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/37951 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:21:40 GMT "The [Heron Bay Homeowners Association] board has to make formal vote on it, but I think we were committed before and we're committed now that we will be filing in Superior Court," said Alan Berger, the attorney for the homeowners association. "We absolutely do not feel the board of zoning and the city council followed all of the voluminous case law in California ...." http://www.windaction.org/articles/37951 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37172 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:30:42 GMT The proposal is renewing concerns raised by some western Maryland resident about the state's first two wind projects, in particular the towering windmills' proximity to homes and their potential to kill birds and bats, including one listed as endangered in Maryland. Some also worry that construction of this project could clear a large swath of forest and harm the nearby Savage River, one of Maryland's premier trout streams. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37172 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37130 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:24:17 GMT Groups across Ontario are demanding that: Wind turbines that are offending must be removed, democracy must be returned, and an immediate moratorium must be placed on new projects, permitted and planned. Despite obvious and substantiated evidence that the Ministry knew of serious health complaints back to 2006, they continued to permit. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37130 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37053 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:14:10 GMT As many as 30 natives in a convoy - some wearing traditional garb and waving native flags - interrupted work at several turbine and substation construction sites. ...Josie Hernandez, spokesperson for NextEra, confirmed that the protest was motivated in part by her company's removal of an eagle's nest near Fisherville two weeks ago. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37053 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36937 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:38:41 GMT If the Ministry bureaucrats-or the forces behind them-were hoping to catch residents, local government and other groups flat-footed, they failed. Council will decide later today whether it will take up the fight. Meanwhile, Prince Edward County Field Naturalists have stepped up to appeal the decision. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36937 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36092 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:16:22 GMT Dozens of residents who turned out to yesterday's meeting about plans to build far north Queensland's biggest wind farm say their questions remain unanswered. RATCH Australia, with partner Port Bajool, wants approval for the Mount Emerald Wind Farm, which includes more than 75 turbines near Walkamin on the Atherton Tablelands. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36092 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35007 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:37:37 GMT A rural community has united in opposing plans for a wind turbine. More than 30 letters of complaint have been registered against plans for an 11kW wind turbine in Stank. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35007 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34961 Sat, 12 May 2012 19:30:32 GMT Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed off on the project's Environmental Impact Statement over the objection of Native American tribal officials who remain concerned about the aesthetic impact of the project on ancestral lands and the potential for disturbing cultural and archaeological artifacts, including possible cremation sites. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34961 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34657 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:59:09 GMT "To have the Governor's office tell our park officials NOT to comment on Ocotillo, OR ANY OTHER alternative energy projects adjacent to the Park, is a travesty, a violation of the trust between the citizens and the state." - Mark Jorgensen, retired Superintendent, Anza Borrego Desert State Park in an e-mail to ECM. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34657 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32688 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:11:51 GMT Section 73.4c, paragraph 2a, requires the authorized officer to ensure that, wherever possible, applicants restrict noise to 10 decibels above the background noise level at nearby residences and campsites, in or near wildlife habitats known to be sensitive to noise, or where habitat abandonment may be an issue. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32688 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23562 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:01:38 GMT Sitting shoulder to shoulder in the portrait room at the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, community members listened intently to panelists before engaging in a somewhat heated debate about windmills and nature. Lights were dimmed as images emerged of Don Quixote's jousting windmills and of dead bats to illustrate the wind-energy debate. The presentation, titled "Windmills: Viewed through the lens of art, science, and animal impact" included panelists Patrick Marold, Thomas Tailer and Scott Darling in this culminating event of a three-part series, "The Energy Project Vermont," a partnership between ECHO and Burlington City Arts with the support of University of Vermont. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23562 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22982 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:20:40 GMT Highland New Wind Development (HNWD), the self-touted "Greenest Wind Farm in the World," has initiated clearing, road work, and excavation for its 19-turbine project in the remote Allegheny Mountain, Laurel Fork area along the Highland County-Pocahontas County, Virginia-West Virginia border. ...The SCC has scheduled a hearing to be convened on September 23, 2009 to receive evidence and testimony from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) and HNWD concerning the wind energy developer's compliance with the SCC's December 2007 order http://www.windaction.org/articles/22982 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22175 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:20:21 GMT Saying the Mineral County Commissioners "need more facts" in regard to the ongoing controversy over wind farms, Pamela Dodds and Judy O'Hara of the Allegheny Front Alliance spoke to the officials at length Tuesday in an attempt to debunk several claims being made by proponents of wind energy. "I believe you need some more facts in order to better understand the claims that are being made," Dodds said. "U.S. Wind Force has made sweeping claims that are inaccurate and misleading." http://www.windaction.org/articles/22175 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21921 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:12:09 GMT Wind power generation is expected to be a clean and environmentally friendly natural energy source, but a new kind of environmental problem has surfaced as infrasonic waves caused by windmills are suspected of causing health problems for some people. ...Wind power generation also poses a danger to birds, which are often struck and killed by the spinning vanes of the windmills. The Japanese Environment Ministry confirmed 13 such bird strikes in which white-tailed eagles, a rare species, were killed since fiscal 2003. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21921 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21831 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:02:59 GMT Although the zoning board now has ruled to approve a portion of the proposed wind turbines, recent action by the board of county commissioners would allow a wind power project to start without going before the zoning board. Earlier this month, Commissioners Vincent Zapotosky and Vincent A. Vicites voted to change the zoning ordinance to allow wind turbines as a permitted use in A-1, M-1 light industrial and M-2 heavy industrial zones. Previously, wind turbines were only permitted after obtaining a special exception from the zoning board. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21831 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21796 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:17:19 GMT The board voted 8-2 today, after two hours of public comment, in favor of Public Service Electric & Gas Co.'s proposed 45-mile, $750 million high-voltage power line project that opponents testified would ravage the land -- hurting flora and fauna -- and damage the region's natural beauty. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21796 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21674 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:27:33 GMT Xcel Energy and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have filed with the commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the lines, which the companies say will increase the reliability of the grid in the valley and increase their ability to export electricity generated from wind and solar farms in Southern Colorado. ...An administrative law judge will hold a pre-hearing conference Friday in Denver to consider the intervention requests. The utilities commission has until Jan. 26 to decide on the applications by Xcel and Tri-State. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21674 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20853 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:04:35 GMT The Maine Department of Environmental Protection issued First Wind of Massachusetts a permit Tuesday to build a 40-turbine industrial wind site for $130 million on Rollins Mountain in Burlington, Lee, Lincoln and Winn. "The Department finds that the applicant has demonstrated that the proposed project will provide significant tangible benefits to the host community and surrounding area,". http://www.windaction.org/articles/20853 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20802 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:36:21 GMT Town administration is expected to provide more information to council in coming weeks about the proposed South Side Wind Farm and members of council are joining members of the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) with questions of their own. Councillor Bob Pillon brought up the issue of potential health impacts ..."We need answers," said Pillon. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20802 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20719 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:30:21 GMT The noise and vibration from heavy equipment has been known to frighten emus to death, Debi VanTassel said in a recent interview. She wonders what living near a wind turbine will be like. Ms. VanTassel has another worry, though. Her husband is an epileptic who may have grand mal seizures. They can't have wallpaper in their home because the patterns could seem to come alive and bother Mr. VanTassel. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20719