Category Archives: Friends and Citizens Groups

Classic wind developer logic: actual output of 28 MW from 97 MW installed capacity is 97% excellent!

Posted on April 22, 2010 by morgan

I know … drives me nuts too!  These wind folks have taken the Three Card Monte to incredibly new heights. Here’s the latest from Oregon. Suzlon has a press release which included this:  “We are proud to be marking the … Continue reading →

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Save Our Seashore’s Eric Bibler addresses industrial wind concerns to the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission.

Posted on March 28, 2010 by morgan

Eric Bibler, President of the Citizen’s Group Save Our Seashore, provided the following remarks to the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission: March 22, 2010 Good afternoon. Thank-you to Chairman Delaney, to Mr. Price, and to all of the Members … Continue reading →

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Read Doctor Nissenbaum’s testimony stating there is a risk to health from wind turbines. Hey! Then maybe you can help me understand why the Maine Board of Environmental Protection sided with ex-Gov wind developer instead.

Posted on March 24, 2010 by morgan

The Mainebiz news staff matter of factly said the appeal of a 22 turbine wind farm near Roxbury was tossed out. In their obvious haste to get the facts out it seems the name of the citizen’s group was omitted.  … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Highland Mountains: “If you like the view of a dark, starry night, the kind rarely found in many parts of New England, you’d better visit soon.”

Posted on March 24, 2010 by morgan

(Image Courtesy of Windtoons) From National Wind Watch: The wind development industry is on the offensive — pressing its campaign to make rural Maine the power plant for New England. Its escalated efforts are, no doubt, due to the rising … 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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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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“Wind farm owners have a strong incentive to sell off or abandon their projects once tax benefits have been captured…”

Posted on February 28, 2010 by morgan

“Wind farm owners have a strong incentive to sell off or abandon their projects once tax benefits have been captured (5-6 years for accelerated depreciation; 10 years for production tax credits), turbine performance deteriorates and/or operating and maintenance costs escalate. … Continue reading →

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More industrial wind shenanigans – Holland (Holland, Wisconsin that is!)

Posted on February 21, 2010 by morgan

From the Daily Reporter article:  “Holland backs hollow wind farm moratorium” Joining the list of states telling residents to “BUTT OUT!” on industrial wind projects there’s this from Wisconsin.  Plus, I think we have  a front runner for the industrial … Continue reading →

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Upstate New York community “finally taking a hard look at the destruction” caused by industrial wind.

Posted on February 20, 2010 by morgan

From upstate New York’s Daily News Online: Opinion from Steven Moultrup – (Saturday, February 20, 2010 2:27 AM EST) Local town boards seem to be finally taking a hard look at the destruction wind-turbines are creating in upstate New York. The … Continue reading →

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Maine Industrial Wind: Citizens Task Force on Wind Power calls for moratorium.

Posted on February 20, 2010 by morgan

From Mainebiz Online:  Wind foes call for statewide moratorium A group opposed to wind power development is asking the governor to temporarily halt all wind farm construction in Maine. Citizens’ Task Force on Wind Power held a press conference this … Continue reading →

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