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Tag Archives: WV wind
Nebraska wind: When we said “fire up,” we didn’t really mean “fire up!”
October 17, 2012: Mercury News – “Central Nebraska wind farm to fire up soon“ October 25, 2012: Yankton Press and Dakotan – “Wind Tower Fire Reported Near Crofton“ And why does this matter to the folks on the Allegheny Front? … Continue reading
Saddle Mountain – An Allegheny Treasure
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
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Environment, industrial wind failure, Pinnacle Wind Farm, Wildlife Resources
Tagged Allegheny Mountain destruction, Green Mountain WV, industrial wind environmental impact, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle wind, Saddle Mountain WV, wind turbine noise, wv migratory flyway, WV wind
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Music to my ears!
This is really interesting! It comes from our good friends at EPAW (European Platform Against Windfarms). ———————————————————— Wind Power Horror Serenade Protest concert based on wind turbine sounds Copenhagen- December 9, 2011 This is a true story of an old … Continue reading
Dallas is fired up! – UPDATE
UPDATE: Mr. Adams provided us with his extended remarks, which is now published as a letter to the editor in the Mineral Daily News-Tribune. For your convenience, we have replaced the earlier version with the extended letter in the post … Continue reading
Wind developer canned response #283: “We don’t believe we mislead anyone.”
A year ago, almost to the day, I led a post with one of my Dad’s favorite lines: ”Write it down on a block of ice!” He’d say that to me when I’d suggest he’d be getting a bill for … Continue reading
Pump storage … the industrial wind side show’s latest prop.
A November 7 article in the State Journal (West Virginia) is titled “Wind Power and Pumped Hydro Storage: A Natural Pair.” What may seem very promising on the surface requires a bit of understanding, so before I comment, I’d like … Continue reading
John Terry on industrial wind: “one wonders what unintended consequence will occur next?”
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
Posted in Allegheny Front Alliance, Allegheny Mountains, Environment, USFWS Guidelines, West Virginia Wind, Windtoons
Tagged AES Laurel Mountain, Backbone Mountain WV, Cumberland Times-News, John Terry, Pinnacle Wind Farm, Western Maryland Wind, wind turbine bird kills, Windtoons, WV wind
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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 22, 2011
Items of interest: 1-James Hansen Smacks Renewable Energy (“The Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy”–and Lovins as dreamer)- Robert Bradley Jr. (MasterResource) 2-Groups Claim Wind Energy Detrimental to W.Va. – Andrea Lannom (WOWK) 3-”The (UK) Ministry of Defence (MoD) is blocking … Continue reading
Eagle – Schmeagle! … “by the time problems are unveiled in post-construction monitoring, they’ve sold the facility.”
Thanks to Rick Webb of VA Wind for pointing us to a posting at North American Windpower: “FWS Official To Wind Developers: Our Door Is Always Open“ The title of the article might be a bit misleading if you read … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Bat/Bird Kills, Eagles, Endangered Species Act, Friends and Citizens Groups, incidental take permit, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle Wind Farm, Save Western Maryland, US Fish &Wildlife, US WindForce, Virginia Wind
Tagged Endangered Species Act, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle Wind Farm, Save Western Maryland, WV wind
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