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Spotted owls block Skamania wind farm expansion [WA]
Seattle Times ^ | 8/24/2009

Posted on 08/24/2009 4:19:09 PM PDT by sionnsar

VANCOUVER, Wash. —

Plans for a wind farm on some state land in Skamania County are on hold because it's spotted owl habitat.

The Department of Natural Resources is no longer considering leasing 2,560 acres to the SDS Lumber Co. for possible future expansion of the proposed Whistling Ridge Energy Project.

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(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...


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1 posted on 08/24/2009 4:19:09 PM PDT by sionnsar
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To: sionnsar

bump


2 posted on 08/24/2009 4:20:05 PM PDT by lowbridge
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3 posted on 08/24/2009 4:20:12 PM PDT by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Remember Neda Agha-Soltan|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
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To: lowbridge

Am I the only one who can appreciate the irony?


4 posted on 08/24/2009 4:21:31 PM PDT by Rodebrecht (Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.)
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To: sionnsar

O gee......two dilemmas both caused by the lunatic left. lol!


5 posted on 08/24/2009 4:21:57 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (Hey............How's that Hope and Change Thingy workin' for ya?)
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"Whistling Ridge." I'll bet it is.

But you gotta love a phoney-baloney "endangered" species interferes with a pohoney-baloney "alternative energy" project. The wackoes are stumbling all over themselves.

6 posted on 08/24/2009 4:22:27 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Rodebrecht

Are these the same critters that took up residence in the Space Shuttle Launch Tower?


7 posted on 08/24/2009 4:22:29 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
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To: Rodebrecht

I’m right along with you in appreciating the irony! lol


8 posted on 08/24/2009 4:22:57 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (Hey............How's that Hope and Change Thingy workin' for ya?)
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To: sionnsar

Uh, oh! Which group is greener? Wind farmers or Spotted Owlers???


9 posted on 08/24/2009 4:26:10 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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10 posted on 08/24/2009 4:26:59 PM PDT by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
I don't know. But here's a video of the shuttle smacking a bird: Space shuttle vs. Birdie
11 posted on 08/24/2009 4:28:54 PM PDT by Rodebrecht (Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.)
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12 posted on 08/24/2009 4:29:52 PM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Yes, and they also decided to start a family in a K-Mart sign.


13 posted on 08/24/2009 4:30:31 PM PDT by taillightchaser (When a democrat says "The American people" you know the next words out of his mouth will be lies.)
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To: sionnsar

I heard Spotted Owl taste like mix between chicken and pheasant.


14 posted on 08/24/2009 4:34:13 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Rodebrecht

No, you’re not. :)


15 posted on 08/24/2009 4:34:51 PM PDT by ElayneJ
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To: Rodebrecht

When goofballs fight ... Stock extra pocorn

I wondered how long it would take before the goofballs would realize that the birds were being pureed by the giant Cuisinarts?


16 posted on 08/24/2009 4:36:21 PM PDT by Tarpon (The Joker's plan -- Slavery by debt so large it can never be repaid...)
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To: sionnsar

Oh Gawd, yes! The SWEEET irony!!!


17 posted on 08/24/2009 4:41:11 PM PDT by swatbuznik
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Oh, the irony......
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha


18 posted on 08/24/2009 4:44:05 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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To: Rodebrecht
Am I the only one who can appreciate the irony?

No, the irony is deep and satisfying.

19 posted on 08/24/2009 4:45:59 PM PDT by Popman
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To: sionnsar

20 posted on 08/24/2009 4:48:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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