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	California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		California was poorly settled until modern public health eliminated the endemic outbreaks of yellow fever, malaria and plague, caused from the area’s lack of frosts, which kills mosquitoes and fleas.
		California's vast terrain is connected by an extensive system of freeways, expressways, and highways, all maintained by Caltrans and patrolled by the California Highway Patrol, except for the numbered expressways in Santa Clara County which were built and maintained by the county itself.
		California is known for its car culture, and its residents typically take to the roads for their commutes, errands, and vacations, giving California's cities a reputation for severe traffic congestion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/California (6736 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		California is governed as a republic, with three branches of government, the executive branch consisting of the Governor of California and the other independently elected constitutional officers, the legislative branch consisting of the Assembly and Senate, and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of California and lower courts.
		California is famous for its earthquakes, due partly to the presence of the San Andreas Fault.
		California's mountain ranges influence the climate as well: moisture-laden air from the west cools as it ascends the mountains, dropping moisture; some of the rainiest parts of the state are west-facing mountain slopes.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /California (4729 words)

	Altamont - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Altamont most often refers to the Altamont Music Festival of 1969.
		Tupper Lake (town), New York, formerly Altamont, Franklin County, New York.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Altamont (91 words)

	Altamont Commuter Express - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Altamont Commuter Express (also known as ACE, pronounced "ace") is a commuter train service in California connecting Stockton with San Jose.
		The service was started on October 19, 1998 with two trains daily in each direction, later increased to three trains in each direction, and as of August 2006 runs four trains daily in each direction, including a "midday" train each direction.
		It then parallels Altamont Pass Rd. The path of the original 1869 Sacramento-to-San Francisco Bay extension of the First Transcontinental Railroad can be seen on the right for a several miles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Altamont_Commuter_Express (1005 words)

	California (Harpers.org)
		California was in the midst of a power shortage; residents faced the prospect of rolling fl outs and many began, hesitantly, to question the wisdom of energy deregulation.
		A 13-year-old boy in California was facing jail time for shooting a spitball that accidentally hit another boy in the eye; the boy, who has a heart condition and has undergone heart surgery twice, was convicted of causing serious bodily injury and mayhem and could be sent to prison for eight years.
		A California man was arrested for torturing and dissecting his daughter's guinea pig because he thought it was a robot with a camera in its head sent to spy on him by government agents.
	harpers.org /California.html (3954 words)

	echoes.com : Remember A Day : Altamont
		The culmination of the Stones' tour was the free concert at Altamont Speedway, which was one of the largest rock disasters ever.
		Altamont is regarded as the warning of what might happen if Woodstock is taken too literally.
		Altamont was the product of diabolical egotism, hype, ineptitude, money manipulation, and, at base, a fundamental lack of concern for humanity.
	www.echoes.com /rememberaday/altamont.html (1172 words)

	16/5/2005 -- Big California Wind Farm Wrestles with Bird Deaths
		Altamont Pass, which produces wind power for sale to Pacific Gas & Electric Co., a unit of PG&E Corp. is along a migratory path for raptors and near a nesting area for golden eagles.
		Altamont Pass also could shut down half its turbines during a four-month winter season when electricity demand is lower and reduce the population of gophers, rabbits and other prey, developers said.
		The California Energy Commission study said Altamont Pass may be able to cut bird kills by up to 50 percent for some species by moving turbines and installing structures to divert birds to fly around turbines.
	www.climateark.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=41838 (593 words)

	California Passes Strong Renewables Standard
		California's Altamont Pass wind plant produces enough electricity to power the residential sector of a city the size of San Francisco.
		California officials said the 20 percent renewable requirement, which will nearly double the state's existing base of wind, geothermal, biomass and solar resources, will be the strongest renewable portfolio in the nation.
		Collection of data regarding the shipment of California oil along the state's coast is considered crucial to determining the environmental impacts of the transportation, and to help prevent future spills.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/sep2002/2002-09-16-06.asp (1036 words)

	RenewableEnergyAccess.com \| Altamont Wind Farm Suit to Move Ahead
		The expansive Altamont Pass wind power facility was one of the first major wind power developments in the country and includes over 5,200 wind turbines.
		Altamont Pass has proven an unfortunate case for the wind power industry as it has contributed to public perceptions that bird kills are prevalent at other wind power sites across the country when industry sources say certain aspects of the Altamont Pass facility are to blame.
		Avian issues at Altamont Pass are the exception to the rule according to Tom Gray, Deputy Executive Director of Communications for the American Wind Energy Association, when reached for earlier comment on the subject.
	renewableenergyaccess.com /rea/news/story?id=23068 (1537 words)

	PIER Project Summary - Developing Methods to Reduce Bird Fatalities in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		California wind turbines provide approximately 3 billion kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity annually, and displace fossil-fuel electricity production that would otherwise produce 2.25 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissionsÑabout equal to the amount that could be absorbed by an 1,100 square-mile forest.
		Whatever the causes, this unusually high incidence of avian fatalities at Altamont has led to a negative perception of wind turbine technology's contribution to avian deaths in general, and has attracted a great deal of research at the site, in an effort to identify and remediate the problems.
		This project is being conducted in Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area in Altamont, California, which is located in Senate District 7 (Senator Tom Torlakson) and the 15th Assembly District (Assembly member Guy Houston).
	www.energy.ca.gov /pier/environmental/project_fact_sheets/500-01-019.html (1107 words)

	Defenders of Wildlife - Renewable Energy WIND ENERGY RESOURCES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		At Altamont Pass, bird mortality is higher at end turbines (Orloff and Flannery 1992), but is just as high within strings (rows) where there are gaps of 35m or more between two of the turbines in the row (Thelander and Rugge 2001).
		At Altamont Pass, raptor deaths are associated with faster "tip speed" and at turbines that are in operation for a greater percent of time (Orloff and Flannery 1996).
		Cattle grazing in the Altamont Pass area has probably encouraged high populations of pocket gophers and ground squirrels, resulting in a large prey base that is likely attractive to red-tailed hawks and golden eagles (Smallwood et al.
	www.defenders.org /habitat/renew/wind.html (2926 words)

	:: Tracy Chamber of Commerce Home ::
		Set on 80 acres of land between Tracy and Livermore, California, Altamont Raceway Park is the only paved oval track of it's size in California north of Bakersfield.
		Altamont Raceway Park also offers new grandstands that seats 6,500 people, VIP suite seating, and a spectacular backdrop view of the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
		Altamont Raceway Park originally opened its gates to the public in the 1930's and changed to its current configuration in 1963.
	www.tracychamber.org /about_tracy_poi.html (977 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Science -- Environmental activists seek to curb raptor deaths at California wind farm
		ALTAMONT – When it comes to wind power, few places are more productive – or more deadly to birds – than this gusty stretch of rolling hills between the San Francisco Bay area and the San Joaquin Valley.
		At a time when demand is rising for greener energy sources, the Altamont Pass has become one of the nation's leading producers of wind power, generating enough pollution-free electricity annually to power 120,000 homes for a year.
		An estimated 1,700 to 4,700 birds are killed each year in the 50-square-mile Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, and of those fatalities, between 880 and 1,300 are federally protected raptors such as burrowing owls, red-tailed hawks and golden eagles, according to a study released last year by the California Energy Commission.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/science/20050705-2337-deadlywindpower.html (967 words)

	7/11/2005 -- California Bird Lovers Fight Killer Windmills at Altamont Pass
		The 5,000 windmills that dot the slopes of Northern California's Altamont Pass are drawing fire from environmental groups who say pollution-free power isn't worth the price of killing thousands of birds.
		Altamont was one of the first wind farms in the U.S. and developers weren't aware of the problem, said Tom Gray, deputy executive director of the American Wind Energy Association.
		The birds are attracted to the Altamont by an abundance of squirrels and other prey, he said.
	www.climateark.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=47985 (1045 words)

	Wind power - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Some of the over 4000 wind turbines at Altamont Pass, in California.
		Siting generally takes into account bird flight patterns, but most paths of bird migration, particularly for birds that fly by night, are unknown.
		A survey at Altamont Pass, California conducted by a California Energy Commission in 2004 showed that turbines killed 4,700 birds annually (1,300 of which are birds of prey).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Wind_power (4469 words)

	NASCAR AND SRL TO RACE IN DUAL-SANCTIONED EVENTS AT ALTAMONT MOT - RacingWest
		The change in management of Altamontâs 1/4- and 1/2-mile paved oval track facility was first announced by Riverside Motorsports Park in mid-December 2005.
		The raceway was renamed Altamont Motorsports Park, and it is currently undergoing significant facility upgrades and changes that will expand its motorsports venues to include road racing, karting, drifting and figure-8 racing.
		ABOUT ALTAMONT MOTORSPORTS PARK: Altamont Motorsports Park is a wholly owned subsidiary of Riverside Motorsports Park, LLC, of Atwater, Calif. Riverside Motorsports Park has proposed the development of a world-class, eight-venue, motorsports-based and themed family entertainment park in Californiaâs Merced County.
	www.racingwest.com /news/story.php3/12757 (409 words)

	RenewableEnergyAccess.com \| Avian Issues Resurface at Altamont Wind Farm
		With as many as 7000 wind turbines turning at a time, Altamont pass, one of the oldest and largest wind farms in the world, also happens to be one of the most controversial.
		While a rare issue for modern wind farms, bird mortality at the 20 year-old Altamont pass has been a particularly visible and unfortunate subject, putting what many say is an unfair blemish on the wind power industry.
		While it appears that migratory patterns may factor into the equation at Altamont, the older lattice-style towers on some of the turbines, offering good perching areas for birds, are partly to blame according to industry sources.
	www.renewableenergyaccess.com /rea/news/story?id=10401 (997 words)

	Karnubawax Altamont Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
		Altamont will be forever known as the place where the 60's died, or, more accurately, where the final nail in the coffin was driven in.
		As I mentioned, Altamont was really the last in a series of events that led to the death of the hippie ideal.
		Altamont Pass is one of the largest "wind farms" in the world, and driving through the pass is truly breathtaking, particularly going from east to west.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/7895b/b74a6 (867 words)

	Center for Biological Diversity - Altamont Wind Farm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		View the CBD press release on the permit renewals, and comment letters from the appellants and the Attorney General’s office on the deficiencies of the permit conditions.
		However, some wind power facilities, such as the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (APWRA) in eastern Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California, are causing severe environmental impacts to raptor populations due to bird kills from collisions with turbines and electrocution on power lines.
		Wind turbines at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (APWRA) kill more birds of prey than any other wind facility in North America, due to their location on a major bird migratory route in an area with high concentrations of raptors, including the highest density of breeding golden eagles in the world.
	www.biologicaldiversity.org /swcbd/programs/bdes/altamont/altamont.html (1238 words)

	Sustainable Business Insider Article
		The California Independent System Operator (ISO) Board of Governors, which manages the flow of electricity along California's power grid, has announced that it will install a new transmission line to carry wind energy from the Tehachapi and Antelope Valley area to customers throughout California.
		The California ISO approved the transmission line in response to expected expansion of wind generation in the area to meet California's Renewable Portfolio Standard, which requires 20 percent of energy delivered by investor-owned utilities to be from renewable power by 2017.
		The results of a four-year study the California Energy Commission released on August 10 predict that several measures could reduce bird deaths by up to 50 percent for some species at Altamont Pass.
	www.sustainablebusiness.com /features/feature_template.cfm?ID=1130 (869 words)

	PowerWorks, Pacific Winds, renewable wind power and solar power.
		In addition, the Altamont Pass wind projects reduce air emissions, as compared with a new gas-fired power plant, equivalent to 1.2 billion lbs of CO2 per year, thereby reducing the impacts of global warming and climate change.
		Further, the Altamont Pass wind projects would be equivalent to planting about 46,000,000 trees (equivalent to a forest of about 199,000 acres or 311 square miles) in the San Francisco Bay Area to mitigate air pollution from a new gas-fired power plant.
		However, the average of the range of estimated raptor mortality per wind turbine in Altamont Pass is about 6 times higher than other wind projects, apparently due to the unique climate, topography, and food sources (such as ground squirrels) that foster raptors.
	www.powerworksinc.com /environment.asp (1477 words)

	Renewable Energy -- There's Even More You Should Know About Renewable Energy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Renewable energy (geothermal, wind, and solar) provided an average of 11.4 percent of all electricity generated in California during the 15-year period from 1985 to 1999.
		The largest single photovoltaic (PV) installation in California is the Sacramento Municipal Utility District's (SMUD) 2.3 MW facility at Rancho Seco, the former nuclear power plant.
		The American Lung Association of California supports the establishment of a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which is a market-based mechanism that gradually increases the portion of electricity produced through renewable resources.
	www.californialung.org /spotlight/cleanair02_renewable.html (820 words)

	Altamont pass Stock Photo Images. 46 Altamont pass pictures and photos available to download from over 50 stock ...
		These are windmills along Route 580 at the Altamont Pass,...
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	www.fotosearch.com /photos-images/altamont-pass.html (160 words)

	Bird deaths create turbulence for Californian wind farm - www.smh.com.au
		Now, some environmental groups that routinely supported wind power as a clean source of electric power are opposing the renewal of permits for the wind farm, the largest in the world in number of turbines, until steps are taken to reduce bird deaths.
		The open country surrounding Altamont Pass is believed to contain one of the largest populations of breeding pairs of golden eagles in the world.
		Using data about eagle flight patterns collected from Altamont, planners there were able to space rows of turbines in a way that has avoided high numbers of deaths.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/12/19/1071337157857.html (558 words)

	High Country News -- Printable -- August 21, 1995: HCN's founder fights his last fight, yet again
		Among them was the Altamont Gas Transmission Co., whose plan was to move 719 million cubic feet of gas per day on a 620-mile line from Wild Horse, Mont., to Muddy Creek, in southwest Wyoming.
		Altamont also needed a right-of-way permit from the BLM since the line would cross 206 miles of federal land managed by that agency, almost all in Wyoming.
		Although the long-range outlook for California was bright, several lines had already been built into the state, and it now had more natural gas than it could use.
	www.hcn.org /servlets/hcn.PrintableArticle?article_id=1246 (3750 words)

	Environmental Group Files Suit Against California Wind Farm - by James M. Taylor - The Heartland Institute
		Citing the slaughter of thousands of birds each year at the Altamont Pass, California wind farm, the San Francisco-based Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed a lawsuit in the Alameda County Superior Court November 1 seeking to halt or significantly reduce the number of annual bird deaths.
		According to the suit, more than 5,000 giant wind turbines at Altamont Pass kill roughly 1,000 golden eagles, hawks, owls, and other raptors, some of which are endangered, every year.
		Most significantly, the lawsuit requests that FPL and the other owners/operators be required to install newer turbines that would moderately reduce the number of bird kills and establish new wildlife habitats to compensate for ongoing bird deaths.
	heartland.org /Article.cfm?artId=16203 (472 words)

	Sobering Altamont Bird Report Issued, A Review by Paul Gipe
		A much anticipated update on wind turbines and birds in California's Altamont Pass concludes that the problem is more severe than once believed.
		The implications of the data in this study and that of companion studies by the California Energy Commission led to a highly-public dispute between the Center for Biological Diversity and Alameda County over permits to repower the Altamont Pass.
		If Thelander and Smallwood's projections are borne out in practice, wind turbines in the Altamont Pass--post-repowering--will continue to kill about 1,000 birds per year, including a potentially significant number of golden eagles and burrowing owls.
	www.wind-works.org /articles/NRELBirdReport04.html (528 words)

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