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Constellation Energy’s venture into industrial wind in the Alleghenies – questionable power generation … guaranteed profit generation.
Just in case you need more evidence of the real reason for the push to develop industrial wind – try to find anything in this article that speaks to benefits for the citizens who will pay for this folly. Nope, … Continue reading
More on Camp Allegheny’s ongoing battle with industrial wind.
From the Recorder Online via the excellent resource – National Wind Watch: “Battlefield bigger than you think” RICHMOND — After months of back and forth with Virginia’s first wind energy facility owners, the Department of Historic Resources has concluded the … Continue reading
To understand the impact of industrial wind on Camp Allegheny, simply look on the Brightside!
Think the windtoon message sounds silly? How about if the same government agency that told you 18 historic sites would be negatively impacted by the installation of an industrial wind complex decided that a check for $10,000 would solve the … Continue reading
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UN halts China wind projects. Surprise … it’s all about money!
Could have knocked me over with an eagle feather. Not that the Chinese figured out how to take advantage of carbon trading, but that the UN would actually suspend industrial wind projects while it considers the situation. CNN reports in … Continue reading
Note to Western Michigan Sierra Club – wind turbines won’t replace coal fired plants … and, oh yeah! … about those two eagles.
Seldom has a day gone by without an article about battle lines formed to debate the pros and cons of wind energy. The argument against industrial wind is almost guaranteed to include view-shed, property value, health effects caused by low … Continue reading
Destruction of Backbone Mountain soon to begin, ironically because no one has one!
(Courtesy of Windtoons.com) According to the Baltimore Sun, Constellation Energy will attempt it’s “first venture into generating electricity from wind, though spokesman Lawrence McDonnell said the company has been buying wind power produced in the Midwest. The company also has … Continue reading
The Windpower Industry’s “top ten” false and misleading claims … Number 5 – Wind technology is noiseless and creates few disturbances.
From stopillwind.org # 5. Wind technology is noiseless and creates few disturbances. Tall wind turbines in concert with each other, especially those sited on prominent ridgetops, create profound noise reverberations extending out for more than a mile, sounding like “a … Continue reading
Birds and bats hope to find three wise men in Bethlehem – (Bethlehem, PA, that is!)
From istockanalyst.com: “Authority weighs wind farm plan: Conservationists laud the idea, but turbines could harm birds, bats, some wildlife experts fear.” Same argument, different town – how much is our heritage/view-shed/environment/wildlife/community worth? Seems, In the Pocono Mountains, there is a … Continue reading
Allegheny Treasures blog – why bother?
Today begins the third month of Allegheny Treasures – Happy Anniversary to us!!! If you’ll indulge me on this “milestone” day, I’d like to spend a few moments answering a question I’ve been asked on a couple of occasions – … Continue reading
Wind Turbine Syndrome: Clinical study of health effects of large wind turbines published
From National Wind Watch: “Wind Turbine Syndrome: Clinical study of health effects of large wind turbines published” Rowe, Mass., Nov. 28, 2009 — Dr. Nina Pierpont, a pediatrician and population biologist in Malone, New York, has announced the publication of … Continue reading
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