The one pictured is from the "evil" existing Keystone oil pipeline by Transcanada, Pump Station 38 in Stanton, Nebraska.
Posted on 06/16/2015 1:17:49 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
The Obama administration is establishing new to limits on public land uses in 10 Western states to protect the habitat of the ground dwelling greater sage grouse. The federal efforts are an attempt to prevent a continued decline in sage grouse numbers which could necessitate listing the sage grouse as threatened or endangered. The new limits are the federal government's biggest land-planning effort to date to conserve a single species.
The proposal would affect energy development. Among other actions, the regulations would require oil and gas wells to be clustered in groups of a half-dozen or more to avoid scattering them across habitat of the greater sage grouse. Drilling near breeding areas would be prohibited during mating season, and power lines would be moved away from prime habitat to avoid serving as perches for raptors who prey on sage grouse.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service faces a court-ordered deadline of Sept. 30 to decide whether the greater sage grouse needs protection as a threatened or endangered species. The deadline largely became moot when President Obama signed last year’s cromnibus spending bill including a provision withholding funding to implement any listing until September 2016....
Congressional Republicans’ criticized the new regulations as unnecessary federal overreach. For instance, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee , said, "This is just flat out wrong.”
“The state plans work,” said Bishop. “This proposal is only about controlling land, not saving the bird.” .......
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Really!?
Don’t buy your PV’s at Harbor Freight.
The one pictured is from the "evil" existing Keystone oil pipeline by Transcanada, Pump Station 38 in Stanton, Nebraska.
That’s a pump station, but I suspect it is not in the US from some details in the construction along with the motor frames. I could be wrong...
Even liberal California still allows hunting of Greater Sage Grouse, but it is rather limited permits.
https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Regions/6/Greater-Sage-Grouse-Conservation
Looks very compact and non-threatening to grouse.
To be fair, that is the pumping portion of a larger station infrastructure.
Maybe we should supply illegals with trash bags (environmentally biodegradable of course) and have them pick up trash on their way through.
...and if it scattered across 10 western states, how in the world can it be disappearing? Answer: It isn’t!
Kewl!
If you've ever run across one of the blm type, sent out to study the grouse, well, they're a different kind of bird. Their description of grouse behavior, you would think they were describing a mystical or religious conversion experience.
The only people who will see any benefit from grouse population increases are the windshield replacement shops. Back to replacing a windshield from grouse encounters each year.
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....Their description of grouse behavior, you would think they were describing a mystical or religious conversion experience...
Actually I was specifically interested in your installation. I have books, links, and suppliers, but each install varies with location, and amount of off grid desired. Yours would be somewhat unique as you are completely off grid but you might still be limited in usage and you might be all DC or you might be using inverters and what is your backup position? All of that is of interest to those who watch the development of solar as the prices continue to improve.
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