Nation
Is America in a Pre-Revolutionary State this July 4th?: Roger L. Simon
Liberals discard anti-war buttons along with their integrity: Zombie
Effort to Oust Attorney General Eric Holder Gains Momentum: Alex Newman
Awesome: Iraq Veteran Aaron Weiss Tells It Straight: GWP
Abortion Supporters Chanted “Hail Satan” Outside Texas Capital Today: Glob
The "Refuse to Enforce" Precedent: Ace
Kids in Service to Saul: Ed Driscoll
Rubio would lose Latino vote to Biden by 60 to 28: Daniel Greenfield
Economy
2 of Nation’s Top 4 Health Insurers Quit California's Individual Market: TatlerBankrupt cities dumping public workers on Obamacare: Rare
Hidden ObamaCare fees to cost one school district dearly in 2014: EAG
FLOTUS arrives in Senegal Wearing $1,295 Designer Dress: RightPundit
Houston Doctor Closing Practice Because of Obamacare: WFB
Border Insecurities (Cartoon): Branco
Scandal Central
TSA Now Instragramming Items They Confiscate: Andrew KaczynskiRevealed: Obama Administration’s Warrantless Collection of Citizens’ Personal Financial Data: JW
Feds redirect billions from student loan program for Obamacare: Leslie Eastman, CI
Climate & Energy
Perfesser Obama: Africa Must Remain Poor With No Power or the World Will Boil Over: RSHouse Gives Thumb’s Up to Offshore Drilling After Obama Climate Push: Bill Straub
Green Death: 14,000 Abandoned Wind Turbines in the USA: Instapundit
Media
Always Grateful Michelle Obama on Life of Luxury in the White House: “There are prison elements to it”: JWFRedState misstates Palin and misses the point: Kuznicki
Christian Century's Contributing Editor Also a Columnist at Anti-Semitic Publication: Camera
Cheering for a Free Egypt: Hugh Hewitt
Facebook Censors Steven Crowder Video About "Creepy Ass Cracker": The Blaze
George Carlin on the Arrogance of Mankind: American Digest
World
Confirmed: Obama Warns Egyptian Military Against Stepping In And Replacing Morsi: Nice DebPromise Meets Expiration Date: Ed Driscoll
A Young Jewish Man's Lethal Arab Spring Delusion: Andrew Bostom
Morsi Vows to 'Pay His Life' to Protect Islamist Constitution: Breitbart
Crude Cracks $102 As Egyptian Army "Ready To Die": ZH
European fascism, 21st century style: Harry's Place
Argentina Blocks Prosecutor from Telling Congress About Iran’s Troubling Terror Network: Bridget Johnson
China and Russia Increase Military Co-operation: Trevor Loudon
Military Coup Pending in Egypt; President Morsi Says His Blood is Cheap Price to Pay; Oil Spikes: Mish
Sci-Tech
Telescopic contact lenses magnify sight 2.8 times, turn wearer into cyborg: EngadgetHuman Head Transplants Are Getting Closer To Reality: Dan Nosowitz, PopSci
Debate: Because of inherent vulnerabilities, it is time to ditch Java: SC Magazine
Cornucopia
Candy-Colored Congo Sees Waking Dreams Verge Into Nightmares: WiredIntroducing Ibeenwitchhunt.com: HayRide
Buyer’s Remorse, or “Lie to Me Some More”: MOTUS
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As to the complaint that we will be ruled for a very long time with Democrats in charge without any hope of reprieve if a third party forms, we just lost the biggest, most winnable contest this nation has ever seen, and with the current leadership silencing conservatives, we will be ruled for a very long time with Democrats in charge." --Jen Kuznicki
The story claiming "14,000 abandoned windmills" is so full of flaws I don't know where to start. There's no citation for that figure. It could have come out of thin air for all the documentation provided. A Google search turns up hundreds of stories, all citing each other, with no independent confirmation that I can find. I suspect those numbers have been vastly inflated by including the ancient American Multiblade windmills you see rusting on farms these days.
ReplyDeleteWorse, the Altamont wind farm in California is the one cited most often in detailing problems with wind power. That project is over thirty years old, using technology that has long been outdated and certainly should be allowed to go fallow. That those towers stand crumbling is a testament to another California project that no one thought out to the end.
Compare your computer to one that might have been produced thirty years ago. The difference is stark, just as it is with wind technology. The problem of noise has been dealt with effectively by redesigning blades. The threat to birds is substantially reduced by slowing the speed at which they rotate.
This knee-jerk condemnation of the most promising energy producer we have is infuriating. Unlike solar panels, windmills don't require poisonous chemicals in their production. They don't leave radioactive waste like nuclear plants.
It's as if conservatives are instantly opposed to wind power simply because liberals support it. Well, I have news for you. Windmills are providing a huge number of jobs here in Iowa and our local power company is now producing thirty percent of its power through wind turbines.
http://www.easterniowa.com/files/pdf/May_2013.pdf
This is not some hare-brained scheme to fleece the taxpayer. Wind power works and the cost is coming down daily.
Linking to undocumented, emotionally charged posts like this does nothing to advance the discussion, Doug.
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