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 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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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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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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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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Eco Truckee Tahoe In an opinion article, Ann Nichols, President of North Tahoe Preservation Alliance and a local real estate professional, argues that there is no shortage of development plans for the Tahoe region that would result in plundering of natural resources and destroying the unique mountain character of the community. Nichols warns of “urban…
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Eco Truckee Tahoe News The Incorporate Olympic Valley Board — with Jamie Schectman, Bev Wilson, Fred Ilfeld and Tom Day. Local residents opposed to Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth’s scheme of turning one of the most iconic U.S. ski resorts into a water park with associated high-rise buildings have claimed a new victory in…
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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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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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Message from a resident to Truckee Airport’s 1% jet-setters: Respect us and our quiet Sierras
Eco Truckee Tahoe News A few days before the Lake Tahoe Summit, to be attended by President Obama, we have received a message from Brad, a Truckee resident for 14 years. His message is addressed to private jet owners, passengers and other pilots using the Truckee Airport located in the middle of High Sierras and…
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