Search Allegheny Treasures
Post Calendar
June 2023 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 - Follow Allegheny Treasures on WordPress.com
-
Archives
Tag Archives: Wind Power
Killing Eagles – Rating The Responses (updated links)
Under pressure from the wind-power industry, the Obama administration said Friday it will allow companies to kill or injure eagles without the fear of prosecution for up to three decades. (For your convenience, I’ve provided the complete FWS ruling as … Continue reading
Posted in Bat/Bird Kills, Endangered Species Act, Environment, Jon Boone, US energy policy, USFWS Guidelines
Tagged American Bird Conservancy, americanbirdconservancy, eagle kill at wind farm, eagle kills at wind turbines, Fish and Wildlife service, Golden Eagle, Jon Boone, National Audubon Society, Sierra Club, Stop Ill Wind, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Wind Power
10 Comments
Too hot to work?
Several Keyser, WV residents were surprised that during the recent spell of very … very hot days, the 23 massive wind turbines of the Pinnacle wind plant in Mineral County WV sat idle for much of the time. One would … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, industrial wind failure, industrial wind poor performance, Virginia Wind, West Virginia Wind
Tagged a cluttered sky, Allegheny Highlands Alliance, appalachian wind farms, Dominion Resources, Mineral County WV, Pinnacle Wind Farm, PJM gird, Renewable Energy, Rick Webb, VA Wind, Wind Power, wind to work
1 Comment
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
Leave a comment
“Go on, take the money and run!”
“Even while accepting Arkansas state taxpayer subsidies (millions), (German owned wind turbine manufacturer) Nordex officials said they needed more certainty of additional federal subsidies to keep their production facility open.” _________________________________________ When will we ever learn? _________________________________________
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
2 Comments
C. (Kees) le Pair – Facts About The Savings Of Fossil Fuel
AT Note: While this study of industrial wind’s ability to replace fossil fuel is focused on data specific to The Netherlands, it should give pause to the efforts in the US to blanket our countryside with these enormous and very … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 6, 2012
Items of Interest: 1-“Wind Energy Is Extraordinarily Expensive And Inefficient” – Watts Up With That? 2-“As dawn came and the 1.4 million customers in Xcel Energy’s service district began turning on the lights, toasters and other appliances, the utility’s coal … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 3, 2012
Items of Interest: 1-“Those in favor of extending the credit, said Jimmy Glotfelty, executive vice president of external affairs at Clean Line Energy Partners, a transmission developer, “want the jobs associated with the wind farms that can be developed today.” … Continue reading
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
Federal Judge asked to halt Beech Ridge windfarm – a matter of bats.
In a Washington Post video, “Retiree David Cowan, a longtime caving fanatic, is asking a federal judge to halt construction of the Beech Ridge windfarm, arguing that the windfarm will kill endangered bats. The lawsuit pits Chicago-based Invenergy Inc., a … Continue reading
Allegheny Treasures 