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Gamesa claims that less than one acre of forest was cleared for each of its turbines at the Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm. Check this out : http://www.jvas.org/cc_forest_impact_ar_wndplnt.html "The forest-interior impact is among the worst at windplants built along forested ridgetops of Appalachia...

Create an agency to oversee energy claims January 21, 2009 by John Droz jr. in Watertown Daily Times Imagine this scenario: pharmaceutical companies selling any drug they feel like, having no scientific testing to support their drug's efficacy, making any claim that's in their financial interest, a...

In case some of you do not get the Altoona Mirror, I thought you might be interested in this article that appeared in yesterday's paper: Altoona Mirror Monday, January 12, 2009 Wind education center proposed By David Hurst dhurst@altoonamirror.com PORTAGE - When people want a closer look at the regi...

It appears that borough board members do not understand (or care) how precious this natural area is, nor do they understand (or care) that they would be harming it for something that doesn't work. Wish all the members would have stated why they voted a certain way last night. Parts of an opinion let...

Two of the no votes were not because they wanted to preserve Ice Mountain, but rather they wanted to get a better offer. The third no vote was for unexpressed reasons.

Does anyone remember the wording of the borough's survey question(s)?

This turbine company has/is sending letters out to the public once more... everyone with a Tyrone address probably has one sitting in their mailbox right now. If I knew how to do it, I would post that letter on here.... but, I don't know how. Once again the "magic 55% for" these things ra...

I've wondered that as well My2Cents....and I'm curious about who suggested, provided, or recommended that particular forrester to accompany council on their tour of the wind farm on Allegheny Ridge?? . Gamesa did. Barton regularly accompanies Gamesa reps to convince landowners to lease to Gamesa. H...

There is something wrong with someone being free to comment continuously and as often as this individual wants to, in a town newspaper. Not only is there a statement on the front page of this paper this morning... there is more to be said about these things on the second page... a different area al...

The reason this wasn't an easy decision was because council was looking for justification for making money by allowing development on borough land that they know should never be developed. It should have been the easiest decision council ever had to make. According to Snyder Township's ordinance, Ty...

I thought I would pop on to give an update of the "No Wind Turbines" on "Ice Mountain" post card campaign: I am now in receipt of: Tyrone Boro Street Address: 72 RR @ RD Tyrone Address: 58 Other than a Tyrone Address: 41 Pro Response outside Boro: 1 Total: 172 Example of what I ...

http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=1029 Posted on Nov. 25, 2008 Peter Glover and Michael J. Economides Wind Power Exposed: The Renewable Energy Source is Expensive, Unreliable and Won’t Save Natural Gas. This is not what President-elect Barack Obama's energy and climate strategists would ...

Altoona Mirror Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Tyrone council to decide on wind farm in January By Greg Bock gbock@altoonamirror.com TYRONE - A vote by Tyrone Borough Council on allowing wind power development on its Ice Mountain watershed is less than a month away. The council agreed Monday to vote on t...

ALTOONA MIRROR LETTER TO THE EDITOR Say no to turbines POSTED: December 10, 2008 [snip] Since Gamesa has chosen to ignore or dismiss the scientific evidence of Ice Mountain's ecological value, I ask that each Tyrone Borough Council member vote no to Gamesa's proposal to convert Ice Mountain into an...

http://www.windaction.org/news/18983 Portage couple awaiting court decision on turbine lawsuit November 26, 2008 by Carol Han in WJAC TV While President-elect Barack Obama is looking to renewable energy to help get our economy back on track, our area is divided over whether that's a good idea. Jill ...