There just seems to be no clue from Walker when it comes to not getting in the way when jobs are available in Wisconsin. He seems to be on a mission to stop any jobs and appeal to his anti-science base who he lied to with pandering promises that lead to nowhere.

His latest antic is to try to screw over 10 of the 12 wind projects underway in the state with some arbitrary regulation (we thought he didn’t like government regulations) by implementing a 1,800-foot setback for wind turbines from nearby properties.

Granted, like high speed rail, wind farm technology is 21st Century technology that a college dropout like Walker wouldn’t understand. It’s complicated. It deals with a subject in school called science. That is probably too much for Scott.

Here is an editorial that proposes what is happening:

Walker seems to be reacting to a fear that wind turbines lower property values and limit development. But a 2009 study by the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found no evidence “that home prices surrounding wind facilities are consistently, measurably and significantly affected by either the view of wind facilities or the distance of the home to those facilities.” Michael Vickerman of Renew Wisconsin says that homes in the Kewaunee area – where wind farms were built in the 1990s – show no negative effect. Walker’s proposal is apparently trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist in any significant measure. At the same time, it would kill jobs and hamper the state’s ability to provide a balanced energy portfolio. On this one, the Legislature should say no. Source

Walker’s proposal would kill jobs and damage the state’s renewable energy portfolio. Maybe Walker read in his Bible that “renewable energy” is evil. That can be the only reason why he’s so inane on this issue.