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Alerts and Events: Wildlife
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.
Advertisements, Campaigns, Economics, Emissions, Environment, Massachusetts, Publications, Wildlife •
Source: Preston M.
sWINDle billboard – call for pledges
Dear Friends Opposed to Energy from Wind: To date, there have been few clear, widespread public statements on the downsides of energy from wind. A statement via a billboard, I strongly feel, will reach the general public and incite questions. As elected officials are loathe to cross their electorate, hopefully the public will become more skeptical and influence their representatives to change their pro-wind or on-the-fence positions. The local newspapers and TV people could cover the story. I propose a . . .
Preserve Downeast Maine from Wind Industrialization
To: The Maine Land Use Regulatory Commission We, the undersigned, in order to: – Protect wildlife habitats, especially for threatened species Peregrine Falcons and Little Brown Bats, in Hancock County, Maine. – Preserve the scenic beauty of Downeast Maine and the Donnell Pond area for the enjoyment of present and future visitors. REQUEST that you deny the Permit Application for Blue Sky East/First Wind to construct and operate 19 476′ tall, 1.8MW industrial wind turbines on approx. 100 acres of Township . . .
Industrial Wind Developers Trump Our Natural Environment
Please read the following release and respond to the Environmental Bill of Rights (Ontario). Send comments to the Ministry of Natural Resources stating your concerns before June 15. To read the entire EBR Posting, go here. Send comments and concerns to: esa.permits.agreements@ontario.ca You may also review the Draft ESA 2007 for more information. Thank you for your attention to this important environmental issue. Picton, ON/May 12, 2011 – The Ministry of Natural Resources (ON) has posted an application under the . . .
Comments are Needed Now on US Fish and Wildlife Service Guidelines for Wind Energy Development
Words Matter [Public comment is still open: until May 19, 2011] The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is apparently moving toward more-effective implementation of federal laws that will potentially reduce the negative environmental impacts of wind energy development in the Appalachian highlands. The FWS, however, is facing intense industry pressure to back down, and public support and input are needed now. Public comments and recommendations will be accepted until May 19, 2011 on two FWS guidance documents that will . . .
Make Wind Power Bird-Smart
[Note: Although Wind Watch finds the premise to be largely unsubstantiated that wind power has any benefit beyond tax avoidance for its investors, the need to protect birds and their environments remains crucial.] Dear U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wind power can be an important energy source for the United States, but it is just as important that it meet high standards to protect birds and other wildlife. Wind farms kill birds – including eagles, songbirds, and endangered species – through collisions . . .
Economics, Energy, Environment, Publications, U.S., Videos, Wildlife •
Source: Peña Productions
They’re Not Green: Uncovering the Secrets of the Wind Farms
The documentary They’re Not Green takes the viewer from the wind industry in Palm Springs, California, where it all began, to the larger national canvas where it has evolved into the most highly subsidized, and one of the least productive forms of energy in the U.S. today. This thoroughly researched documentary examines the environmental effects of wind power, including its limited impact upon reducing CO2 emissions, its potentially negative health implications “Wind Turbine Syndrome”, the killing of thousands of birds . . .
Comments, Environment, Vermont, Wildlife •
Source: Green Mountain National Forest
Green Mountain National Forest extends public comment period to Mar. 18
The Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF) recently released for public comment its Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the proposed Deerfield Wind Project in the Towns of Searsburg and Readsboro. The Forest has been evaluating several alternatives in detail, including the original proposal for a 17 turbine project. Two other action alternatives are also being considered. They include development of a 7 turbine project on the ridge east of Route 8, and development of a 15 turbine project that . . .
