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Flaming wind turbine alert! Grab a chair and bring along some marshmallows.
In an earlier post we discussed our concern for the “Just let them burn and they will eventually burn out” fire fighting technique offered by the developer of the wind project high on the Allegheny Front in Mineral County, West … Continue reading
Confused in West Virginia
Two years ago, when David Friend, CEO of US WindForce LLC testified before the WV Public Service Commission, he was asked to describe Edison’s relationship with the Pinnacle wind project currently under construction on the Allegheny Front above Keyser, West … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Alternative Energy, Energy Subsidies, Industrial Wind and Local Governments, Industrial Wind Taxes, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle Wind Force LLC, US WindForce, WV PSC Hearing - Pinnacle Knob
Tagged 1603 grant, Mineral County Commission, Pinnacle Wind Force LLC, US WindForce LLC, wind revenues, wind subsidies, WV PSC wind
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“I’m watching a (wind) turbine on my land on fire, throwing fire balls on my property”
“Just let them burn and they will eventually burn out.” That was the advice provided by Joe Bocian, project manager for the Pinnacle wind project under construction on the top of the Allegheny Front above Keyser, WV, in the event … Continue reading
Note to wind turbine firefighters: “Just let them burn and they will eventually burn out.”
If you’re not familiar with the Pinnacle wind facility, it’s located along the Allegheny Front in Mineral County West Virginia. The road to the summit of Green Mountain, where the turbines are located, might best be described as a combined … Continue reading
Reader challenges wind advocates to include all the facts!
The following letter was submitted to local newspapers by Keyser WV resident Dallas Adams, Sr. Letter begins: MISLEADING/MISINFORMATION Dear Editor: Pleased to read the press release from Eastern Tech College about their training of wind turbine technicians (News-Tribune, August26, pg. … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Industrial wind jobs, industrial wind poor performance, Mineral County WV, West Virginia Wind, Windpower Industry False Claims
Tagged Eastern WV Community College and Technical Center, Keyser WV, wind capacity v generation, wind misleading information, WV wind energy
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AFA comments to USFWS on Eastern Small-Footed Bat and the Northern Long-Eared Bat
The Allegheny Front Alliance submitted the following letter to the US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the plight of the Eastern Small-Footed Bat and the Northern Long-Eared Bat. It should be noted that the AFA has great concern about the … Continue reading
Sing it with me! “The Green Rolling … oops, wait … The Pinwheel Topped Hills of West Virginia”
(Courtesy of our great friends at Windtoons) I guess maybe they’ll just have to change the lyrics:
Wind business ethics: “A wind farm owner once told me that if there were no witnesses, it would be impossible to prove a bird had been killed by a wind turbine blade.”
An article at the UK Mail notes this statement by field biologist Doug Bell, manager of East Bay Regional Park District’s wildlife program: “it would take 167 pairs of local nesting golden eagles to produce enough young to compensate for their … Continue reading
“dust in the wind”
A friend of mine pointed me to an item in today’s (WV) Mineral Daily News-Tribune Classifieds listed under Legal Notices. I thought it was interesting enough to place it here for you: While maybe I’m jumping to conclusions, it seemed … Continue reading
Recipe for disaster: a Bald Eagle, wind turbines and an incredibly incurious press.
Whenever I’m away for a bit, I often find it difficult choosing a topic to help me get back into the swing of things. This time however, thanks to the sharp eye and superb photography of Ms. Jamie Riggleman, the … Continue reading
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