Getting past the hype behind wind energy

By John Droz, Jr., founder, Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) - 11/16/12 01:30 PM ET

Thursday, head wind lobbyist, Denise Bode of the American Wind Energy Association, (AWEA), waxed eloquently about why extending the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) is a splendid scheme that some of our legislators are supposedly supporting.

When a salesperson says their product is the cat’s meow, be careful that you don’t get caught in the claws.

Bode’s message is that an “All of the Above” energy policy is a terrific plan. Let’s skip the hype and think rationally about this for a minute, and see if this sound-bite actually makes sense.

If we use all energy sources, that would include expensive sources — how is that a good idea?

If we use all energy sources, that would include unreliable sources — how is that a good idea?

If we use all energy sources, that would include environmentally destructive sources — how is that a good idea?

If you are connecting the dots here, you can now understand why Bode loves the “All of the Above” slogan — as (surprise!) such a lax directive would qualify her expensive, unreliable and environmentally destructive product to be included in our energy mix.

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