http://www.windaction.org/ facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts en-us Windaction hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.windaction.org/articles/9783 Sat, 26 May 2007 11:12:18 GMT Wind turbines in rural Nolan County. http://www.windaction.org/articles/9783 http://www.windaction.org/articles/7767 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:33:43 GMT When wind turbines began dotting the skyline around Dale Rankin's horse ranch near Abilene, he teamed up with other property owners to sue the company in charge of the project, FPL Energy. http://www.windaction.org/articles/7767 http://www.windaction.org/articles/6534 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:06:09 GMT Wind turbines are spread out for miles on the Horse Hollow wind farm. FPL Energy spokesman Steve Stengel says. http://www.windaction.org/articles/6534 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38221 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:51:59 GMT Robert Guptill had the wind blown out of his sails earlier this month when the City Council turned down his request for a specific use permit to allow a wind turbine on his property. Guptill has tried for four years to get the council's approval for the project, which was rejected because of its height. At 43 feet, it's eight feet higher than the city ordinance allows. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38221 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37583 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:45:55 GMT On Thursday conservative representative State Rep. Scott Sanford, R-McKinney, filed legislation to remove a signature weapon from the wind energy arsenal. ...Wind power already generates almost 10,000 megawatts, but taking away the mandate to create energy would hurt the renewable energy credit trading system in place, Clark said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37583 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36229 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:08:16 GMT EON AG agreed to sell a 50 percent stake in three U.S. wind farms to Danish pension fund PensionDanmark as Germany's biggest utility seeks to free up capital. ..."The return is very similar to what we can get on listed equities, though with a very limited downside risk," thanks to fixed prices negotiated on the power generated by the turbines over the next 15 years." http://www.windaction.org/articles/36229 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36139 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:09:22 GMT If you're looking for an eco-friendly way to cut your utility bills, wind power may not be it. While residential wind turbines are flooding the retail market, folks who live in Austin need to think hard before making the investment. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36139 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35983 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:36:16 GMT The prospect of the sale was first announced last month, when Otter Tail said it had a nonbinding letter of interest to sell DMI. The company said the economics of the wind power industry and expiring tax credits were hurting demand for turbines. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35983 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35979 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:20:08 GMT The governing boards of the London and Bishop districts each unanimously approved the measures, saying industrial-scale wind turbines are unsightly, devalue surrounding property, create noise and affect wildlife and livestock. The resolutions come as E.On Climate & Renewables hopes to begin construction on its 80-turbine farm near Petronila in 2013. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35979 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35488 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:18:08 GMT Two large wind energy projects in the Texas Panhandle are racing against a looming Dec. 31 deadline when a critical federal tax credit expires, threatening to toss an already tumbling industry into freefall. Project leaders are confident about the immediate future, but they and the companies that build the components used in wind farms are worried about next year. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35488 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35168 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:00:35 GMT Jerry Beaird has 16 wind turbines on his property. They've been producing quite efficiently but Beaird hasn't seen a single penny since November. ...So how could record production leave the landowners completely dry? The letters state various market factors attributed to the lack of revenue. They don't go into specifics, but Beaird has his own ideas. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35168 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34954 Fri, 11 May 2012 15:25:11 GMT A judge dismissed a lawsuit between Sinton I.S.D. and the City of Sinton over a controversial wind turbine project Thursday, likely ending the months-long dispute that bitterly divided school officials and the city council. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34954 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34819 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:19:40 GMT Charlie Malouff Jr., founder of CM Energies, and Mary Jo Woodall, a former state comptroller's office staffer and grant administrator, are accused of conspiring to illegally obtain up to $2 million in federal stimulus money by overselling CM Energies' ability to deliver the electricity-generating wind turbines to the City of Jonestown. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34819 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34802 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:31:44 GMT The Navy signed an agreement with a wind farm developer Thursday that paves the way for 83 turbines to be built near Riviera, over the objections of local officials. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34802 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34771 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:08:29 GMT The Sinton City Council is expected to meet tonight to consider firing the city manager and city secretary amid a dispute between the city and Sinton school district over a wind turbine project. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34771 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34747 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:54:15 GMT The dispute over wind turbines at Sinton High School appears to have taken a stark political turn, with Sinton City Manager Jackie Knoxsaying he expects to be fired Tuesday because of school officials influencing the City Council. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34747 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34717 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:20:46 GMT While some council members have tried to let the district's plan move forward, other members and city officials are upset that the district didn't approach the city about the project in 2009 when it was first being considered. They feel the district tried to ram the project through City Hall without deference to neighboring property owners and city officials. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34717 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34716 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:18:58 GMT Kingsville already passed a resolution stating its opposition to the wind farm, citing worries that it could interfere with radar at area military bases, rendering them more vulnerable to closure when the Defense Department reassesses its inventory of bases. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34716 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34645 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:40:35 GMT A controversial wind turbine project never made it to a vote at the Sinton City Council on Tuesday night after the council's attorney said state law doesn't give them authority to overturn the decision of a city board. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34645 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34564 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:28:58 GMT The first public meeting on the project is planned for March 28 in Brownsville. The Corps is accepting public comments that will help define the scope of its environmental study, which is expected to be complete by the end of 2014. Environmental groups are tracking the project and have raised concerns about the turbines' effects on birds and sea life. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34564