For Kansas state Rep. Carrie Barth, the broken turbine in Marshall County and its fiberglass debris scattered across farmland has confirmed one of the many loopholes industrial wind companies have to distance themselves from responsibilities to the residents who live in their shadow. “We have all of these bureaucracies to deal with health and environment,…
IN-DEPTH: ‘No Remediation’: A Broken Turbine in Kansas Shows how Wind Companies Evade Responsibility
Tech Billionaire’s Bold Takeover Bid Lacks Understanding of Power Grid Stability
Commentary With his bid to buy AGL, an Australian energy giant, and transition it to renewables, Mike Cannon-Brookes shows he does not understand the broader operating characteristics of the electricity market. The early retirement of coal fired power stations will drive up the cost to consumers for electricity. This is because of the requirement to invest…
Recycling old Turbine Blades Poses Problems for Harnessing Wind Energy
After pictures of old wind turbine blades being buried in a landfill began to circulate online last year, the wind power industry moved to emphasize its commitment to sustainability, with Siemens Gamesa recently unveiling a new recyclable blade for offshore installations—but critics have questioned the industry’s sincerity, as well as its willingness to bear the…
South Dakota Rocked Again as a Wind Turbine Plant Shuts Its Doors
Commentary John F. Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, said only months ago that those losing fossil fuel jobs in coal and hydraulic fracturing will find they have a better choice of jobs either in the solar industry or as wind turbine technicians. That was then. Now, a wind blade manufacturing plant located in…
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- Daniel Y. TengBeijing has declined an invitation to meet with top U.S. officials this coming weekend, according to the Pentagon on May 29. The decision effectively shutters the potential dialogue between Defense… [...]
- Joseph LordThe National Memorial Day Parade returned to Constitution Avenue in Washington on May 29. The program was headlined by three legends of the U.S. Apollo Program, astronauts Rusty Schweikert of… [...]
- Carol CassisSANTA ANA, Calif.—Over 3,000 locals and veterans gathered at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary to honor local heroes for their military service to the country on the morning of Memorial… [...]
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- Hans MahnckeThe Epoch Times presents the second part of an exclusive edited extract from the forthcoming book “Swiftboating America” by Hans Mahncke, co-host of “Truth over News” on EpochTV. Sign up… [...]
- City News ServiceSAN DIEGO—Three people were injured in a head-on collision in the Sorrento Valley area of San Diego, authorities said May 29. The crash occurred at 8:53 p.m. Sunday in the… [...]
- The Associated PressSAN JOSE, Calif.—A man in police custody died Thursday in Northern California after he broke a hospital’s window with a metal oxygen tank and fell off a ledge following an… [...]
- City News ServiceNORTHRIDGE, Calif.—A hit-and-run motorist behind the wheel of a BMW struck and killed a motorcyclist in Northridge, authorities said May 28. The suspect’s vehicle was going eastbound on Roscoe Boulevard… [...]
- Steve LanceFormer Lieutenant Colonel Matt Lohmeier shares with us the challenges that service members face in the military. He calls on people to express their gratitude to the men and women in… [...]
- City News ServiceSAN DIEGO—Residents from the San Diego region and elsewhere honored those who gave their lives in military service to the nation during several Memorial Day events May 29 in the… [...]