Home » Archive

Articles tagged with: emissions

Headline, News, Objections »

[9 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 441 views]
Is wind power really green?

Examine the facts, then decide for yourself.
Denmark is the world’s most wind-intensive nation with more than 6,000 turbines generating 19% of its electricity. But consider this:

Not one fossil fuel power plant has been closed
50% more coal-generated electricity is needed to cover wind’s failings
Pollution and carbon dioxide emissions rose 36% in 2006 alone
Danish electricity costs are the highest in Europe

So what are the Danes saying about wind power now?

“Windmills are a mistake and economically make no sense.” – Neils Gram, Danish Federation of Industries
“Wind turbines do not reduce carbon dioxide emissions.” – …

News »

[28 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 324 views]
Lord Lawson of Blaby speaks out

“My Lords, is it not extraordinary that we should at this stage be introducing a unilateral, unconditional requirement on this country to reduce carbon dioxide emissions when no other country is committing to do the same, to the degree of 80 per cent, even though we account only for the insignificant amount of 1.5 to 1.7 per cent of total emissions? In pursuit of this absurd and masochistic policy for this country, has the Minister’s department made an estimate, as it should have done, of how big an increase in …