facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts Windaction http://www.windaction.org/articles/c112+70?theme=atom Xarayar 2006-06-12T02:16:27Z .36066 2012-09-18T19:52:49Z 2012-09-18T19:52:49Z

The biggest cuts will come in Fort Madison, where 407 workers at a wind turbine blade factory will be out of work. About 220 workers there will be retained. The company blamed difficult market conditions due to lack of congressional action on a wind energy tax credit as well as increased use of natural gas-fired power plants and an overall sluggish economy.

.36061 2012-09-18T17:25:26Z 2012-09-18T17:25:26Z

Siemens, a German conglomerate, announced Tuesday it is laying off 146 employees at its wind turbine nacelle plant in Hutchinson, leaving just 152 employees there. All told, 615 employees in Siemens' wind power business will lose their jobs. Siemens said the change would primarily affect employees in Iowa, Kansas and Florida.

.36057 2012-09-18T14:58:46Z 2012-09-18T14:58:46Z

With commissioners Paul Caragiulo and Willie Shaw voting to keep the fund, the board's move sent a strong message that leaders in Sarasota are too broke to gamble on progressive energy efforts. "We need to get realistic," said Commissioner Terry Turner as he presented rough budget projections that show the city could face a $20 million deficit in 10 years.

.35509 2012-07-17T09:52:48Z 2012-07-17T09:52:48Z

"We're not happy with the installation so far," said Griffin. "They're only working intermittently but they are under warranty." The two, 20-foot wind turbines adjacent to the new hanger "B" were supposed to generate enough energy from the wind to power security streetlights along Industrial Park Drive at the airport.

.35206 2012-06-13T19:23:18Z 2012-06-13T19:23:18Z

U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real tossed the final remaining count in Wind Energy's lawsuit, which challenged the city's approval for a proposal from NextEra Energy Resources LLC to repower its 49.5-megawatt wind farm in Riverside County, Calif. - a project about which Wind Energy said it was not sufficiently notified.

.34679 2012-03-30T17:32:10Z 2012-03-30T17:32:10Z

Satterlee said the Hutchinson Island project was put on hold while FPL assessed the wind speeds out west. He said while the large wind turbines on the beach were not supported by the public or county commissioners, no one seemed to have a problem with the more inconspicuous 200-foot wind towers.

.34609 2012-03-22T23:34:32Z 2012-03-22T23:34:32Z

Members of environmental groups such as the Sierra Club, pleaded with commissioners to delay the decision, saying more study is needed to determine the project's effect on migratory birds and bats. Others said flatly that the project would decimate Everglades bird populations.

.34608 2012-03-22T20:29:44Z 2012-03-22T20:29:44Z

Today, the Palm Beach County Commission is scheduled to vote on the proposed 114-turbine, 200-megawatt Sugarland Wind project that St. Louis-based Wind Capital Group wants to build on 13,000 acres of farmland east of Belle Glade. "If wind made sense in Florida, wouldn't we be proposing wind here ourselves?"

.34473 2012-03-02T22:25:30Z 2012-03-02T22:25:30Z

"It has to be in the right place," said Jane Graham of Audubon. Building the wind farm without more study of the effect on Everglades birds "equates to gambling with the future of this world-class treasure," she said.

.32667 2011-08-03T13:17:07Z 2011-08-03T13:17:07Z

Florida Power & Light can build meteorological towers to test wind speeds in western St. Lucie County. So can anyone else as long as the towers are not more than 262 feet high and meet other standards set by the county. Whether the winds justify the creation of turbines will be a topic for another day.

.32376 2011-07-05T13:32:23Z 2011-07-05T13:32:23Z

FPL is seeking an amendment to the county's land development code that would allow it to build temporary towers not to exceed 200 feet tall to collect wind data, ultimately to determine whether wind turbines would be viable sources of renewable energy in the county's AG-5 zoning district.

.32305 2011-06-27T12:47:00Z 2011-06-27T12:47:00Z

On Wednesday residents and environmental activists encouraged the National Park Service to purchase the tract of land FPL owns in the Everglades, rather than trading for a parcel further east.

.31860 2011-04-30T14:21:15Z 2011-04-30T14:21:15Z

FPL has asked the county for permission to build 200-foot meteorological towers to gather wind data in western St. Lucie County. The data would determine whether there's enough wind to build turbines out west.

.31426 2011-03-18T01:33:24Z 2011-03-18T01:33:24Z

The county's Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended Thursday that county commissioners pass a rule letting people put up 200-foot meteorological towers on land designated as Agricultural-5.

.31145 2011-02-18T12:21:34Z 2011-02-18T12:21:34Z

.30631 2010-12-20T06:12:57Z 2010-12-20T06:12:57Z

After nearly a year of research, Progress Energy claims wind power just isn't practical here in Florida. ...Progress Energy's research project was supposed to run through the end of 2011, but with the lackluster results they will wrap up in January and write up a report for the state.

.30261 2010-12-06T16:37:03Z 2010-12-06T16:37:03Z

When wind-power boosters planned a town hall meeting Thursday in tiny Tybee Island, Ga., they slotted speaking time after the mayor for a manager from a British industry incubator.

.29733 2010-11-03T12:47:15Z 2010-11-03T12:47:15Z

In June, the company received an 18-month extension on its Hutchinson Island project. It's not pushing for a hearing and has agreed to put its application in abeyance, Martinez said. "While we wait for legislation, we will study the interior opportunities in the county," Martinez said.

.29615 2010-10-25T15:43:01Z 2010-10-25T15:43:01Z

The company envisioned a $45 million project with six wind turbines as tall as 40-story buildings, at about 400 feet, taller than the Statue of Liberty. The site was FPL land surrounding its nuclear plant. "We didn't want them to ruin our beaches in a place where there is no wind," said Julie Zahniser, founder of the Save St. Lucie Alliance.

.22590 2009-08-09T12:19:27Z 2009-08-09T12:19:27Z

A St. Cloud entrepreneur dreams of building wind turbines and a desalination plant 20 miles off the Port Canaveral shoreline, simultaneously generating electricity and drinking water. Ideally, this cluster of 50 to 100 windmills also would attract a bustling ecological habitat for fishing and diving -- and perhaps even an offshore casino. ...To date, no potential public- or private-sector partners have emerged. Hurley hopes to recruit a team of business leaders.