RES unveils new map showing they may have reduced the number of turbines (for now?) but are still looking to destroy the same footprint. Take a good look at where they plan to put the Wind Industrial Park. The amount of devastation and the beauty we stand to lose, is heartbreaking. *Note many of the "landmarks" … Continue reading RES releases map of Wind Industrial Park.
Why would we destroy one of the better Climate strongholds?
Scientists Locate Natural “Strongholds” in Upper Michigan That Could Protect Nature in the Face of Climate Change Identifying climate-resilient lands and waters to sustain biodiversity The Nature Conservancy has identified a series of landscapes across Michigan that are predicted to withstand the growing impacts of climate change and help ensure nature’s survival. As droughts, more … Continue reading Why would we destroy one of the better Climate strongholds?
Disposal Of Wind Turbines A Major Environmental Concern
DISPOSAL OF WIND TURBINES PROVING TO BE A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN 07/15/2018 Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator Thousands of aging wind turbines will eventually need to be decommissioned, but the disposal of this “green” technology could prove to be a dirty job for environmental regulators. Besides a host of problems that occur during a wind turbine’s … Continue reading Disposal Of Wind Turbines A Major Environmental Concern
Wind Turbines kill birds – birds eat insects. The results could be devastating.
Wind Turbines kill birds. The Huron Mountains and Highlands, are a diverse biome containing Highlands, Cedar and Hemlock lowlands, Boreal Forests, wetlands and multitudes of streams, temporary wetlands, Beaver ponds ... Prime bird habitat, and Insect habitat. What happens if thousands of the birds are killed off by turbines? Birds eat 400 to 500 million … Continue reading Wind Turbines kill birds – birds eat insects. The results could be devastating.
How Green is this? – Renewable Energy drives demand for base metals.
Saving the Environment on one side to destroy it another way. Not so Green - Another example of how "saving the planet" with renewables, while destroying it in another way does not add up. The surging demand for base metals for use in renewable energy and Electric vehicles. The Base Metal Boom: The Start of … Continue reading How Green is this? – Renewable Energy drives demand for base metals.
Friends Of the Hurons Open House: July 25th
Please join us on the 25th. We want everyone to see both sides.
Broken wind turbine dismantled, Great Falls College, Montana
A wind turbine is being torn down after only seven years because it is not operational and too expensive to fix. Great Falls College's broken wind turbine dismantled after 7 years. Great Falls College, Montana, For the Tribune | July 12, 2018 Great Falls College MSU is removing the wind turbine from its campus. Deconstruction … Continue reading Broken wind turbine dismantled, Great Falls College, Montana
Baraga County Wind Energy Forum
Forum held by the Pro-Wind County Board. The presentation delivered at the Baraga County Wind Energy Forum on April 18, 2018 and a Q&A resource with answers provided by MSU Extension and Renewable Energy Systems (RES) is now available. The MSU Representatives cherry-picked which questions they would answer, and still answered questions in partial and … Continue reading Baraga County Wind Energy Forum
Union laborers in Midtown protest hiring of out-of-state workers at unfair wages to build N.Y. wind energy farm
Union laborers in Midtown protest hiring of out-of-state workers at unfair wages to build N.Y. wind energy farm By GINGER ADAMS OTIS | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | OCT 28, 2017 | 10:34 AM New York State Laborers Organizing Fund members hold a rally outside of an American Wind Energy Association investor conference at the Roosevelt Hotel … Continue reading Union laborers in Midtown protest hiring of out-of-state workers at unfair wages to build N.Y. wind energy farm
Save The Huron Mountains 