Alerts Archive: January 2012
These postings are provided to help publicize the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Wind Farm Scam
An excellent gift for your local councillors/selectmen/zoning administrators! (Combine it with Wind Turbine Syndrome, by Dr. Nina Pierpont.) The spectre of global warming and the political panic surrounding it has triggered a goldrush for renewable energy sources without an open discussion of the merits and drawbacks of each. In The Wind Farm Scam Dr Etherington argues that in the case of wind power the latter far outweigh the former. Wind turbines cannot generate enough energy to reduce global CO2 levels . . .
Advertisements, Campaigns, Economics, Emissions, Idaho, Publications •
Source: Energy Integrity Project
Not cheap. Not clean. Not for Idaho.
Billboard created by the Energy Integrity Project. They have taken five billboards for 6 months. (click to download PDF)
Windfall screenings, Jan. 14 & 20
Saturday, January 14: Windfall Screening Time: 7:00 PM Price: free Location: Craftsbury Public Library, Craftsbury Common, Vt. Description: The Craftsbury Public Library is partnering with the Ridge Protectors to bring a screening of the movie Windfall to Craftsbury on Saturday, January 14, at 7PM. Wind power… it’s sustainable… it burns no fossil fuels…it produces no air pollution. What’s more, it cuts down dependency on foreign oil. That’s what the people of Meredith, in upstate New York first thought when a . . .
Action alerts, Comments, Health, Oregon •
Source: Oregon Public Health Division
Oregon Wind Energy Health Impact Assessment
Draft report released January 3, 2012 The Oregon Public Health Division spent the last year responding to questions from the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), local health departments, and community members in Eastern Oregon about the potential health impacts of wind energy facilities on Oregon communities. The draft Wind Energy Health Impact Assessment is a tool to help community members, elected officials and ODOE understand and respond to health-related questions about wind energy developments in Oregon. This initial HIA on . . .
France, Protests •
Source: "Collectif 40 associations" de Défense de l'environnement de Midi-Pyrénées
40 associations appellent a manifester contre les éoliennes le 27 janvier a Toulouse
NON AU MASSACRE DE LA RÉGION PAR 800 ÉOLIENNES Elles dénoncent le saccage programmé de la Région Midi-Pyrénées par 800 éoliennes dont plusieurs centaines dans les parcs naturels régionaux du Haut Languedoc et des Grands Causses. Pour protester contre le massacre de cette magnifique région et stopper ce scandale écologique, économique et financier, ce collectif régional regroupant plus de 40 associations de citoyens de Midi-Pyrénées appelle à manifester, Le vendredi 27 janvier à partir de 13h00 devant la Préfecture de . . .
Pour un littoral sans éolienne
Professionnel, élus, organismes de loisirs, de protection de l’environnement et du patrimoine, syndicats professionnels, personnalités connues sur le plan régional, national ou simple citoyen: Vous refusez que votre activité professionnelle, votre région, votre littoral soient durablement détruits par l’implantation d’éoliennes côtières, alors rejoignez les signataires du collectif PULSE en apportant votre signature dans la catégorie ci-dessous correspondant à votre fonction. [Professionals, elected officials, recreation groups, environmental and heritage protection organizations, trade unions, those involved in the regional or national plan, . . .
