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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Finally … diesel powered solar energy! Who says subsidies aren’t working?
How cool is this? In early March, Bishop Hill was tipped that a German aristocrat “has figured out that the price he will be paid for the output of a solar panel is so high compared with the price he … Continue reading
Industrial wind: “enough to run 70,000 clothes dryers”
Our regular visitors know that the popular IESO Wind Tracker is “stuck” in first post position. The IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator) of Ontario states that “Ontario is on the forefront of wind in Canada with almost 1,100 MW of … Continue reading
BREAKING: Wind powered pig flies non-stop from Garrett County, MD to the University of Delaware!
A little while back, Jon Boone wrote a letter to the Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News which we happily posted here under the title, Industrial windplants in Western Maryland? Jon Boone says Garrett Countians “deserve far better.” Seems Mr. Boone, and an increasing … Continue reading
Wayne Wegner: “Is the jury still out on the issue of eagles versus 180mph, spinning turbine blades?” Will the odds improve at Eagle Rock, Maryland?
With the ridiculous plan to site 28 industrial wind turbines at a site in Garrett County Maryland near Eagle Rock, it is worth hearing from an expert in the field. Recently posted at the Simcoe (Canada) Reformer: Bald Eagles vs … Continue reading
I got this great idea … we’ll stick 186,000 wind turbines the size of 747’s along the whole Appalachian Trail. Won’t it be cool?
Further scary thoughts on the cumulative impact of industrial wind from George Will: “The amount of electricity that would be produced by wind turbines extending the entire 2,178 miles of the Appalachian Trail can be produced by four reactors occupying … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian Mountains, George Will, industrial wind, industrial wind scam
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Department of the Interior formally petitioned to place “eastern small-footed” and “northern long-eared” bats on endangered species list.
Mollie Matteson of the Center for Biological Diversity formally petitioned Kenneth Salazar, Secretary of the Interior to list the eastern small-footed bat Myotis leibii and northern long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalis as Threatened or Endangered species and to designate critical habitat … Continue reading
Hey … how about if we plop 28 giant wind turbines up near Eagle Rock! What could possibly go wrong?
No, I didn’t say Fraggle Rock … although industrial wind as a legitimate energy source is on a level with a Muppet fantasy. But no, Eagle Rock is another target in the continuing assault on the Allegheny Mountains. Constellation Energy … Continue reading
Montcoal (West Virginia) Mining Disaster Fund Established
According to the Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News, the West Virginia Council of Churches has established a fund to assist the families of miners lost in the recent explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Those wishing to assist … Continue reading
Maryland industrial wind logic: “They had their privacy for years, and that’s being disturbed and interrupted. But the county has done what it had to do.”
I always liked folks who, when finding they screwed up, take the hit. No qualifiers, no excuses! So, we’ve got one of this country’s largest utility in the process of constructing a $140 Million wind project which will plop more … Continue reading
Is it not reasonable to ask, “When will the commissioners provide compelling evidence showing how a massive industrial wind presence in Garrett County will do anything other than junk up our electricity supply in the process raising costs for rate and taxpayers?”
Former Maryland State Senator John Bambacus writes at the Cumberland Times-News March 31, 2010 Why place mountains at risk? To the Editor: Cumberland Times-News — In the case of the recent devastation and destruction of the Eagle Rock community on … Continue reading
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