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First Winds turbines: Made in China! And the blades: Made in Brazil! Read the Bangor Daily News article
Ex-PUC head enriched by utility company. Some criticize timing of Adam’s ‘equity’ deal with First Wind. By Naomi Schalit Bangor Daily News
MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Spain's wind power industry will have shed two thirds of its jobs by year-end compared with the end of 2008 as a consequence of a regulatory uncertainty, the country's wind power association AEE said Tuesday. In a joint press conference with union representatives, AEE said it estimates jobs in the sector will fall to about 15,000 at the end of 2010, from 45,000 two years earlier. Smart Money
Taxpayer-Funded Wind Farms Prompt Concern from Democrats and Republicans; Jobs for China? Two New York Democrats – Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Eric Massa – are among the lawmakers criticizing specific wind-power projects that are getting hundreds of millions in taxpayer subsidies. CNSNews
A recent study in Spain, which generates almost 30% of its energy from heavily subsidized wind energy, indicated that green energy kills more jobs than it creates and discourages manufacturing industries due to the high cost of energy Study of the effects on employment of public aid to renewable energy sources
- Do 'green' jobs pay off? Critics say that's an espensive and unproven way to create jobs that will destroy jobs in other sectors, and in many cases will be little more than putting a green veneer on existing trades. Windaction
- Wind industry jobs dwindle fast after construction. In empoyment terms, wind farms are large construction projects. Most of the jobs are temporary. www.trib.com
- Wasting Tax Money on Wind Power and Foreign-Owned Firms“. Even after several decades of technical development, wind energy remains economically unviable. Wind power devours colossal amounts of public money and depends on artificial markets for its existence. Documentation continues to grow of the negative effects of industrial wind turbines on people, landscapes, tourism, property values, wildlife, and public budgets. A "reality check" is long overdue.” JBS.org
- Does going green bring the promise of jobs? Prospects for green jobs may not be as positive as proponents think. Las Vegas Sun
- Cap and trade bill stirs controversy over jobs in U.S...Over time, the cap becomes more stringent to reduce carbon emissions, causing the cost of permits to surge and forcing factories to relocate to Asia, critics said. News.Xinhuanet