Daily Archives: September 21, 2010

Animal Welfare Institute requests U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service analyze all direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts on wildlife at Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project.

The following comments were submitted to the US Fish & Wildlife Service on behalf of the Animal Welfare Institute (“AWI”) and David G. Cowan with regard to the construction and operation of turbines at the Beech Ridge wind energy facility … Continue reading

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Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project: “The USFWS is fully aware of the need to address the cumulative environmental impacts of wind energy development in the central Appalachian region.”

Mr. Rick Webb of VA Wind, submitted the following comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Invenergy Beech Ridge Wind Project: AT Note:  Rick Webb is a Senior Scientist with the Department of Environmental Sciences at the … Continue reading

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President Putin in 2012? Bet your legacy on it!

Readers might recall a post from a couple of days ago when we quoted Vladimir Putin saying, “Nuclear energy only alternative to oil, gas.” Rejects other alternative energy approaches as “claptrap.” Well, he told the Valdai International Discussion Club that “nuclear … Continue reading

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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 21, 2010

Items of interest: 1-John Droz, Jr. is a must read! Fifteen Bad Things with Windpower–and Three Reasons Why – MasterResource 2-Rare Earth – China has it, and it’s used in everything from military hardware to cel phones to computer hard … Continue reading

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Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project: “denial of the incidental take permit resulting in the full termination of project construction must be considered a viable option.”

Letter to the US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project September 19, 2010 Ms. Laura Hill, Assistant Field Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service West Virginia Field Office 694 Beverly Pike Elkins, WV 26241 (Via email … Continue reading

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