Links of interest
www.stopillwind.org - great site!!! Has some good information on wind industry misleading claims. Great suggestions on Better Energy ideas. Also be sure to check out there wind farm simulation.
www.aweo.org - site is full of great articles and has a comprehensive links section.
www.vawind.org - they work on the Landscape Classification Systems and promote effective assessment of environmental issues related to wind energy development.
www.wind-watch.org - National Wind Watch™ promotes awareness of the risks and related impacts of industrial wind energy development on our environment, economy, and quality-of-life.
michaelbluejay.com/electricity - This site is not directly related to wind power but has some excellent ideas on conservation. Michael Bluejay talks about ideas we can all use to conserve energy.
More opposition groups
Citizens for Responsible Wind Power is coalition of organizations, businesses and individuals is working with environmental experts, legal professionals and public relations consultants to help people and elected officials better understand the need to develop enforceable siting criteria that will protect natural and cultural resources, scenic vistas and local economies.
Friends of the Allegheny Front is a group of landowners and farmers in West Virginia's Grant and Tucker Counties don't want to see the 3,000 and 4,000 foot mountains of the Allegheny Front, our eastern continental divide, be an energy sacrifice zone-either to stripmined coal or to carelessly built windmills.
Friends of Beautiful Pendleton County is a organization that is devoted to their mission: to preserve our rich heritage, protect the priceless natural environment, and ensure that citizens receive responsible, factual information.
Friends of Highland County showcases issues and concerns for wind turbines in Highland County, Virginia.
Save Crystal Lake is a a website devoted to the preservation of the Arbutus Peak/Crystal Lake Property in Northeastern Pennylvania.
Stewards of the Potomac Highlands is a nonprofit citizens group aiming to preserve open spaces, forests, farmland, rural communities and towns and foster stewardship of the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. They promote ways to make a living in our area without destroying our air, soil, water, wildlife, and scenery. They encourage community and transportation planning for sustainable economic development which will protect the environment, discourage sprawl, and support family and community cohesion, local business, local history, and culture.
Wisconsin Independent Citizens Opposing Windturbine Sites was formed by a concerned group of citizens to protect the health, safety and well-being of all citizens in regards to the proposed 474 foot tall, 49-turbine Twin Creeks Wind Farm which is proposed for the Townships of Mishicot, Two Creeks and Two Rivers in Wisconsin.
Save Upstate New York - A concerned citizen group with a mission to offer fact-based information on the impact of wind turbines within the entire region of upstate New York.
Other organizations protecting the Appalachia 's
http://www.wvwild.org/ The West Virginia Wilderness Coalition
http://mountainjusticesummer.org/west_virginia/ Mountain Summer Justice
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