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what u mean Logan Township not buting win mills in they are talking a bout buting 18 in in they let it up 2 the Planning Commission 2 look at and letme tell u if the Logan Township come back with a yes on it they will go up and the win mills they are talking a bout are 335 feet tall so i would not ...

Somewhere along PA's ridgetops, long before the 30 year mark.... someone will have the umph to stop these things from going in just anywhere they choose to put them. . Already done in Tyrone Township, Antis Township, Logan Township, and Frankstown Township. Those Blair County municipalities stopped...

What is so sad.... barring a miracle , we are stuck !! . Not true. Just look at http://www.shaffermountain.com. That's a project in Bedford/Somerset Counties. That project has been stalled for 3 years AFTER the landowner and AFTER the townships OKd it. It's stalled because of Gamesa's failure to ad...

Is wind the next ethanol? May 7, 2009 by Ben Lieberman in Energy Current WASHINGTON D.C.: Repeating past mistakes has long been a part of Washington's energy policy, but Congress used to wait a while before making the same blunder again. Not anymore. New legislation requiring wind energy closely re...

Turbines' effect on health is underestimated May 10, 2009 by Michael Nissenbaum, M.D. in Sun Journal The state should not permit new wind farms until studies of their harmful effects are complete. As physicians and clinicians, it is our foremost duty to do no harm. Therefore, we think it's reasonab...

From our neighbors to the south, on the Bedford/Somerset County line: http://www.shaffermountain.com/ Hi folks, Gamesa’s Dan Noble wrote a ridiculous piece in the Johnstown Tribune several weeks ago, extolling their efforts to protect Shaffer Mountain (isn’t that a scream?). Dr. Dennis McNair, biol...

:flag: thank u supervisor Charles Diehl and supervisor Robert Nelson we need the wind mills the ones on hear talking must not no that if u would have voteed no the win mills set back tyrone was sell buting 16 upon ice mountain because it was voteed on lasted novber and the people of tyrone wanted t...

Sup Robert Nelson, who was elected on a platform of opposing the windplant, changed his mind, saying that he did it "for the children." He gave no further explanation. Sup Nelson, was voted in to be an extra voice for the people of Snyder Township, now we all see that was just an empty Ca...

SAVE ICE MOUNTAIN thanks Snyder Township Supervisor James Burket for the respect he has shown for Blair County's natural heritage and for the people of the township. As supervisor Burket noted at yesterday evening's meeting, the vast majority of the people in the township are opposed to the windpla...

We heard more about the environmental impact windmills have, but I would like to know more about what impact they have on overall electicity production. They mentioned that the power lines get tied into a "grid" that services many areas around the Allegheny Mountains. Sure, maybe we don't...

USDA Will Restore, Protect Flood-Prone Lands With Federal Stimulus Funding, Short Deadline The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide up to $145 million to eligible landowners nationwide through the floodplain easement component of its Emergency Watershed Protection Program. The funds will be u...

Here's an opportunity for Tyrone and Snyder Township to get money to solve flood problems: To all, Here is some new information about an NRCS program just announced Monday with a very short three week signup. These monies are part of the economic stimulus package under the American Recovery and Re-i...

Juniata Valley Audubon thanks Mayor Jim Kilmartin and Councilman Steve Hanzir for their votes to save Ice Mountain. Their respect for the watershed and for Blair County's natural heritage will be remembered. :flag: Ice Mountain is designated as a Blair County Natural Heritage Area of exceptional co...

I understand the need for economic development. But raping the mountains is not going to increase the standard of living in Tyrone. I only picked out part of your comment "SomeThingToSay" only because I am pointing out one thing....How many of you have driven up I-99 lately and have seen ...

How could this WPC offer be ignored by our very own council ?? Does the general public know about this ?? How could anyone not consider this?? This offer is the cream of the crop, what more could we ask for ?? I absolutely do not understand it !! Makes me wonder... was this presented and explained ...