Category Archives: Environment

“Wind power is unreliable, expensive and doesn’t result in lower C02 emmissions.”

Posted on March 6, 2010 by morgan

Thanks to our friends at Wind Concerns Ontario for this piece from Michael Trebilock:  Blowing away taxpayers Wind power is unreliable, expensive and doesn’t result in lower C02 emmissions. Why is Ontario still rushing ahead with it? By Michael Trebilcock, National … Continue reading →

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Wind developer says chewing up 47,000 acres of Oregon mountaintop for a wind farm is “an important project to the county and local economic development.” Now I gotta get back home to Houston and call my boss in Portugal.

Posted on March 5, 2010 by morgan

The article begins:  “Quaint little Union, spitting distance from northeast Oregon’s spectacular Eagle Cap Wilderness, hasn’t changed much since horseback desperadoes tried to rob the town bank in 1900.” Well, that’s all going to end if it’s up to Horizon … 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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Former industrial wind advocate: “This is nothing more than industrial wind mountaintop removal. It is being driven by dollars and cents, not ecological sense.”

Posted on March 1, 2010 by morgan

From the Guest Columns section of the Lewiston, Maine Sun Journal:  Save the highland mountains from industrial wind By Jonathan Carter Mar 01, 2010 I have been advocating for wind power for decades. I never thought I would see the … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Grande Rhonde Valley Newsletter – March 2010

Posted on February 28, 2010 by morgan

Thanks to the Blue Mountain Alliance in Oregon for referring us to the March 2010 Newsletter published by the Friends of the Grande Rhonde Valley.  These groups share our concern for the severe environmental damage brought on by the inefficient … Continue reading →

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Not your average NIMBY – environmentally concerned citizen turns away from industrial wind.

Posted on February 17, 2010 by morgan

From the Thunder Bay, Ontario – Chronicle Journal: When I first heard that industrial wind turbines were to be installed on the Nor‘Wester Mountains I thought “Wonderful!” We bought our property, less than one kilometre from the proposed site, and … Continue reading →

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“When it comes to greenhouse gases, Denmark is not much of an environmental leader.”

Posted on February 11, 2010 by morgan

Gee, but what about all those wind turbines??? (image courtesy of Windtoons) From the Copenhagen Post Online: Denmark’s environmental standards dismal FRIDAY, 29 JANUARY 2010 13:46 RC CLIMATE Agricultural practices and high reliance on coal, oil and gas gives the … Continue reading →

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The uncontrolled expansion of industrial wind and the resulting “cumulative impact” on birds.

Posted on February 10, 2010 by morgan

The following email was sent to the US Fish and Wildlife Service for consideration at the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting to be held March 2 – 4, 2010.  The purpose was to express concern for the cumulative impact the uncontrolled … Continue reading →

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American Thinker: It’s Not Blowing In The Wind

Posted on February 1, 2010 by morgan

Courtesy of American Thinker February 01, 2010 It’s Not Blowing In The Wind By Brian Sussman A push in the U.S. Senate for an alternative to proposed “cap and trade” legislation began in earnest on the day of the Massachusetts special … Continue reading →

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Wind turbines: 15 jobs, five votes and a forever altered landmark – Bluefield (WV) Telegraph

Posted on January 30, 2010 by morgan

From Bluefield Daily Telegraph Managing Editor, Samantha Perry: Published: January 22, 2010 06:04 pm Wind turbines: 15 jobs, five votes and a forever altered landmark By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph The photograph hanging in a place of honor above my … Continue reading →

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