Wednesday, September 23, 2009

German army stops wind turbines as security threat | Reuters

German army stops wind turbines as security threat | Reuters

By Kim Bode
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German army has identified a series of wind park projects as a threat to national security and blocked investments worth 1.5 billion euros because it fears spinning wind turbines will interfere with its radar systems.

The Bundeswehr has launched an investigation into the impact of the wind turbines planned for northern Germany's coastal area amid concerns they could compromise air defense -- because they could in theory provide a shield for enemy aircraft. Continue...

Sunday, September 20, 2009

A SMEAR CAMPAIGN DISGUISED AS A POLITICAL POLL

A SMEAR CAMPAIGN DISGUISED AS A POLITICAL POLL

With the upcoming special election in the twenty third congressional district, there has been a lot of political stumping going on. I myself have received two almost identical political polling phone calls. The technical name for this type phone call is “push polling”

The calls went something like this.

First I was asked if I was going to vote in the upcoming special election, and who I was voting for. The pollster then asked me a series of brief questions that were framed in a negative way. All of these questions were crafted to plant seeds of doubt in my mind about Dede Scozzafava. All of the questions were inflammatory, and if I were to repeat them it would only perpetuate the objective of the “push poll”. For example, the pollster might ask “Would you be less likely to vote for Dede Scozzafava, if you knew she were the spawn of the devil? After one such question, I asked is this true? The pollster replied, well… I don’t know. I am being paid to ask these questions. After the pollster finished with the bash Dede segment of the call they then asked if I had reconsidered my vote. I replied No!

The pollster then began with a brief biography extolling the virtues of Bill Owens. Imagine that!
After this I was again asked if any of this had changed the way I would vote. I said definitely not! As a matter of fact my convictions are stronger than ever.

After both calls, I spoke to their supervisors. I expressed to the supervisors my dismay about the poll’s intent on swaying peoples opinion in a negative way toward Dede Scozzafava. I then asked who had sponsored the poll. In both cases they replied that they had no way of knowing who the sponsor was.

I think based on the content of the questions I might be able to figure it out.


This is how you conduct a smear campaign and call it a political poll.


~UPDATE~

There have been claims that the two polls that I described were actually polls done by Doug Hoffman.
I do not know who conducted the polls that I participated in.

I merely speculated whom they were commissioned by, based on the content of each poll, for example the shining biography given about Bill Owens, and the remarkable absence of questions about Doug Hoffman as though he were a non entity.

With each poll the pollster identified themselves as being with an independent research agency. I asked the pollsters supervisors who had sponsored the poll. In both cases they replied that they had no way of knowing who the sponsor was.

I was not told that they were polls conducted by McLaughlin & Associates. Or that they were commissioned by Doug Hoffman.

However in the last poll that took place just a few days ago, the pollster did ask me questions about the governor, and how I would rate his performance.

Has anyone considered that more than one candidate may have been polling, or does Doug Hoffman have a corner on the market?

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Route 3 Reopened After Wind Tower Falls Off Truck | WWNY TV 7 Watertown, NY | Local News



Story Published: Sep 16, 2009 at 5:01 PM EDT

A portion of Route 3 in the Jefferson County town of Ellisburg was closed to traffic part of Wednesday afternoon due to damage from an oversized load.

According to state police, a large tower used for wind turbines separated from a truck at approximately 1:20 p.m.

Authorities closed the highway between Benton Road and Bolton Road to allow workers to repave a portion of the damaged road.

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 Route 3 Reopened After Wind Tower Falls Off Truck | WWNY TV 7 Watertown, NY | Local News

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

SECRET ~ OFFICIAL~ OPENING ~ FOR ~ WOLFE ISLAND WIND


Wind Concerns Ontario~
The Official Opening for the Wolfe Island Wind Plant will take place
Tomorrow Sept.10, 2009 at 11am. Wire was informed by a call from a
Reporter for the Whig Standard looking for our reaction. The event is by
Invitation only. Even the press where required to respond to ensure
Admittance. This is another example of the efforts of Governments and
Canadian Hydro Developers to ensure that only the private club of
Proponent, company and government will be heard. WIRE apologizes to the
Members of Wind Concerns for the lateness of this notice
. Efforts have
Been on going to determine when this opening would take place. We
Understand and appreciate the enormous effort and support that has been
Afforded our group. Comments and suggestions would be gratefully
Accepted. Gail (WIRE)


George Smitherman Deathly Afraid of More Protests Tomorrow

Back in April of this year at the Grand Opening of the Enbridge Wind
Farm in Kincardine
,
George Smitherman was met with a large group of very angry protestors.

Seems this time, he’s not taking any chances. A little birdie told us
That *tomorrow at 11 am* (Thurs Sept 10), he will be doing a carefully
staged photo-op and press conference for the grand opening of the
environmental fiasco called the Wolfe Island Wind Project
.

Attendance is by invitation only and only if he responds. Attendance is
accessible only to the private club of proponent, company and
government. Even the press require special clearance. The residents of
Wolfe Island who must live under the shadow of these turbines are
NOT invited.

Mr. Smitherman, how can you justify your policies when you must so
carefully manipulate a simple Grand Opening?

Hush, hush now. We wouldn’t want any of the “public” to show up!


Please get this out to any Americans in the Cape Vincent area. We need
your support! Short notice, I know. Government officials are trying
to hide.

Contact Gail Kenney for more info wiegk@sympatico.camailto:wiegk@sympatico.ca
Maureen Anderson
Wind Concerns Ontario