Category Archives: Appalachian Mountains

“Now is a good time to consider the massive misinformation campaign wind power proponents have whipped up in the mountains.”

Posted on May 21, 2010 by morgan

Daren Bakst writes at StarNews Online: ‘Extremists’ push wind power regardless of the cost Mr. Bask, in his article focusing on North Carolina suggests, “While most attention has focused on mountain ridgelines, there’s been little focus on massive industrial wind … Continue reading →

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West Virginia PSC rules in favor of wind developer. What’s next for citizen group?

Posted on April 30, 2010 by morgan

When local citizens formed the Allegheny Front Alliance to fight the proposed industrial wind installation on Green Mountain above Keyser, WV, I suspect they knew it would be a difficult task.  After all, the primary source of information about wind … Continue reading →

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Industrial wind’s rubber stamp? “Rather than being effective regulatory agencies, the state authorities have simply opted to be the permitting agencies.”

Posted on April 27, 2010 by morgan

In the following commentary, Pamela and Arthur Dodds question the effectiveness of state agencies responsible to oversee the permitting process for industrial wind plants: As presented in April 23, 2010 “Wind Action” editorial, in 2009, residents in Sheffield, Vermont, appealed … Continue reading →

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Allegheny Treasures reply to Mr. Austin Hall’s comments. Updated with correction!

Posted on April 17, 2010 by morgan

Correction:  The commenter was incorrectly identified as Austin Hill.  My apologies to Mr. Hall as I remedy my error. I elected to reply to Mr. Austin Hall’s recent comments in the form of a post.  The points raised by Mr. … Continue reading →

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I got this great idea … we’ll stick 186,000 wind turbines the size of 747’s along the whole Appalachian Trail. Won’t it be cool?

Posted on April 12, 2010 by morgan

Further scary thoughts on the cumulative impact of industrial wind from George Will: “The amount of electricity that would be produced by wind turbines extending the entire 2,178 miles of the Appalachian Trail can be produced by four reactors occupying … Continue reading →

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Montcoal (West Virginia) Mining Disaster Fund Established

Posted on April 10, 2010 by morgan

According to the Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News, the West Virginia Council of Churches has established a fund to assist the families of miners lost in the recent explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Those wishing to assist … Continue reading →

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We’ll just plop down a few wind turbines and Poor Mountain will look pretty again and, oh yeah, you’ll get rich and save the world!

Posted on March 3, 2010 by morgan

(Image courtesy of Windtoons) A local resident says, “The area where they would go has been decimated by gypsy moths, it’s been logged, it has TV and other towers already,” Elswick said. “The windmills actually might improve the look of … Continue reading →

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If you like industrial wind, but just not here – you might be a NIMBY!

Posted on February 22, 2010 by morgan

In an opinion piece Oregon Live Online edition, Russell Hoeflich and Judi Johansen write that, Steens Mountain wind turbines are wake-up call to Oregonians And right there is the problem.  If wind turbines are a wake up call to a … Continue reading →

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Supervisors vote to prohibit tall structures…”Future of Tazewell (Virginia) wind farm looks bleak.”

Posted on February 3, 2010 by morgan

Link referral courtesy of Allegheny Front Alliance: Future of Tazewell wind farm looks bleak A proposed wind farm project might be dead in Tazewell County. The future looks bleak for the project after the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors voted … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving – from the mountains of Appalachia

Posted on November 25, 2009 by morgan

Sit back and enjoy the gift of the mountains! Produced by Jamie Ross – Directed by Ross Spears

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