Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for December 23, 2010

Items of interest:

1-Number 4 of 4 in the series from Alex Epstein:

• Energy at the Speed of Thought (Part 4: Free-Market Alternatives in Illumination and Transportation Energy) – MasterResource

First three for your convenience:

• Energy at the Speed of Thought (Part I: The Original Alternative Energy Market)
• Energy at the Speed of Thought (Part 2: Individual Planning in the Pre-Petroleum Illumination Market)
• Energy at the Speed of Thought (Part 3: How Oil Rose to Prominence)

2-T. Boone Pickens has the sense to do what our Congress does not:

• Will Harry Reid leave “the Pickens church,” now that the “pastor” is gone? – AT

3-In light of the latest subsidy squander by Congress, this borders on laughable:  “The U.S. said Wednesday it is requesting consultations with China at the World Trade Organization to end hundreds of millions of dollars of subsidies to boost wind-power production.”

• U.S. Targets China’s Wind Subsidies – Wall Street Journal (Subscription)

4-From Oregon – Renewable Mandates:

• Renewable Energy Woes – Oregon Catalyst

5-Feet meet fire:

• SAVE WESTERN MARYLAND SUES CONSTELLATION ENERGY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT – AT