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Wind turbines to produce electricity on a large scale – “wind farms” – are currently being proposed for parts of Tug Hill. Large-scale wind farms are a relatively new occurrence in the Northeast, and since they are new there are many questions that do not have clear answers.
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Mark and Kate Harris of Mars Hill, ME provided this letter to the residents of Roxbury, ME in hopes the voters would make an informed decision before agreeing to permit industrial turbines on their ridgelines.
Harvey Jones reports from Manawatu: Wind farms and their impact on the local community
May 22, 2006
by Harvey Jones, Ashhurst, Manawatu
Harvey Jones addresss aesthetics, shadow flicker, noise, soil erosion, ecology/bird strike, physical breakages and energy supply.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Neighbor agreement(s) sent to property owners with land and/or a residence near the project area.
Hearing officer's filing on postconstruction mortality & mitigation pertaining to proposed Highland New Wind
October 16, 2007
by Alexander J. Skirpan
The public version of this filing can be downloaded below.
The Economist 11/3/05
OIL and natural gas availability has been severely impaired and the effects of this will reverberate through the economy of this country for some time.² Those chilling words were uttered recently by Samuel Bodman, America's energy secretary, as he pleaded for his country's gas guzzlers to start conserving energy. He warned that high prices could be here for years. Greens are ecstatic. They think high oil prices may spur a sustainable clean-energy boom.
How less became more: Wind, power and unintended consequences in the Colorado energy market
April 16, 2010
by Bentek Energy LLC for the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States
This new report from Colorado's natural gas industry says increased use of wind energy indirectly results in raised pollution levels produced by some coal-fired power plants along the Front Range. The report recommends curbing the use of wind energy during the next one or two years to levels that match power output at existing natural gas-fired power plants -- and building more natural gas plants in the long term. The introductory sections of the report are provided below. To access the full document click on the link at the bottom of this page.