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/23205 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT John Deere Renewables' 32-tower wind plant located in the Village of Ubly, Huron County Michigan is the largest wind facility in the State. The 53-megawatt facility went into commercial operation in December 2008. The turbines dominate the landscape, and noise emissions are proving unbearable for some neighboring residents. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23205 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23206 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT John Deere Renewables' 32-tower wind plant located in the Village of Ubly, Huron County Michigan is the largest wind facility in the State. The 53-megawatt facility went into commercial operation in December 2008. The turbines dominate the landscape, and noise emissions are proving unbearable for some neighboring residents. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23206 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23207 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT John Deere Renewables' 32-tower wind plant located in the Village of Ubly, Huron County Michigan is the largest wind facility in the State. The 53-megawatt facility went into commercial operation in December 2008. The turbines dominate the landscape, and noise emissions are proving unbearable for some neighboring residents. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23207 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23208 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT John Deere Renewables' 32-tower wind plant located in the Village of Ubly, Huron County Michigan is the largest wind facility in the State. The 53-megawatt facility went into commercial operation in December 2008. The turbines dominate the landscape, and noise emissions are proving unbearable for some neighboring residents. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23208 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23210 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT John Deere Renewables' 32-tower wind plant located in the Village of Ubly, Huron County Michigan is the largest wind facility in the State. The 53-megawatt facility went into commercial operation in December 2008. The turbines dominate the landscape, and noise emissions are proving unbearable for some neighboring residents. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23210 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23209 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT John Deere Renewables' 32-tower wind plant located in the Village of Ubly, Huron County Michigan is the largest wind facility in the State. The 53-megawatt facility went into commercial operation in December 2008. The turbines dominate the landscape, and noise emissions are proving unbearable for some neighboring residents. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23209 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21568 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:42:44 GMT Large wind turbines in Huron County, Michigan, are part of the state's first commercial-scale wind farm. The Monroe area was not among four locations in Michigan recommended by a panel as the best for harnessing wind energy. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21568 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21531 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:08:45 GMT The home of David Peplinski is dwarfed by one of the wind turbines that is about 1,500 feet from his property. Peplinski says he and his family are kept up at night by the sound and vibrations produced by the nearby turbines. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21531 http://www.windaction.org/articles/4182 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:18:32 GMT The City of Traverse City installed a wind generator in June 1995 on a hill west of the city. In this photo shot Thursday, July 27, 2006, the unit stands on a 160-foot tower with a blade diameter of 144 feet. The huge wind turbine was the largest in the United States when installed. http://www.windaction.org/articles/4182 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24169 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:00 GMT In an interview Wednesday, Huron County Commissioner Kurt Damrow said Monday's public hearing is the last chance for local units of government, including townships that have control of their zoning and have a wind turbine ordinance, to speak to the State of Michigan in regard to maintaining local control over setback requirements and noise limitations for wind developments. "What's on the line is whether local units of government will have a say in zoning, specifically (regarding) setbacks and noise," Damrow said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24169 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24193 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:20 GMT The landscape of Bay County's Merritt Township could change drastically in less than two years. That's what worries Supervisor Dave Schabel. A Florida company is eyeing Merritt and three townships in Tuscola County for development of a 66-turbine commercial wind park. ..."I don't think you can make everybody happy. It would alter the landscape for generations to come. It would alter the way of life around here for years to come." http://www.windaction.org/articles/24193 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24050 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:08:04 GMT A publicly owned wind turbine along M-72 in Leelanau County's Elmwood Township is out of commission. A generator bearing failed and the turbine ground to a halt, said Ed Rice, Traverse City Light & Power's executive director. The windmill has been broken for about six weeks. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24050 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23922 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:28:18 GMT Officials announced last week that the Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing later this month to garner public comment on the effect of wind turbine setback requirements and noise limitations under local zoning or other ordinances on wind energy development in wind energy resource zones. The hearing is set to begin at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23 at the MPSC's office. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23922 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23859 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:20:01 GMT Will the wind someday carry water from Lake Michigan to Grand Rapids water customers? It will if Grand Rapids officials put together a $15 million proposal to build two wind turbines on land the city owns next door to its Lake Michigan Water Filtration Plant. ...But the proposal to install two turbines up to 300 feet tall will require an ordinance amendment and could be unpopular with those who own cottages nearby. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23859 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23715 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:04:09 GMT A road in Missaukee County was closed for several hours Sunday afternoon and three homes were evacuated as a safety precaution after construction workers became concerned about the stability of a newly-installed 400-foot wind turbine. ...[the homes] were still evacuated out of an abundance of caution in terms of possible flying debris. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23715 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23697 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:10:41 GMT The Whitehall Planning Commission is going back to the drawing board in preparing an ordinance to regulate development of renewable energy sources within the city. The planners came to that conclusion following its regular monthly meeting, Oct. 6, which mostly was filled with discussion about a draft ordinance first presented to the board in August. ...Now, planners may not hold a hearing before the end of the year. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23697 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23682 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:32:03 GMT The proposed wind turbine regulations are being sent back for a "do-over." After listening to citizens' input, the city council decided not to vote on a proposed new ordinance which would have regulated the construction and operation of wind energy conversion devices to capture the energy of moving air and turn it into electricity. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23682 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23619 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:06:01 GMT When Michigan and Muskegon pooled every incentive package they could tap, the lure still was not strong enough to land the first factory for homegrown wind-turbine company WindTronics, LLC. Instead, WindTronics turbines will be produced by 174 Canadian workers in an old Magna International auto-seating plant in Windsor, Ontario, helped by a $2.7 million up-front provincial grant. Production in the $5.4 million facility will begin as early as January. Early access to cash made the difference, WindTronics President Reg Adams said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23619 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23565 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:32:50 GMT Are wind turbines the energy of the future? Due to the increasing popularity of residential wind turbines, the Fenton Planning Commission is creating an ordinance and guidelines for wind turbines. This was discussed by commissioners at their meeting last week. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23565 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23527 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:26:18 GMT Following a public hearing on Wednesday, the Huron County Planning Commission approved a zoning ordinance amendment recommendation to add a complaint resolution section to the county's wind overlay zoning provisions. "It's up to them now," said Huron County Planning Commission Chairman Ted Sheldon, referring to the Huron County Board of Commissioners. Russ Lundberg, Huron County Building and Zoning director, explained the recommendation will be sent to the Huron County Board of Commissioners for adoption, rejection or modification. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23527