WIND STORM: POTENTIAL RISKS TO RESIDENTS FROM 20-SQUARE-MILE WIND PROJECT...
Part III in our exclusive report on the proposed Ocotillo Express Wind project By Miriam RafteryMarch 27, 2012 (Ocotillo)-Ocotillo resident Jim Pelley dreads the prospect of the 456-tall wind turbines...
View ArticleCOALITION OF TRIBES, ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS & LAWYERS CALL FOR HALT TO "FAST...
“We are the canaries in the coal mine. If this is not stopped here, destruction of millions of acres of public lands across the southwest will likely soon follow.” -- Terry Weiner, Desert Protective...
View ArticleSILENCE OF THE LAMBS: U.S. GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZES KILLING OF ENDANGERED...
By Miriam RafteryMay 19, 2012 (Ocotillo) -- In a precedent that has horrified wildlife experts, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has authorized the “take” (meaning harassment, displacement or even...
View ArticleGROUP FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST PATTERN ENERGY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ALLEGES...
By Miriam RafteryGovernment accused of illegally approving “ineligible” project that failed to meet minimum federal wind speed standards Violations of other laws alleged, including discrimination...
View ArticleTWO NEW LAWSUITS FILED OVER OCOTILLO WIND
By Miriam RafterySeptember 13, 2012 (Ocotillo) – Two new lawsuits were filed September 11, 2012 against federal officials and the U.S. government seeking an injunction to halt construction at Pattern...
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