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Alerts and Events: Presentations
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.
Canada, Europe, Impacts, Presentations, Publications, U.S., Videos •
Source: Windfall
Windfall movie available for community screenings
windfallthemovie.com: We are currently releasing the film for community screenings by special request and hope to inspire broader interest for mainstream distribution and broadcast. We are also close to announcing a theatrical release, which will open up many opportunities for the film as well as the issue. We are not selling the DVD or streaming the film until after the theatrical release. Please contact us if you’d like to discuss setting up a screening in your community: For the US, . . .
Energy presentation now available via Skype
As you may know, I have been asked to give my well-received energy presentation all over the world. For a variety of reasons I have so far restricted giving it to some 10 nearby states where I could keep my time to a minimum, and my travel & lodging costs down. I am now going to offer another option: To give my free energy presentation to other communities throughout the world via Skype. That’s right, whether you are in Australia, . . .
Aesthetics, Impacts, Oregon, Presentations, Protests •
Source: Friends of the Grande Ronde Valley
Craig Mountain parade float
Friends of the Grande Ronde Valley (FGRV) float depicting Craig Mountain (silhouetted in the background) if the Antelope Ridge Wind Farm’s 164 wind turbines are approved by Oregon Department of Energy. The homemade float appeared and received blue ribbons in several Eastern Oregon parades and events over the summer of 2010. FGRV supporters on foot, on horseback and even lamas marched along with the float all summer long. On a closer look of the float you can see covered wagons . . .
Health, Meetings, Noise, Presentations, Press releases, Property values, Vermont •
Source: Lowell Mountain Group
Information Meeting on Industrial Wind Turbines, February 18
(Lowell, VT) The Lowell Mountain Group is hosting an information meeting on industrial wind turbines on February 18 at the Lowell Graded School, from 7 to 9 pm. This is a rescheduling of the meeting planned for January 28th that was cancelled because of weather. The meeting includes a panel of speakers and the opportunity to ask questions about issues that keep coming up in rural communities where industrial wind projects have been sited or proposed. There will be four . . .
Energy, Environment, Health, Noise, Presentations, Vermont •
Source: Vermonters for a Clean Environment
Wind and Energy Forum
Vermonters for a Clean Environment is hosting an upcoming discussion on wind and energy issues in Rutland County and Vermont: West Rutland Town Hall, Thursday, October 22nd, 7 – 9 p.m. Presentation topics include: Siting Wind Turbines to Prevent Health Risks from Sound Richard R. James, INCE Can Industrial Wind Turbines Affect Your Health? Carmen M.E. Krogh, BscPharm Can Vermont Meet Renewable Energy and Climate Change Goals Without Ridge Top Wind? Kevin B. Jones, PhD A social hour, with light . . .
Environment, Presentations, Press releases, Puerto Rico •
Source: Coalición Pro Bosque Seco Ventanas Verraco
Nueva evidencia sobre esquema para favorecer proyecto industrial de molinos en el Bosque Seco
[New evidence of scheme to favor industrial wind project in the Bosque Seco] Guayanilla, Puerto Rico – La Coalición Pro Bosque Seco Ventanas Verraco invita a la prensa y a la ciudadanía en general a una conferencia de prensa sobre el proyecto industrial de molinos de viento propuesto en el bosque seco por la empresa Windmar, este martes, 29 de enero de 2008 a las 12:00 del medio día en el Hotel Normandie en San Juan. [The Coalición Pro Bosque Seco . . .
Appalachian Wind Energy Development & Migrating Raptors: a Collision Course?
The Conservation Through Education Lecture Series will kick off its third season on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 8:00 pm, when Dr. David Brandes visits to share what is being learned about the impacts of wind turbine proliferation and its impact on birds of prey, in particular, the golden eagle. David Brandes is an Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College in Easton . He is also a Visiting Scientist at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary where he is . . .