Tag: Ted Lipien

Protecting Fragile Ecology of Truckee Tahoe

Eco Truckee Tahoe meets Peruvian environmental protection officials

Eco Truckee Tahoe News     Eco Truckee Tahoe meets Peruvian environmental protection officials FEBRUARY 26, 2016   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 415-793-1642   Eco Truckee Tahoe (EcoTruckee.org – Facebook.com/EcoTruckeeTahoe) founder and editor Ted Lipien met Friday, February 26, 2016, in Reno, NV with a delegation of Peruvian environmental protection officials visiting the United States under…
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Drones over Squaw

Eco Truckee Tahoe Commentary Drones over Squaw By Ted Lipien This is so classy, I wanted to share it with all Squaw Valley skiers and others who appreciate the beauty of this area. The idea is, in fact, so tasteful and so in line with community values and expectations, I suspect it can go right…
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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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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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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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Town of Truckee Approves Joerger Ranch Development

Eco Truckee Tahoe Commentary More Development Approved for Truckee, Local Residents’ Concerns Ignored at Town Council Meeting By Ted Lipien MARCH 24, 2015 Town of Truckee Mayor Alicia Barr and Council members Carolyn Wallace Dee, Morgan Goodwin, and Patrick Flora ignored concerns about overdevelopment, traffic congestion, risk of plane crashes, air pollution and other safety…
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Oppose Truckee Airport President John Jones’ Call for Scrapping 2004 Jet Noise Resolution

Commentary By Ted Lipien JetSuite Plane at Truckee Airport. JetSuite is one of several companies offering semi-commercial plane travel to Truckee for affluent travelers who seem unconcerned about the damage private jets do to the quality of life of local residents and the environment. EcoTruckee.org Public Domain Photo by Ted Lipien Call to Scrap 2004…
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Help save Lake Tahoe from losing its iconic skyline

Eco Truckee Tahoe News and Commentary “Community campaign to protect iconic Lake Tahoe skyline from development needs state, national and international support,” Ted Lipien, founder of Ecotruckee.org, wrote in an op-ed in online DIGITAL JOURNAL. “As one of the signs of the times of declining appreciation for public good, Lake Tahoe and other natural landmarks…
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Residents vow to protect Lake Tahoe ridgeline from development

Eco Truckee Tahoe Commentary Ted Lipien The proposal to build 112 new multimillion-dollar luxury homes in a likely gated community at the top of the ridgeline of Lake Tahoe, one of the most iconic scenic places in North America, was clearly horrifying to dozens of Tahoe basin and other local residents who came to a…
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