The Sound Of Money; Wind Energy Is Booming In Deep Red Republican States

[skews13]

Driving west from Oklahoma City to the outskirts of Weatherford, wind turbines don't just dot the landscape; they dominate it.

From oil and gas booms and busts to heavy rains followed by drought, Oklahoma is no stranger to extremes. One constant is the wind, which is so bracingly strong that what locals call a breeze will send hats flying and whip open car doors suddenly.

"We've always had the wind in Oklahoma," said Melva Dickey, a 91-year-old landowner and retired farmer.

Dickey leases her land to Ohio-based utility American Electric Power. With four turbines on her property, she — along with more than 300 other landowners — are harnessing the state's most plentiful natural resource.

'The sound of money': Wind energy is booming in deep-red Republican states | CNN Politics

Wind turbines don't just dot the landscape in Oklahoma; they dominate it.

www.cnn.com

And not one dime in subsidies, unlike the oil companies there that cannot compete without tax payer subsidies to pay for them to compete in the market place.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Driving west from Oklahoma City to the outskirts of Weatherford, wind turbines don't just dot the landscape; they dominate it.

From oil and gas booms and busts to heavy rains followed by drought, Oklahoma is no stranger to extremes. One constant is the wind, which is so bracingly strong that what locals call a breeze will send hats flying and whip open car doors suddenly.

"We've always had the wind in Oklahoma," said Melva Dickey, a 91-year-old landowner and retired farmer.

Dickey leases her land to Ohio-based utility American Electric Power. With four turbines on her property, she — along with more than 300 other landowners — are harnessing the state's most plentiful natural resource.

'The sound of money': Wind energy is booming in deep-red Republican states | CNN Politics

Wind turbines don't just dot the landscape in Oklahoma; they dominate it.

www.cnn.com

And not one dime in subsidies, unlike the oil companies there that cannot compete without tax payer subsidies to pay for them to compete in the market place.

Not very environmentally friendly when you are killing 100s of thousands of birds each year. Where is PETA's outrage?

Dr. Loss' research estimates that wind turbines kill 234,000 birds a year. That sure sounds like a lot of birds. Some bird species like eagles and hawks are more impacted than others.

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[rightwinger]

I feel sorry for them

They will all catch Windmill Cancer

 

[Oddball]

Amazing how things will "boom" when there are scores of billions in taxpayer subsidy loot thrown at them.

 

[norwegen]

Once again, blue states should take notes.

 

[Oddball]

Oh, and remember this one the next time one of these moonbat hacks talks about more taxpayer loot going to these states.

 

[badger2]

Once again, b-state nazi-dems haven't the IQ to realize that, along with solar panels, e-bikes can also carry a small wind turbine for recharging. The reconnaissance for this project has already been done in Iowa.

 

[skews13]

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Oh, and remember this one the next time one of these moonbat hacks talks about more taxpayer loot going to these states.

Did you read the article? Private energy companies are leasing private farm land, which the owners happily lease to them?

Do you know why that is Cletis?

Because its profitable. The energy company is making money, and the land owner is making money.

No government, no subsidies, and the only taxes, are the ones being collected by the state. Which a percentage goes to oil companies to drill for oil, which the citizens are taxed for twice, because they are now paying gasoline taxes on top of that.

Wind power isn't being subsidized.

Oil drilling is being subsidized. And the second no more subsidies go to oil companies, they're done, and it's just a matter of time before we get the right politicians in office to cut those subsidies off permanently.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Oil drilling is being subsidized. And the second no more subsidies go to oil companies, they're done,

Hilarious!

Do you write for Colbert?

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

54ds

Did you read the article? Private energy companies are leasing private farm land, which the owners happily lease to them?

Do you know why that is Cletis?

Because its profitable. The energy company is making money, and the land owner is making money.

No government, no subsidies, and the only taxes, are the ones being collected by the state. Which a percentage goes to oil companies to drill for oil, which the citizens are taxed for twice, because they are now paying gasoline taxes on top of that.

Wind power isn't being subsidized.

Oil drilling is being subsidized. And the second no more subsidies go to oil companies, they're done, and it's just a matter of time before we get the right politicians in office to cut those subsidies off permanently.

At least those farmers will be able to serve foul once in a while , those that happen to be unlucky enough to crash into the blades. But that doesnt matter because birds even rare ones arent worth saving.

 

[MisterBeale]

Driving west from Oklahoma City to the outskirts of Weatherford, wind turbines don't just dot the landscape; they dominate it.

From oil and gas booms and busts to heavy rains followed by drought, Oklahoma is no stranger to extremes. One constant is the wind, which is so bracingly strong that what locals call a breeze will send hats flying and whip open car doors suddenly.

"We've always had the wind in Oklahoma," said Melva Dickey, a 91-year-old landowner and retired farmer.

Dickey leases her land to Ohio-based utility American Electric Power. With four turbines on her property, she — along with more than 300 other landowners — are harnessing the state's most plentiful natural resource.

'The sound of money': Wind energy is booming in deep-red Republican states | CNN Politics

Wind turbines don't just dot the landscape in Oklahoma; they dominate it.

www.cnn.com

And not one dime in subsidies, unlike the oil companies there that cannot compete without tax payer subsidies to pay for them to compete in the market place.

You have no idea what is going on. How can you? You watch a news network controlled by the establishment, and follow crooks, thieves, and liars?


This isn't about CO2. . . this is about resources. And the folks that control most of them? Believe that they can control and allocate them better than the free market.

. . . a lot of pain is coming, terrible, tragic pain, not seen since the classical collapse of empires thousands of years ago. . . and the folks that control it all, have the hubris of gas-lighting the little people, by lying to them, and trying to forestall the inevitable by purposely killing them, deceiving them, stripping them of freedom, manipulating them, rather than revealing the TRUTH & having the market reflect reality, and taking emergency measures NOW, by being honest with everyone.

 

[Dekster]

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Did you read the article? Private energy companies are leasing private farm land, which the owners happily lease to them?

Do you know why that is Cletis?

Because its profitable. The energy company is making money, and the land owner is making money.

No government, no subsidies, and the only taxes, are the ones being collected by the state. Which a percentage goes to oil companies to drill for oil, which the citizens are taxed for twice, because they are now paying gasoline taxes on top of that.

Wind power isn't being subsidized.

Oil drilling is being subsidized. And the second no more subsidies go to oil companies, they're done, and it's just a matter of time before we get the right politicians in office to cut those subsidies off permanently.

Well maybe "happily lease to them". May also be "have no choice but to lease to them." When I was a wee one I saw a thing on CBS sunday morning about windmills in texas. I think the only reason it stuck with me was because it was the first I ever saw these massive strange things. I was expecting them to look like dutch windmills I guess. Anyway, one of the farmers they were featuring was more in the camp of "We desperately needed the money as farming alone is becoming less and less profitable so..."

 

[Yarddog]

Driving west from Oklahoma City to the outskirts of Weatherford, wind turbines don't just dot the landscape; they dominate it.

From oil and gas booms and busts to heavy rains followed by drought, Oklahoma is no stranger to extremes. One constant is the wind, which is so bracingly strong that what locals call a breeze will send hats flying and whip open car doors suddenly.

"We've always had the wind in Oklahoma," said Melva Dickey, a 91-year-old landowner and retired farmer.

Dickey leases her land to Ohio-based utility American Electric Power. With four turbines on her property, she — along with more than 300 other landowners — are harnessing the state's most plentiful natural resource.

'The sound of money': Wind energy is booming in deep-red Republican states | CNN Politics

Wind turbines don't just dot the landscape in Oklahoma; they dominate it.

www.cnn.com

And not one dime in subsidies, unlike the oil companies there that cannot compete without tax payer subsidies to pay for them to compete in the market place.

Do you have ANY IDEA how many products either need in the creation process or come from Wind Mills??

Oh, I mean oil, excuse me for the slip.

Or maybe you and old Melva there think the computer your typing on magically appeared out of that Oklahoma wind. probably.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Democrats have no taste and no eye and consequently have no idea how the landscape has been raped and trashed by these wind farms.

 

[Pellinore]

Democrats have no taste and no eye and consequently have no idea how the landscape has been raped and trashed by these wind farms.

Apparently, there's a whole science around how to keep wind turbines from chopping up the local birds and bats. Organizations like the "Bats and Wind Energy Collective" and sonic beacons that keep the little beasties away from the choppers. It's pretty fascinating.

Environmental Impacts and Siting of Wind Projects

WETO works to understand and mitigate barriers to wind power deployment by conducting R&D activities aimed at addressing siting issues.

www.energy.gov

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Apparently, there's a whole science around how to keep wind turbines from chopping up the local birds and bats. Organizations like the "Bats and Wind Energy Collective" and sonic beacons that keep the little beasties away from the choppers. It's pretty fascinating.

Environmental Impacts and Siting of Wind Projects

WETO works to understand and mitigate barriers to wind power deployment by conducting R&D activities aimed at addressing siting issues.

www.energy.gov

Wind turbines trash the landscape. That’s why there are none off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.

 

[theHawk]

Driving west from Oklahoma City to the outskirts of Weatherford, wind turbines don't just dot the landscape; they dominate it.

From oil and gas booms and busts to heavy rains followed by drought, Oklahoma is no stranger to extremes. One constant is the wind, which is so bracingly strong that what locals call a breeze will send hats flying and whip open car doors suddenly.

"We've always had the wind in Oklahoma," said Melva Dickey, a 91-year-old landowner and retired farmer.

Dickey leases her land to Ohio-based utility American Electric Power. With four turbines on her property, she — along with more than 300 other landowners — are harnessing the state's most plentiful natural resource.

'The sound of money': Wind energy is booming in deep-red Republican states | CNN Politics

Wind turbines don't just dot the landscape in Oklahoma; they dominate it.

www.cnn.com

And not one dime in subsidies, unlike the oil companies there that cannot compete without tax payer subsidies to pay for them to compete in the market place.

Yea a lovely annoying sound and ugly as hell. Plus in 15 years they will have to replace those blades and bury them in the ground.

 

[theHawk]

The only green energy that will be sustainable is fusion nuclear, and that is about 50 - 100 years away.

 

[Delldude]

And not one dime in subsidies, unlike the oil companies there that cannot compete without tax payer subsidies to pay for them to compete in the market place.

BS- They get money from the windfarm development companies which get subsidies from the gov't.

If you were to survey people and ask the question "Should we subsidize oil companies?" -- the overwhelming majority would undoubtedly respond "No!" The idea that we are subsidizing oil companies generates outrage in many people, but in this article I will show why these subsidies aren't going to go away any time soon. The reason may surprise you.

So let's ask the question in a different way: "Should we allow oil companies to take a tax deduction also available to any U.S. manufacturer such as Apple or Microsoft?" A lot of people will still answer "No" to that question, but certainly fewer than answered "No" to the original question.

Now ask the question "Should farmers be allowed a fuel tax exemption for the fuel they use on the farm?" In this case, some people are going to say "No", but farmers are going to be near unanimous in saying "Yes!" Let's ask one final question: "Should we fund programs like the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) that help low-income families with their heating bills?" The irony in this question is that some of the people who are the most vehemently opposed to fossil fuel subsidies will argue that this is an important program that helps keep poor people from freezing to death in winter, and thus it would be inhumane to eliminate it.

Yet unless you answered "No" to all four questions you support programs that have been specifically identified as fossil fuel subsidies.

The Surprising Reason That Oil Subsidies Persist: Even Liberals Love Them

 

[jc456]

Hahaha haha