After successfully alleviating the farmers» water problems with this method, an additional 1,800 wells were created with the support of a government subsidy scheme and international funding. (rainforest-alliance.org)
ARREA has a very solid crack at the most colossal industry subsidy scheme in the history of the Commonwealth; and the fact that, despite the ridiculous cost of the LRET (set up as a $ 3.8 billion a year subsidy for wind power), there has never been any cost / benefit analysis of the policy in its 15 years of operation. (stopthesethings.com)
In the wind industry, the scam is all about pitching bogus projected returns (based on overblown wind «forecasts»)(see our posts here and here and here and here); claiming that wind turbines will run for 25 years, without the need for so much as an oil change (see our posts here and here and here); and telling investors that massive government mandated subsidy schemes will outlast religion (see our posts here and here). (stopthesethings.com)