While renewables subsidies have punished Europe, shale gas has cut U.S. emissions. By Robert Bryce For years, greens and many on the political left have insisted that widespread adoption of renewable energy will create jobs and stimulate the economy. An example: In September 2008, then- candidate Barack Obama claimed at a speech in Golden, Colo.,…
General, Riley J. Hood
My Commute
“Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.” Deuteronomy 28:19 By Riley J. Hood-CPoW State Chairman When I first got out of the Marines, I used to walk or take the bus. In 1990, at 25, I got a driver’s license, a little GEO Metro, and…
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The Daily Jot
Daily reporting and analysis of current events from a biblical and prophetic perspective. NOTE: When writing about God and Jesus, The Daily Jot means YHVH as God and Yeshua Ha Mashiach as Jesus–the actual original names and the true nature and character of them. Thursday, March 6, 2014 If only…A real leader in America He…
Government Circus
Government Circus
LASEE’S NOTES Spain Can’t Afford Wind Tower Welfare The feds are not the only ones helping to create this unrealistic and unsustainable renewable energy market. Wisconsin’s very own Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) passed in 1998 requires that utilities within the state increase the amount of energy they provide from renewables such as wind. According to…
Government Circus
Government Circus
LASEE’S NOTES Spain Can’t Afford Wind Tower Welfare Like Spain, our federal government pays direct taxpayer subsidy support to the wind electric producers. Since 1992, the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) has paid U.S. industrial wind producers a 2.3¢ per- kilowatt-hour tax. Since 1998, the PTC has risen from $5 million annually to well over…
Government Circus
Government Circus
LASEE’S NOTES Spain Can’t Afford Wind Tower Welfare Last week, the government of Spain proposed a plan to cut lucrative subsidies (paid for by taxpayers) for renewable energy producers, causing investors to go crazy with speculation. Facing a tariff deficit (the amount between revenues and program costs) estimated at nearly ¤30 billion (about $40 billion…