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Wild and Wonderful West Virginia – Come to see our magnificent mountains! Uh, but you better hurry.
Hey, as an added bonus, if you get here soon enough, you’ll be able to see the Bald and Golden Eagles that actually survived the turbines. (used with permission – Windtoons)
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Windtoons
Tagged WV Mountains, WV tourism, WV View-Shed, WV windmills
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Memorandum of Agreement between the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and Pinnacle Wind Force LLC – Gee! Is anyone missing?
Below is the agreement between the WV Division of Culture and History and Pinnacle Wind Force LLC. I didn’t get a warm cozy feeling that this really satisfied everyone in the immediate area affected by the attack on view-shed, but … Continue reading
Look! You guys just pass the laws forcing them to subsidize construction and then to force them to buy the product. I’ll convince them this turkey is a great product!
Sound incredible? … well! From the Boston Herald, via National Wind Watch: “Wind law could benefit company” Read carefully for the tangled web of politicians and developers and politician/developers and developer/politicians and money money money! Sorta makes me queasy! The … Continue reading
New York Times – “Wind Industry Faces ‘Prairie Rebellion’ in Kansas County.” Hmmm … and perhaps elsewhere?
This New York Times article, “Wind Industry Faces ‘Prairie Rebellion’ in Kansas County,” discusses the impact of the Kansas Supreme Court decision upholding local ordinances preventing installation. So, what does all this Kansas dust-up mean for the other wind projects? … Continue reading
Exclusive: Windtoons explains how $10,000 view-shed grant to Mineral County, WV will be spent.
Windtoons scoops the secret agreement between Pinnacle Wind Force, LLC and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Hey! This mitigation thing is pretty cool!
West Virginia: “It’s Wild” – “It’s Wonderful” and “It’s For Sale!” … CHEAP!
Asking “Can visual impacts be mitigated? West Virginia agency accepts grant offer from wind company,” National Wind Watch brings this article concerning Mineral County, WV and the ongoing debate over the merits of the Pinnacle Knob wind project. Pay very … Continue reading
Wow! Someone’s starting to get the message: “Senator (Schumer): No fed money for US-China wind project”
The AP reports this morning: “Senator: No fed money for US-China wind project” H. Josef Herbert – WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part … Continue reading
Posted in Wind Power subsidies
Tagged Charles Schumer, China Wind, US Ching Wind project, US financing
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Filed under “maybe I’m picky,” is the latest Mineral Daily News-Tribune front page softball for US WindForce, LLC.
Maybe some will say “softball” is a little unfair. I don’t think so, but if the word got you here to read what follows, I’ll take the criticism. Published this morning in the Keyser, WV based Mineral Daily News Tribune … Continue reading
The Windpower Industry’s “top ten” False and Misleading Claims … Number 9 – “Those who are concerned about windpower are not true environmentalists”
I’d thought about waiting a day or two before posting the environmental illusion, but this showed up in an email interchange – “Wishful thinking about reducing dependence on fossil fuels should not be an excuse for becoming an environmental terrorist,” … Continue reading
“Environmentalists ignoring long-term issues” – Rick Webb, Virginia Wind
From the Cumberland Times-News, November 2, 2009 To the Editor: Cumberland Times-News Only a few years ago, habitat loss was front and center among causes for concern about the future well-being of the American ecological landscape. Not much has changed … Continue reading
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