Wind Energy - "green energy" scam?

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Just saw this and it appears that people in New York will pay around 4 times more for wind energy

And then, there's this:

“Clean” energy wind turbine DISASTER in Iowa leaves town on hook for MILLIONS in damages

Excerpt:

It is bad enough when one "clean" energy wind turbine fails and destroys the nearby terrain, but one Iowa farm recently learned what happens when three wind turbines collapse in less than a year and a half.

The farm, located in Mechanicsville, incurred massive destruction after the three wind turbines were all struck by lightning at different intervals. Literal tons of debris, including wires and fiberglass, were strewn about in the disaster site, affecting both crops and soil.

The crop, in this case corn, is now unsellable due to the disaster, as are the corn stalks that would normally be used to create animal bedding. The farmland itself is also severely compromised and may not be usable for quite some time. Farming equipment was also damaged.

"At least 1,000 acres of farmland," reports indicate, were destroyed by the wind turbine disasters. The amount of damage incurred is estimated to be in the millions.

Yep, the citizens are left with the pollution and the extreme cost to clean it up. And let's not forget taxpayers are subsidizing these turbines in the first place - they are not economically viable without this subsidizing (try not to act surprised). Just another "clean" energy scam with the public on the hook for not only its initiation, but when it goes south as well!

The public simply cannot be expected to pay for cleanup when the only people benefiting from wind turbines are their owners and the farmers and landowners who lease space for their installation.

The father of Sally Freeman, the farm's owner, commented that wind turbine leasing income has always been a "good" deal. In that case, those reaping the benefits need to pay for cleanup, not taxpayers.

"I didn't see any of that income though, so why would I foot the bill for disastrous consequences when it all goes south?" asked Olivia Murray, writing for American Thinker. "If Freeman and her family choose to cash-in on handouts, then they're assuming the risk, right? I mean, that's what more 'legislation' means."

"I hate to be insensitive, but they're the ones who leased out their land, trying to make a buck on a faulty product – information on the limitations of turbines isn't exactly a secret – so why should I as a taxpayer be on the hook?" It's tragic, and I absolutely regret all the damage done, but again, why does that warrant using the government to compel me, or any other uninvolved party, to pay for the fallout? Because of course that's who always pays when there's new 'legislation,' in one way or another."

But Olivia - that's the American Way, better known as Capitalism! Or as more accurately characterized by Naomi Klein, Disaster Capitalism! Cue the waving flags!