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HUESO ASKS FAA TO GRANT RELIEF TO OCOTILLO RESIDENTS FROM WIND TURBINE...
FAA may approve radar lighting systems, but won’t require Pattern to install By Miriam RafteryMarch 30, 2014 (Ocotillo) – State Senator Ben Hueso has taken heed of his constituents’ complaints...
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TILTING TURBINE? PHOTO SPARKS REACTIONS
April 1, 2014 (Ocotillo) – Photographer Jim Pelley posted this photo on his Facebook page, which he stated was shot “early this morning, after very heavy winds last night.”Ocotillo residents shared...
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WIND TURBINES TO BE TORN DOWN, SITE CONVERTED TO OCOTILLO OASIS
By Otto B. HappeninApril 1,2014 (Ocotillo) – A federal judge has ordered the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility to be decommissioned, finding that the project has failed to produce even half of the power...
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WAS IT FRAUD? EXPERTS RAISE SERIOUS QUESTIONS AFTER LOW FIRST-YEAR ENERGY...
Elected officials suppressed key report, failed to halt project or recover taxpayer dollars“It was heartbreaking to see this project desecrate such a historically and culturally significant landscape,...
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AN ECOLOGICAL DISASTER IN THE MAKING?
An analysis on the impacts of energy policies and projects on the future of East CountyBy Jessica Richmond and Miriam RafteryMay 29, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – A growing number of East County...
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: HOW TO RUIN A GOOD SUNRISE PHOTO OPPORTUNITY IN OCOTILLO
August 23, 2014 (Ocotillo)--Photographer Jim Pelley’s home is now surrounded on three sides by the Ocotillo wind facility built on public lands, despite promises when he purchased his home that the...
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MEXICAN WIND TURBINES MAR VIEWS ALONG BORDER
October 28, 2014 (Ocotillo) – Residents in the southern portion of San Diego and Imperial Counties have voiced surprise at seeing massive wind turbines sprouting up just south of the border. The La...
View ArticleOCOTILLO RESIDENTS SAY WIND TURBINE NOISE CREATES “LIVING HELL”
“It's a horror beyond words; something you have to live to understand. Something must be done to stop the noise.” – Ocotillo resident Parke EwingNovember 14, 2014 (Ocotillo) – Residents in Ocotillo...
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: OPTICAL ILLUSION IN OCOTILLO
December 18, 2014 (Ocotillo) ---Photographer Daren Sefcik sent in this intriguing image. He states, “On just the right day and wind conditions one could believe that the wind turbines cross the road....
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WIND TURBINE BURSTS INTO FLAMES IN OCOTILLO
By Miriam RafteryJanuary 17, 2015 (Ocotillo) –A wind turbine at the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility burst into flames on January 15th. East County Magazine photographer Jim Pelley, an Ocotillo resident,...
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