According to reports just received, Pioneer Green Energy sent letters to current lease holders in North East informing them leases allowing wind turbine construction on their property will not be renewed. The reason given is Pioneer’s belief there is not enough support in the current United States Congress for wind energy. Following the recent FAA […]
Pioneer Green Energy Pulls Out of Alabama Projects
According to an article on AL.com, a wind project planned for Cherokee and Etowah counties in Alabama will not be built due to Pioneer Green Energy pulling out of the project: According to a document filed July 9 in Cherokee County Probate Court, Pioneer Green Energy President Andrew Bowman signed a memorandum terminating a lease […]
North East PA Wind Project On Hold Because Taxpayer Funded Handouts Expired
Rumors have been circulating for a couple of weeks that the wind project planned for North East, PA and other surrounding areas had been put on hold. An article on GoErie.com confirms this is the case. Federal tax incentives for wind energy development expired Dec. 31, and that’s affected financing for new projects, said Johnny […]
If You Support Wind Energy Can You Handle the Truth?
Have you noticed the massive misdirection now going on? For the last couple of weeks, the internet has been filled with stories about how great wind energy did in 2012. See what they’re doing? All of those stories talk about last year, but it’s now August of 2013 and, as we recently noted, wind energy […]
Wind Installations Grind to a Halt With Zero Installed Nationwide in 2nd Quarter of 2013
We’ve been trying to point out just how bad the collapse of wind energy really is, but some of you might think we’ve only been showing you a few cherry picked facts, so here’s something for you to consider from the American Wind Energy Association, the wind energy trade group. Only 1.6 megawatts (MW) of […]
North East Officials Seem Unaware of Worldwide Wind Energy Retreat
BP, the huge oil company that operates a wind energy division, has been trying for the past four months to sell it. Unfortunately, it couldn’t find any buyers. The sale was seen as a continuation of the retreat of big oil companies from renewable energy investments while oil and gas projects offer them better returns. […]