Category Archives: Edison Mission Group

Bankruptcy and the corporate skunks

Posted on July 3, 2014 by morgan

You know, skunks get a bad rap!  I admit they do get a little funky at times, but mostly when you mess with them or, worse, run over them with your car.  But that smell is nothing compared to what’s … Continue reading →

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Another speed bump for Edison Mission bankruptcy plan

Posted on February 12, 2014 by morgan

First the IRS … and now the Securities and Exchange Commission says Edison Mission’s plan “to emerge from bankruptcy shouldn’t be approved because its corporate shell could be used in violation of federal law …” Full story at Bloomberg – … Continue reading →

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IRS urges court to reject Edison Mission bankruptcy plan

Posted on February 5, 2014 by morgan

“The Internal Revenue Service urged an Illinois bankruptcy judge Wednesday to deny Edison Mission Energy’s Chapter 11 plan, saying it contained numerous provisions that infringed on the agency’s $1.3 billion tax claim against the estate”  Full article behind a pay-wall. … Continue reading →

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Darn! If we’d only known!

Posted on November 17, 2013 by morgan

From the New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine – Michael A. Nissenbaum, MD – “In summary, in many IWT (industrial wind turbine) projects, the preconstruction sound modeling has underestimated the eventual real world sound levels those turbine projects eventually … Continue reading →

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Chalk up another lawsuit for WV wind plant.

Posted on November 10, 2013 by morgan

Add the Mike Haywood Group to the growing list of lawsuits filed against the Pinnacle wind plant in Mineral County WV – “Developer sues over Pinnacle Wind turbine project” This most recent lawsuit seeks, as do other suits we’ve detailed … Continue reading →

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Lock, stock and lawsuits?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by morgan

Financially challenged Edison Mission Energy appears to have found a buyer.   According to several articles appearing over the last few days a deal with NRG Energy seems to be taking shape.  Bankrupt Edison Mission Energy, which local residents know as … Continue reading →

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All’s not quiet on the western ridgeline.

Posted on September 23, 2013 by morgan

By now, most folks in the area know that 23 lawsuits were filed in federal court on behalf of 38 area residents against the Pinnacle wind plant above Keyser, WV.  The locals cite mental and physical health problems related to … Continue reading →

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Industrial wind is a “flexible” electricity generator – for all the wrong reasons.

Posted on September 26, 2012 by morgan

This exchange between Melissa Francis of the Fox Business Channel and Denise Bode of the American Wind Energy Association is an instant classic.  The interview is titled Wind Energy Tax Credit a Help or Distorting the Market? and can be … Continue reading →

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My boss would have fired the whole bunch!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by morgan

The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has a Vision Statement. Have a look at Vision Statement Item 4:  “An improvement in the standard of living and quality of life for the people of West Virginia” Reading this statement, folks … Continue reading →

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Edison Mission Energy, owner of WV wind farm, may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Posted on August 3, 2012 by morgan

Edison Mission Bonds Worth 54 Cents in Bankruptcy, JPMorgan Says Don’t say we didn’t warn you! – Edison Mission Group – “deteriorating financial conditions” – March 1, 2012 And these poor souls actually invested in EMG – Invest teacher pension … Continue reading →

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