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/38109 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:41:42 GMT An F-15E Strike Eagle drops through the sky on a low-level training mission and encounters - a wind turbine. With turbine blades reaching within 8 feet of F-15s on missions out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, the proposed Pantego Wind Energy project resulted in a serious risk. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38109 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37109 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:47:42 GMT "[Duke Energy] has been committed to supporting research and study of wind energy generation, and we continue to believe there is good wind off the North Carolina coast, but we also recognize that any development in wind off the coast of the state has to make sense for our customers, the coastal communities and the company as a whole." http://www.windaction.org/articles/37109 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36998 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:47:52 GMT A controversial wind farm is raising concerns about impacts to our local military. ...even if every turbine were lit, "an aircraft flying at 500 feet could potentially strike a turbine blade, with the likely loss of two lives and a $31 million irreplaceable combat asset." http://www.windaction.org/articles/36998 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36019 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:02:34 GMT Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, located in Goldsboro, N.C., has released its analysis on the impact of nearby wind energy projects to its low-altitude flight training programs. The result of that analysis was that turbines would create hazards to the training missions. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36019 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35941 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Through spokesmen and position papers, Republican presidential nominee Romney has made clear that he would urge Congress to end a federal tax credit for wind energy that makes the alternative power source economically feasible. But no matter who wins the White House, objections from the military lodged with Gov. Bev Perdue could be enough to kill this wind project and others. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35941 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20639 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:21:42 GMT Wind over waters less than 100 feet deep could supply at least 20 percent of the electricity needs of most coastal states, the Interior Department report says. Erecting wind turbines in shallow water would be cheaper and easier than in deep water. But allowing North Carolina's first commercial-scale wind turbines won't be a quick or easy decision. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20639 http://www.windaction.org/articles/17835 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:49:22 GMT N.C. State University was selected by the National Science Foundation to lead a $28.5 million research initiative to transform the nation's century-old power transmission system into a "smart grid" network that will be able to store energy from solar power, wind farms and other alternative resources. http://www.windaction.org/articles/17835 http://www.windaction.org/articles/3048 Wed, 17 May 2006 12:26:01 GMT Wilmington facility to consolidate engineers, technicians http://www.windaction.org/articles/3048 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36018 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:36:35 GMT Wind energy development in North Carolina and adjoining states can adversely impact Seymour Johnson AFB aircraft utilize low-altitude training airspace. This report, prepared by the 4th Fighter Wing based at Seymour Johnson AFB, assesses the impact of wind projects sited within or near military low-altitude training airspace. The conclusions of the report are provided below. The full report can be accessed by clicking on the link(s) at the bottom of this page. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36018 http://www.windaction.org/articles/294 Fri, 30 May 2003 15:23:20 GMT Editor's Note: The U.S. Minerals Management Service, a branch of the Interior Department, has review responsibility for offshore projects per the 2005 Energy Policy Act passed in May 2005. ]]> "In a number of European nations, offshore wind farms are well established. However, in the United States, the concept is relatively new and an established approval process for offshore wind farm permitting does not yet exist. This document identifies the approval process one would need to take in order to site an offshore wind farm in coastal waters of the U.S., particularly North Carolina." Editor's Note: The U.S. Minerals Management Service, a branch of the Interior Department, has review responsibility for offshore projects per the 2005 Energy Policy Act passed in May 2005. http://www.windaction.org/articles/294 http://www.windaction.org/articles/15763 Sat, 10 May 2008 13:05:54 GMT Those who want America to turn to alternative energy might ponder that "Everyone from the U.S. Energy Information Agency to the U.N." agrees," says the Journal, "that fossil fuels will still account for as much as 80% of the world energy needs through 2030, even with efficient gains and major growth in alternatives." ...Writing in The Weekly Standard on alternative energy, William Tucker says "those 30-story windmills " like the three proposed for Bettie" "produce 1½ megawatts apiece" about 1/750th the power of a conventional generating station. Getting 1,000 megawatts would require a wind farm of 75 miles square." He adds wind, hydro and all the "alternate" sources of energy are dubbed "green" because they are supposedly clean, renewable and sustainable, but in fact what being "green" really mean is they all require vast amounts of land. http://www.windaction.org/articles/15763