I appreciated the Journal‘s thoughtful editorial on energy use and offshore wind project proposed for Humboldt County (“Our Last Best Chance,” April 11). Yet in ongoing “green power” debates, one important fact is consistently left out: In large part the energy produced by these projects will not supplant dirty energy, but supplement it. According to the […]
Greg King
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‘Hook, Line and Turbine’
How dispiriting to read that officials at Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) have fallen hook, line and turbine for a deeply flawed energy proposal. Like many outside colonizers since 1850, a Manhattan energy company, Terra-Gen, is relying on local officials to support its plan to place up to 60 wind turbines, each standing 600 feet […]