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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Will industrial wind replace fossil fuel? Just do the math!
(courtesy of windtoons) Sometimes it’s worth a trip to the recent past to put industrial wind, as a viable energy source replacing fossil fuels, in perspective. The following article was published at the Wall Street Journal online on March 4, … Continue reading
Posted in Wind v Coal
Tagged industrial wind not viable, Renewable Energy, wind and solar energy, Wind v Coal
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Letter to Virginia DHR Director – Please don’t forget your friends in West Virginia!
From Brightside Acres: “Letter to DHR Director” December 4, 2009 Kathleen Kilpatrick, Director Virginia Department of Historic Resources 2801 Kensington Avenue Richmond, VA 23221 RE: Highland New Wind Development, LLC SCC Case No. PUE-2005-00101 Dear Ms. Kilpatrick: Thank you for … Continue reading
Industrial wind calls it NIMBY. Perhaps! But “this problem runs from the arctic to the tip of South America — and that is one helluva big backyard!”
Replying to my thanks for introducing me to Wayne Wegner, Jon Boone said simply, “Glad you enjoy this colloquy of good people.” What an incredible understatement. Both are highly respected, knowledgeable and multi-talented environmentalists. They are separated by the the … Continue reading
Beech Ridge industrial wind project will bring around 487 million new jobs to West Virginia!
A recent study has shown that, should the Beech Ridge wind project be allowed to proceed, approximately 487 million West Virginians will find employment, directly or indirectly, as a result. Well, 487 million is only approximate … and, truth be … Continue reading
Constellation Energy’s venture into industrial wind in the Alleghenies – questionable power generation … guaranteed profit generation.
Just in case you need more evidence of the real reason for the push to develop industrial wind – try to find anything in this article that speaks to benefits for the citizens who will pay for this folly. Nope, … Continue reading
More on Camp Allegheny’s ongoing battle with industrial wind.
From the Recorder Online via the excellent resource – National Wind Watch: “Battlefield bigger than you think” RICHMOND — After months of back and forth with Virginia’s first wind energy facility owners, the Department of Historic Resources has concluded the … Continue reading
To understand the impact of industrial wind on Camp Allegheny, simply look on the Brightside!
Think the windtoon message sounds silly? How about if the same government agency that told you 18 historic sites would be negatively impacted by the installation of an industrial wind complex decided that a check for $10,000 would solve the … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Allegheny, WVSHPO
Tagged Brightside Acres, Camp Allegheny, industrial wind mitigation, WVSHPO
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UN halts China wind projects. Surprise … it’s all about money!
Could have knocked me over with an eagle feather. Not that the Chinese figured out how to take advantage of carbon trading, but that the UN would actually suspend industrial wind projects while it considers the situation. CNN reports in … Continue reading
Note to Western Michigan Sierra Club – wind turbines won’t replace coal fired plants … and, oh yeah! … about those two eagles.
Seldom has a day gone by without an article about battle lines formed to debate the pros and cons of wind energy. The argument against industrial wind is almost guaranteed to include view-shed, property value, health effects caused by low … Continue reading
Destruction of Backbone Mountain soon to begin, ironically because no one has one!
(Courtesy of Windtoons.com) According to the Baltimore Sun, Constellation Energy will attempt it’s “first venture into generating electricity from wind, though spokesman Lawrence McDonnell said the company has been buying wind power produced in the Midwest. The company also has … Continue reading
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