{"product_id":"9780990594338","title":"Paradise Destroyed: The Destruction of Rural Living by the Wind Energy Scam","description":"Wind energy. It's free. It's green. It's healthy. It's sustainable. And it's lucrative for property-owners. \u003cp\u003eIf only this popular narrative were true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Paradise Destroyed, Gregg Hubner fully exposes wind energy development for what it really is: a taxpayer scam. And not only is it a scam, but wind farms are a destructive force of 21st-century crony-capitalism that renders local communities divided and land permanently devalued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHubner recounts his personal experience of wind energy colonization and shares his knowledge of just how much damage wind farms can cause property and property-owners. Complete with up-to-date research on the adverse health effects of wind energy, other chapters address the bane of PURPA legislation, legal risks in signing wind-rights contracts, and a host of other related issues. Whether you are a midwestern farmer considering a wind lease, or an environmental activist trying to save the planet, Paradise Destroyed is an absolute must-read. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . a remarkable service in chronicling the devastation wrought by wind farms . . . For those of us who share their love of the Great Plains, let us hope that their struggle has attained more than a stay of execution.\"\u003cbr\u003e-JEFFREY HERBENER, Ph.D\u003cbr\u003eChair of Economics, Grove City College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an extremely informative book and likely to become a must-read for anyone that lives around or is considering allowing a wind farm on their property. As a physician . . . I found this book very helpful.\"\u003cbr\u003e-THOMAS RIES, M.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At present, wind energy is a losing proposition for all but those developers that benefit from government subsidization of their industry. Hubner gives an accessible overview of how and why this is truly the case.\"\u003cbr\u003e-NORMAN HORN, Ph.D\u003cbr\u003eEngineering Post-Doc, MIT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Blanket Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47700518076656,"sku":"9780990594338","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780990594338_p0.jpg?v=1763896990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780990594338","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}