North East Windmills


Without government subsidies to the wind industry,
there is no wind industry.

Wind Farm Construction in the Strange World of Production Tax Credits

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Wind energy seems to exist in a parallel universe where even simple words like “construction” no longer mean what you think they do. Why is that? The old way You know what construction projects look like, lots of construction workers in hardhats, bulldozers and backhoes, dump trucks and dirt and when combined with hard work […]

What Do North East and Alabama Have in Common? Pioneer Green Energy – UPDATED!

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This is fascinating. Pioneer Green Energy, the same company that wants to put up wind turbines in North East, is also trying to build up to forty wind turbines along the top of Shinbone Ridge in Cherokee and Etowah Counties in Alabama. Why is it fascinating? Because there are some odd similarities between that project […]

If its All About the Money, Are Wind Turbines the Best Choice?

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In all of the discussions leading up to this wind turbine project in North East, you might hear the promoters talk about “green energy” or “renewable energy,” one local farmer talks about how wind fits in with his stewardship of the land and helping the entire country while a spokesman for the Lake Erie Region […]

Why Put Wind Turbines in North East?

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Here’s a simple question, and with all of the efforts to push this project on the residents of the township, no one has ever explained why wind turbines should be built here in the first place. Since many of us are scratching our heads, we thought our local officials would have an answer, or maybe […]