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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational effort to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch. They are the products of and owned by the organizations or individuals noted and are shared here according to “fair use” and “fair dealing” provisions of copyright law.


March 9, 2024 • Norway, OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

Nei til vindmølleparker

Nedbygging av norsk natur går nå i rekord-fart. Norske distriktskommuner skriker etter flere arbeidsplasser og samtidig gir dårlig kommuneøkonomi i distriktskommunene motivasjon til å godta at naturen og tradisjonelle næringer må gi plass for ny industri. Vi har spesielt sett det i mange år i havbruksnæringen, den gir sårt tiltrengte arbeidsplasser i distriktene og gir penger direkte i kommunekassen gjennom havbruksfondet. Dette gjør at mange kommuner føler de er nødt til å gi plass for denne industrien og tillater en . . . Complete story »


March 2, 2024 • OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

The American revolt against green energy has begun

There’s no such thing as a wind or solar ‘farm’, just an ugly industrial site. In a story filled with all the standard climate alarmist narratives, USA Today recently reported on the rising movement by local governments in the United States to refuse to permit unwanted wind and solar industrial sites in their jurisdictions. After setting the stage by parroting the Biden administration goals of “100 per cent clean energy by 2035, a goal that depends on the building of . . . Complete story »


February 22, 2024 • Maryland, OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

Ocean City’s firm stand against US Wind’s Offer: Integrity over price

In the serene setting of Ocean City, a storm brews not from the natural forces of the Atlantic but from a proposal that has sparked a wave of controversy along its shores. US Wind, a company with ambitious plans to erect 940 wind turbines off the coast, has extended an olive branch wrapped in dollar bills to nearby communities, including Ocean City itself. Yet, in an era where silence can be bought, one voice resounds with unwavering clarity: the future . . . Complete story »


February 11, 2024 • Australia, OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

Some Australians still need convincing the country’s future lies in renewable energy

Last year, the Energy Minister asked the Energy Infrastructure Commissioner to investigate regional pockets of stubborn resistance and recommend ways of getting the doubters onside. Andrew Dyer’s Community Engagement Review Report makes the bold assumption that Chris Bowen’s renewable energy plan can be put back on track, that his target of installing a 7MW wind turbine every 18 hours and 22,000 solar panels a day until 2030 is not as fanciful as it sounds. Opposition in the regions can be . . . Complete story »


January 27, 2024 • Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Opinions, Rhode Island, U.S.Print storyE-mail story

Offshore wind and the stress on commercial fishermen

Congressional Republicans are sounding the Mayday alarm this weekend to the grave challenges commercial fishermen face resulting from the Biden administration’s offshore wind agenda. Offshore wind development is placing enormous stress on the American commercial fishing fleet, which may not survive these challenges. A trio of coastal lawmakers, Reps. Andy. Harris (R-Md.), Chris Smith (R.-N.J.), and Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) will explore offshore wind farm interactions at an upcoming hearing, which their colleagues and the public should heed. President Joe . . . Complete story »


January 25, 2024 • Opinions, VermontPrint storyE-mail story

Energy industry bill disenfranchises Vermonters

A new bill, S.236, is under consideration by the Senate Finance committee. This bill will make it more difficult for the public – including adjoining landowners – to object to new industrial-scale renewable energy projects. As a lifelong environmental advocate, I oppose this legislation on many grounds, not least of which is the fact that it disenfranchises ordinary Vermonters trying to protect the environment from industrial development. It is the very definition of tyrannical, top-down government limiting the rights of . . . Complete story »


January 12, 2024 • Australia, OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

City NIMBYs v regions in a fight over renewables

Farmers and others from regional communities will rally in Sydney’s Martin Place next week to campaign against renewable energy projects that will blight landscapes, alienate farmland, damage bushland and disrupt livelihoods. Public protests do not come naturally to people of the land; we can be relatively confident they will not glue themselves to the road, chain themselves to critical infrastructure or block the traffic, and I doubt children will be given the day off school to join them. But governments . . . Complete story »


January 10, 2024 • OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

As wind and solar power falter, U.N. climate agreement becomes wishful thinking

[Léelo en español] Despite the lip service that governments, nongovernmental organizations and the media continue to pay to wind and solar power, most notably at the recent U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai—where some 200 countries signed a nonbinding agreement pledging their support for “transitioning away from fossil fuels”—some global leaders realize that wind and solar energy won’t do the trick and that fossil fuels will be here for a long, long time. Sweden, for example, recently announced a major . . . Complete story »


December 28, 2023 • OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

After trillions spent, the world has barely budged from dependence on fossil fuels

From 2015 to 2023, governments and industry worldwide have spent US$11.7 trillion (inflation-adjusted) on clean energy. From 1995 to 2022, the amount of fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) consumed worldwide increased by 58.6%. Specifically, oil consumption increased by 34.2%, natural gas by 86.7% and coal by 72.7%. There was, however, a small decline in the share of total energy provided by oil, gas and coal during that time period, falling from 85.6% of total energy use in 1995 to 81.8% in 2022. In other words, After more than US$11.7 trillion spent on the transition away from fossil fuels, their consumption declined by 3.8% as a share of total global energy. And while wind & solar increased from 0.6% of total energy to 7.5% over the same period, both nuclear and hydro declined (6.5% to 4.0% and 7.3% to 6.7%, respectively), thus accounting for a net increase in non–fossil fuel energy of only 3.8% of total energy. Complete story »


December 11, 2023 • OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

Net zero could gobble up one-third of Australia’s farmland

Australia could lose one-third of its productive agricultural land to solar panels and wind farms if the government pushes forward with its plans to reach net zero emissions through wind and solar, a new study has warned. Australia could lose one-third of its productive agricultural land to solar panels and wind farms if the government pushes forward with its plans to reach net zero emissions entirely through wind and solar, a new study has warned. The alert comes as the . . . Complete story »


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