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    Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?

    Raise the curtain.

    Any Which Way The Wind Blows ...or Doesn't


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Wed Mar 07, 2012 at 07:21:39 PM EST
    Tags: Obama, Jobs, EPA, economy, environmentalism, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Fred Upton, Incandescent Light Bulb Ban, Global Warming, green energy, government regulation, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Coal, Power, Marquette, Presque Isle, Rick Snyder, Granholm, Progressives (all tags)

    I just can't get over this one.

    via FoxNews.com

    Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest -- built with government subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced -- are now getting paid to shut down as the federal agency charged with managing the region's electricity grid says there's an oversupply of renewable power at certain times of the year.

    The problem arose during the late spring and early summer last year. Rapid snow melt filled the Columbia River Basin. The water rushed through the 31 dams run by the Portland, Ore.-based Bonneville Power Administration allowing for peak hydropower generation. At the very same time, the wind howled leading to maximum wind power production.

    Demand could not keep up with supply, so BPA shut down the wind farms for nearly 200 hours over 38 days.

    Read more (with video)

    At least I have my memories of this nation when it didn't blow.

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    Ahh, now I see why they're called farms. (none / 0) (#1)
    by maidintheus on Wed Mar 07, 2012 at 09:06:51 PM EST
    The good ol' farm subsidy.

    The dams are going to be removed. (none / 0) (#2)
    by JGillman on Wed Mar 07, 2012 at 09:28:52 PM EST
    THAT is the ultimate plan.

    Mark my words.

    Look up the Northwestern Lake Condit dam sometime.

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