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/7914 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:39:50 GMT A plan to put 19 wind turbines in an area of Highland County, Va. has prompted debate. http://www.windaction.org/articles/7914 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2070 Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:56:08 GMT Monterey is the county seat of Highland County whose mountains and climate have local boosters calling it "Virginia's Little Switzerland." http://www.windaction.org/articles/2070 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37208 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:41:35 GMT Legislation that could have trumped Tazewell County's two-year-old ridgeline protection ordinance has died in the General Assembly. ...Area leaders argued the bill was an attempt to override a local county ordinance that prohibits the development of tall structures, including wind turbines, on East River Mountain and other protected ridgelines. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37208 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35989 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:22:38 GMT Carroll County Supervisor Bob Martin believes the county needs to go ahead and take action one way or another in regards to windmills in the county. A formal recommendation is expected Monday night. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35989 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35820 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:56:09 GMT After the public hearing, Board of Supervisors' Chairman Sam Dickson asked supervisors Bob Martin and Joshua Hendrick if they wanted to make a suggestion about windmills since they make up the county's committee to study windmills. Martin said there still seemed to be a lot of confusion. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35820 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35072 Sun, 27 May 2012 11:10:28 GMT The company, which once hoped to have the power-generating turbines spinning by the end of this year, said its decision was based on the uncertain future of government incentives for wind energy. ...Invenergy's announcement was seen as a setback for local supporters of renewable energy, but good news for some Poor Mountain residents, who fear that the 443-foot-tall turbines will be a noisy eyesore to their peaceful community. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35072 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34931 Tue, 08 May 2012 15:19:22 GMT A towering offshore wind turbine off the Eastern Shore seemed likely as recently as late March, when the state gave its blessing for a prototype energy spire in the Chesapeake Bay. Barely one month later, those plans have been blown away. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34931 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34928 Tue, 08 May 2012 12:53:59 GMT Gamesa and a development partner are suspending further development of an offshore wind turbine off the coast of Virginia, citing the massive amounts of capital needed to pursue a project with a cloudy future due to uncertain federal support. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34928 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33726 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:18:04 GMT The panels are considering a proposed ordinance that would allow wind turbines in the medium-density residential district by special-use permit. It calls for turbines to be 70 feet tall or shorter. They must be placed on land parcels that are a minimum of 1 acre. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33726 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33312 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:28:13 GMT One company and 26 residents want the court to overturn the county's wind ordinance and prevent a company from erecting turbines near their homes, according to documents filed by Roanoke attorney John Fishwick on Thursday in Roanoke County Circuit Court. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33312 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33009 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:52:07 GMT Four of the five Roanoke County supervisors put in place a wind-energy policy Tuesday night that they say will protect residents and guide the county with future development. The fifth board member, Ed Elswick, said the board hadn't limited wind development enough. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33009 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32998 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:07:09 GMT A proposed zoning ordinance for industrial or commercial scale windmills hangs before the supervisors at their meeting tonight. Each of the five supervisors said recently that they plan to pass it, perhaps with some changes, as a way to protect residents. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32998 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32715 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:14:57 GMT The petition calls on Floyd County to adopt ridgeline protection. The goal is to prohibit structures as tall as a typical wind turbine, said Dave Dixon, who like Boothe lives in the Beaver Creek Road area north of 3,200-foot Wills Ridge. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32715 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32579 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:50:24 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/32579 http://www.windaction.org/articles/26560 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:27:39 GMT Ken Jurman, renewable energy program manager at the state Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, predicted that onshore wind power development "is not going to be a huge deal in Virginia." That could change if federal officials decide to liberally permit wind turbines in national forests, but he called that unlikely. http://www.windaction.org/articles/26560 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32273 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:17:43 GMT Once again, the Allegheny Highlands is gearing up to debate the merits of commercial wind energy - this time for a project on Shenandoah Mountain. Solaya Energy LLC has been monitoring wind resources along a five-mile stretch of the ridgeline there to determine whether it‟s a good site for roughly 23-25 industrial wind towers. At this point, the company believes the location has strong potential. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32273 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32201 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:54:35 GMT Windsor Hills District Supervisor Ed Elswick, who represents the only community in the county where a company has expressed a specific interest in a utility-scale wind farm, and Catawba District Supervisor Butch Church seemed most disturbed by the latest plan for regulations. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32201 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32161 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:47:17 GMT But Karr and other nearby residents have come to oppose the turbines. Among other things, they worry about noise, flickering shadows cast by the turning blades and the impact on views that comes with putting a 443-foot turbine -- taller than downtown Roanoke's Wachovia Tower -- on top of a ridgeline. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32161 http://www.windaction.org/articles/31970 Thu, 19 May 2011 13:52:25 GMT Large and utility-scale wind turbines will have to be at least a half-mile from the nearest occupied homes under proposed revisions to the Roanoke County zoning ordinance advanced Tuesday. The county planning commission tweaked a set of changes to the zoning code that it has been working on for more than a year and a half. http://www.windaction.org/articles/31970 http://www.windaction.org/articles/31710 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:58:37 GMT A project that will place a 55-foot wind turbine next to Central High School may need to find another location before it receives the approval of the Shenandoah County School Board. http://www.windaction.org/articles/31710