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Eagle – Schmeagle! … “by the time problems are unveiled in post-construction monitoring, they’ve sold the facility.”
Thanks to Rick Webb of VA Wind for pointing us to a posting at North American Windpower: “FWS Official To Wind Developers: Our Door Is Always Open” The title of the article might be a bit misleading if you read … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Bat/Bird Kills, Eagles, Endangered Species Act, Friends and Citizens Groups, incidental take permit, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle Wind Farm, Save Western Maryland, US Fish &Wildlife, US WindForce, Virginia Wind
Tagged Endangered Species Act, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle Wind Farm, Save Western Maryland, WV wind
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It’s all about making money, not about renewable energy
The following letter to the editor appeared in the Cumberland (MD) Times-News on April 10, 2011: To the Editor, If doubt remains that the industrial wind business is gasping for air, you only need read Frank Maisano’s recent attack on … Continue reading
Frank Maisano and the “merry handful”
What happened Mr. Maisano! Didn’t you get the memo? You won! There’s nothing standing in the way of the Pinnacle Wind project, and there hasn’t been since the WV PSC gave permission months ago. In fact, if US WindForce had … Continue reading
Coal and wind energy – “It’s a mutual benefit type thing!”
Is it considered a Freudian slip when someone connected to the wind industry accidentally tells the truth about wind’s strange bedfellow arrangement with coal? I’ll have to check with my analyst? Anyway, the title of the post came from Edison … Continue reading
Pinnacle wind farm decommission study challenged.
AT Note: The following letter was submitted to the Mineral County (West Virginia) Commission for consideration at the January 11, 2011 review of the decommission study prepared by GL Garrad Hassan (1), consultant for the Pinnacle Wind Farm project. Unable … Continue reading
Frank Maisano: “There he goes again.”
To borrow a phrase from the opening of Mr. Frank Maisano’s most recent letter to the editor: “There he goes again.” The “he” I refer to in this little post is, however, Mr. Maisano. Rapidly becoming my one of my … Continue reading
“As The Bull Flies!”
Readers may have noticed a gap in posts over the last week or so. I was off helping my daughter move into a new home and internet access was very limited. A funny thing about being out of touch … … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for November 26, 2010
Items of interest: 1-Have the citizens of Mineral County, West Virginia been misled about the planned Pinnacle Wind Farm? Oh, I know it sounds impossible, but … well, anyway, the smoke screen is lifting and we’ll keep you informed. 2-I … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking Wind, Mineral County WV
Tagged industrial wind issues, Pinnacle Wind Farm
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When you’re trying to sneak in late, it’s best if you don’t blow the horn.
When I was a youngster coming home a little later than allowed, I tried to convince my friends not to blow the horn when they dropped me off. I figured that Dad was probably sleeping with one eye open but, … Continue reading
WV Public Service Commission denies petition to reconsider, authorizing Pinnacle Wind Force LLC to proceed with Mineral County, WV facility.
“The Commission denies a petition to reconsider its Order authorizing Pinnacle Wind Force, LLC to construct and operate a $13 1 million wholesale electric generating facility, including about 23 wind turbines (the Project), on Green Mountain in Mineral County, West … Continue reading
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