Search Allegheny Treasures
Post Calendar
- Follow Allegheny Treasures on WordPress.com
-
Archives
Monthly Archives: September 2010
“China is eclipsing the United States in all forms of energy, and especially the most cost-efficient energy sources.”
In case you didn’t see yesterday’s President Putin post, I made this point, “So, while the Unites States continues its slide into renewable energy oblivion, Russia will be building nuclear facilities for themselves, and for their “client” states. China, in … Continue reading
Posted in China Wind, Wind v Coal
Tagged China coal, China eclipsing US, China energy, China v US energy
Leave a comment
Expressing regret for not informing readers of Senator Harry Reid luncheon, Allegheny Treasures commits to do better the next time.
Please accept my apologies for not having this out to readers in time for them to make reservations. Here’s what you missed. The invitation read as follows: I wanted to send a quick reminder about the special breakfast with Senate … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 22, 2010
Items of interest: 1-John Droz, Jr. calls mini-nuclear “one of our BEST energy solutions.” That’s good enough for me! Small Modular Reactors: Creating Energy Independence for Hawaii – Hawaii Free Press 2-Renewable Electricity Standards (RES) is introduced in the Senate. … Continue reading
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
Posted in Bat/Bird Kills, Beech Ridge
Tagged Bat kills, Beech Ridge Windfarm, incidental take permit, WV wind energy
Leave a comment
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
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
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
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
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for September 20, 2010
Items of interest: 1-“What’s not to like about windmills?” Winds shift on turbines – Don Surber, Charleston (WV) Daily Mail 2-This is gonna leave a mark! – “And that is what grid scale wind in Maine is about – profit. … Continue reading
Heck, might as well shut the wind turbine down anyway, “It’s a time when we are not generating a whole lot of electricity to begin with!”
A recent National Geographic article, “Hope for Stemming Wind Energy’s Toll on Bats” subtitled “The Great Energy Challenge,” begins with this, “Windmills—clean, quiet, simple and endlessly renewable—may be the ultimate icons of green energy. But after sundown, their whirling blades … Continue reading
Allegheny Treasures 