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The group Common Sense held a meeting Monday to discuss the pros of the Poor Mountain Wind Farm project. 5 different groups presented: US Green Building Council Sierra Club Roanoke City Cool Cities Council Greater Roanoke Valley Asthma and Air Quality An experienced pilot who discussed concerns about turbulence on air traffic. We had a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you have read through the information on Agenda 21, you will know that ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Issues) is an active part of the United Nations (UN) effort to bring sustainable development to your town. How does this relate to the windfarm issue we chronicled yesterday? Sustainable development, ultimately is a warm […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There will be a public meeting on regulations on Wind Power Tuesday evening at the Roanoke County Administrative Center (right behind 419 West and Ragazzi’s on Electric Road) The meeting starts at 7PM. Correction: This is not about the Poor Mountain Project…but about zoning changes to allow smaller windfarms. More on this in the next […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I pray you can be there at the public hearing tonight. The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 7 p.m. at the county administration center, 5204 Bernard Drive. Right behind 419 West on Electric Road. Afterward, it will make a recommendation to the board of supervisors for final approval. Be there early and make […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The planning commission met last night to get public input on the Poor Mountain Wind Farm Boondoggle. Specifically the zoning regulations have to be changed to accommodate the wind farm. No zoning changes…no wind farm. The meeting lasted 3.5 hours. Your humble spokesperson was about to fall asleep so he left after speaking. Sorry. Here’s the channel […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Attached is a large portion of an email from Glenn Schleede, one of the most knowledgeable experts on industrial wind power. This is a very long post, but includes some of the key points that should be considered by the Roanoke County BOS on 8-23. I will be linking this to our Wind Power page so […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More Information on the Wind Power Debate….but don’t miss our Voting Guide for the 21st District State Senate and the additional information on this post with why you NEED to go and vote for Tripp Godsey on 8-23. Dave Nutter Voter Guide 8-23 is also the date of the big Wind Power ordinance meeting at the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some of you may have read this story in the paper over the weekend… The proposed windfarm on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County has been postponed. Not because activists were able to influence the company building them to go elsewhere, or even our own Board of Supervisors who tailored an ordinance more or less to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Our Next Meeting is a special 2 Day Seminar by the Free Market Warrior Loren Spivack. Thursday 12-5-2013 and 12-6-2013. The meeting start at 6PM BOTH EVENINGS.
RTP Prayer Meeting Windsor Hills Baptist Church 5PM On the First and Third Fridays of each month.
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