Green Job Destruction: The Spain Study (Netting to negative via government) — MasterResource

As many of us have argued for some time, simple economic theory suggests that the government’s push to create “green jobs” will ultimately kill more jobs on net. While the theoretical argument is fully compelling, however, it’s nice to have hard data to show people that this particular theory plays out in reality.

Wind Watch: Windmills pose risk to crop dusters

SPRINGFIELD — As wind farm developers seek to put more windmills in Illinois fields, questions have been raised about the safety of crop dusters who have to navigate them.

The dilemma is a clear one to Rick Reed, who owns an agricultural aviation company in Mattoon.

“The more obstacles there are, the more difficult it is for us to get our jobs done for farmers,” said Reed, who also works as president of the Illinois Agricultural Aviation Association.

Wind Watch: Monstrous turbines: detrimental effect for little gain

Investment in wind turbines is melting away faster than an Andean glacier!

The Government, as far as we can tell, has not yet formally renounced the target for renewables, set in 2000, where 10 per cent of our electricity supply should come from renewables in 2010. So far it has managed 4.9 per cent and it has nine months in which to make up the difference.

Global Warming as Religion: Just Say No to Extreme Industrial Makeovers

Liberals/progressives distrust industry and blame it for all the ills of modern life, completely ignoring the benefits that industrial activity bestows. That is in large part why they latch on so eagerly to an argument that casts carbon dioxide emissions from industrial activity as some evil climate destroyer.

The rest of us are left to choose our preferred apocalypse – weapons of mass destruction or global flooding. How about none of the above?