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as [[coal]], hydro, gas and nuclear. One giant downside is no wind, no power generation.  

as [[coal]], hydro, gas and nuclear. One giant downside is no wind, no power generation.  

Sources say you need at least 10MPH wind speed to generate power and speeds in excess of 50MPH  

Sources say you need at least 10MPH wind speed to generate power and speeds in excess of 50MPH  

will shut down turbines to prevent damage. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/01/02/as-britain-freezes-wind-farms-take-power-from-grid-to-prevent-icing/ AS BRITAIN FREEZES, WIND FARMS TAKE POWER FROM GRID TO PREVENT ICING, Breitbart.com. January 2, 2015]</ref> Industry promoters often paint a rosey picture of the benefits of wind power when other sources claim as little as 8% of usable generation.

will shut down turbines to prevent damage. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/01/02/as-britain-freezes-wind-farms-take-power-from-grid-to-prevent-icing/ AS BRITAIN FREEZES, WIND FARMS TAKE POWER FROM GRID TO PREVENT ICING, Breitbart.com. January 2, 2015]</ref> Industry promoters often paint a rosy picture of the benefits of wind power when other sources claim as little as 8% of usable generation.

Not widely known but wind turbines actually use electricity from the grid (coal/gas/hydro/nuclear) to power their hydraulic systems that keep the blades facing in the same direction as the wind. In freezing weather conditions, electricity from the grid is used to keep the blades spinning at low speeds as a method of de-icing.

Not widely known but wind turbines actually use electricity from the grid (coal/gas/hydro/nuclear) to power their hydraulic systems that keep the blades facing in the same direction as the wind. In freezing weather conditions, electricity from the grid is used to keep the blades spinning at low speeds as a method of de-icing.

The misconception is that you install a wind turbine and it will pay itself off within a decade. From that point out it is a net energy gain at a fraction of a cost. Nothing can be further from the truth. Constant costs are involved to maintain these mechanical structures; Overheating bearings, plastic that melts, gallons of brake oil leaking, gallons of hydraulic fluid leaking, <ref>[http://stopthesethings.com/2015/02/01/2-year-old-siemens-turbines-falling-apart-wind-farm-investors-get-out-while-you-can/ 2 Year Old Siemens Turbines Falling Apart: Wind Farm Investors, Get Out While You Can, Stopthesethings.com, Febuary 1, 2015]</ref> blades that fall off, towers that collapse, replacement of yaw gear drives, bearings, gearboxes, and generators. The cost to put out wind turbine fires, some self-extinguish themselves but others need fire departments to extinguish turbines and put out the brush fires below.

The misconception is that you install a wind turbine and it will pay itself off within a decade. From that point out, it is a net energy gain at a fraction of a cost. Nothing can be further from the truth. Constant costs are involved to maintain these mechanical structures; Overheating bearings, plastic that melts, gallons of brake oil leaking, gallons of hydraulic fluid leaking, <ref>[http://stopthesethings.com/2015/02/01/2-year-old-siemens-turbines-falling-apart-wind-farm-investors-get-out-while-you-can/ 2 Year Old Siemens Turbines Falling Apart: Wind Farm Investors, Get Out While You Can, Stopthesethings.com, Febuary 1, 2015]</ref> blades that fall off, towers that collapse, replacement of yaw gear drives, bearings, gearboxes, and generators. The cost to put out wind turbine fires, some self-extinguish themselves out but others need fire departments to extinguish turbines and put out the brush fires below.

The cost to manufacture wind turbines prevents any offset gained transitioning to a 'clean' energy environment. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Carbon_Shift.html?id=7LO0H0aNNzYC&source=kp_cover&hl=en Carbon Shift: How Peak Oil and the Climate Crisis Will Change Canada (and Our Lives), Author Thomas Homer-Dixon, 2010]</ref>

The cost to manufacture wind turbines prevents any offset gained transitioning to a 'clean' energy environment. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Carbon_Shift.html?id=7LO0H0aNNzYC&source=kp_cover&hl=en Carbon Shift: How Peak Oil and the Climate Crisis Will Change Canada (and Our Lives), Author Thomas Homer-Dixon, 2010]</ref>

Landscape, seascape wildlife costs are a major downside to power from wind. Eagles, bats, birds of all kinds are killed in the thousands by wind blades. Their rotting carcasses litter the ground below. In Ontario [[Canada]], every turbine destroys 3 acres of land, roughly 21,000 acres of farmland. <ref>[http://www.windontario.ca/, Wind Ontario]</ref>

Landscape, seascape wildlife costs are a major downside to power from wind. Eagles, bats, birds of all kinds are killed in the thousands by wind blades. Their rotting carcasses litter the ground below. In Ontario [[Canada]], every turbine destroys 3 acres of land, roughly 21,000 acres of farmland. <ref>[http://www.windontario.ca/, Wind Ontario]</ref>

== Government Subsidies and Crony Capitalists ==

== Government Subsidies and Crony Capitalists ==

Billion of taxpayer dollars are being shoveled into this inefficient scheme in order to promote [[Global Warming]] agendas at the expense of real power sources and the tens of thousands of jobs they replace. Government subsidies keep growing wind turbine manufacture and keep these devices running. Without goverment involvement, wind turbines become to costly to operate, go idle and start rusting the landscape. Without government funding, investors sell their investments and shelve plans to expand. UK's Labour party insists that wind turbines can't make a profit without subsidies. <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/18/tories-end-onshore-windfarm-subsidies-2016 Tories to end onshore windfarm subsidies in 2016, The Guardian,June 18, 2015]</ref> [[Tax]] credits are given to companies that manufacture, that install/maintain, to muncipalities that own the property. The [[IRS]] is giving away $13 Billion per year in wind energy subsidies. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/09/02/the-irs-is-giving-away-13-billion-a-year-in-wind-energy-subsidies-without-congressional-authorization/ The IRS Is Giving Away $13 Billion A Year In Wind Energy Subsidies, Without Congressional Authorization, Forbes]</ref>  

Billions of [[taxpayer]] dollars are being shoveled into this inefficient scheme in order to promote [[Global Warming]] agendas at the expense of real power sources and the tens of thousands of jobs they replace. Government subsidies keep e growth of wind turbine construction alive and keep this technology running after installed. Without government financial involvement, wind turbines become to costly to operate, go idle and start rusting the landscape. Without government funding, investors sell their investments and shelve plans to expand. The UK's Labour party insists that wind turbines can't make a profit without subsidies. <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/18/tories-end-onshore-windfarm-subsidies-2016 Tories to end onshore windfarm subsidies in 2016, The Guardian,June 18, 2015]</ref> [[Tax]] credits are given to companies that manufacture, to companies that install/maintain, to municipalities that own the property. The [[IRS]] is giving away $13 Billion per year in wind energy subsidies. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/09/02/the-irs-is-giving-away-13-billion-a-year-in-wind-energy-subsidies-without-congressional-authorization/ The IRS Is Giving Away $13 Billion A Year In Wind Energy Subsidies, Without Congressional Authorization, Forbes]</ref>  

The world's biggest billion dollar corporations, such as [[General Electric]] and Siemens, are reaping the investments in subsidized wind turbine construction. The U.S. government is considering the creation of an endless welfare system for big wind companies. <ref>[http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/233562-what-do-we-have-to-show-for-government-subsidies-of What do we have to show for government subsidies of wind power?, TheHill, February 24,2015]</ref>

The world's biggest billion dollar corporations, such as [[General Electric]] and Siemens, are reaping the investments made in subsidized wind turbine construction. The U.S. government has laid the groundwork for an endless welfare system devoted to big wind companies. <ref>[http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/233562-what-do-we-have-to-show-for-government-subsidies-of What do we have to show for government subsidies of wind power?, TheHill, February 24,2015]</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==