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Resource Documents: Pennsylvania (19 items)
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Tioga Preservation Group Land Use Appeal
Author: Tioga Preservation Group
Tioga Preservation Group, Dr. Stephen Ollock, and Patricia Ollock v. Tioga County Planning Commission Land Use Appeal On or about September 24, 2007, AES Armenia Mountain Wind, LLC (“AES”) filed a Land Development Application (“Application”) with the Tioga county Planning Commission proposing to construct a wind farm on properties located in eastern Tioga County as more fully described in the Application. The Application indicated the intent to construct 72 turbines; upon reasonable belief, AES has increased the proposed number o . . .
More »Ecological impacts of wind energy development on bats
Author: Kunz, Thomas; Arnett, Edward; Erickson, Wallace; Hoar, Alexander; Johnson, Gregory; Larkin, Ronald; Strickland, M. Dale; Thresher, Robert; and Tuttle, Merlin
Thomas Kunz, of the Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology, Boston University, with colleagues from Bat Conservation International, Western EcoSystems Technology, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Illinois Natural History Survey, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, reviews the state of knowledge about impacts of wind energy facilities on bats. Published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, August 2007. Of particular concern is the cumulative effect of continuing wind energy development. Based on existing studies and the proposal . . .
More »Review of Pennsylvania Game Commission Protocols to Monitor Bat and Bird Mortality at Industrial Wind Sites
Author: Wind Energy and Bats Subcommittee, Mammal Technical Committee, Pennsylvania Biological Survey
Preamble: The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) has a responsibility to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its citizens to manage and protect the wildlife of Pennsylvania using the best science and information available at the time management decisions are made. To that end, the PGC entered into a memo of understanding with the Mammal Technical Committee (MTC) of the Pennsylvania Biological Survey (PBS, a non-profit scientific, educational, and advisory organization of professional biologists, incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of . . .
More »Wind Industry: Making a Mockery of Environmentalism
Author: Folmont Property Owners Association
Wind salesmen mimic the memes of environmentalism to sell their industry, often in ways so deceptive or contrary as to mock the very movement they claim to promote. You will often hear wind salesmen, and politicians who want to look ‘green,’ make the following claims … Go to: “Wind Industry: Making a Mockery of Environmentalism”
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