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Nihil

(13,508 posts)

13. That's the exact phrase that caught my eye too!

Reply to djean111 (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 05:17 AM

Oct 2014

> attracting an industry that gobbles up big subsidies, draws frequent complaints
> and uses its powerful lobby to resist any reforms.

We can also add that the fossil fuel industry happily astroturfs all manner of propaganda
articles - like this one - under the fake heading of "news".

Need to order a new irony meter ...

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Wind power under scrutiny [View all] unhappycamper Oct 2014 OP

But this is different than nuclear or coal or oil how? And with less pollution. djean111 Oct 2014 #1

That's the exact phrase that caught my eye too! Nihil Oct 2014 #13

The oil and coal industries are sweating wind and solar. Frustratedlady Oct 2014 #2

irony win of the day. mopinko Oct 2014 #3

"... he found about 40 of his cows lined up in a single row in the turbine's shadow ..." eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #4

To be fair, just think how big a shadow a nuclear plant would cast! Forever, and in many ways. nt djean111 Oct 2014 #6

even real time, mopinko Oct 2014 #12

*sniff ... sniff ...* Associated Press ... *sniff ... sniff ...* smells like a planted article. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #5

This article is propaganda hokum. nt ladjf Oct 2014 #7

check out my link in #8 madokie Oct 2014 #9

I already had checked it out before I did my post. ladjf Oct 2014 #10

No doubt madokie Oct 2014 #11

If I remember correctly madokie Oct 2014 #8