Alerts Category: Wildlife
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, Environment, Law, Ontario, Wildlife •
Source: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Call for comments: wind turbine bird guidelines
Policy Proposal Notice: Birds and Bird Habitats: Guidelines for Wind Power Projects (2010) EBR Registry Number: 011-0112 Ministry of Natural Resources Date Proposal loaded to the Registry: November 05, 2010 Comment Period: 45 days: submissions may be made between November 05, 2010, and December 20, 2010. Description of Policy: The Green Energy Act 2009 (GEA) places a priority on expanding Ontario’s use of clean and renewable sources of energy, including wind power. A key element of the GEA is a . . .
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
Aesthetics, Environment, Hearings, Vermont, Wildlife •
Source: Craftsbury Conservation Commission
Speak out to protect Lowell Mountain!
Join us on Facebook – Craftsbury Conservation Commission On September 23rd, at the Lowell Grade School (route 100) in Lowell, Vermont, there is a critical Public Service Board hearing that could decide the fate of the Lowell Mountains. Speak out! “No, we will not allow the lure of tax incentives to destroy or mountain tops!” But soon it will be too late. Vermonters have fought long and hard to prohibit bill boards and keep suburban sprawl at bay. Vermonters have . . .
Action alerts, California, Comments, Environment, Hearings, Law, Wildlife •
Source: Alameda County Community Development Agency
Call for comments re Altamont Pass Wind Power Resources Area
Notice of Preparation (Notice) of a Program Environmental Impact Report for the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (APWRA) revisions to Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) for repowering and continued maintenance and operation of wind turbines in Alameda County: SUMMARY: The County of Alameda (County) is issuing this Notice to advise other agencies and the public that the County will be preparing a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area revised conditional use permits (CUPs)(proposed project) within . . .
Action alerts, Environment, Ireland, Property values, Protests, Wildlife •
Source: Gweebarra Conservation Group
Gather on the Gweebarra – Protest Vigil on the Gweebarra Bridge
A Chara/ Dear Friends, Coiste Timpeallachta Ghaoth Bearra, the Gweebarra Conservation Group, is holding a ‘Gather on the Gweebarra!’ at the Gweebarra Bridge from 11.00am to 2.00pm on Saturday, July 10th, 2010. The Gweebarra River Valley and Estuary and the surrounding townlands is a unique landscape which supports many protected species and habitats. These include wild deer and salmon, a 500 strong common seal population and several protected bird species like Golden Eagles, Northern Bullfinches, Grouse and Corncrakes. As such . . .
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.
Germany, Health, Letters, Ontario, Protests, Wildlife •
Source: Windwahnmarsch
Support from the Windwahnmarsch in North-Germany (Toronto, April 28)
Dear friends in Canada and USA, This is a letter from supporters of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost region in Germany, where once was the cradle of the German wind power. We send you all strength and courage of the world, to fight with success the profiteers and destroyer of nature, landscape and health in the lobby of wind industry ! We represent thousands of victims in the north of Germany, who are suffering since more than two decades from the impact . . .
