Nedpower / Shell Wind USA ignore halt-work order in WVA

Despite being under court sanction with a pending court case hearing Nedpower are proceeding anyway with construction on Grassy Ridge Road and adjacent areas.

Work that is in-progress includes clearing new roads and surfacing with gravel; road widening and straighting of existing public access roads; disposal of cleared brush wood; building of dirt walls and preparation of turbine sites and moving in of heavy equipment.

Obviously Nedpower are so fully convinced they are about to get the stay order against them removed that they are jumping the gun by a couple of weeks and getting on with construction.

Shame that they hold the courts in West Virginia in such low regard. But one can understand why. So far they have been able to trample pretty much unfettered and unhindered across West Virginia with both this project and new ones they now are undertaking. Skirting regulations and indulging in sharp practices that avoid the spirit of laws. Taking local officials into their pockets and using dozens of city lawyers to block any moves against them.

It's time to reel these people in and make them realize they do not have carte blanche to tear up the land in West Virginia with their speculative projects. All citizens - irrespective of their views on the issues - should be very alarmed at the cavalier attitude of these people behind Nedpower who are masterminding all this from the corporate offices outside Washington DC in N.Virginia.

Call to action - Dolls Sods under threat from Nedpower

Not content with their shameful environmentally irresponsible project on Mt Storm, the speculators behind that project are back with their next get rich quick scheme - this time effecting the wilderness of Dolly Sods.

You can stop these 21st century high technology robber magnates by taking local action now.

WORK TO BE DONE TO KEEP DOLLY SODS WILD AND STOP NEDPOWER!

CHALLENGE Nedpower STORMWATER PERMIT:

Hearing on Oct. 19 at 8:30 am. Citizens must help on this case!!

NEDPOWER NUISANCE SUIT:

Attend Supreme Court presentation by Richard Neely Esq. on October 4th. Get there by 9:30 when courtroom on 3rd floor of east wing of Capitol opens, because industrial wind supporters will try to pack the room. Argument is at 10:45. Stay for strategic lunch at Blackwater Office. Park at Blackwater office 2 blocks from Capitol ... get off interstate 77/64 (toward Beckley) at Greenbrier exit go right, right again at bottom of hill next to Capitol, right again at next light (Elizabeth…go one block to Asbury Methodist church. park, ring bell at glass door in front (501 Elizabeth) to be let in to office.


NEDPOWER PSC CERTIFICATE

FOLKS CAN JOIN A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE NEDPOWER PROJECT. WE WILL SEND YOU A FORM***.
1. Help get expert testimony on bald eagles and other threatened birds and bats.
2. Contact Congressman Mollohan for help through John Vargo john.vargo@mail.house.gov or call 203-225-4172

FUNDRAISING
Do a direct mail fund appeal to raise money for the legal actions and other strategies. (Put together mailing lists) Help us get the word out to more people! Donate.

OUTREACH: Put new turbine map by Chad on CRWP website. Ads: run an ad in Grant County and Cumberland paper showing where turbines are to be located.

Contact:

Judith Holyoke
Schoyer Rodd
Director,
Friends of Blackwater
501 Elizabeth St., Room 3
Charleston, WV 25311

roddj@hotmail.com
Charleston Office Phone 304-345-7663
Charleston Office Fax 304-345-3240
Cell Phone 304-552-7602
Preston County (weekends) 304-265-0018
Northfork Watershed Office 304-463-4068