{"product_id":"paradise-destroyed-the-destruction-of-rural-living-by-the-wind-energy-scam-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\u003e In 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\u003e Hubner 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.\" -JEFFREY HERBENER, Ph.D Chair 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.\" -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.\" -NORMAN HORN, Ph.D Engineering Post-Doc, MIT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregg C. Hubner is a farmer, businessman, and Certified General Appraiser from South Dakota. In 2012, he and his wife Marsha built a new \"retirement\" home that became jeopardized by the wind farm scam.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Blanket Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414571258130,"sku":"9780990594338","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0dba08de-8a7c-4caf-b0e5-d620bedc6c9c.jpg?v=1729372834","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paradise-destroyed-the-destruction-of-rural-living-by-the-wind-energy-scam-9780990594338","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}