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Alerts Archive: April 2024
These postings are provided to help publicize and provide examples of 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.
How to Run a Campaign to Stop Big Energy
We at Communities B4 Power Companies (CB4PC) have been asked on several occasions, ‘Where do we start?’ Starting a campaign can be overwhelming. Not only are most people embarking upon a leadership role they had never anticipated, but it’s probably one that involves learning a whole new subject! But once you get stuck in, you will find people support you and want to lend a hand. Your knowledge of the new subject grows daily and you will begin to feel . . .
Ask Questions Before Signing a Contract
GET INFORMED BEFORE SIGNING! ASK QUESTIONS! Does signing an Option Contract lock me in with a developer for turbines, whether I want them or not? Is the original contract term 50 years? How long is the developer’s option to extend? Will my children and grandchildren be tied to the contract after I’m gone? How much of my land will the wind turbine developer have 100% access to for building roads, placing buried and above-ground transmission lines, and installing turbines? Will . . .
National Photography Competition
$1000 CASH PRIZE The theme of this national photo competition is RECKLESS RENEWABLES: ADVERSE IMPACT IN IMAGES Enter “The Impact of Reckless Renewables” national photo competition. Use your photographic skills to capture and share the negative effects of commercial wind turbines, high voltage transmission towers, grid solar systems, pumped hydro facilities, and grid batteries on farmers, fishermen, the land and sea, wildlife, the environment, communities, and everyday life. Opens 2nd April 2024 and closes 1 June 2024. Residents of Australia . . .
