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Beech Ridge industrial wind project will bring around 487 million new jobs to West Virginia!
A recent study has shown that, should the Beech Ridge wind project be allowed to proceed, approximately 487 million West Virginians will find employment, directly or indirectly, as a result. Well, 487 million is only approximate … and, truth be … 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
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
Boiling Frogs
The old folk tale says if you place a frog in hot water it will jump out of the pan, but if you place it in cold water and slowly bring up the heat, the frog will just sit there … Continue reading
Email to Governor Joe Manchin questioning the decision by the WV Division of Culture and History to allow wind installations to negatively impact historic sites.
In an earlier post I committed to ask Governor Joe Manchin his position of the “sale of landmarks” issue discussed in this post: “A question for the WV Division of Culture and History – What’s a Historic Civil War … Continue reading
A Conversation with Jon Boone – Industrial Wind and the Environment
We again welcome to our forum Jon Boone, an environmentalist with much knowledge about the wind industry. A few weeks ago, he spoke about wind technology as a problematic supplier of energy in A Conversation with Jon Boone – Toward … Continue reading
I’d love to kick in a little more Congressman … but, as you know, I only get a 77% subsidy to build my wind farms.
The Boston Herald has an article titled, “Ex-partner of Boston wind exec charged,” about the business ties between the Massachusetts native who helped found controversial wind-energy developers Cape Wind and First Wind, Brian Caffyn, and the arrest in Italy of … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Wind Power subsidies
Tagged 77% wind subsidies, Cape Wind, IVPC, wind energy fraud, wind subsidies
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AES agrees “to sell stock and a 35 percent stake in its wind-power business to China Investment Corp.” AES, hmmm … why does that name sound familiar?
According to an article on Bloomberg.com, “AES to Sell Stock, Wind-Power Stake to China’s CIC” If anyone, anywhere, anytime actually believes this wind business is for the benefit of United States Citizens, I encourage them to comment. I’m at a … Continue reading
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
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