Tag: environment

Protecting Fragile Ecology of Truckee Tahoe

Local private jet pilot vows to fly to Truckee – residents vow to complain

Eco Truckee Tahoe Commentary   Don’t Trash Your Own Grandchildren’s Playground Under the slogan, “Don’t Trash Your Own Grandchildren’s Playground,” Truckee – Tahoe residents are pushing back against a local private jet pilot who had vowed to fly to the Truckee airport despite protests from neighbors concerned about noise, pollution, lowered quality of life, and…
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Eco Truckee discusses Squaw Valley and Tahoe Ridge development with environmentalists from 20 countries

Eco Truckee Tahoe News   Eco Truckee Tahoe founder Ted Lipien (center) with international environmental officials, activists, and eco-friendly entrepreneurs at the University of Nevada, Reno, June 15. 2016   Eco Truckee discusses Squaw Valley and Tahoe Ridge development with environmentalists from 20 countries JUNE 19, 2016   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 415-793-1642   Eco Truckee…
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Tahoe’s Tipping Point

Eco Truckee Tahoe In an opinion article, Ann Nichols, President of North Tahoe Preservation Alliance and a local real estate professional, comments on a 1/8/2016 Sierra Sun opinion piece entitled, “We owe an apology to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada.” Ann Nichols points out that the op-ed, submitted by TRPA [Tahoe Regional Planning Agency],…
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Squaw Valley KSL Developers “Out of Touch”

Eco Truckee Tahoe   Squaw Valley KSL Developers “Out of Touch” Says Local Resident   By Ted Lipien     Residents and environmental groups declared KSL Capital Partners’ proposed development of Squaw Valley Ski Resort as being “out of touch” with the culture and values of the region. Vast majority of residents who spoke at…
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Truckee needs a new Public Library more than a $9 million jet hangar

The small Truckee Public Library building lacks new technology, reading rooms and meeting space for large numbers of students and adults. If you have noticed more and more loud private jets flying low over residential neighborhoods in Truckee and over trails and lakes in the Donner and Tahoe area, you are not alone. What you…
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Flights and plane noise complaints on the rise in Truckee, Airport reports

  Call for Action – Help by Reporting Plane Noise to Truckee Airport – Bookmark This Page and Use Link Below [cmsms_button button_link=”https://truckeetahoeairport.com/contact?noise=true” button_target=”blank” button_text_align=”center” button_font_weight=”100″ button_font_style=”normal” button_padding_hor=”20″ button_bg_color=”#aed957″ animation_delay=”0″]REPORT JET/PLANE NOISE OVER TRUCKEE-TAHOE HOMES, TRAILS, LAKES AND WILDLIFE – CLICK HERE [/cmsms_button][cmsms_text] [/cmsms_text]   Eco Truckee Tahoe News According to a Truckee Airport official…
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Truckee Airport Noisy Private Jets Disturb Tahoe Wildlife

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] A Prosser neighborhood dog on a walk very close to the area where coyotes were disturbed by a loud private jet flying from Truckee airport. Truckee Airport Noisy Private Jets Disturb Tahoe Wildlife A News Commentary by Ted Lipien, Eco Truckee Tahoe – EcoTruckee.org We have been aware for a long time of…
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Town of Truckee Concerned About Squaw Valley Development

Eco Truckee Tahoe Commentary Town of Truckee Concerned About Squaw Valley Development By Ted Lipien At their July 14, 2015 meeting, three members of the Town of Truckee Council expressed deep concerns about water, traffic, and housing impacts on the town and its citizens in response to the Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan Draft…
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Truckee Airport Owes Residents More Transparency on Tax Subsidy and Jet Noise

New Truckee Airport Facebook page lacks information on the airport’s $4.5 million tax subsidy, increasing jet noise or plans to help buy a hobby plane using public money. The Truckee Tahoe Airport, one of the most dangerous general aviation airports in the United States, is located near the downtown area of the mountain resort town…
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Truckee residents raise aviation safety and plane noise concerns

Commentary By Ted Lipien Residents raise aviation safety and plane noise concerns in asking Truckee Airport Board to acquire open space land At the April 22, 2015 Truckee Tahoe Airport District board meeting, Truckee residents, including several local pilots, raised aviation safety, plane noise, and overdevelopment concerns in asking board members to consider open space…
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