids play where they ask Dad if Mom says “no”. If both Houses were to say “no” and mean it, the industry would survive and find it’s own level of growth and profitability.

Don’t forget, ALL forms of energy are subsidized to one extent or another. Including nuclear, coal, and natural gas.


3 posted on 08/12/2016 12:11:21 PM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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The parts for wind power are made using fossil fuels.
The wind towers are transported using fossil fuels.
The wind towers require trucks and helicopters to install and service-using fossil fuels.
The wire used to collect the power from the wind towers is made using fossil fuels.


4 posted on 08/12/2016 12:11:57 PM PDT by kaktuskid
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You can't do a complete oppo-research without delving into all the crony funny-money book cooking fraud that's the integral part of this wind nonsense.
 
 

5 posted on 08/12/2016 12:15:53 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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“Cost of generation” is a small part of the systemic cost. I suggest you read the articles in each thread.


6 posted on 08/12/2016 12:17:24 PM PDT by Ray76 (Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo!)
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To: lapsus calami

Feel free to add info. Please do!


7 posted on 08/12/2016 12:19:15 PM PDT by Ray76 (Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo!)
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Germany is trying to move to wind and away from coal and nuclear. I don’t think they succeeded or will it succeed. It’s only supplemental at best.


8 posted on 08/12/2016 12:52:39 PM PDT by Red Steel
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Make America the clean energy superpower of the 21st century — and create good-paying jobs. We will set bold goals like installing half a billion solar panels by the end of Hillary’s first term and generating enough clean renewable energy to power every home in America within a decade.

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2016/08/01/hillary-clintons-100-day-jobs-plan/


9 posted on 08/14/2016 2:03:14 PM PDT by Ray76 (Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo!)
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