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Allegheny Highlands Alliance comments on new Eagle “take” permits.
(Photo Courtesy of Larry Thomas – Pendelton County, WV) Environmental groups and the Senate GOP’s top environmental lawmaker are irate over a revised Interior Department rule, set to take effect in January, 2014. The modification will allow the Fish and Wildlife … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Highlands Alliance, Allegheny Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Archives, Bat/Bird Kills, Eagles, Endangered Species Act
Tagged Allegheny Highlands Alliance, American Wind Energy Association, baldeagle, eagle deaths, Endangered Species Act, Golden Eagle, incidental take permit, Marc Duchamp, Save Our Eagles International, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, wind farm
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Wind to Work
We thank the Allegheny Highlands Alliance for granting permission to post their most recent video titled, “Wind to Work.” The Allegheny Highlands Alliance (AHA) is a consortium of citizen/environment organizations with membership in five states along the Allegheny Front. AHA … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Electric Grid, Electricity baseload, Environment, Friends and Citizens Groups, industrial wind failure, industrial wind poor performance
Tagged allegheny front, Allegheny Highlands Alliance, industrial wind, Industrial Wind Performance, Wind energy, wind farm, Wind Power, wind turbine nacelle
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A Cluttered Sky (Video)
We thank Mr. John Terry for allowing us to post his most recent video. When asked to introduce “A Cluttered Sky,” Mr. Terry provided the following comments: “There are a lot of assumptions regarding wind energy. Some of these are … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Endangered Species Act, Environment, Renewable energy debate, West Virginia Wind
Tagged Allegheny Mountain Ridgeline, Allegheny Mountains Wind Power, Appalachian Mountains, John Terry, Mirgatory Birds, mountain top removal, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania wind farms, renewable, United States, Virginia, Virginia Wind, West Virginia, Western Maryland industrial wind, wind farm, Wind Power
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Nebraska wind: When we said “fire up,” we didn’t really mean “fire up!”
October 17, 2012: Mercury News – “Central Nebraska wind farm to fire up soon“ October 25, 2012: Yankton Press and Dakotan – “Wind Tower Fire Reported Near Crofton” And why does this matter to the folks on the Allegheny Front? … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 8, 2012
Items of Interest: 1-“The amount of misinformation driven by the wind industry and its surrogates has reached a point where the public and Congress are less willing to blindly follow AWEA’s lead.” – MasterResource 2-“President Barack Obama announced late Monday … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 7, 2012
Items of Interest: 1-“He also noted that wind farms are attractive to investors because government subsidies are often available to support their construction.” “You’ll probably see more of them being erected up and down the ridges, unless the government decides … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking Wind
Tagged cost of wind, fast reactors, Hawaii wind farm, Nuclear Energy, renewable, Wind, wind farm, wind subsidies, wind turbine fire
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Senator Mark Warner urged to reconsider financial support for industrial wind.
Our thanks to Mr. Glenn Schleede for allowing us to post his important letter to Senator Mark Warner of Virginia. Letter begins: May 28, 2012 The Honorable Mark R. Warner – United States Senate Dear Senator Warner: I have great respect … Continue reading
And another thing, Pop … what exactly do they grow over at the wind farm?
A knowledgeable commenter took exception to my use of the term “wind farm” suggesting that “A wind plant farms nothing, except perhaps income sheltering tax avoidance schemes.” “Farm” is a funny term for a line of metal poles with a … Continue reading
Posted in Hey Pop!, Wind Installation, Windtoons
Tagged wind farm, Wind Installation, wind plant
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