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share  with  our  citizen  legislators  and  the  average  person  to  what  is  happening  to  our  mountains  and  wildlife  habitat  concerning  the  development  of  industrial  wind.    

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   NOT  SO  GREEN  MOUNTAINS  

 The  mountains  are  integral  to  our  identity  as  the  Green  Mountain  State,  and  provide  us  

with  clean  air  and  water  and  healthy  wildlife  populations.    This  desecration,  in  the  name  of  

private  wild  land  in  the  state.  Throughout  New  England  and  Cape  Cod,  the  allure  of  wind  power  threatens  to  destroy  environmentally  sensitive  landscapes.  

Erecting  those  turbines  along  more  than  three  miles  of  ridgeline  requires  building  roads  with  segments  of  the  ridgeline  road  itself  nearly  half  as  wide  as  one  of  Vehighways in  places  where  the  travel  lanes  are  now  made  by  bear,  moose,  bobcat  and  deer.    

Ironically,  mecologically  disastrous  project.    Apparently,  they  are  unwilling  

the  landscape  that  has  made  us  who  we  are.  The  pursuit  of  large-­‐scale,  ridgeline  wind  power  in  Vermont  represents  a  terrible  error  

of  vision  and  planning  and  misunderstanding  of  what  a  responsible  society  must  do  to  slow  the  warming  of  our  planet.    It  also  represents  a  profound  failure  to  understand  the  value  of  our  landscape  to  our  souls  and  our  economic  future  in  Vermont.  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

The  New  York  Times    Opinion    Not  So  Green  Mountains    Steve  Wright    Sept.  28,  2011    

Northeast  Song  Bird  Winter  Wren  in  Hobblebush    

               

Photo  by  Roger  Irwin  

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                                                                     NO  NATURAL  SUBSTITUTES  FOR  BATS    Prior  to  the  appearance  of  the  invasive  fungal  disease,  white-­‐nose  syndrome,  bat  

biologists  viewed  wind  energy  as  the  most  potent  threat  that  bats  had  ever  faced.  The  tree  bats  were  believed  to  be  the  ones  in  trouble.  Dramatic  bat  mortality  events  were  documented  at  wind  energy  sites  along  forested  ridges  in  various  locations  in  the  eastern  U.S.;  notably  Virginia  and  West  Virginia.  The  majority  of  dead  bats  were  hoary  bats.  Red  bats  and  silver-­‐haired  bats  were  also  vulnerable  to  the  wind  energy  operations.  Wind  turbines  also  kill  cave  bats,  particularly  little  brown  bats  and  tri-­‐colored  bats.      

 -­‐nose  

syndrome  and  wind  energy.  The  tree  bats  do  not  get  white-­‐nose  syndrome,  but  are  likely  being  badly  affected  by  wind  energy.  Most  of  the  cave  bats  are  unaffected  by  wind  energy,  but  because  their  numbers  are  now  so  low,  any  losses  from  any  additional  cause,  such  as  wind  turbine  operations,  could  be  extremely  significant  to  the  population  as  a  whole.  In  effect,  an  entire  suite  of  mammals  is  now  at  great  risk,  both  in  Vermont,  and  in  the  eastern  United  States,  because  of  these  dual  threats.          

The  Center  for  Biological  Diversity  asks  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Natural  Resources  to  take  a  broader  view  of  bat  conservation  than  simply  issuing  take  permits  for  listed  species.  The  state  of  Vermont  is  in  jeopardy  of  losing  the  ecological  services  of  its  primary  night-­‐flying  insectivores.  Essentially,  there  are  no  natural  substitutes  for  bats.  Their  precarious  status  must  

        Scientists  have  estimated  that  the  value  of  bats  to  American  agriculture  is  between  $3.7  billion  and  $53  billion  per  year.  Bats  eat  thousands  of  tons  of  insects  every  summer.  Without  them,  farmers  will  either  suffer  more  crop  losses  or  be  forced  to  turn  to  greater  use  of  pesticides.  The  loss  of  bats  is  likely  to  have  impacts  on  the  rest  of  us,  as  well,  with  bats  no  longer  eating  pesky,  biting  insects  such  as  mosquitoes,  and  bats  no  longer  feeding  on  moths  and  beetles  that  cause  damage  to  valuable  timber.            

Mollie  Matteson  

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                                           EDITORS                                                      

Dhyan  Nirmegh.  I  am  a  Vermonter  working  and  moving  through  these  mountains  and  hills.  Woodcutter,  tree  farmer,  stonemason,  conservation  and  environmental  activist.  The  massive  destruction  of  the  topography  has  assailed  my  sense  of  cultural  identity.      

     Fred  Person  provided  technical  support  and  conceptual  layout  of  the  material.  He  was  

unwavering  in  his  patience  and  thoughtfulness.    His  tenacity  to  follow  through  with  the  job  was  the  key  to  this  project.    Master  of  Extension  Education,  UVM.  

        ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS    

  Will  Staats.  Wildlife  biologist.  Knowledgeable  woodsman,  writer,  illustrator,  wilderness  canoeist,  hunter  and  wildlife  guide.    

    Sue  Morse.  Founder  of  Keeping  Track,  a  non-­‐profit  organization.    She  has  spent  well  over  three  decades  researching  wildlife  and  documenting  her  findings  in  articles  and  public  presentations.    Her  research  includes  monitoring  wildlife  and  documenting  the  presence  and  habitat  needs  of  bobcat,  cougar,  black  bear  and  Canadian  lynx.    Wildlife  photographer  and  the  eyes  of  the  woods.       Steve  Wright.  Aquatic  biologist.  Former  Commissioner  of  Vermont  Department  of  Fish  and  Wildlife.  He  considers  Vermont  his  home  no  matter  where  he  is  at,  and  has  worked  

     

Roger  Irwin.  Vermonter,  farmer,  woodsman,  logger  and  wildlife  photographer,  one  of    

 Justin  Lindholm.  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  Board.  Hunter  and  outdoorsman.  

Knowledgeable  and  steadfast  in  his  dedication  to  the  preserva ountains.      

Ann  Morse.  Wilderness  advocate,  educator,  canoeist.  Teacher,  Outdoor  Education,  Sterling  College.    

Andres  Torizzo.  Stormwater  hydrologist.  He  has  conducted  water  quality  research  and  designed  stormwater  management  systems  in  high  elevation  watersheds.      

    Ann  Ingerson.  Natural  resource  economist,  focusing  on  how  to  live  on  the  earth  without  destroying  it  with  development.  Degree  in  Agricultural  Economics,  Oxford,  England.  

 Mollie  Matteson.  Conservation  advocate  at  the  Center  for  Biological  Diversity.    She  is  

the  driving  force  to  p at  on  the  federal  endangered  species  list.  

Steven  Young,  Ph.D.    Anthropologist,  botanist  and  founder  of  the  Center  for  Northern  Studies  in  Wolcott,  Vermont.    

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 Lesley  Becker.  Playwright,  Winds  of  Change,  a  play  about  the  impact  of  industrial  wind  

development  on  a  rural  family  and  their  community.    Appreciation  for  editorial  guidance.      Peggy  Struhsacker.  Wilderness  advocate  from  Northern  Vermont.    She  has  a  keen  

appreciation  of  the  land  she  lives  in.        Annette  Smith.  Environmental  advocate.  Executive  director,  Vermonters  for  a  Clean  

Environment.  Director  and  organizer  of  groups  questioning  this  destructive  push  for  industrial  wind  development.       Elizabeth  Cooper,  Environmental  advocate,  and  experienced  naturalist,  outdoor  educator,  and  land  use  planner.  She  works  with  Vermonters  for  a  Clean  Environment.        

Don  and  Shirley  Nelson,  Their  life  and  farm  now  under  the  Lowell  wind  turbines,  have  faced  numerous  obstacles  with  power  companies  and  politicians.    They  continue  with  courage  and  persistence.          

 

                         Peak  Keepers,  Is  an  ad  hoc  working  group  of  scientists,  educators  and  advocates  focused  s  and  their  environmental,  

cultural,  and  economic  value.    

Special  thanks  to:    Luke  Snelling,  Vermonters  for  a  Clean  Environment,  Energize  Vermont,  Mountain  Talk,  Craftsbury  Conservation  Commission,  Save  Our  Senecas,  Newark  Neighbors  United,  Brighton  Ridge  Protectors,  Citizens  for  the  Preservation  of  Georgia  Mountain,  Holland-­‐Derby  Citizens  for  Responsible  Energy,  Ridgeline  Protectors,  Save  

Commons  Group,  Friends  of  Grandpas  Knob  and  The  Ira  Group.          

 Photo  by  Justin  Lindholm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                       PITTSFORD  RIDGE  NEAR  RUTLAND,  VERMONT                  

       

 

         CONCLUSION  

     We  as  humans  are  connected  to  our  wildlife.    Destroying  their  habitat  we  destroy  our  

selves.  Most  of  the  animals  featured  in  this  booklet  are  the  top  tier  of  Vermont’s  wildlife.    They  

have  the  legs  and  mobility  to  move  out  of  the  way  of  the  construction  process.  

When  using  thousands  and  thousands  of  pounds  of  explosives  and  heavy  machinery  for  

a  project  across  our  mountain  tops,  all  other  wildlife  and  its  habitats  are  assaulted.      

Squirrels,  chipmunks,  mice,  voles,  porcupines,  raccoons,  ground  birds,  insects,  frogs,  

newts,  salamanders  and  toads  are  immediately  killed  by  blasting,  by  concussion,  and  by  

compaction.      

It  raises  the  question,  do  we  have  to  destroy  so  many  species  of  plants  and  animals  in  

order  to  save  them  later?  

We  wouldn’t  normally  think  of  doing  this  to  our  mountains  and  wildlife  but  it  seems  

global  warning  has  become  a  “just  cause”.      And  we  humans  have  been  known  to  avoid  our  

responsibility  of  our  actions  for  a  "just  cause".  

In  the  quest  to  slow  global  warning  down  the  industrial  wind  development  has  

destroyed  and  flattened  these  mountain  tops  in  just  the  past  4  years.      

So  what  is  the  answer?      

     

Dhyan  Nirmegh  

     

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                                                                           Near  Rutland,  Vermont          Photo  by  Vermonters  for  a  Clean  Environment  

PITTSFORD  RIDGE  LOOKING  TOWARD  GRANDPA S  KNOB  

PART  OF  THE  TACONIC  RANGE

ONE  OF  VERMONTS  PROPOSED  INDUSTRIAL  WIND  SITES  

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                                                                                   Near  Island  Pond,  Newark  and  Ferdinand,  Vermont          Photo  by  Steve  Wright

SENECA  MOUNTAIN  PROPOSED  INDUSTRIAL  WIND  SITE  Impacts  habitat  includes  Ferdinand  Bog,  West  Mountain  Management  Area  &  Madison  Basin.