Alerts Category: Energy
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.
Aesthetics, Energy, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Videos, Virginia, West Virginia, Wildlife •
Source: Allegheny Highlands Alliance
Listen to Your Mother!
The Case for Wind Turbine Decommissioning, Dismantling, and Removal Requirements . . . Allegheny Highlands Alliance Protecting Our Mountains for Future Generations
They’re Not Green – wind documentary now available on DVD
Buy the one-hour documentary, “They’re Not Green” for $13.00 via Paypal:
Action alerts, Economics, Emissions, Energy, Grid, Law, U.S. •
Source: National Wind Watch
Urge your senators to reject a national RES
Update: Yesterday afternoon (Sept. 21), Senators Bingaman (D-NM), Brownback (R-KS), Dorgan (D-ND), Collins (R-ME), Udall (D-NM), and Udall (D-CO) introduced a 15% by 2021 renewable electricity standard (RES) bill, The Renewable Electricity Promotion Act. For this RES only bill to move forward, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will need to allow this bill to come up for a floor vote, and at least 60 Senators will need to vote in favor of it. The primary purpose of the RES is . . .
Aesthetics, Economics, Energy, Impacts, New York, Petitions •
Source: Town of Greece, NY, concerned citizens
STOP Great Lakes Wind Turbine Development
We, the undersigned, oppose the “Great Lakes Offshore Wind (GLOW) Project” and disapprove of ANY construction of wind turbines in our Great Lakes. Sign petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-great-lakes-wind-turbine-development/361784891/ On December 1st, 2009, The New York State Power Authority submitted a request for a proposal to potentially build an industrial wind farm off the shores of Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, or both. This proposal would see the construction of 40-166 450-ft industrial wind turbines 2 miles off shore at depths not to exceed . . .
Con with the Wind – documentary
Con with the Wind is a passionate and inspirational look at the myths, facts and lies surrounding big business interests in the Wind Farm Goldrush. Film maker and director Nigel Spence’s gripping documentary, shot in 15 countries over 3 years, exposes the truth and the real human, environmental and subsidy costs of wind turbines; a cost that the youth of today will be paying for the next 25 years.
Aesthetics, Economics, Energy, Germany, Impacts, Meetings •
Source: Gegenwind-Sylt
“Sündenfall Windkraft” conference, 26-27 March 2011
On the island of Sylt / Schleswig-Holstein will be a 2-Day conference on 26th-27th of March, 2011. Speakers will be: Prof. Dr. Ing. Helmut ALT, FH (UAS) Aachen „Options of a affordable energy supply” Dipl.-Soz. Ök. Thomas HEINZOW (Social Economics), Universität Hamburg „About the political economy of wind turbine delusion” Prof. Dr. Horst MALBERG, TU Berlin „About the solar influence on climate change” Prof. Dr. Gerhard GERLICH, TU Braunschweig „Greenhouse effect? About global climate models” Diplom-Meteorologe Klaus-Eckart PULS „Will Sylt . . .
Energy, Environment, Ontario, Press releases, Protests, Quebec •
Source: Quebec citizen’s movement
Quebec solidarity with Ontario against wind industry
Ontario, April 28, 2010 The citizens of Quebec, involved in many different groups to protect their territory, are united in their effort to stop the intrusion of the wind mill industry in our communities without our consent. We are united in denouncing the invasion of that industry and support each other all over the world. We know that the wind mill industry, as developed, is not the solution to reduce our environmental footprint nor to provide us with the energy . . .
