—Matthew L. Wald, New York Times “Barn & wind” (Rock Port, Missouri, photo ©Back Stage) The following article appeared in the NY Times 8-26-08, written by Matthew L. Wald. RiverCityMalone thinks it’s worth reading. The Editor. When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate […]
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—Nicholas Confessore, New York Times Kathy LaClair, Churubusco, NY (Photo ©Christinne Muschi for the NY Times) The following article appeared in the NY Times 8-17-08, written by Nicholas Confessore. RiverCityMalone thinks it’s worth reading. The Editor. BURKE, N.Y.–Everywhere that Janet and Ken Tacy looked, the wind companies had been there first. Dozens of people in
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—Helen O’Neill, Associated Press John Yancey, Tug Hill (Photo ©AP, Heather Ainsworth) The following article describes the impact of the wind plant on the people of the Tug Hill plateau (Lowville, NY). It appeared in Yahoo News, 8-16-08, by Helen O’Neill of the Associated Press. RiverCityMalone thinks it’s worth reading. The Editor. “Listen,” John Yancey
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—Joseph Spector, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle RiverCityMalone supports this kind of YIMBY (“Yes in my backyard”) (Drawing ©Windtoons.com) The following article appeared in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 7-28-08, written by Joseph Spector. RiverCityMalone thinks it’s worth reading. The Editor. At first there were sporadic complaints last year to the office of Franklin County District
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—Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin Sometime yesterday (7-15-08), NYS Attorney General Andrew Cuomo issued a stunning press release, “Attorney General Cuomo Launches Investigation into Wind Power Companies’ Conduct across Upstate New York.” Noble Environmental Power is one of them. (The other, UPC Wind, operates downstate.) The investigation is based on months of research by the
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The Race Track. It’s called the Malone International Raceway and Entertainment Park. (MIREP, for short.) Owned by former state police BCI officer John “Chick” Fountain. Located next to the Market Barn and Bokie’s Drive-In. Technically it’s in the Town of Malone, although literally it’s on the doorstep of the Village of Malone. The racetrack was approved
—Timothy Egan, NY Times ©Peter Nicholson The following editorial appeared in the NY Times 6/25/08, written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Timothy Egan. RiverCityMalone thinks it’s worth reading—the Editor. Anyone who lived on the West Coast during the phony energy crisis of 2000 and 2001 cannot help thinking of Texas and two of its worst products—Enron
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—Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin Twenty dollars. That’s all she had in the house. Twenty for her family of five children and husband. She and her husband were laid off in late fall, when new home construction tanked. Now the unemployment checks are about to run out, and today they are down to their last
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—Wendy Todd, Maine The following was written June 6, 2008 to the residents of the Town of Freedom, Maine, by a lady named Wendy Todd. Wendy and her family live in the shadow of a windfarm in Mars Hill, Maine. The letter was published in a Maine publication called Village Soup, and can be read online by clicking here.
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—Op-Ed by Jack Sullivan, MS (Physics) ©Windtoons.com I was interested to read an editorial in the Press Republican earlier this month arguing that wind power can make a meaningful dent in gas prices. This is a classic “apples to oranges” mis-comparison. Little electricity is produced by burning oil, and few homes that currently burn oil
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—Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin ©Robert Thompson It would be an understatement to say wind energy is a contentious issue locally. It’s a volatile subject across America, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, even China. What we’ve experienced in the North Country is a carbon copy of what happens everywhere. Normally calm communities are plunged into protracted,
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—Op-Ed by Boyce Sherwin, MBA Last week, at the invitation of the group, Keep Burke Beautiful, I made a presentation to the Burke town board on the effects of industrial wind turbines on property values. I discussed, as well, the actual PILOT income to Chateaugay and Bellmont. During my presentation I was heckled by some
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—by Keep Burke Beautiful Click here to see a map showing the parcels of land which have been leased to wind companies in Burke.
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—by John Miletich Photo courtesy of Neil Seymour “My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things—trout as well as eternal salvation—come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.” —Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It
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“People bought property here specifically for the silence.”—Wendy & Perrin Todd, Mars Hill, Maine (Photo ©Boston Globe)
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As a taxpayer, you do yourself a disservice if you are not familiar with this publication.
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—Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin ©Press Republican Last week, Burke’s prayers were answered.
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—Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin RE: Immediate Termination Dear Mr. Moll: Effective Friday, February 8, 2008, you are terminated for cause from ComLinks, Inc., for incompetence and improper performance of duties…. Sincerely, Nancy Reich, CEO The Natural
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¿Cómo se pronuncia “NYSEG” en español, señor? —Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin One of the biggest, most controversial and aggressive foreign wind developers is maneuvering to buy out New York State’s electricity infrastructure. Iberdrola (pronounced “Eye-ber-drola”), a Spanish company, has applied to the NYS Public Service Commission (PSC) for permission to do just this.
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—by Martin Murie, Brandon, NY* As a biologist I am concerned about destruction of the live creatures of our planet. As a combat veteran I hate wars, especially modern wars dominated by indiscriminate killing from afar, from the air, from battleships on the sea.
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—by John Miletich, Earth Science Teacher, Malone Central School District Take a quick look around New York State and one characteristic quickly becomes apparent. The state, as we know it today, consists of a great variety of landscapes and geologic formations. As a matter of fact only two states in the entire United States, Colorado
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