Category Archives: Camp Allegheny

Camp Allegheny Industrial Wind – Hearing Update – Public Testimony Not Allowed at Hearing

Posted on December 16, 2009 by morgan

From Brightside Acres – “Public Testimony Not Allowed at Hearing” Tuesday December 15, 2009 The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) Hearing Examiner’s office called Brightside today to inform me that public testimony will not be allowed at the December 22 … Continue reading →

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URGENT: Update on Camp Allegheny – Hearing Set for December 22

Posted on December 11, 2009 by morgan

From Brightside Acres: Hearing Set for December 22 Friday December 11, 2009 On December 8, Assistant Attorney General Steven Owens, acting on behalf of the Department of Historic Resources (DHR), filed a Motion with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) … Continue reading →

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Follow-up email to Governor Manchin regarding monetary mitigation of industrial wind’s negative impact on historic sites.

Posted on December 10, 2009 by morgan

What follows is text from an email sent December 7, 2009 to Governor Joe Manchin’s representative to express renewed urgency to our email sent to the Governor on November 17, 2009, linked here for your convenience. We felt it important … Continue reading →

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Letter to Virginia DHR Director – Please don’t forget your friends in West Virginia!

Posted on December 5, 2009 by morgan

From Brightside Acres:  “Letter to DHR Director” December 4, 2009 Kathleen Kilpatrick, Director Virginia Department of Historic Resources 2801 Kensington Avenue Richmond, VA 23221 RE: Highland New Wind Development, LLC SCC Case No. PUE-2005-00101 Dear Ms. Kilpatrick: Thank you for … Continue reading →

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More on Camp Allegheny’s ongoing battle with industrial wind.

Posted on December 3, 2009 by morgan

From the Recorder Online via the excellent resource – National Wind Watch:  “Battlefield bigger than you think” RICHMOND — After months of back and forth with Virginia’s first wind energy facility owners, the Department of Historic Resources has concluded the … Continue reading →

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To understand the impact of industrial wind on Camp Allegheny, simply look on the Brightside!

Posted on December 3, 2009 by morgan

Think the windtoon message sounds silly?  How about if the same government agency that told you 18 historic sites would be negatively impacted by the installation of an industrial wind complex decided that a check for $10,000 would solve the … Continue reading →

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A question for the WV Division of Culture and History – What’s a Historic Civil War Site go for these days?

Posted on November 14, 2009 by morgan

Funny thing about these industrial wind deals.  The more questions you think you answer, the more questions that pop up. A couple of days ago, we had a piece on the fire sale of 18 historic landmarks negatively impacted by … Continue reading →

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