Time to admit WOW was short sighted? Why has Anne Britton gone radio silient?

Submitted by visitorfromclinton on Tue, 07/01/2008 - 6:57am.

I'm just more than a bit curious what Effie, Anne, and other anti wind content contributors of this site have to say about the high price of oil, electricity rates and natural gas in context of the old argument that wind energy wasn't cost effective. I think the price of energy has at least doubled since this site went up. All of a sudden, these wind farms are started to look like a pretty good investment. I can't help but notice that the postings have dwindled to a few every third week or so. No opinons anymore, just news clippings. Is this a sign that or admission about being short sighted? Or maybe just the lack of postings by a diversity of contributors is evidence enough? Or maybe it was as I said after all - just a nimby oriented cause from beginning to end.

On Fri, 07/18/2008 - 11:34am, formosa said:

Visitor,

Could it be that your failure to notice that the Attorney General is investigating wind development in New York has you throwing out wild accusations?

Could it be that the common knowledge that wind power will _not_ reduce the price of electricty have you making rediculous statements?

Could it be that your lack of any understanding of the word investment has you making such niave statements?

On Thu, 02/12/2009 - 2:51pm, AnneBritton said:

Wrong...am far from quiet, been in Associated press articles, BBC radio, etc within the past year...... I am in close contact with the Wind Task Force.... am all over the world. Nothing will shut me down, not even the 500K dollar bribe I was offered, thank you. I just rarely respond to cowards that don't identify themsleves...not worth my time.....

On Sun, 02/15/2009 - 3:41pm, visitorfromclinton said:

Glad to hear a few folks are at least still talking on this site. Can't really say I've heard anything about what you're doing Anne. Have you been thru Clinton county these days? The turbine payments are going to go a long way with education when other towns are cutting their budgets.

Ah Formasa. I see you changed your manifesto from wind farms not generating any power to wind farms not reducing electricity costs. And I didn't think you couldn't loose that ridiculous prior position.

On Wed, 03/11/2009 - 11:27pm, formosa said:

First, I never said what you claim I said, you have repeatedly conflated statements. My challenge was for you to provide data that wind _reduced_ current GHG levels and _reduced_ fossil fuel use and reduced conventional powerplant use. You have failed to do any of that but instead provided little more than wind industry "predictions" and avoidance figures. I have no idea your second reference - but you are right, wind farms do not reduce electricty costs either.

On Fri, 03/13/2009 - 7:00pm, visitorfromclinton said:

Haha. You're right - the no carbon offset was the absurd position. Perhaps you should listen to the AEP executive who recently said on MAD MONEY that their expanding their wind facility as it allows them to idle down their coal plant when the wind is producing.