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Wind performing badly
May 15, 2013 [Energy Policy]
Congressional oversight needed on Wind PTC rulemaking
March 19, 2013 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Maryland Offshore Wind: O'Malley's Folly
February 25, 2013 [Offshore Wind|Energy Policy]
Important stories Windaction is following...
January 23, 2013
How the PTC was extended
January  9, 2013 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
AWEA: Stuck on Stupid
December 17, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Wind-benefit inflation: JEDI (NREL) model needs reality check
December 12, 2012 [Impact on Economy]
If Not Repeal Of The PTC, Then Reform It!
November 25, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Governors Demand Wind PTC to Cover State Costs
November 16, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Negative prices and the high price of windpower
October  8, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Corporate social irresponsibility
September 27, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Did you know...
September 12, 2012 [General]
Can wind grow without the PTC?
September  3, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Why extension of the PTC is faltering
July 29, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Wind energy jobs: Are the numbers pulled from thin air?
June 27, 2012 [Impact on Economy]
New York's RPS: High-cost and ineffectual
May 25, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies|Energy Policy]
Wind energy without the PTC
May 11, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Siting standards need not apply
April 30, 2012 [Impact on People|Safety]
Geese slaughter: two eyewitness accounts
March  1, 2012 [Impact on Birds]
U.S. Public: Say NO to Big Wind
February 22, 2012 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies|Energy Policy]
Wind power panic: The Expiring PTC
February 13, 2012 [Energy Policy]
WINDFALL: In theaters Feb 3rd 2012
December 23, 2011 [General]
Section 1603 grant extension: Just Say No
December  6, 2011 [Energy Policy]
Windpower’s PTC: Secondary to state mandates
November 28, 2011 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Cape Wind and air traffic safety
November  1, 2011 [Safety]
The lie behind turbine noise models
October 16, 2011 [Impact on People|Noise]
Wind energy and radar: A National Security Risk
September 24, 2011 [Safety]
Wind turbines and public safety: Setbacks Matter
September 22, 2011 [Safety]
Enough is enough! Stop the slaughter of birds and bats
August  3, 2011 [Impact on Wildlife]
Whooping cranes at risk
July 23, 2011 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Birds]
Wind energy's broken promises
July 13, 2011 [Energy Policy]
Renewable policies crushing New England's economy
June 23, 2011 [Energy Policy]
WINDFALL: Setting the record straight
June 14, 2011
New York wind: Much ado for so little
May  9, 2011 [Energy Policy]
Public safety thrown to the wind
April 21, 2011 [Safety|Icing]
Meeting AWEA's spin head-on
April 10, 2011 [Impact on Economy|Energy Policy]
'Windfall' goes to Washington
April  1, 2011 [General]
Legislative alert II: Keeping the pressure on
February 21, 2011 [Energy Policy]
Legislative Alert!
February 12, 2011 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Section 1603: The renewable energy bailout
February  2, 2011 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
California gets it right
January 26, 2011 [Energy Policy]
AWEA has a tantrum -- again
January 16, 2011 [Impact on People|Zoning/Planning]
What a difference a year makes...
January  3, 2011 [General]
Sputnik Moment -- NOT
December 14, 2010 [Energy Policy]
Please tell Congress: No more billions for big wind
December  9, 2010 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Vermont's pending price shock
December  3, 2010 [Impact on Economy]
Important stories we're following...
November 24, 2010 [General]
White House memo and wasteful handouts
November 15, 2010 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies|Energy Policy]
DOE's reality challenge
October  9, 2010 [Energy Policy]
Getting serious about setbacks
October  1, 2010 [Safety|Injury]
Say NO to a National RPS!
September 23, 2010 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies|Energy Policy]
Vinalhaven's Fox Islands Wind exceeds noise limits
September 10, 2010 [Impact on People|Noise]
Does wind "farming" keep farmers in business?
September  2, 2010 [Impact on People]
Is wind "farming" compatible with agriculture
August 25, 2010 [Impact on Landscape]
The fix was in...
August 11, 2010 [Energy Policy]
The Dean Report
July 28, 2010 [Impact on People|Noise]
RGGI: A cap-tax-spend model to NOT follow
July 19, 2010 [Energy Policy]
A serious problem worthy of further study
July  9, 2010 [Impact on People|Noise]
Claimed benefits demand closer look
June 29, 2010 [Impact on Economy]
Turbine noise a wind developer finds objectionable
June 15, 2010 [Noise]
Rhode Island: A corruption of process
June  8, 2010 [Energy Policy]
They have names ...
May 31, 2010 [Impact on People]
An Ig-Noble Act
May 21, 2010 [Impact on Wildlife]
Letter from a Wisconsin conservationist
May 15, 2010 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Bats]
Wind News Watch
May  8, 2010 [General]
Cape Wind -- It's not over yet
May  1, 2010 [General|Impact on Economy|Offshore Wind]
First Wind money fails to quiet opposition
April 23, 2010 [Impact on Landscape|Impact on People]
US Fish & Wildlife recommendations offer no comfort
April 16, 2010 [Impact on Wildlife]
Batting thousands in Wisconsin
April  9, 2010 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Bats]
Windaction.org comments to FERC regarding integration of renewables into the grid
April  2, 2010 [Energy Policy|Transmission]
"Wind speak" from a wind salesman
March 25, 2010 [General]
Cape Wind: 60-day notice of violations filed
March 17, 2010 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Birds]
Wind - not as free as you think
March  9, 2010 [Energy Policy]
The economics of transmission in New England
March  2, 2010 [Energy Policy|Transmission]
Maine: Myths, opinions, and facts
February 23, 2010 [Energy Policy]
The Transmission of Facts
February  8, 2010 [Transmission]
Getting real about wind's scale
January 29, 2010 [Energy Policy]
Noise contaminated home assessed at 50 percent
January 19, 2010 [Impact on People|Property Values]
Annoyance, another word for Torment
December 29, 2009 [Impact on People|Noise]
Vinalhaven speaks out
December 21, 2009 [Noise]
"We believe the products we make are not injurious to health"
December 17, 2009 [Noise]
Energy Policy and meeting power needs
November 25, 2009 [Energy Policy]
False conclusions based on flawed real estate studies
November 20, 2009 [Property Values]
Renewables replacing renewables, Again!
November  1, 2009 [Energy Policy]
Renewing public policy on renewables
October 20, 2009 [Energy Policy]
Bat-gate: Cover-up at the Beech Ridge wind facility
October  8, 2009 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Bats]
Take my juice
September 28, 2009 [Energy Policy]
Block Island's blind actions
September 21, 2009 [General]
Leap. Don't look.
September  9, 2009 [Impact on People|Energy Policy]
How do you spell Greenwashing?
August 27, 2009 [Impact on Landscape|Impact on Economy]
News Highlights
August 21, 2009 [General]
Maine continues to choose wind over families
August 12, 2009 [Impact on People|Noise|Zoning/Planning]
There is no conspiracy
August  7, 2009 [Impact on People|Noise]
Will Libertyville set a precedent?
July 29, 2009 [Impact on People|Zoning/Planning]
Substance vs. Style
July 21, 2009
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service no friend to birds
July 14, 2009 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Birds|Impact on Bats]
How realistic is 20% wind energy?
June 30, 2009 [Energy Policy]
The wind controversy heats up
June 25, 2009 [Energy Policy]
Memo to the public: "Just shut up"
June  5, 2009 [General]
Green energy and freedom
April 29, 2009 [Energy Policy]
The Cost of Mitigating Circumstances
April 22, 2009 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Landscape]
Wind turbines and health problems in Maine
March 29, 2009 [Impact on People|Noise]
Energy policy and transmission
March 15, 2009 [Energy Policy]
This week's growing wind controversy
February 23, 2009 [General]
Beware the "anti-wind zealots"
February  9, 2009 [Energy Policy]
Maine’s "wind rush" an abuse of the public trust
January 27, 2009 [Impact on Landscape|Impact on People|Energy Policy]
Will 2008 news fuel 2009 policy?
January 14, 2009 [Energy Policy]
Inaction in Newburyport, MA
December 31, 2008 [Impact on People|Zoning/Planning]
Politics prevail in NY's energy arena
December 22, 2008 [Energy Policy]
Misrepresenting turbine impacts on property values
December 15, 2008 [Property Values]
The lie behind wind energy model ordinances
December  4, 2008 [Noise|Safety]
Disturbing Assessment by US Forest Service
November 26, 2008 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Landscape]
Turbine risks and accountability
November 18, 2008 [Safety|Icing]
Green jobs?
November 11, 2008 [Impact on Economy]
Emissions: displaced, but not avoided
November  4, 2008 [General]
Wind power, roads, and habitat loss
October 27, 2008 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Landscape]
An unsustainable Boom and Bust scenario
October 22, 2008 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Noble deflated
October 14, 2008 [Impact on Economy]
Horse Creek wind farm: Noise report cover-up
October  7, 2008 [Impact on People|Noise]
Wind power: the wayward child
October  1, 2008 [General]
A 'Zoned' Zoning Application
September 22, 2008 [Zoning/Planning]
Legislative update: Energy Act of 2008
September 16, 2008 [Energy Policy]
Permanent destruction of our National Heritage
September  8, 2008 [Impact on Landscape|Impact on Views]
Defiant board ignores town citizens: An update from Roxbury, ME
September  2, 2008 [Zoning/Planning]
Idaho wildlife supervisor unfairly demoted
August 27, 2008 [Impact on Wildlife]
US Bureau of Land Management mischaracterizes public input as it caves to wind interests
August 19, 2008 [Impact on Landscape|Impact on People]
New Hampshire forces wind on local communities
August 12, 2008 [Impact on People|Noise|Zoning/Planning]
Let the production tax credit expire permanently
August  5, 2008 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Where's the Texas outrage?
July 29, 2008 [General]
Wind running roughshod over Illinois
July 22, 2008 [Zoning/Planning]
Blowing away bird populations
July 15, 2008 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Birds]
Bad bets by Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
July  8, 2008 [General]
A property owner speaks out
July  1, 2008 [Impact on People|Noise]
Turbine safety risks at Barrington, RI high school
June 24, 2008 [Safety|Zoning/Planning]
Wind wrongs in Roxbury, Maine
June 16, 2008 [Zoning/Planning]
Wind turbine noise impacts on health
June  2, 2008 [Impact on People|Noise]
Wind Power and Influence in the Press
May 25, 2008 [General]
DOE's 20% "Vision Thing"
May 20, 2008 [Energy Policy]
Wind energy and eminent domain
May 14, 2008 [Impact on People]
Wind energy and road development
May 12, 2008 [Impact on Landscape|Erosion]
US DOE influences local wind energy development
April 28, 2008 [Energy Policy|Zoning/Planning]
Federal energy subsidies for wind
April 22, 2008 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Wind developer declares "War to end all wars" on locals
April 14, 2008 [Zoning/Planning]
Voices of Mars Hill
April  7, 2008 [Impact on People|Noise]
Following land use regulations
March 31, 2008 [Zoning/Planning]
Renewables replacing renewables
March 24, 2008 [Energy Policy|Zoning/Planning]
National Audubon wind power policy critique
March 17, 2008 [Impact on Wildlife|Impact on Landscape]
Wisconsin wind turbine siting
March 10, 2008 [Energy Policy|Zoning/Planning]
Wind farms and OSHA
March  3, 2008 [Safety]
Turbine failures
February 24, 2008 [Safety]
EMS transport near wind turbines
February 19, 2008 [Safety]
Wind power and eminent domain
February 12, 2008 [General]
The PTC and the US Senate stimulus package
February  3, 2008 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
The production tax credit
January 28, 2008 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
USDA Forest Service rules pertaining to wind energy
January 21, 2008 [General]
Conflicts of interest
January 14, 2008 [General]
Bird populations declining in North America
January  7, 2008 [Impact on Birds]
Projected costs for state RPS policies
December 31, 2007 [Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Bradley's take on wind power
December 16, 2007 [Impact on Economy|Tax Breaks & Subsidies]
Wind energy in West Texas
December 10, 2007 [Impact on Landscape|Impact on People|Impact on Economy]
DOE property value study
December  2, 2007 [Property Values]
Transmission line loss
November 26, 2007 [Technology]
Summary of noise studies
November 19, 2007 [Impact on People|Noise]
Wind energy development on national forest lands
November 11, 2007 [Energy Policy|Zoning/Planning]
CAISO wind generation forecast
November  5, 2007 [General]
Electric grid interconnection request activity
October 28, 2007 [General]
Wind power in Germany
October 22, 2007 [General|Energy Policy]
Green-e renewable energy program
October 15, 2007 [General]
Content on the windaction.org site
October  1, 2007 [General]
Promises of jobs
September 24, 2007 [Impact on People|Impact on Economy]
Landowner agreements
September 17, 2007 [Zoning/Planning]
Bird mortality
September 11, 2007 [Impact on Birds]
Who pays for the infrastructure?
September  4, 2007 [Impact on Economy]
Economics and quality issues
August 27, 2007 [Impact on Economy]
Eco-dream versus reality
August 20, 2007 [Impact on Economy]
Migratory birds and bats
August 13, 2007 [Impact on Wildlife]
Ecological impacts on bats
August  6, 2007 [Impact on Bats]