According to reports just received, Pioneer Green Energy sent letters to current lease holders in North East informing them leases allowing wind turbine construction on their property will not be renewed. The reason given is Pioneer’s belief there is not enough support in the current United States Congress for wind energy. Following the recent FAA […]
Defense Department Rebuffs Pioneer Green Energy in Maryland
Fresh on the heels of the denial from the FAA to extend their construction clearance for a wind project in Erie County, PA, Pioneer Green Energy has been dealt another major blow. The US Department of Defense has determined another proposed Pioneer effort, the Great Bay Wind project in Somerset County, Maryland: … would significantly […]
Proposed Wind Turbine Locations in Erie County PA
— Due to changes at Google this map is no longer available. — Is Pioneer Green Energy trying to build a wind turbine near your home? Up until now, it’s been very difficult to get a direct answer to this question. We have asked our township supervisors and zoning administrator many times for this information […]
Wind Turbines and the Promise of Money
Wind turbines bring the promise of money and that can cloud a person’s judgement. It certainly doesn’t have to, but sometimes, if a person isn’t careful, he’ll do things out of character, things he would otherwise not do, things he later regrets, simply because the thought of money was so overpowering. Wind developers know this […]
Pioneer Green Energy Faces Lawsuit From Property Owners in Alabama
Pioneer Green Energy’s plans to begin building wind turbines in Alabama has run into some legal trouble. A group of 32 property owners near Shinbone Ridge in Alabama have filed suit against Pioneer Green Energy and Noccalula Wind LLC over the industrial wind project planned on Lookout Mountain. The property owners near Shinbone Ridge claim […]
Pioneer Green Energy Plans 570 Foot Turbines in Alabama – North East Too?
Pioneer Green Energy, the wind developer trying to squeeze wind turbines on to small parcels of land in North East, is working on a project in Alabama. Their original plans, according to the residents of Alabama, were for wind turbines 450 feet tall. News stories in the paper listed even shorter heights. It seems they’ve […]