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Category Archives: Mineral County WV
The arrogance of small community politicians.
Funny, the things you find. Take this little letter posted at the WV Public Service Commission web site. A quick peek for “Pinnacle” and then a look at activities list associated and up pops this: My first thought was … … Continue reading
‘Industrial wind’ helps corporations, not taxpayers
Mineral Daily News-Tribune Wed Feb 17, 2010, 12:35 PM EST Keyser, W.Va. – ‘Industrial wind’ helps corporations, not taxpayers To the Editor: We are about to throw away $131 million dollars on a wind farm in Mineral County. I say … Continue reading
State of Maryland announces plan to reduce its carbon footprint from a size 10 1/2 to a size 10 1/2. What? UPDATE – COST
According to the AP, Governor Martin O’Malley announced that the state of Maryland “will sign 20-year purchase agreements with four wind and solar developers, demonstrating Maryland’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint by 25 percent by 2020.” The Governor added, … Continue reading
Hey, there’s this PSC hearing on a wind farm in my district. How about dropping by and slamming the folks I represent and, oh … would you drop off this note for me?
First I have to acknowledge I don’t know exactly how political stuff works in Charleston or other parts of West Virginia, but I know how it should work in Mineral County. If my interpretation of a certain activity at the … Continue reading
A question for the WV Division of Culture and History – What’s a Historic Civil War Site go for these days?
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
WV State Historic Preservation Officer thinks adverse effects of wind turbines on historic sites worth around $17.39/turbine/year. Wait! You can’t be serious?
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, not wanting to be accused of “close enough for government work,” calculated that each turbine would require an amount $434.7826086956521739130434… each, to mitigate the negative impact on the 18 historical sites in … Continue reading
Yeah, but that was in Minnesota! The wind plant tax deal we have here is rock solid!
From The Worthington Daily Globe via The Industrial Wind Action Group, “Counties deal with tax issues on turbines” by Julie Buntjer. November 11, 2009 by Julie Buntjer in Worthington Daily Globe WORTHINGTON – A couple of years ago, Murray County … Continue reading
West Virginia: “It’s Wild” – “It’s Wonderful” and “It’s For Sale!” … CHEAP!
Asking “Can visual impacts be mitigated? West Virginia agency accepts grant offer from wind company,” National Wind Watch brings this article concerning Mineral County, WV and the ongoing debate over the merits of the Pinnacle Knob wind project. Pay very … Continue reading
Filed under “maybe I’m picky,” is the latest Mineral Daily News-Tribune front page softball for US WindForce, LLC.
Maybe some will say “softball” is a little unfair. I don’t think so, but if the word got you here to read what follows, I’ll take the criticism. Published this morning in the Keyser, WV based Mineral Daily News Tribune … Continue reading
Oh! … and about that wind energy stimulus money going overseas … you’ll really like this!
According to the New York times, “A consortium of Chinese and American companies announced a joint venture on Thursday to build a 600-megawatt wind farm in West Texas, using turbines made in China.” And, “Construction of the $1.5 billion wind … Continue reading
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