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Construction in the Mojave Desert and Grassland
Author: Basin and Range Watch
November 14, 2011 – Photos of construction on large wind projects in the Mojave Desert and Tehachapi Mountains area, Kern County, California. Photos were taken over the period of 2010 to 2011. Photos are by Basin and Range Watch (where more photos are available) unless otherwise labeled. Mojave Fragmentation Friends of Mojave took these photos of industrialization of west Mojave ecosystems around the town of Mojave. This area has seen a boom in wind projects on the flat desert and . . .
More »Lowell Mountain road and site building
Author: Vt. Department of Environmental Conservation
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation photos from Nov. 10, 2011, by courtesy of Mountain Talk (more photos at source; click photos below to enlarge).
More »Field fragmentation
Author: Bembinster, Jim
Wisconsin farmers sign on with wind developers because it seems like easy money. They are told they can farm right up to the turbine foundations. They are told about a quarter acre of land will be taken out of production for each turbine. What they are not told is there will be access roads and trenching for each turbine that will go where the developer wants them to go, crossing at diagonals in the middle of fields, and in some . . .
More »Destruction of Lowell Mountain, Vt.
Author: Mountain Talk
Photos from lowellmountainsnews.wordpress.com (click on a photo to enlarge)
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