Thursday, June 21, 2012

Why greens go in the red: How wind turbines and solar panels are making us poorer

Lorrie Goldstein's latest 

Why greens go in the red: How wind turbines and solar panels are making us poorer | Columnists | Opinion | Toronto Sun:
Ever notice how the places that are in the deepest financial trouble — Europe, California in the U.S., Ontario in Canada — are the ones that fell hardest for the myth of green energy?

While it would be inaccurate to attribute their mad rush into “renewables” as the sole cause of their fiscal woes — many reckless decisions led to that — it was certainly a contributing factor.

For one thing, wind turbines and solar panels, which only produce energy if massively subsidized by the state, drive up electricity prices, which kills off manufacturing jobs.
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1 comment:

  1. Ever notice if ANYTHING being produced today that hangs their hat on the Green BS suffers bankruptcy?.................The Chevy Volt is a prime example of an absolute "loser" when it comes to embracing this fake concept being supported by tax payers $$$..............................

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