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Mailbag: How about leashes for cats?
I have read recent columns and letters on dogs, and leashing them, with interest ("Keep your dogs safe — on a leash," In the Pipeline, Feb. 24; "Rude dog owners flout the law," Sounding Off, March 10). I agree with the goal of preventing people's...Tags: Renewable Energy, Dog (animal), Physical Conditions, Mountains, Periodicals
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Natural Perspectives: Mea culpa for last column
I made a goof in my last column about the Bolsa Chica Land Trust's plan for the mesa. The error is mine, not Vic's. I said the Land Trust was going to excavate no deeper than 8 feet to bury its 2,825-gallon water tanks in the ground. Actually, the tanks...Tags: California, Human Interest, University of California, Natural Resources, Biology
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Natural Perspectives: More like a 'heart attack for the mesa'
The Bolsa Chica Land Trust has prepared a restoration plan for a 118-acre portion of the Bolsa Chica mesa, most of which is currently fenced. The area includes Warner Pond and the former Bolsa Chica Gun Club site, both of which are environmentally...Tags: Renovation, California, Biology, Natural Resources, Renewable Energy
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Wind farm planned in eastern Indiana
WINCHESTER, Ind. -- A wind farm with up to 100 electricity-generating turbines is being planned for a rural area of an eastern Indiana county. The project is being developed by Houston-based EDP Renewables North America across a stretch of farmland...Tags: Environmental Issues, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Renewable Energy, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Attack on wind power a lot of hot air
Charles Campbell, a retired executive with Gulf Oil, once again gets the facts wrong in his latest attempt to attack wind energy ("Nuclear power is good for the environment," May 28). First, Mr. Campbell falsely claims that Denmark has not seen a...
Tags: Weather, Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Electricity Production and Distribution, Consumers
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Man found hanging from wind turbine near Ocotillo
Digital Media News EditorA man was found dead hanging from the base of a wind turbine in the Ocotillo area, according to officials with the Coroner’s Office. The 40-year-old man, believed to be in the country illegally, was found by Border Patrol agents who were following...Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
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In terms of cost and safety, nuclear power can't hold a candle to renewable energy sources
In a recent letter to the editor, Charles Campbell rehashes tired talking points and cherry picks data to attack proven renewable energy sources like wind and solar power ("Nuclear is greenest," May 28). The old-school reliability concerns Mr....
Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Energy Resources, Natural Resources
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Hutchinson residents forced to take down wind turbines
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsIn a state known for wind energy, there is a community now blocking residents from using wind turbines at home. Some Hutchinson homeowners use turbines as an alternative energy source. But the city says they must come down. Doug Myers, resident and...Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
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Nuclear is the greenest energy
Tom Horton's recent commentary on nuclear energy is excellent and provides the beginning of a rational discussion of green energy in Maryland ("Embracing nukes," May 23). He includes data which shows that wind farms on average operate at 30 percent of...Tags: Energy, France, Environmental Issues, Denmark, Renewable Energy
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Tavares may try to get power from wind turbine
The most promising source of renewable energy in Florida has long been the sun, but Tavares officials say the Lake County city might be able to generate power with wind. They want to try powering the city's wastewater-treatment plant with a wind...
Tags: Lake Okeechobee, FPL Group, Renewable Energy, Everglades, Palm Beach County
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Developer reduces wind farm plans
TIPTON, Ind. -- A developer has slightly scaled back plans for a central Indiana wind farm as it seeks approval from county officials for the project. Developer Juwi Wind is asking a Tipton County zoning board to reduce the 1,500-foot distance...Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
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Feds won't prosecute wind farm if turbine blades kill a condor
Federal wildlife officials on Friday for the first time agreed not to prosecute a developer if an endangered California condor is struck and killed by turbine blades at its proposed wind farm in the Tehachapi Mountains, about 100 miles north of Los...Tags: Environmental Issues, Fines, Punishment, Renewable Energy, Endangered Species
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