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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Saddle Mountain – An Allegheny Treasure
Until today, the image used to represent Allegheny Treasures was a personal photograph of Green Mountain, above Keyser, West Virginia, as seen from my home. When taken a year ago, the 23 massive wind turbines of the Pinnacle wind project … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Environment, industrial wind failure, Pinnacle Wind Farm, Wildlife Resources
Tagged Allegheny Mountain destruction, Green Mountain WV, industrial wind environmental impact, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle wind, Saddle Mountain WV, wind turbine noise, wv migratory flyway, WV wind
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The noise from these windmills is so great that it is impossible to live near them.
Mr. Richard Braithwaite, of Keyser, WV, is one of several families negatively impacted by the Pinnacle industrial wind project. The project, owned by Edison Mission Energy, is located along a ridgeline on Green Mountain, above Keyser,WV. The project is scheduled … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Concerned citizen letters, Friends and Citizens Groups, Industrial Wind and Local Governments, Industrial Wind Health Issues, US WindForce, wind turbine noise
Tagged Edison Mission Energy, Mineral County Commissioners, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle Wind Farm, WHAG, wind energy quality of life, wind turbine noise
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More slick wind marketing.
Here’s a perfect example of a slick marketing tool utilized by the wind industry: According to the latest data from the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), 1400 megawatts of wind power capacity was installed in 2011, more than doubling 2010’s … Continue reading
Section 1603 renewable subsidy must expire.
In an article at Master Resource, Lisa Linowes urges readers to contact their congressional representatives to demand that the Section 1603 subsidy be allowed to expire on December 31, 2011. We highly recommend you read the article, which discusses the … Continue reading
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