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/13483 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:57:50 GMT This met tower was toppled following harsh winter weather atop Ice Mountain. http://www.windaction.org/articles/13483 http://www.windaction.org/articles/12992 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:45:37 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/12992 http://www.windaction.org/articles/12002 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:25:23 GMT Buckstown, PA wind facility includes 14 rturbines situated in an area of farm fields and woods. http://www.windaction.org/articles/12002 http://www.windaction.org/articles/9623 Fri, 18 May 2007 12:06:40 GMT Wind farms, such as the ones above, have begun to dot the landscape of Pennsylvania. A proposed amendment to the county zoning ordinance could pave the way for more windmills closer to home. Opponents say they present a danger to bird migration patterns and property values. http://www.windaction.org/articles/9623 http://www.windaction.org/articles/7895 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:04:31 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/7895 http://www.windaction.org/articles/7894 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:02:24 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/7894 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38288 Mon, 06 May 2013 11:15:17 GMT Texas-based Pioneer Green Energy began leasing property for a commercial wind farm south of Interstate 90 two years ago. Its original plan to build as many as 75 turbines to power about 45,000 homes recently was pared to 10 to 20 turbines, company officials said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38288 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38149 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:33:04 GMT The Union Township Planning Commission listened to concerned residents about potential wind turbines being constructed on Jack's Mountain at its Monday night meeting. Volkswind, a German wind farm development company, has not submitted anything to the planning commission. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38149 http://www.windaction.org/articles/11616 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:27:28 GMT The group, called Neighbors for a Responsible North East and led by Matt Putman and Paul Crowe, is lobbying for limits on the size of wind turbines that can be built in the township and a ban on commercial turbines, or windmills, within 1 mile of any neighborhood. http://www.windaction.org/articles/11616 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38126 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:47:44 GMT Some advocates of renewable energy wonder whether Pennsylvania will ever reach the wind energy levels of Iowa and some other leaders. "My view is, probably not," said George Jugovic, president of PennFuture, an environmental group. "I think it's just economics." Jugovic supports wind energy and still believes it will grow here, just not at the scale of other states. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38126 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38085 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:18:53 GMT Matt Putman, of Neighbors for a Responsible North East, said the proposed setbacks are insufficient and are less than some turbine manufacturers recommend. Turbines should be at least 1,300 feet from roads and property lines and more than a mile from any neighborhood to reduce potential noise and "shadow flicker," he said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38085 http://www.windaction.org/articles/7512 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:48:14 GMT Some northwestern Pennsylvania residents want limits placed on the size of wind turbines that can be built in their area and a ban on commercial windmills within a mile of any neighborhood. http://www.windaction.org/articles/7512 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37487 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:58:32 GMT While the deal would allow Iberdrola up to 10 years to study the area and obtain licenses and permits for the turbines, Repasch said he would likely know which direction the city was heading within five years. The agreement calls for Iberdrola to pay $10,000 a year during the permitting and studying phases and $100,000 a year by the fifth year. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37487 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37245 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:03:19 GMT But after Gamesa completes the order for 25 windmills, around the end of February, there are no other jobs in the pipeline for the company's seven-year-old factory in Fairless Hills. The domestic market for new wind turbines has stalled. "We probably won't see any orders for several months," said David J. Rosenberg, the vice president of marketing for Gamesa. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37245 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36823 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:42:13 GMT Zoning board Chairman Larry Umholtz, and members Jim Artz and John Johns voted December 12 for the denial, following a hearing that lasted a little more than an hour and included testimony from citizens and BP representatives. ..."We, the board, do not feel BP has shown justification for this variance to be granted." http://www.windaction.org/articles/36823 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/35824 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:17:49 GMT Possible measures would include seasonable restrictions on timber cutting in areas with bat maternity sites, restrictions on human entry in areas where bats are hibernating and restrictions on wind turbine operations, also identified in a contributing factor in bat mortalities. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35824 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35396 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:04:28 GMT The news follows a May announcement that Gamesa would halt the installation of a test wind turbine that it had been planning off the coast of Virginia. The company said it was "extremely difficult" to justify the cost of the project due to the lack of a mature offshore wind-energy market in the U.S. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35396 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35382 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:45:07 GMT A total of 165 employees at Gamesa's production facilities in Bucks and Cambria counties are expected to be laid off starting in late August or early September, Gamesa spokesman David Rosenberg said. "Basically, we're adjusting our production capacity at the two facilities to reflect the current U.S. market conditions," Rosenberg said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35382 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35379 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:36:25 GMT This is the plant's second large furloughing of workers in recent years. Gamesa temporarily laid off 79 workers in late 2009 when the recession decreased demand for its products. The company was able to bring back those employees thanks to an infusion of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35379