Monthly Archives: December 2009

Camp Allegheny – Preparation for December 22 Hearing – Update

From Brightside Acres: Update on December 22 Hearing Monday December 21, 2009 A whole lot besides really bad weather has happened since December 14. Today, Virginia State Corporation Commission Hearing Examiner, Alexander Skirpan held a “telephonic pre-hearing conference” pursuant to … Continue reading

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Camp Allegheny – Defining The Public Interest

From Brightside Acres: Defining The Public Interest Monday December 21, 2009 On March 1, 2007, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) Hearing Examiner submitted a Report to the Commissioners wherein he made the following finding: “Construction and operation of the … Continue reading

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“Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment” – Executive Summary

Thanks to our friends at the excellent resource, Wind Concerns Ontario, for linking us to the Executive Summary of the new book, “Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment“, published by Dr. Nina Pierpont, MD, PHD. Wind Concerns … Continue reading

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Are Renewable Energy Credits a modern day snake oil?

Letter to Editor at Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News awaiting publication – “Renewable Energy Credits” – Jon Boone Letter begins: Submitted December 14, 2009 An organization known as Clean Currents, run by Washington DC wind salesman Gary Skulnik, is selling snake oil … Continue reading

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“Wind farms vs. property values” – join the discussion.

An interesting interchange about the impact of industrial wind on property values courtesy of the Missouri Ruralist . Join in the discussion at the link! Blog post begins: Wind Farms vs. Property Values Posted on December 14, 2009 at 2:03 … Continue reading

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Industrial windplants in Western Maryland? Jon Boone says Garrett Countians “deserve far better.”

With Mr. Boone’s permission, we post his letter to the Editor, which is currently awaiting publication at the Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News. Letter begins: Garrett’s commissioners were the LAST agency to oppose massive wind projects on public lands, well after Senator … Continue reading

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“The Wind Farm Scam” by Dr. John Etherington – a review

Thanks to Mr. Glenn Schleede for allowing us to post his review of “The Wind Farm Scam” by Dr. John Etherington, for the benefit of our readers. We provide the text of Mr. Schleede’s review for your convenience below, but … Continue reading

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Wind, Backup Power and Emissions – an excellent debate.

Thanks to Jon Boone for directing us to this commentary from a few months back at the Energy Pulse web site. The post by Mr. Michael Goggin, Electric Industry Analyst, American Wind Energy Association, is followed by an exceptionally lively … Continue reading

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CanWEA/AWEA white paper on wind turbine health impact challenged.

From our friends at Wind Concerns Ontario, commentary on the industrial wind funded study into health concerns of turbine noise. Article begins: Response to CanWEA/AWEA Study Co-authored by Dr. Robert McMurtry & Dr. Michael A. Nissenbaum Studies commissioned by Wind Energy … Continue reading

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Denmark’s massive 20 year industrial wind effort brings no reduction in CO2 emission.

A few weeks ago we posted an excellent and revealing Wall Street Journal commentary from Robert Bryce, linked here for your convenience: “Will industrial wind replace fossil fuel? Just do the math!” Now, Mr. Bryce writes “Denmark is “energy smart”? Think … Continue reading

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