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/10340 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:52:11 GMT Wind turbines from the Cedar Creek Wind Energy Project are seen across the horizon behind one of the Pawnee Buttes. http://www.windaction.org/articles/10340 http://www.windaction.org/articles/6927 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:36:33 GMT Wind turbines spin at sunset recently at the Emick Ranch south of Lamar. Most wind power is generated in rural areas, and there is a lack of sufficient transmission capacity to carry more power to Front Range cities. http://www.windaction.org/articles/6927 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2307 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:47:08 GMT The landscape both east and west of Peetz is now dominated by dozens of wind farm towers. http://www.windaction.org/articles/2307 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38350 Wed, 15 May 2013 23:36:42 GMT The Democratic sponsors of Senate Bill 252, which will force rural electricity associations to draw more of its energy from renewable sources, ended the legislative session last week believing that Gov. John Hickenlooper was certain to sign their bill. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38350 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38314 Wed, 08 May 2013 20:56:49 GMT The struggling Danish company with four manufacturing plants in Colorado -- three of which are in Weld County -- saw a 34 percent decrease in production, a 26 percent decrease in deliveries, a 1 percent reduction in revenue, and a 24 percent decrease in employees since the first of the year, while it continued to come out of a two-year, debilitating slowdown. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38314 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37713 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:17:51 GMT After a tough year marked by profit-warnings and job cuts, Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS.KO) is looking to overhaul its business model by fostering closer ties with parts suppliers and concentrating its own activities on higher margin turbine engineering and design and service of wind power plants. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37713 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37536 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:01:40 GMT Continuing a downward spiral of insecurity for their Colorado workforce, Vestas Wind announced more cutbacks this week. Slashing an additional 10 percent of the 1,100 still employed in the state, the layoffs comprise approximately 110 workers. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37536 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37475 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:16:22 GMT Less than two months after launching a work-share program designed to retain employees at three of its Colorado manufacturing facilities, Vestas has announced that it is laying off a total of 110 workers at its blade factories in Windsor and Brighton, Colo. ...Earlier this month, Vestas said it expects to lay off another 1,800 employees globally by the end of this year. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37475 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37216 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:40:47 GMT Twenty of 22 contracts administered by the agency contained incorrect or missing information in the state contract database, with six missing performance elements and another 13 missing contractor progress reports. ...The audit also discovered that as many as 16 travel and other expenditures "lacked appropriate approval and justification documentation." This included a line item for a $25,000 expenditure listed only as "2008 Membership." http://www.windaction.org/articles/37216 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36957 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:26:12 GMT In an announcement this week, Vestas stated it was still going through with previously announced cost-cutting measures, which included further trimming its payrolls by another 2,000 employees worldwide by the end of this year. “We can’t speculate on how the PTC extension will affect future employment levels at our Colorado factories.” http://www.windaction.org/articles/36957 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36929 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:27:52 GMT Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas isn't saying whether any of its laid-off Colorado workers will get their jobs back now that Congress has extended a wind tax credit. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36929 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36279 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:59:53 GMT Wind power company Vestas Wind Systems made its single largest Colorado job cut Thursday, laying off about 200 workers at a Windsor blade plant. The cuts represent 29 percent of the plant's workforce. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36279 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36257 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:07:14 GMT Vestas Wind Systems, the wind turbine manufacturer that built four factories in Colorado, announced its third round of job cuts on Tuesday, firing 75 workers at its blade factory in Brighton. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36257 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35774 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:37:00 GMT "In response to this market slowdown and in accordance with its business needs, Vestas Towers America in Pueblo, Colo., today adjusted its manufacturing workforce. This workforce reduction in the tower factory represents approximately 3 percent of Vestas' total workforce in the U.S. and Canada." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35774 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34404 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:49:28 GMT Former Mayor Lionel Rivera, who has been a critic of the wind plan, called the decision "good news for our community." Rivera argued that Utilities won't need additional generating capacity for years to come and has invested heavily in Neumann Systems Group's clean coal technology. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34404 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33498 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:43:20 GMT Xcel, which is already a big producer of wind electricity, argued that it was in the best position to help Boulder meet ambitious renewable goals. Its plan aimed to supply 70 percent of the city's power from renewable sources within a year. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33498 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33208 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:19:05 GMT NREL spokesman Bob Noun blames Congress for the organization's failures. The Denver Post reports that he believes the gridlocked U.S. Congress forced the NREL to find $8 million in new budgetary savings. "We don't see any budget scenario where the lab doesn't face budget cuts," Noun said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33208 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32814 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:14:32 GMT The committee is being formed "for the purpose of opposing the takeover of the electric system in Boulder and that it will also support the work of the Boulder Smart Energy Coalition Issue Committee chaired by David Miller," Xcel said in a statement. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32814 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32769 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:10:59 GMT Wind rights legislation - particularly that which supports wind rights being unsevered from property ownership - is an issue that's expected to draw attention as 2012 draws nearer, state and local politicians say. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32769 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32468 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:07:06 GMT Xcel said it remains committed to its customers in Boulder, a city of roughly 100,000 residents about 30 miles north of Denver. Xcel maintains that Boulder can reduce its carbon emissions better with its help than it could on its own, "and without the significant cost and inherent risk of municipalization." http://www.windaction.org/articles/32468