Category Archives: Allegheny Mountains

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!

Posted on November 6, 2009 by morgan

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 →

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New York Times – “Wind Industry Faces ‘Prairie Rebellion’ in Kansas County.” Hmmm … and perhaps elsewhere?

Posted on November 6, 2009 by morgan

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 →

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The Windpower Industry’s “top ten” False and Misleading Claims … Number 9 – “Those who are concerned about windpower are not true environmentalists”

Posted on November 3, 2009 by morgan

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 →

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“Environmentalists ignoring long-term issues” – Rick Webb, Virginia Wind

Posted on November 2, 2009 by morgan

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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