We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans

9 Replies to “We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans”

1. We now have a federal trade agreement with China. Contracts are to be obligated under signing terms (if I’m not mistaken). Disputes are adjudicated via a 3 man tribunal. Doesn’t this mean that loss of future profit for existing contracts is a viable suit worthy action? (based on foreign owned companies)

2. There is nothing like failed “green” policies and Russia flexing its muscles to make one really think about how freezing during the winter sucks.

3. Umm..following Europe hasn’t worked out so well..Lawrence finally noticed this..?..

4. Rots a ruck baby!
   If broken down bird shredders are too expensive to
   tear down, they will not be removed. If no private
   demolition company can turn a profit in their
   destruction, they will forever remain an eyesore.
   If the prices of scrap metals do not justify the
   costs of the explosives to fell these monstrosities,
   they will be with us forever.

5. Yeah well, the fiberglass blades are land fill but the mast is steel, and the pods contain a lotta rare earth magnets…$$$$$…the concrete base is already buried….

6. Lawrence is a gutsy little bugger. He was standing alone years ago against a cabal of greedy energy giants and farm groups denouncing corn-sourced ethanol for what it was and is.

7. Outside of the Wind developers and their cronies in the Ont Liberal cabinet, no one still believes that wind power can generate cost effective electricity, or do anything whatever for the environment. Even a survey of farmers at the Eastern Ont Farm Show found 1/2 of them unsupportive of Industrial wind factories. After all, they have to pay power rates like anyone else. It is one thing to be enthusiastic for Big Wind 10 years ago, but given all the worldwide evidence, to remain do is simply delusional.That clearly sums up the McWynnty Liberal party.

8. Sasquatch, I am attempting to apply a little logic on this
   subject. There have been many stories over the decades
   about these things being abandoned by their owners rather
   than being torn down for scrap materials. If there were a
   profit in it, there are hundreds of companies that specialize
   in demolition that will do the job for free in exchange for
   the scrap.
   I ought to know, One of the paper mills I used to work for
   became a 10+ acre dirt lot after it was shut down. Scrap
   metal companies were competing for the pulpers, pumps,
   gearboxes, turbines rolls, etc….
   If someone could make a profit by cutting these bird shredders
   up for scrap, they would not be abandoned when they break down.

9. Leonard Jones:
   In Ont the wind companies pay lip service to dismantling the turbines and returning the land to agricultural use at the end of their life span. Since each turbine is estimated to remove over 2 acres of land for base, access roads,lines, stations etc the amount of cropland is significant. Virtually all wind factories are built on Cl 1 agriculture land. They really like flat, drained corn/wheat fields easy to build on.
   No one believes them. Even if the towers are removed for scrap, the bases with tons of reinforced concrete are there forever. Farmers will have to work around them. Since most of the companies are foreign owned, it is more likely the taxpayers of Ont will pay for removing the towers, after the subsidies end.
   Ont Liberals haven’t thought this part through.