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The '''Wind turbine''' is the modern day [[windmill]] which is marketed as a clean energy solution to replace power from fossil fuel, coal, and nuclear power plants. The addition of multiple wind turbines in the same geographical location is referred to as a wind farm. The sales pitch goes as follows, "wind turbines power millions of homes with wonderful 'free' energy". The truth is a much different story. ''"The wind power industry claims switching from conventional power to wind power will save consumers money and spur the economy. However, data from the top 10 wind power states show just the opposite."''<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2014/10/17/electricity-prices-soaring-in-top-10-wind-power-states/ Electricity Prices Soaring In Top Wind Power States, Forbes, October 17, 2014]</ref>

The '''Wind turbine''' is the modern day [[windmill]] which is marketed as a clean energy solution to replace power from fossil fuel, coal, and nuclear power plants. The addition of multiple wind turbines in the same geographical location is referred to as a wind farm. The sales pitch goes as follows, "wind turbines power millions of homes with wonderful 'free' energy". The truth is a much different story. ''"The wind power industry claims switching from conventional power to wind power will save consumers money and spur the economy. However, data from the top 10 wind power states show just the opposite."''<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2014/10/17/electricity-prices-soaring-in-top-10-wind-power-states/ Electricity Prices Soaring In Top Wind Power States, Forbes, October 17, 2014]</ref>

== Controversy ==

== Controversy ==

== Government Subsidies and Crony Capitalists ==

== Government Subsidies and Crony Capitalists ==

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 the growth of wind turbine construction alive and keep this technology running after installation. Without government financial involvement, wind turbines become too costly to operate, go idle and start rusting the landscape. Without government funding, investors sell their investments and shelve plans to expand.<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2010/02/wind_energys_ghosts_1.html Wind Energy's Ghosts, American Thinker, February 15, 2010]</ref> The UK's Labour party insists that wind turbines can't make a profit without subsidies.<ref>[https://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>  

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 the growth of wind turbine construction alive and keep this technology running after installation. Without government financial involvement, wind turbines become too costly to operate, go idle and start rusting the landscape. Without government funding, investors sell their investments and shelve plans to expand.<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2010/02/wind_energys_ghosts_1.html Wind Energy's Ghosts, American Thinker, February 15, 2010]</ref> The UK's Labour party insists that wind turbines can't make a profit without subsidies.<ref>[https://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>[https://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 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>[https://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>[https://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>