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/8449 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:32:28 GMT Maori have attacked plans for more wind turbines in the Tararua Ranges, saying turbines are weakening the mauri (life force) and mana of the hill tops. http://www.windaction.org/articles/8449 http://www.windaction.org/articles/7774 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:57:02 GMT White Hill Wind Farm project manager Paul Wilson casting his eyes over several completed turbines during the open day at Mossburn yesterday. http://www.windaction.org/articles/7774 http://www.windaction.org/articles/7529 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:15:08 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/7529 http://www.windaction.org/articles/6401 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:24:01 GMT Otago Daily Times: the computer-enhanced photograph isn’t altogether a joke. Huge turbines exactly like this their height and size shown in correct context and scale could soon dominate the landscape in inland Otago. Meridian Energy, through its Project Hayes, wants to put 176 such windmills, each 160m high, on the Lammermoor range behind Middlemarch; and TrustPower hopes to erect at least 100, slightly smaller, nearby on the Lammerlaw Range. http://www.windaction.org/articles/6401 http://www.windaction.org/articles/5223 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:16:06 GMT Foundation work for Vestas V90, 3MW turbine with 90-meter diameter blade assembly. http://www.windaction.org/articles/5223 http://www.windaction.org/articles/5222 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:04:12 GMT Earth work for Vestas V90, 3MW turbine with 90-meter diameter blade assembly. http://www.windaction.org/articles/5222 http://www.windaction.org/articles/4565 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:14:35 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/4565 http://www.windaction.org/articles/4588 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:11:20 GMT The attached photos were taken of Wind Farm Te Apiti from the centre of Ashhurst (pop 3000), Manawatu, New Zealand. Te Apiti consists of 55 Vestas V-72, 1.65 MW, 70 m towers, 35 m blades http://www.windaction.org/articles/4588 http://www.windaction.org/articles/4587 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:04:59 GMT The attached photos were taken of Wind Farm Te Apiti from the centre of Ashhurst (pop 3000), Manawatu, New Zealand. Te Apiti consists of 55 Vestas V-72, 1.65 MW, 70 m towers, 35 m blades http://www.windaction.org/articles/4587 http://www.windaction.org/articles/4393 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:50:29 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/4393 http://www.windaction.org/articles/3852 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:54:47 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/3852 http://www.windaction.org/articles/3079 Fri, 19 May 2006 12:02:12 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/3079 http://www.windaction.org/articles/3022 Mon, 15 May 2006 12:07:23 GMT Trust Power's Tararua Wind Plant near Palmerston North. http://www.windaction.org/articles/3022 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2550 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:10:43 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/2550 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2433 Sat, 08 Apr 2006 12:55:18 GMT Compliments of Andrew Chapman, a few Australians gather to 'celebrate' the dodgy (which in Australia means 'unreliable junk') of industrial wind turbines. http://www.windaction.org/articles/2433 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24126 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:19:44 GMT A decision to go ahead with an $150 million wind farm near Glen Innes has prompted Tenterfield Shire Council to promise it will do everything it can to consult with the community before any similar industry is approved in Tenterfield. The Glen Innes announcement has sparked criticism the NSW Government has ignored community concerns. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24126 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24125 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:16:56 GMT Commissioners considering an extension to the Te Rere Hau wind farm have requested more information about changes to the Tararua District Plan. ...The hearing adjourned a week ago. The council released decisions on submissions to the proposed district plan earlier this month. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24125 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24088 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:58:46 GMT Small wind farm developer New Zealand Windfarms intends to install the turbines of Windflow Technology on an extension to its Manawatu wind farm despite their dispute over whether they are "fit for purpose". NZ Windfarms was at a resource consent hearing in Palmerston North last week, seeking to install 56 Windflow 0.5 megawatt two-bladed turbines on an extension to its Te Rere Hau wind farm in Manawatu. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24088 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24057 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:46:08 GMT Project Hayes was a 630 MW windfarm proposed for an upland plateau in Central Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. An appeal to the Environment Court has resulted in a judgement revoking the consent ...The 350 page judgement was delivered after nine months of deliberation by the Court. The judgement acknowledged the outstanding value of the landscape and loss of this value if the windfarm was built. The other major component of the decision revolved around the magnitude of the economic benefit to people and communities from building this windfarm compared to alternatives. The court was very critical of the lack of economic analysis. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24057 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24035 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:21:41 GMT The spectrum of opinions about Acciona Energy's 96-turbine wind farm planned for sites south and east of Mortlake bubbled to the surface yesterday at a community information day. Landholders who had been approached by the Spanish-based firm to host the turbines mingled with vehement critics adamant the 130-metre-high towers would destroy the landscape. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24035