Maine governor: So, can we back off on all of these wind initiatives yet?

Maine governor: So, can we back off on all of these wind initiatives yet? « Hot Air:

Over the past few years, along with the huge raft of federal support the wind industry receives via tax credits, payouts, regulations, and initiatives, it’s also been all the rage for states to set up their own wind-friendly subsidies and renewable portfolio standards to help out the wind industry so that politicians at all levels can trumpet how much they care about Being Green to their constituents. All the cool kids are doing it, so why not, right?
Well, because it’s unduly expensive, it isn’t delivering on its promises, it’s a drain on state resources, and it’s contributing to increasing everyone’s energy costs — so says Maine’s Republican Governor Paul LePage, who’s looking to roll back some of the provisions currently setting his state’s goals fro increasing wind energy capacity...

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