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The following is just
a partial list of animals that may be put at risk by construction of windfarms
along the Allegheny Front:
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Click on the names below to view a picture
of the animal.
Northern
Flying Squirrel
Eastern
Small-Footed Bat
Saw-Whet
Owl
Cheat
Mountain Salamander
Kirtland's
Warbler
Peregrine
Falcon
Golden Eagle
Virginia
Big-Eared Bat
Timber
Rattlesnake
Bald Eagle |
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The following is a
description of the environmental, scenic and property value implications
and an analysis of the economic benefits and costs associated with existing
and proposed “wind farms” in West Virginia: |
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Wind
Energy Economics in West Virginia, Glenn R. Schleede, January 20, 2003.
(right click to download)
Click here to view a summary
of the above mentioned report
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.wav file that provides the sound created by a typical wind turbine (file
provided by http://www.page.to/mesa-eolica): |
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Wind Turbine Sound (right click to download) |
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The following provides
a size comparison of the wind turbines: |
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Click on the thumbnail picture to view
the full-sized image |
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The following images show the Allegheny
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| News Articles, Letters
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Kilowatts
and Killed Bats. The Charleston Gazette. May 9, 2004
UK News: Wind Power Suffers
Blow. The Guardian. March 10, 2004.
Testimony Split on Wind Power.
Hagerstown Morning Herald, March 3, 2004
Congressman Mollohan's
Comments Regarding a Wind Power Facility in Grant County, West Virginia.
January 21, 2004
Wind
power at issue in Appalachia. The Associated Press, February 10, 2004
Citizens Group Says
Wind Power Project Violates Endangered Species Law. December 9, 2003
Wind Farms take
toll on bats. The Cumberland
Times-News, November 02, 2003
Wind Power Around
the World: Town in La Mancha Battles Against Windmills
A letter from the
Fish and Wildlife Service advising that it finds the proposed methodology
for determing NEDPower windfarm impact on migratory birds to be insufficient.
A letter
from the Fish and Wildlife Service advising the developers of the Meyersdale
windfarm project in Pennsylvania that they should do a two-year pre-construction
bird monitoring study.
WV Wind Project Bat Kill - 250+
and Counting
Letter to the Editor: Wind Towers
- Dangerous, Unsightly and Inefficient, The Cumberland Times-News, August
11, 2003
GROUPS
CALL FOR REVIEW OF WIND POWER WILDLIFE IMPACTS
Dead
Birds Found at Wind Farm, The Cumberland Times-News, June 23, 2003.
Groups
Want Birds Protected from Windpower, The Charleston Gazette, June 29,
2003.
Groups
Give Notice of Intent to Sue Wind Farm Developer, The Charleston Gazette,
February 6, 2003.
Company
Withdraws Wind Farm Application, The Charleston Gazette, January 7, 2003.
Advertisment
placed in various newpapers by Friends of the Allegheny Front
A letter from the Fish
and Wildlife Service to NEDPower regarding endangered flora and fauna
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