Alerts Category: U.S.
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.
Action alerts, Economics, U.S. •
Source: Industrial Wind Energy Opposition
Stop the PTC in the U.S. Senate
Contact your Senators! Call the congressional switchboard at: 202-224-3121. Sample letter/telephone message: Please vote AGAINST S.2204, the bill submitted by Senator Menendez which extends the Production Tax Credit, Investment Tax Credit, and “Section 1603” Treasury Grant Program for wind energy for 1 year. Together, these programs cost taxpayers more than $14 billion annually. In return, communities have been left divided, landscapes degraded, and natural habitats destroyed — with no measurable positive change in our energy situation. Again, I urge you . . .
Please help protect the health of people living near wind turbines!
RECOGNIZING THAT YOU HAVE A VERY BUSY SCHEDULE… PLEA: Your presence is urgently needed tomorrow, Tuesday, February 14th, at the State House in Boston, to protest the government’s attempt to permit wind turbines too close to people’s homes. This in an indoor event. [Also Thursday, February 16, in Bourne and Tuesday, February 28, in Lee:] DEP MEETINGS: Please attend any and all of these meetings. The one tomorrow on Beacon Hill is most important. Tuesday, February 14, 2012 10:00 a.m. . . .
Stop wind energy subsidies TODAY
We are at a CRITICAL crossroads. The future of the main wind energy subsidies — primarily the Production Tax Credit (PTC), but also the 1603 Treasury Grant program — is likely to be resolved (for now) as part of a payroll tax deal. The payroll tax cut was extended at the end of last year for 2 months, so a deal, if one is to be made, must be worked out by Wednesday, February 29. [Feb. 15: The PTC was . . .
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 . . .
Advertisements, Puerto Rico •
Source: Coalición Pro Bosque Seco Ventanas Verraco
Feliz Navidad
