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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.
Miles of mountain ridges
The first sentence in the Washington Post article, Wind is Given a 2nd Look as Energy Needs Grow (Aug. 3, 2008), gets right to the point: the energy industry has targeted western Virginia’s forested mountains for industrial wind energy development.
“Wind is catching fire,” said L. Preston Bryant Jr. Virginia’s secretary of natural resources. “It is literally all the rage.”
Although the Washington Post article highlights the “conflict within the environmental community” concerning this development push, it fails to provide much in . . .
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Why are New York Political and Business Leaders putting the interests of Spain-based Iberdrola ahead of the interests of New York's taxpayers and electric customers?
New York’s taxpayers and electric customers are facing a serious threat:
Iberdrola, the Spanish company that wishes to acquire Energy East and its electric and gas distribution subsidiaries is insisting that it will “walk away from” the deal if it is not permitted to build “wind farms” in New York.
High-powered New York political, business, labor and media leaders (including Governor Paterson and Senator Schumer) are working to get members of the NY State Public Utility Commission (NYS PSC) to overturn the . . .
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Law, Press releases, Puerto Rico
Source: Coalición Pro Bosque Seco Ventanas Verraco
Administración del DRNA comete fraude para favorecer proyecto eólico en el Bosque Seco
[Department of Natural Resources commits fraud to favor wind energy project in Bosque Seco]
Guayanilla, PR – El anunciado acuerdo entre la administración del Departamento de Recursos Naturales (DRNA) y la empresa Windmar, para indultar los daños y delitos que ésta cometió en Punta Verraco, Cerro Toro y Punta Ventanas tras adelantar parte del proyecto industrial, a cambio de la titularidad del 83% de estos, confirma la veracidad de las denuncias de ciudadanos de Guayanilla y ambientalistas de todo el país. . . .
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Protect Beneficial Bats — Oklahoma Ad
Save the Prairie ran this half-page ad for two days in the Woodward News.
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Picking on Pickens
We can’t go far these days without being subjected to the plaintive pleas of “former oilman” TB Pickens. Its on TV, print media, the internet — you name it.
“It’s time to stop America’s addiction to oil!” scream the incessant ads.
“We are importing over 70% of our oil. Wind power is the best way out of this mess.” is the message in these blurbs, and on the PickensPlan.com website.
Is Mr. Pickens on to something? Has he reached new levels of altruism . . .
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Health, Hearings, Noise, Wisconsin
Source: Rock County Tax-Payers for a Better Renewable Energy Plan
Testimony in Union, Wisc., on Noise and Health
Download “Union, Wisc., Testimony on Noise and Health” (17.3 MB)
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Cohocton Wind Watch Seeks Wind Industry Public Accountability
Cohocton Wind Watch is gratified by the decision of New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to launch a formal investigation into the business practices of First Wind/UPC Wind and Noble Environmental Power. This groundbreaking inquiry includes conduct of Public Officials and evidence of Wind Industry Anti-Competitive Practices.
CWW has compiled comprehensive evidence, volumes of empirical data and a paper trail of proof that public officials, developers and their agents and leaseholders have acted collectively to defraud NYS. With this AG . . .
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Environment, Events, Puerto Rico
Source: Coalición Pro Bosque Seco Ventanas Verraco
Oposicion al Proyecto Windmar
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Environment, Press releases, Puerto Rico
Source: Coalición Pro Bosque Seco Ventanas Verraco
JCA encamina DIA-Final del proyecto Windmar a pesar de graves irregularidades
Guayanilla, PR — La Administración de Asuntos de Energía anunció el 27 de junio de 2008 mediante aviso público que la Junta de Calidad Ambiental (JCA) emitió ese día una Resolución Final para aprobar la Declaración de Impacto Ambiental Final (DIA-F) del proyecto industrial de molinos de viento propuesto por la empresa Windmar, en terrenos colindantes con la Reserva de la Biósfera de Guánica y el Estuario de la Bahía de Guayanilla. En dicha resolución, la JCA otorga 20 . . .
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Wethersfield turbines going up
Wethersfield is actually a continuation of the Eagle project, which is consuming the two adjoining towns almost in their entirety. It’s unbelievable that this could happen in such a populated area of NY (compared to the Tug Hill region, for instance). The total for this project will be around 160 turbines, but it’s not ending there. Plans are in the works to expand further into Orangeville, Sheldon, Centerville, and Farmersville — the towns that border to the . . .
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