Here in North Dakota a half-dozen oil companies faced criminal prosecution under the Migratory Birds Treaty Act by Obama-appointed US Attorney Tim Purdon over about a dozen dead ducks – common ducks, not at all endangered – found at oil sites during a months-long investigation. Thankfully, those prosecutions were laughed out of federal court, but…
Shocker: Renewal Of Wind Subsidies Sparks Plans For 41% Expansion In North Dakota
Not so long ago it seemed Big Wind was on the verge of collapse what with the federal subsidies the industry relies on about to be pulled. But then those subsidies were renewed, and now there are plans for a 41% expansion of wind power capacity in North Dakota: The extension of a key federal…
Thanks Fracking: US Oil Imports Continue To Fall
For years the proponents of green energy subsidies told us we had to shower subsidies on things like ethanol and wind power to “end our dependence on foreign oil.” Well, our dependence on foreign oil is shrinking these days, but not because of any government policy. The oil and gas revolution kicked off by innovations…
ND House Votes Down Two Year Income Tax Moratorium, Passes New Wind Subsidies
When I was in Bismarck last week visiting the legislature a Republican member of the House took me aside and told me that the Republican majority would be voting down a lot of tax relief proposals this week and wondered if I might curtail criticism until we see what kind of tax relief is left…
Fiscal Cliff Deal Contained $12 Billion For Continuing Wind Subsidies
You wouldn’t think that a bill which was supposedly about fixing the nation’s fiscal problems would be porked up with handouts for special interests, but you’d be wrong. The “fiscal cliff” deal was chock full of goodies, including $12 billion in continues subsidies for Big Wind: Among the leaders in this glorious formation are companies…
Spain Selling Off Wind Farms
Remember when President Obama was touting Spain’s “green energy” policies as something worth emulating here in the United States? Well Spain, where unemployment has hit rates as high as 20%, is now selling off their wind farms (via Million Dollar Way): In its concerted effort to reduce debt and maintain investment grade credit rating, Iberdrola…