On Feb 4, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > For Clean Energy: Layoffs and Plummeting Demand - Green Inc. Blog - > NYTimes.com > > http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/for-clean-energy-layoffs-and-plummeting-demand/ > > From The New York Times Business section Wednesday: > > Wind and solar power have been growing at a blistering pace in > recent years, and that growth seemed likely to accelerate under the > green-minded Obama administration. But because of the credit crisis > and the broader economic downturn, the opposite is happening: > installation of wind and solar power is plummeting. > > Factories building parts for these industries have announced a wave > of layoffs in recent weeks, and trade groups are projecting 30 to 50 > percent declines this year in installation of new equipment, barring > more help from the government. > > Prices for turbines and solar panels, which soared when the boom > began a few years ago, are falling. Communities that were patting > themselves on the back just last year for attracting a wind or solar > plant are now coping with cutbacks. > > “I thought if there was any industry that was bulletproof, it was > that industry,” said Rich Mattern, the mayor of West Fargo, N.D., > where DMI Industries of Fargo operates a plant that makes towers for > wind turbines. Though the flat Dakotas are among the best places in > the world for wind farms, DMI recently announced a cut of about 20 > percent of its work force because of falling sales. Read the full > story … >
Perhaps part of the problem is this <http://www.physorg.com/news151066592.html > "Home Turbines Fail To Deliver As Promised, Warns British Study" Here's one for you to ponder. "Government Blocks Wind Farm Plans" <http://www.physorg.com/news68373280.html > But supporters of wind power say the reason for the actions is political and has little to do with national security, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday.In one instance, critics say, a group of wealthy vacationers believe a proposed wind farm off the Cape Cod, Mass., coast would spoil the view of the ocean from their summer homes The attempt to stop the planting of 130 turbines in Nantucket Sound has led to a moratorium on new wind farms across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, the Tribune reported." So if there is a moratorium, it is logical that the companies go out of business, no? Shortly, I expect the government to give bailout money to keep them in business during the moratorium that the government created. Am I missing something or are we are now living IN the insane asylum? BTW: what is missing from this article? " critics say, a group of wealthy vacationers " buzzzt.. The lead person fighting the wind farm in Nantucket was Ted Kennedy since he argued that it would detract from his view of the ocean. Yet another case of do as I say, not as I do. <http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/05/07/kennedy_doesnt_play_by_the_rules > fucking hypocrite liberal kennedy. but I repeat myself. =c= _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
