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To: RetiredNow who wrote (547109)	1/31/2010 10:35:23 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573876

Here's a factual and unbiased accounting of the story...these right wing sites tell it so regressively...I guess to support their neanderthal audiences...the key to their telling is not the concern for balance between human and animal needs, but the cynical angle of "green vs green". These folks are stupid and represent the worst human traits imaginable. Al ============================================================ Judge rules wind farm a danger to rare bats By Maria Glod Washington Post / December 11, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a rare green versus green court case, a federal judge in Maryland has halted the expansion of a West Virginia wind farm, saying its massive turbines would kill endangered Indiana bats. US District Judge Roger Titus ruled that Chicago-based Invenergy can complete 40 windmills it has begun installing on an Appalachian ridge. But he said the firm cannot move forward on the project - slated to have 122 turbines along a 23-mile stretch - without a special US Fish and Wildlife Service permit. “Like death and taxes, there is a virtual certainty that Indiana bats will be harmed, wounded, or killed imminently by the Beech Ridge Project,’’ Titus wrote. “The development of wind energy can and should be encouraged, but wind turbines must be good neighbors.’’ The lawsuit is the first court challenge to wind power under the Endangered Species Act, but as wind and solar farms rapidly expand nationwide, similar battles are playing out. David Cowan, 72, a longtime caver who fought to stop the project, said the ruling is a victory for the Indiana bat, a brownish-gray creature that weighs about as much as three pennies. “I think this is going to make the wind-power people realize that just picking a place that has the right amount of wind isn’t all that needs to be looked at,’’ Cowan said. The court ruled that if it wants to complete the project, Invenergy must seek a permit that sets out conditions to mitigate possible harm to an endangered species. © Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (547109)	1/31/2010 11:08:33 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1573876

Joe Bastardi on climate models, as only Joe can. accuweather.com

To: RetiredNow who wrote (547109)	1/31/2010 11:09:09 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1573876

IPCC now in Bizarroland: Pachauri releases “smutty” romance novel Just when you think things can’t get any more bizarre with the IPCC, having just learned that the IPPC 2007 report used magazine articles for references, head of the IPCC, Dr. Rajenda Pachauri, provides comedy gold. According to the UK Telegraph, he’s just released what they describe as a “smutty” romance novel, Return to Almora laced with steamy sex, lots of sex. Oh, and Shirley MacLaine.....(more) wattsupwiththat.com