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Fridap

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27. Another "lefty" anti-wind essay by Wind Watch prez

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Tue Sep 24, 2013, 07:10 PM

Sep 2013

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wind-watch.org [View all] iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 OP

I googled some of the officers named at the bottom of their website. amerikat Sep 2013 #1

They are one of the first astroturf antiwind organizations to spring up kristopher Sep 2013 #2

astroturf? Fridap Sep 2013 #3

You expect astroturf groups to self-identify themselves? kristopher Sep 2013 #4

oh man, I heard about how dangerous they are Kali Sep 2013 #5

You. Crack. maddezmom Sep 2013 #8

Paid propaganda mongers that spew lies about wind power. jpak Sep 2013 #6

Nice of you to sign up to DU to support them here though. Nihil Sep 2013 #7

Just the visuals are a huge tipoff caraher Sep 2013 #9

Inspiring 350.org? Fridap Sep 2013 #23

Perhaps so (re: private registration) caraher Sep 2013 #24

A new symptom of an astroturf org, eh? FBaggins Sep 2013 #25

Nor is it hard to read the About page at Wind-Watch.org Fridap Sep 2013 #26

Another "lefty" anti-wind essay by Wind Watch prez Fridap Sep 2013 #27

Wow. Fridap Sep 2013 #10

Two posts and you're already calling others' pathetic? FBaggins Sep 2013 #11

I think I have some names now caraher Sep 2013 #12

Thanks. kristopher Sep 2013 #13

Maybe not almost incalculably so, but still small Fridap Sep 2013 #14

Wind, solar and energy efficiency are the key elements to decarbonizing modern society kristopher Sep 2013 #16

No, using drastically less is only way Fridap Sep 2013 #18

Read the article, not the teaser. Fridap Sep 2013 #17

Reading the article only reinforces the view that the author is misinformed caraher Sep 2013 #19

I agree Fridap Sep 2013 #20

It does suggest the author has nothing to contribute beyond a distaste for wind turbines caraher Sep 2013 #21

Building wind is quite different from reducing carbon Fridap Sep 2013 #22

Interesting Fridap Sep 2013 #15

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