Video – Terracon Survey work near Mount Arvon

October 27, 2018 Terracon is a company that checks the ground to see if it will support heavy cement and turbines, They are working around Mount Arvon, and throughout The Huron Mountains and Michigamme Highlands. Before the project is approved, or has any permits large machines are tearing up rain saturated ground and roads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn6KTG4W1r8&fbclid=IwAR0fjkdTXDaFDEiRhy9laMrX3zpAUz1KCb5RW0ouBezW8fDPFufhOzOBNxc

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

Turbines Require Roads — Big Roads

Stormwater and habitat impacts of big wind projects can be huge POSTED ON SEP 14 2011 BY TRISTAN ROBERTS We need nonpolluting energy I would consider myself open-minded about wind power. I believe we need nonpolluting sources of energy to wean ourselves from fossil fuels and to stave off climate change. On the other hand, … Continue reading Turbines Require Roads — Big Roads

Wind Energy Documents: New Hampshire

This is similar to what the Huron's could look like, after blasting the mountains for turbines. Groton Wind Power Project a 48-megawatt wind farm,in Groton, New Hampshire. Owned by Iberdrola Renovables,(A Spanish Company) Power is being sold to NSTAR under a power purchase agreement, and will go to the Boston area. Located on Tenney Mountain … Continue reading Wind Energy Documents: New Hampshire

Blasting report for an Industrial Wind Farm in Maine 

This is a Blasting report for an Industrial Wind Farm in Maine "Blasting is expected to be required for most of the eighteen (18) turbine foundations, the proposed access roads in areas requiring significant cut, the powerline trenches and for above ground transmission line poles. The shallow nature of the soils in the project area suggests … Continue reading Blasting report for an Industrial Wind Farm in Maine 

Mountain tops blasted to make room for Turbines.

Turbine Construction Site on Mars Hill in Maine, This is what wind farm construction looks like from a distance. To know what it's like close-up you can watch a video of Mars Hill Residents talking about the impact the windfarm has had on their lives here WIND TURBINE PROJECT, Mars Hill, ME SCOPE OF WORK: Twenty-eight wind … Continue reading Mountain tops blasted to make room for Turbines.

The Sales Pitch: Wind projects use existing logging roads. – FALSE

The Sales Pitch: Wind projects use existing logging roads.   The Truth: Wind industry would love for us to believe that. Unfortunately it is not true. Logging roads are not adequate for wind turbines. The truth is that logging roads and skidder trails are nothing like the roads that are being built to haul each … Continue reading The Sales Pitch: Wind projects use existing logging roads. – FALSE

PLIGHT OF MOUNTAINTOP HABITAT

PLIGHT OF MOUNTAINTOP HABITAT Wildlife Biologists and Natural Resource Managers are expressing their growing concerns regarding large scale wind development and its impacts to sensitive mountain habitats. High elevation habitats are a scarce resource in the Northeast. My name is Will Staats and I live in the Northeast Kingdom town of Victory, Vermont. make my … Continue reading PLIGHT OF MOUNTAINTOP HABITAT