Search Allegheny Treasures
Post Calendar
January 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - Follow Allegheny Treasures on WordPress.com
-
Archives
Category Archives: Wind Energy Shenanigans
Defense Secretary Gates: “homeland security concerns shouldn’t thwart home-grown renewable energy”
Iran building nukes; two wars with hundreds of thousands of troops placed in harms way; the Middle East ready to blow at any time and heaven knows what North Korea is up to and Defense Secretary Robert Gates has time … Continue reading
New York Times resolves Cape Wind dispute with Native Americans – for $24 and a box of beads.
I don’t know why Ken Salazar is having such difficulty deciding the Cape Wind issue, except for the fact that it is a horrible investment in our energy’s future, will cost taxpayers and customers a fortune and will not meet … Continue reading
Wind opponent asks questions. Wind Rep does scene from “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”
In an opinion piece at the Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News titled, “It’s time to tackle climate change through wind energy,” wind representative Frank Maisano challenged a letter to the editor in which the writer asked specific questions about industrial wind. Typical … Continue reading
Think wind energy is not political? How about two US Senators holding up White House Defense Department nominees because a wind farm developer is pouting?
Amazing stuff when you think about. A useless form of energy which markets itself as a force for national security whines to two United States Senators that testing for a conflict between wind towers and military radar systems will cause … Continue reading
Industrial wind: “enough to run 70,000 clothes dryers”
Our regular visitors know that the popular IESO Wind Tracker is “stuck” in first post position. The IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator) of Ontario states that “Ontario is on the forefront of wind in Canada with almost 1,100 MW of … Continue reading
BREAKING: Wind powered pig flies non-stop from Garrett County, MD to the University of Delaware!
A little while back, Jon Boone wrote a letter to the Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News which we happily posted here under the title, Industrial windplants in Western Maryland? Jon Boone says Garrett Countians “deserve far better.” Seems Mr. Boone, and an increasing … Continue reading
Feeling stimulated yet??? A US Company will manufacture offshore wind turbines in Britain and a Cape Cod wind developer to buy offshore wind turbines from Germany.
I know I’m a little slow out of the chute, but would someone please explain how all this leads to more US manufacturing jobs? General Electric to build offshore wind manufacturing plant in UK – US conglomerate says its £100m … Continue reading
Heck! If you can earn renewable credits by burning wood, I know where there’s some REALLY old chunks?
The creativity of some folks never ceases to amaze me. While some are trying to come up with things like fuel cells, mini-nukes and who knows what to lead the pack on new sources of renewable energy, some Californians just … Continue reading
Maryland Department of the Environment orders Constellation Energy to immediately cease work at wind farm.
From the Industrial Wind Action Group March 24, 2010 in The Republican(Garrett County Maryland) Work began in earnest this past week in clearing forest land near Eagle Rock just south of Deer Park for the erection of over two dozen … Continue reading
The Industrial Wind Action Group challenges a wind salesman – Uh Oh!
An editorial from the Industrial Wind Action Group: “Wind speak” from a wind salesman (Posted March 25, 2010) Alexandra Weit has followed the wind energy industry in the San Gorgonio Pass, California since its beginnings. In 2008, she obtained nine … Continue reading
Allegheny Treasures 