Save Our Tehachapi Mountains

https://stopthesethings.com/2016/11/20/avian-carnage-mounts-wind-farms-guilty-of-mass-british-bat-slaughter/

Pointless Carnage Mounts: Wind Farms Guilty of Mass British Bat Slaughter ‘Green’ hypocrisy is the new ‘black’. The pointless slaughter of millions of birds and bats by wind turbines, all over the globe is just another ‘inconvenient truth’ for the wind cultist. And when …

Old? Not maintained? Obsolete, inefficient technology? Whatever the case, some of these should probably be removed. Pic from the local paper in June, looks like near Mojave, CA.

Got wind turbines in your view or area that haven't been operating for a long time, deteriorating and unsightly due to fire or lack of maintenance? Unless you want our county to look like Palm Springs, read the following. Kern County has municipal codes: ;)

19.64.150 - WIND TURBINE MAINTENANCE AND ABANDONMENT:

A. Except for maintenance periods, wind turbines shall be maintained in an operational condition. A turbine or group of turbines seeking, but unable to obtain transmission service or a power purchase agreement and out of service for that reason, shall be considered to be in a maintenance period provided such wind turbines are otherwise viable by general industry practices.

B. Any wind turbine not in operational condition for a consecutive period of twelve (12) months shall be deemed abandoned and shall be removed within sixty (60) days from the date a written notice is sent to the property owner and turbine owner, as well as the project operator, by the county. Within this sixty (60)-day period, the property owner, turbine owner, or project operator may provide the planning director with a written request and justification for an extension for an additional twelve (12) months. The planning director shall consider any such request at a director's hearing as provided for in Section 19.102.070 of this title. In no case shall the planning director authorize an extension beyond two (2) years from the date the wind turbine was deemed abandoned without requiring financial assurances to guarantee the removal of the wind turbine, and that portion of the support structure lying above the natural grade level, in the form of a corporate surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or an irrevocable certificate of deposit wherein the county is named as the sole beneficiary. In no case shall a wind turbine which has been deemed abandoned be permitted to remain in place for more than forty-eight (48) months from the date the wind turbine was first deemed abandoned.

C. If the property owner fails to remove an abandoned wind turbine within the time frame specified above, the county may remove the structure(s) at the property owner's expense and lien the property to recover all enforcement and removal costs; however, the county shall first notify the property owner of its intent to remove the structure(s) in accordance with this section in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to removing said structure(s). The county shall not issue any grading or building permits for any new development on the subject property until any such lien has been paid in full. (Ord. G-7189 § 73, 2005: prior code § 7145.13(C))

Anyone know this twit! Riding on the Pacific Crest Trail is illegal. It's a federally established trail for hikers and equestrians! He obviously cannot read nor understand a picture on a sign either; dirtbike in a red circle with line through it, pretty simple for those that cannot read.

So this is what is planned for the Tehachapi Mountains. Its called a pumped storage facility.

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