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Politics : Rat's Nest - Chronicles of Collapse
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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (11229)9/3/2010 11:39:54 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 24224
 
jokuhl on September 3, 2010 - 10:25am

A few days back, the Drumbeat had a WSJ article by Robert Bryce,

online.wsj.com.
"Wind Power won't cool down the Planet"

and today Renewable Energy World issued what is essentially a rebuke to Bryce and this general line of attack on Wind, saying that there is a renewed burst of cash from the FF companies to protect their trade..

renewableenergyworld.com.

FOSSIL FUEL'S DESPERATE WAR AGAINST FACTS
...The group has continued trumpeting the report’s myths at public events around the country and on their website, and these myths are now beginning to spread through the pro-fossil fuel blogosphere. In recent days, these myths have re-appeared in columns by Robert Bryce, a senior fellow at the fossil-funded Manhattan Institute.

THE TRUTH ABOUT WIND AND EMISSIONS
... Unsurprisingly, government studies and grid operator data show that this is exactly what has happened to the power system as wind energy has been added. A study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released in January 2010 found drastic reductions in both fossil fuel use and carbon dioxide emissions as wind energy is added to the grid. The Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS) used in-depth power system modeling to examine the impacts of integrating 20% or 30% wind power into the Eastern U.S. power grid.

I would love to hear some perspectives on these two sides, as it starts becoming as much an issue of personality and characterization, as it is one of battling Stats. (Not to say the right studies and facts aren't the ultimate deciding factor, but that in these public debates, squeakier wheels can hold sway over public perception of who is 'winning')
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