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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Wind Farms Can Wreak Havoc with Weather … Reports


“Wind farms have been blamed for disrupting the lives of birds, bats and, most recently, the land-bound sage grouse. Now the weatherman? The massive spinning blades affixed to towers 200 feet high can appear on Doppler radar like a violent storm or even a tornado.” (Washington Times, Thursday)

The Law of Unintended Consequences strikes again.

FEE Timely Classic
“Mandating Renewable Energy: It’s Not Easy Being Green” by Michael Heberling


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.