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/34813 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT This aerial view shows a single turbine site at the Lowell Wind project under construction in Lowell, Vermont. The construction has drawn significant opposition. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34813 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33549 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:45:10 GMT This picture was taken from the top of Lowell Mountain in Vermont, 20 miles away and northeast of the turbines in the view. First Wind erected the sixteen 2.5 megawatt Clipper wind turbines. Each stands over 420 feet tall. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33549 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32005 Sun, 15 May 2011 19:08:25 GMT catastrophic failure on September 15, 2008. One of the destroyed blades remains as litter at the project site. Green Mountain Power, the Vermont utility that owns the plant, and the State of Vermont, have neglected to have the land cleared of turbine debris. ]]> Turbine #10 at the Searsburg wind energy facility in Searsburg, Vermont experienced a catastrophic failure on September 15, 2008. One of the destroyed blades remains as litter at the project site. Green Mountain Power, the Vermont utility that owns the plant, and the State of Vermont, have neglected to have the land cleared of turbine debris. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32005 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32004 Sun, 15 May 2011 15:54:53 GMT catastrophic failure on September 15, 2008. Debris from the collapsed tower still litter the landscape. In this photo, a giant piece of the blade dangerously hangs in tree branches. Green Mountain Power, the Vermont utility that owns the plant, just left the turbine pieces strewn in the woods near the site. ]]> Turbine #10 at the Searsburg wind energy facility in Searsburg, Vermont experienced a catastrophic failure on September 15, 2008. Debris from the collapsed tower still litter the landscape. In this photo, a giant piece of the blade dangerously hangs in tree branches. Green Mountain Power, the Vermont utility that owns the plant, just left the turbine pieces strewn in the woods near the site. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32004 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32003 Sun, 15 May 2011 15:23:29 GMT catastrophic failure on September 15, 2008. One of the destroyed blades remains as litter at the project site. Green Mountain Power, the Vermont utility that owns the plant, and the State of Vermont, have neglected to have the land cleared of turbine debris. ]]> Turbine #10 at the Searsburg wind energy facility in Searsburg, Vermont experienced a catastrophic failure on September 15, 2008. One of the destroyed blades remains as litter at the project site. Green Mountain Power, the Vermont utility that owns the plant, and the State of Vermont, have neglected to have the land cleared of turbine debris. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32003 http://www.windaction.org/articles/30875 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:53:02 GMT The Searsburg wind turbines were first erected in 1996. The blades of the turbines at Searsburg are made out of fiberglass. Each 60-foot long blade weighs about 4,250 pounds. To help with ice removal, the blades are black and have a Teflon-like coating. The white on the blades in the photograph shows ice build-up on the blades. http://www.windaction.org/articles/30875 http://www.windaction.org/articles/18387 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:06:11 GMT Turbine #10 of the 11-turbine Searsburg wind facility in Searsburg VT collapsed on September 15 in high wind conditions. One of the turbine blades hit the base causing the tower to buckle and the nacelle and rotor assembly to crash to the ground. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18387 http://www.windaction.org/articles/18386 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:00:27 GMT Turbine #10 of the 11-turbine Searsburg wind facility in Searsburg VT collapsed on September 15 in high wind conditions. One of the turbine blades hit the base causing the tower to buckle and the nacelle and rotor assembly to crash to the ground. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18386 http://www.windaction.org/articles/15940 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT One of the Searsburg turbines is reported out of service and the blades removed. This is not a first-time occurrence at the facility. In prior cases, the turbine was down for at least three months. Use of this picture is permitted with attribution to www.windaction.org . http://www.windaction.org/articles/15940 http://www.windaction.org/articles/15941 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT One of the Searsburg turbines is reported out of service and the blades removed. This is not a first-time occurrence at the facility. In prior cases, the turbine was down for at least three months. Use of this picture is permitted with attribution to www.windaction.org . http://www.windaction.org/articles/15941 http://www.windaction.org/articles/15942 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT One of the Searsburg turbines is reported out of service and the blades removed. This is not a first-time occurrence at the facility. In prior cases, the turbine was down for at least three months. Use of this picture is permitted with attribution to www.windaction.org . http://www.windaction.org/articles/15942 http://www.windaction.org/articles/9632 Fri, 18 May 2007 12:30:05 GMT PPM Energy of Portland, Ore. is having a bad week. On Friday, Searsburg, Vt., voters rejected a proposal by PPM to expand the Searsburg wind turbine facility, above. On Monday, a Massachusetts administrative magistrate advised a state permit for the company to build 20 turbines in Florida and Monroe be rescinded. http://www.windaction.org/articles/9632 http://www.windaction.org/articles/4650 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:17:44 GMT Paul and Geraldine Bednarz stand on their front lawn in Sheffield, Vt., last week a sign opposing a wind development that would be located on a ridge behind their home. http://www.windaction.org/articles/4650 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2185 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/2185 http://www.windaction.org/articles/1094 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/1094 http://www.windaction.org/articles/1106 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/1106 http://www.windaction.org/articles/240 Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/240 http://www.windaction.org/articles/1504 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/1504 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38332 Fri, 10 May 2013 11:32:30 GMT Since October, 105 complaints about the big three wind projects have been collected by the DPS division on consumer affairs and public information, not including this complaint from McGrath. Some of those complaints are from the same people. Twenty-three different people have complained. In one case in November, 31 people joined to file a petition about wind noise about the Lowell wind project which prompted Green Mountain Power to adjust early operations. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38332 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38296 Tue, 07 May 2013 19:11:52 GMT "Overall, I can say with some confidence that we have addressed the issues we consistently heard from the public and the industry developers alike -- that our current process is too complicated, too expensive, too slow, not transparent enough and not sensitive enough to cultural and environmental considerations," he said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38296