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Have lots to say here but I don't have time right now. I do have one question and I hope someone out there may know. Why is Sandy Ridge called Sandy Ridge ?? Is "Sandy Ridge " named after Sandy... or, is "Sandy Ridge" called sandy because the ridge is sandy ?? :? I know, sounds ...

I looked at the video Bill... thanks. Did you notice... all the roads that were cut thru that mountain ?? Did you notice... not one single wind mill/turbine was moving ?? What a waste !! What a waste !!! The loss of interior forest habitat on that mountain is enormous! Interior forest is defined as...

http://www.pjm.com/about/overview.html http://www.pjm.com/about/territory-served.html Check out the above links to see the enormous area the PJM grid supplies. It serves a population of 51 million people and requires over 144,000MW of electricity to reach its peak demand. Compare the capacity facto...

Check http://vawind.org/Assets/Docs/Forest%20 ... tation.pdf
to see what Gamesa and some borough council members have in store for Ice Mountain.

Just some information that I found, thought some of you guys in this thread might enjoy reading this for future use: Officials on wind turbines: Shhhhh! Juniata supervisors will write letters to companies asking to reduce the noise By Kay Stephens, kstephens@altoonamirror.com POSTED: November 13, 2...

No Bill... It's not that there is anything sneaky about this. Word has been put out... I can remember it being put out a long time ago. I'm just saying, most people are not paying much attention. Most people (right now) don't even care. With all that has been put out there to the public most folks ...

This may sound silly, but was it here that I read something about the energy generated by these things will be sent to Canada? That we will not benefit from these at all (other than the lease $$$)? Okay, everyone laugh now, but someone please straighten me out on this. The electricity generated by ...

Question: If the idea of Wind Turbines going up and being operational meant that Coal Fired Power Plants would curtail their output during those times and if the proceeds of the land lease for the Turbines would mean a savings to Borough residents in possible future rate increases, would this be th...

From today's Altoona Mirror: Ice Mountain plan drawing protests Gamesa’s turbines raise concern for water By Greg Bock, gbock@altoonamirror.com POSTED: November 18, 2007 TYRONE — As Tyrone Borough and Spanish-based wind energy generator Gamesa work out the fine print on a lease agreement for watersh...

Very informative posts sandstone. Thank you. I've been thinking about something else and this may have even been mentioned...not sure...not going back thru to look either...lol, but, the amount of "run off" that will occur when all those trees are gone should be taken into consideration a...

Below is an article that appeared in a recent issue of the Sierra Club's Moshannon Group newsletter: “Unique” Blair County Natural Heritage Area “of exceptional conservation value” targeted for Conversion to Industrial Windplant The Borough of Tyrone currently is considering converting Ice Mountain,...

Below is a letter sent to Mayor Kilmartin from Juniata Valley Audubon: Juniata Valley Audubon, a local conservation organization with 450 members, hopes that Tyrone Borough Council looks past the $$$ and recognizes its obligation as stewards of an area that is described as "unique" in the ...

Ice Mountain is about 4 miles above Tyrone up 453 (JanesVille Pike). Now from what i can tell from things I have seen the windmills would run north to south across the ridge. On the Google Map you provided locate the Tyrone Reservoir and then look west about 4 more inches and you will see what I be...

From today's Altoona Mirror: Officials on wind turbines: Shhhhh! Juniata supervisors will write letters to companies asking to reduce the noise By Kay Stephens, kstephens@altoonamirror.com POSTED: November 13, 2007 "Officials on wind turbines: Shhhhh!" DUNCANSVILLE — Juniata Township supe...

Below is another letter regarding the Shaffer Mountain project, which is similar to the proposed Ice Mountain windfarm: Berwind and Gamesa This letter is in response to the letter from J. Gibbons on Oct. 6, concerning who owns the proposed windmill property, and questions on recent articles placed i...