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Monthly Archives: March 2010
US WindForce asks MD PSC to include specific performance measurements in Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Just kidding!
C’mon, did you really think the wind developer’s idea for Renewable Energy Standards meant a request that the Maryland PSC, or any local, state or federal agency should require transparent reporting of the actual output from their wind turbines to … Continue reading
Maryland Attorney General requires regulators to consider endangered species when permitting wind projects. Full text of opinion here.
From the Cumberland Times: Attorney general: Endangered species a factor in wind power — ANNAPOLIS (AP) — An opinion from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office says state utility regulators have to consider Maryland’s endangered species when deciding on wind power … Continue reading
Read Doctor Nissenbaum’s testimony stating there is a risk to health from wind turbines. Hey! Then maybe you can help me understand why the Maine Board of Environmental Protection sided with ex-Gov wind developer instead.
The Mainebiz news staff matter of factly said the appeal of a 22 turbine wind farm near Roxbury was tossed out. In their obvious haste to get the facts out it seems the name of the citizen’s group was omitted. … Continue reading
Bat mortality at wind turbines … an increasingly urgent study.
With the current and planned growth of industrial wind turbines destined to invade the environment once friendly to bats, understanding bat kills is an increasingly important issue to resolve. Bats are a vital element in the cycle of life on … Continue reading
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In another case of environmental suicide, approval given for wind farms in Ohio.
In a remarkable example of delegated ineptitude, regulators, enforcing the artificial goals established by Ohio legislators, approved industrial wind “farms” in two counties. Legislators earlier established goals for the amount of industrial wind participation required in the energy mix. The … Continue reading
Friends of the Highland Mountains: “If you like the view of a dark, starry night, the kind rarely found in many parts of New England, you’d better visit soon.”
(Image Courtesy of Windtoons) From National Wind Watch: The wind development industry is on the offensive — pressing its campaign to make rural Maine the power plant for New England. Its escalated efforts are, no doubt, due to the rising … Continue reading
Newsweek: “Beware politicians promising to put millions to work in a new ‘green economy.’ They can’t deliver.”
Interesting article from the upcoming magazine article dated Mar 29, 2010, Growing Green Jobs, Rana Foroohar writes that world leaders are “pinning their hopes for future growth and new jobs on creating clean-technology industries, like wind and solar power, or recycling … Continue reading
What a shock! Study confirms wind farms consume treasured landscape and produce very little in return.
From the Times Online: Feeble wind farms fail to hit full power THE first detailed study of Britain’s onshore wind farms suggests some treasured landscapes may have been blighted for only small gains in green energy. The analysis reveals that … Continue reading
Industrial wind Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) – The Basics
From the Windustry Community Wind Toolbox – the basics of the PPA (Power Purchase Agreement): Allegheny Treasures Note: Windustry® promotes progressive renewable energy solutions and empowers communities to develop and own wind energy as an environmentally sustainable asset.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman on industrial wind turbines: “While we must find new ways to meet our energy security needs, we must not compromise our national security.”
From ABC News: Wind Farm Plans Stir up Storm Over Military Radar The article begins: The U.S. military is growing increasingly concerned that proposed wind farms can disrupt or block radar designed to detect threats and protect America’s skies, a … Continue reading
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