Category Archives: Environment

American Bird Conservancy sues Federal Agencies over access to industrial wind correspondence.

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Notes from the Media Release: In a lawsuit filed today (June 26, 2012) in Washington D.C. District Court American Bird Conservancy has accused the federal government of suppressing information about wind energy projects and their potential negative impact on America’s … Continue reading →

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USFWS AGREES TO RECONSIDER SHAFFER MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL OPINION

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

PRESS RELEASE (Contact: Laura Jackson, Pres., Save Our Allegheny Ridges (SOAR), (814) 652–‐9268) FACED WITH NOTICE OF ESA VIOLATIONS, FWS AGREES TO RECONSIDER SHAFFER MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL OPINION The federally endangered Indiana bat won a significant reprieve recently when the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Industrial wind … “the crawling menace!”

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

We thank Mr. J. Edward Gates for granting permission to post his recent Letter to the Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News Editor. His letter is titled “You should know more about Roth Rock project” and the full text begins: I read with … Continue reading →

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Saddle Mountain – An Allegheny Treasure

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Until today, the image used to represent Allegheny Treasures was a personal photograph of Green Mountain, above Keyser, West Virginia, as seen from my home.  When taken a year ago, the 23 massive wind turbines of the Pinnacle wind project … Continue reading →

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“We don’t believe we mislead anyone.” – Chapter Two (or Three or Four)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Remember this post from a few days ago?  Wind developer canned response #283: “We don’t believe we mislead anyone.”  Well, the “didn’t mislead” comment came from none other than Dave Friend, CEO of US WindForce, the developers of the Pinnacle wind project … Continue reading →

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John Terry on industrial wind: “one wonders what unintended consequence will occur next?”

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

The Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News recently published a commentary written by Mr. John Terry of Montrose, WV.  We thank Mr. Terry for permission to post this enhanced version of the original article. AT Notes:  Please use the features of the Scribd embed … Continue reading →

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It’s BAAAAAAAAAAACK!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

If there’s an award given for the most intellectually insulting commercial, this gem from Emerson would certainly be in the running. I posted the video some time ago and hadn’t seen it on TV for a while.  I thought perhaps … Continue reading →

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“Letter From Your Country Cousin.”

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

We thank John Terry for granting permission to post his very entertaining and informative “Letter From Your Country Cousin.” As Mr. Terry notes:  “At its least, this piece presents some interesting pictures to explore. At its best, it prompts the … Continue reading →

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Sing it with me! “The Green Rolling … oops, wait … The Pinwheel Topped Hills of West Virginia”

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

(Courtesy of our great friends at Windtoons) I guess maybe they’ll just have to change the lyrics:

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US Fish and Wildlife Service must make wind energy guidelines mandatory!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently solicited comments regarding guidelines designed to protect wildlife from the vast expansion of industrial wind and insure that any intrusion into their fragile habitat meets the requirements under the various laws and treaties … Continue reading →

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