Comments on: Condor-Killing Development Company Receives Governor’s Conservation Award?

By: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Condor-Killing Development, Save Tejon Ranch : EcoWorldly

Lawsuit Filed to Stop Condor-Killing Development, Save Tejon Ranch : EcoWorldly — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:04:02 +0000

[...] Condor-Killing Development Company Receives Governor’s Conservation Award? [...]

By: Winner of 2009 Rubber Dodo Award is Land Speculator Michael Winer : EcoWorldly

Winner of 2009 Rubber Dodo Award is Land Speculator Michael Winer : EcoWorldly — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:59:04 +0000

[...] In an effort to distract the public from its bid to destroy critically endangered California condor habitat, Tejon Ranch Company concocted an elaborate PR scheme called “Tejon Preserve”, which (ahem) won a conservation award from environmentally-unconscious California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. [...]

By: Duncan

Duncan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:56:10 +0000

Fair Trade said on October 2nd, 2009 at 10:09 am..

“A sickening abuse of power.
When will America finally understand that second
rate actors make second rate politicians?”

GOOD ONE, Fair Trade !!!
O..soooo RIGHT !!!
CHEERS

By: Wiegand

Wiegand — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:54:01 +0000

crankpin – We have done our homework. The first condors that will die on Tejon Ranch from prop turbines will probably be from the new PDV Wind Farm. Tejon Ranch owns some of the land in upper expanse of this project. Prop turbines will be soon spinning on the ranch. Tejon Ranch has entered into the Prop wind turbine wind business and few are aware of it.

By: Rhishja Larson

Rhishja Larson — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:23:16 +0000

From the author:

Thank you for your comments.

Fair Trade – I agree with you on both points.

Fv – Tejon Ranch Company’s PR site is located at http://www.tejonpreserve.com/index.php … the “Historic Agreement” spin machine is prominently displayed. Pretty clever, eh?

crankpin – the topic of wind farms vs. individual wind turbines is already addressed in the article. Individual wind turbines will be allowed as part of the project – therein lies the loophole.

By: HO

HO — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:06:34 +0000

Projects like this on the surface will not help the condor. Of course more details woulkd be appreciated.
Speaking of surface…what is the area footprint of the impacted area (building support roads)versus the set aside area on the private property in acres? Also has the developer granted conservation easements to the public good for these acres?
Regardless of the answer….a poorly located project can damge the condor’s recovery.
tks Fv
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By: crankpin

crankpin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:59:18 +0000

“Take” under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act can mean more than just killing an individual of a species (in this case, a condor). For the HCP, the obtained “take” permit is to allow the “harassment,” i.e., incidental interaction between human and condor that causes nest abandonment, and only allows 3 “takes” over about 30 years. The “take” permit explicitly does not allow the killing of an individual condor.

TMV does not have wind farms, and there are no wind farms on Tejon Ranch Company property. The wind farms are already in existance in the Tehachapis, so that is a moot point for the HCP. There is an agreement in the HCP that specifically forbids wind farms as part of TMV or any other endeavor on the Ranch in the future.

Just want your readers to have the full story.

By: Frank Benjamin

Frank Benjamin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:40:37 +0000

Get a life! When are you people going to start thinking about humans before vultures? Not all species are meant to live forever.

By: FV

FV — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:14:42 +0000

Projects like this on the surface will not help the condor. Of course more details woulkd be appreciated.

Speaking of surface…what is the area footprint of the impacted area (building support roads)versus the set aside area on the private property in acres? Also has the developer granted conservation easements to the public good for these acres?

Regardless of the answer….a poorly located project can damge the condor’s recovery.

tks Fv

de area to be On articles like this I always like to see These things alwa

By: Fair Trade

Fair Trade — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:09:00 +0000

A sickening abuse of power. When will America finally understand that second rate actors make second rate politicians?