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/13676 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:23:39 GMT This photo was taken outside the town hall in Burke, NY. Several of the town board officials considering a wind turbine law have signed lease agreements with a wind developer which prompted the protest. http://www.windaction.org/articles/13676 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38075 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:43:51 GMT The appeal of the Herkimer County Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Town of Litchfield's ban on industrial wind turbines has been withdrawn. That means the lawsuit against the town is over and the town's law banning industrial wind turbines stands. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38075 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37308 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:19:00 GMT The Town Board voted Tuesday night to impose a 128-day moratorium on applications and permits for wind turbines. The delay is designed to provide the town time to establish regulations on several aspects, including noise, size, height, zoning and use. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37308 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36956 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:13:45 GMT Revisions to Pomfret's 2007 local law regarding non-commercial small wind towers are under way. Wind energy conversion systems, or WECS, were a topic of discussion at a recent town board workshop meeting. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36956 http://www.windaction.org/articles/25560 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:05:57 GMT Before the appearance of rooftop windmills and front yard solar panels affects the views in Poughkeepsie, the Town Board wants to call a timeout on their installation. The proposed eight-month moratorium will give the board time to study how best to regulate the green power energy equipment. http://www.windaction.org/articles/25560 http://www.windaction.org/articles/12291 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:24:23 GMT Top Iberdrola executives seemed largely ignorant of American regulatory requirements. Auditors said they must "adjust more to business culture here, as opposed to expect U.S. stakeholders to accommodate themselves to Spanish custom and practice." Top executives wouldn't answer auditors' questions, wouldn't allow board members to be interviewed and argued against disclosing information, making arguments that auditors described as "invalid" and "very peculiar." http://www.windaction.org/articles/12291 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35766 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:12:38 GMT After a heated public debate over setbacks and noise limits, Lyme's Town Council adopted today a new set of rules that would "zone out" wind farms. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35766 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35640 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:54:13 GMT Grounded on a recent survey that found that a majority of Lyme residents were against wind energy development, the proposed law requires a half-mile turbine setback from roads, town boundaries and from non-participating property lines. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35640 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35590 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:20:00 GMT Town officials say restrictions are needed because Cape Vincent is a proposed site for a $300 million BP Wind Energy farm and town officials worry the company may try to go above them, to the state, to get their way. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35590 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35588 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:06:57 GMT In its own comments to the PSC on Article X, BP said that any override of local laws should be provided by the state siting board early in the process and that the "local community should bear the burden of proof to demonstrate why the more restrictive requirements are appropriate." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35588 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35459 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:04:34 GMT Tyksinski vehemently protested the inclusion of the large commercial windmills. "I've been up close to these things and they're annoying. I've got to be honest with you," he said. "You're creating, in my opinion, a hazard for the community with very little efficiency. ... I think these things are noisy, they're cumbersome - personally, I think they're ugly." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35459 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35268 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:49:20 GMT Because industrial commercial turbine operations "have health and safety impacts on people," Cape Vincent's draft law reads, these concerns "must be addressed with adequate setbacks for ice throw, rotor failure, shadow flicker, and noise." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35268 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35267 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:46:07 GMT Jerry Tackley, the board's chairman, said the advice that he had received from the town's attorney was that a long-form environmental assessment from the state Department of Environmental Conservation was necessary. The requirement stems from the town's law banning private wind turbines, passed in 2010. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35267 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34989 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:45:28 GMT A town committee has been exploring a potential local wind law with two unusual provisions. The law would require a wind energy company to publicly disclose any land use agreements it makes with property owners to build turbines. It would also mandate the company provide some compensation to neighboring properties. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34989 http://www.windaction.org/articles/18395 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:06:11 GMT Oswego County is a step closer to officially denouncing offshore wind farms and plans to change the way water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River are regulated. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18395 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34643 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:04:51 GMT Planning board members reviewed the extension on the moratorium and sent it back to the town "as a local concern" without making any comments. The extension would give Lyme's Planning Board more time to draft a revised wind zoning law. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34643 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34560 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:06:51 GMT Following a public hearing attended by no members of the public, the town of Louisville voted unanimously to enact a wind turbine regulations law that would prohibit wind turbines from appearing along the town's waterfront. ..."If any commercial development came to Louisville, the state would handle that anyway," he said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34560 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34552 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:05:19 GMT Those were the words spoken by one person in opposition to the proposed wind turbines in Litchfield. People, both for and against the turbines, packed the town hall last night, voicing their concerns. Joanne Eisinger was at the meeting. She says she feels the turbines' risks outweigh the rewards. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34552 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33708 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:59:13 GMT The board by a 7-0 vote approved a special-use permit request from Brooklyn wind developer OwnEnergy to install a 197-foot-tall meteorological tower at the Lyndon W. and Patricia F. Moser farm, 3981 Wilson Road. It would measure wind speed and direction. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33708 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33135 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:14:45 GMT At first glance, the revamped proposal looks much the same as it did when the Morristown Wind Committee presented it to the town board on May 11, 2010, although at that time it lacked a noise standard, which committee members said they did not feel qualified to establish. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33135