9 dead, 54 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
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CNN ^
| May 23, 2024 | Michael Rios, Mia Alberti and Fidel Gutierrez and Ivana Kottasová
Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was briefly taken to hospital after a stage collapsed under heavy winds at a campaign rally in Mexico on Wednesday. Candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez said he was not injured in the incident, which happened during his campaign event in the northeastern city of San
Pedro Garza García. The governor of Mexico’s Nuevo Leon state said at least 54 people were injured and rescue operations were ongoing to save some of the people trapped under the collapsed stage. Among the dead is one minor, Governor Samuel García Sepúlveda said in a post on...
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NEW VIDEO: Storm damage in Iowa, wind turbines knocked over
Video at link
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wrex.com ^
| May 21, 2024 | Gregory Deffenbaugh
DES MOINES, IA (KCCI) -- As storms move through central Iowa, field crews with KCCI-TV captured at least three wind turbines knocked over and on fire. In
the video, which was captured in Adams County, in southwest Iowa, at least three wind turbines were damaged.
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Aerial video shows wind turbines destroyed near Adams County, Iowa, after a tornado moved through the area.
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The Weather Channel via "X" ^
| 6:51 PM · May 21, 2024 | The Weather Channel via "X"
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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ CATCHING A SECOND WIND ~ 19 May 2024
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Serving the Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew
CATCHING A SECOND WIND Cross country runners and other long distance runners have all relied on a "second wind" to finish their race; the longer the race the more "second winds" will be required. This
physiological wind source is a timely aid in propelling an exhausted runner onward to the finish. The phenomenon of the "second wind" has a spiritual principle, too. When the purposes of God seem too distant to continue, God provides a "second wind" to propel his people onward to finish the cause in which they are engaged. Indeed: "They that wait upon the Lord shall...
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White House Slashes Environmental Restrictions for Biden's Pet Projects - Wind and Solar
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Hotair ^
| 05/04/2024 | Jazz Shaw
Back in 1969, Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), mandating environmental reviews for all major projects to determine their environment impact and allowing for periods of public comment. This
has generally been beneficial, but it opens the door to lengthy lawsuits from environmental activists that can tie projects up in the courts for years. There may be some significant changes coming to the process, however, but only for certain types of projects. The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has just finished what's being described as a "rule change" that will remove many delays and "streamline" the...
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The intermittency of wind and solar power could be worse than originally thought, experts say
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Just the News ^
| May 2, 2024 | Kevin Killough
"Wind Droughts": A 15-state region produced less than 10% of its potential 22 gigawatt wind output over an 82-hour period. For
42 hours straight within that period, the wind output was only 1.5% of the total.. Last month, multiple news outlets reported on the record-smashing year the wind industry had in 2023. The Global Wind Energy Council released its latest report showing the world installed 117 gigawatts of capacity. The Associated Press called 2023 a “record year for wind installations,” and Reuters noted that the U.S. was among the top five markets for wind installations. The U.S. Energy Information Administration...
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Skanska inks $861M contract to convert Brooklyn marine terminal into wind hub
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X via Crain's ^
| April 29, 2024 04:41 PM | CAROLINE SPIVACK
New York’s embattled offshore wind industry has suffered a series of blows to projects and infrastructure, but one effort enjoying a tailwind is a city-backed plan to convert a Brooklyn marine terminal into a sprawling manufacturing hub.
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Floundering Illinois wind energy program blamed partly on (you guessed it) climate change – Wirepoints
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Wirepoints ^
| 29 April 2024 | Mark Glennon
It was less windy in 2023 in Illinois, the article tells us, and that was because of big Canadian forest fires last year. And
it blames climate change, of course, for forest fires. Another part of the problem is impediments created by the “equity” requirements now built into Illinois energy law for hiring and worker training. Regardless, it’s not climate change or a year of low wind that’s “sucking the air out of Illinois’ wind power industry,” as the Sun-Times headline postulated. The state’s expectations for renewables were doomed from the start.
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Environmental Laws That Impeded Pipelines For Years Could Trip Up Biden’s Sprint Toward Offshore Wind
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Daily Caller ^
| January 22, 2024 | Nick Pope
Landmark environmental laws leveraged for decades to challenge infrastructure projects are now being used against offshore wind, a key aspect of ... Joe Biden’s green energy agenda. A
new lawsuit brought by grassroots environmental groups, fishermen and local citizens alleges that the government did not abide by the terms of statutes including the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act in a rush to permit two massive offshore wind developments off the East Coast. “Destroying ocean habitat in the name of climate change prevention is absolutely hypocritical and atrocious,” Dustin Delano, the COO of the New England Fishermen’s...
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Two Countries in Europe Are Powered by 100% Renewable Energy as Wind Capacity Soars
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Euronews ^
| 17/04/2024 | Rosie Frost
Seven countries now generate 100 per cent of their electricity from renewable energy - two are in Europe. Last year was the best year on record for new wind energy installation. The
world installed 116 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, according to the latest Global Wind Report from industry trade association the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). That is a 50 per cent increase from 2022 making it the best year on record for new wind projects. China led for both offshore and onshore wind installation followed by the US, Brazil and Germany. Thanks to strong growth...
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Biden administration approves enormous wind farm off the coast of Martha's Vineyard as part of bid to drastically cut emissions by 2030
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Daily Mail ^
| April 2, 2024 | Charlie Spiering
President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday their approval of another large offshore wind project off of the coast of Martha's Vineyard, despite ongoing legal battles to block similar projects. The
Interior Department approved the New England Wind Project, a planned commercial off-shore project roughly 20 nautical miles south of Martha's Vineyard and 24 nautical miles southwest of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The planned wind farm would include up to 129 wind turbines off of the coast of the island, the location of some of the wealthiest homes in the United States. 'The New England Wind project will help lower consumer costs, combat...
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Nolte: Construction of Wind Turbines Enrages Virginia Beach Residents
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Breitbart ^
| 04/02/2024 | JOHN NOLTE
Residents of Virginia Beach, one of the few areas in Virginia to choose Joe Biden for president in 2020, are upset over the construction of wind turbines. Complaints
range from noise and vibrations caused by the 24/7 construction project to the destruction of ocean views and possible negative effects on marine life. On Wednesday, Virginia Beach residents met with Dominion Energy, the company installing 178 wind turbines 900 feet high across 15 miles of ocean. The local news outlet News 3 reported that after the meeting, residents still “have concerns regarding the construction noise, environmental damage, and ocean views.” The...
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New Cover from Leonid & Friends: "Boogie Wonderland" (Earth, Wind, & Fire cover)
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Leonid & Friends (YouTube) ^
| March 31, 2024 | Leonid & Friends
Leonid & Friends hits another one out of the park with this classic EWF tune from 1979. Enjoy!Boogie
Wonderland - Leonid & Friends (EW&F cover)
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Offshore Wind Now Costs More Than Double the Original Estimates in New York
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IER ^
| MARCH 12, 2024
Despite Biden’s belief that renewable energy such as wind and solar are the cheapest forms of electricity, New Yorkers are about to receive higher bills for offshore wind that will raise their rates by more than twice what was originally agreed to in earlier canceled contracts. New
York’s solicitations to cover the higher cost for offshore wind is also being used in other Northeastern states, allowing wind developers to rebid for higher prices and receive new contracts. Offshore wind is much more expensive than most other forms of electricity and these states are committing their residents to markedly higher rates...
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April’s eclipse will mean interruptions in solar (and wind) power generation, which could strain electrical grids
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The Conversation ^
| March 8, 2024 | Vahe Peroomian
During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in the U.S., on Aug. 21, 2017, the skies darkened as the Moon crossed in front of the Sun. It blocked out all sunlight – except for that from a golden ring visible around the Moon’s shape, called the corona. Not
surprisingly, solar power generation across North America plummeted for several hours, from the first moment the Moon began to obscure the Sun to when the Sun’s disk was clear again. On April 8, 2024, another total solar eclipse will track across the U.S., causing perhaps an even greater loss of solar...
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Sowing the Wind: The New ‘Newspeak’
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RealClear Politics ^
| 19 Mar, 2024 | Lani Kass
Sowing the Wind: The New ‘Newspeak’ COMMENTARY By Lani KassMarch 19, 2024 Sowing the Wind: The New ‘Newspeak’AP The presidential election is eight months away. Yet
the campaign to preclude a second Trump administration is already in high gear. In the course of two weeks, the public was given a preview of the undemocratic, uncouth, racist dystopia MAGA America is doomed to become. Against the backdrop of the most virulent antisemitism sweeping the U.S. in the wake of Hamas’ savagery, the media has chosen to pillory “white nationalism” as the clear and present danger. First, a new tome, “White Rural...
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It’s the Skytanic! Plans revealed for world’s largest plane — it’s a whopping 356 feet long (wind farm turbine blade transport)
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NY Post ^
| 3/15/24 | Ben Cost
Call it the Skytanic. Engineers have unveiled plans for the world’s largest airplane, dubbed the WindRunner, which could revolutionize renewable energy by transporting gigantic wind turbine blades from point A to B. Designed by the Colorado-based energy company Radia, the behemoth cargo carrier measures a whopping 356 feet long and 79 feet
tall with a wingspan of 261 feet. For reference, this castle in the sky is nearly as long as a regulation NFL football field and 127 feet longer than the Boeing 747 — the world’s largest passenger plane. With a potential carrying capacity of 80 tons, it will...
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How sustainable is wind power?
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DW.com ^
| 12/21/21 | Gero Rueter
Wind power is essential to fighting climate change, yet building the turbines is energy-intensive and the blades are made from plastics. So
how eco-friendly is wind power really?ind power is set to become the key pillar of the global renewable energy supply. Generating power from wind is not only carbon neutral, it can also be used to produce hydrogen and synthetic fuels like kerosene and diesel in a climate-friendly way. With the sun, wind is so abundant that it has the potential to supply the entire global energy demand a few times over. This will be vital for the energy...
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Why Are Some Wind Turbines Not Turning? – Reasons & Remedies!
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WX Research ^
| 8/21/22 | Nikole D
Why Are Some Wind Turbines Not Turning? SNIP 2. The
Wind Is Too Strong Wind turbines need wind to function, yet too much wind is ineffective. Wind turbines can only be safely operated up to a particular wind speed, known as the “cut-off wind speed” or “cut-out wind speed.” Any wind exceeding the limit is too powerful for the mechanism to manage, posing threats to the equipment and the workers.
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Fury in Germany as 120k trees in fairytale forest felled to make way for wind farm
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express.co.uk ^
| 03/08/2024 | Man Parry
Conservationists in Germany are incensed as 120,000 trees in an ancient forest have started to be felled in order to make way for a wind farm. The
forest in Sababurg, Reinhardswald, which is in the central German state of Hesse, is said to be an inspiration for the Brothers Grimm mythical tales, but now it’s being destroyed to facilitate the country’s latest green energy project. The site of the tree-toppling is next to the famous Sleeping Beauty Castle, which takes its name due to its fairytale architecture and its proximity to the mystical forest. However, now the castle will be...
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