Finally, an explanation for why it was in Simmons Flashback that Peak Oil made windmills not work

[james_davis_nicoll]

“Now, to add insult to injury, The University of Maine, Presque Isle – anybody here been up there to see that damn windmill in the back yard? Guess what, if it’s not blowing wind outside and they have somebody visiting the campus, they have a little electric motor that turns the blades. I’m serious. They have an electric motor so that they can show people wind power works. Unbelievable. And that’s the government that you have here in the state of Maine,” said LePage.

Comments

[mishalak]

What I would really want an answer for is why Swanson's law stopped being a valid observation. Did we also run out of silicon ore?

[kithrup.livejournal.com]

I saw that; is it true?

[resonant.livejournal.com]

When I have given such people evidence that refutes their statements, in private they have told me that they will keep giving the incorrect statement because it is a better story.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Worth noting that our idiot governor got elected because the Democrats wouldn't field a competent alternative. Their old party warhorse came in a distant third in a five-way race. Splitting your forces in the face of the enemy often turns out badly.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

The "rusting windmills" trope was the first thing I thought of when I heard that.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

There are a remarkable number of people in the comments simply asserting that LePage is telling the truth. They seem to be split about fifty-fifty between good Republicans and NIMBY-style environmentalists.