When corruption rules the public is fed lies

When corruption rules the public is fed lies. One of these lies is that the Altamont Pass area has largest density of breeding Golden Eagles in the world. This myth was made up from bogus wind industry research.

Altamont is important because this wind energy site has been slaughtering golden eagles for decades. In 2015 the USGS published a report that estimated the eagle population to be approximately 280 pairs in a 2000 square mile region around Altamont. They came to this conclusion by relying on a previous bogus study and rigging the methodology used for this study. The final USGS estimate of 280 pairs is even more remarkable when it is revealed that this study could only verify 11 occupied eagle nests that produced young in the region.

Look close at the two images. One is from the fake Federal study, the other image is from a publication put together by the Mt. Diablo chapter of the Audubon Society with the help of the CA Department of Fish and Game and numerous other local agencies.

The Audubon golden eagle nest map makes up a geographic area that amounts to about 40-45 percent of the area represented in the fraudulent USGS golden Eagle Population report from 2015. This Audubon shows 6 confirmed nesting sites and 4 probable unconfirmed nesting sites. The Audubon information was derived from many years of observations by a great number of qualified people. This information also is consistent with my knowledge of the golden eagles in this region.

Using this actual occupancy ratio from Audubon, the remainder of the USGS study area probably has no more than 12- 20 additional golden eagle nest sites.

The fraudulent USGS report from 2015 states…….
“We documented a total of 138 territorial pairs of golden eagles during surveys completed in the 2014 breeding season, which represented about one-half of the 280 pairs we estimated to occur in the broader 5,169-square kilometer region sampled. The study results emphasize the importance of accounting for imperfect detection and spatial heterogeneity in studies of site occupancy, breeding success, and abundance of golden eagles.”

There is no question that from my expertise, knowledge of the area and my own research on the golden eagles living in this area, that the eagle population estimate of 280 pairs has been exaggerated by at least 10 times.
How ?????? The reason is due to the phony methodology used in this fake study............ "As a consequence, we used a probabilistic sampling approach to infer estimates of occupancy, reproduction, and number of territorial pairs of golden eagles." Why?????? This convenient survey approach gave the industry the fake numbers needed. Motivation???? Fake population numbers hiding declining eagle populations allow for more turbines to be built which create additional wind industry profits.

 

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Comment by Pineo Girl on October 13, 2016 at 1:17pm

As you know Jim by reviewing the Bull Hill 2 year study-Its completely fraudulent!  And as I know - Our birds are all gone on West Grand Lake! Really! Gone!  Thanks to Bull Hill!

Comment by Paula D Kelso on October 13, 2016 at 12:12pm

This reminds me of what, I believe, is the flawed or at least ineffective methodology of the U.S. Census these days. Glaring errors abound and it is no where near the universal census the name implies. It relies on sampling and projecting totals from those samples. And then when census 'data' are used for other purposes the errors are multiplied. A true census is probably unrealistic in this broad and mobile society, but a flawed one is useless for decision-making purposes.  Scientific methodology isn't just that it's something 'scientists' do. The more we lower our standards, the more precarious our understanding of a particular phenomenon is.

Comment by Jim Wiegand on October 13, 2016 at 11:22am

Being affiliated with National Audubon they are probably not allowed to say anything as a group. But individual members have had a lot to say to me. The ones I have had contact with know the system is rigged and they despise these spinning killers.

Comment by Penny Gray on October 13, 2016 at 10:39am

What does Audubon (California branch) have to say about the wind industry figures?

 

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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