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Artists not blown over by windfarms
Residents of a small Colorado artists' colony have galvanized resistance against three proposed wind farms, authorities say.
The 880 writers and artists comprising La Veta live two miles from the proposed 7,000-acre Silver Mountain Wind Farm.
The town council voted down the 150-megawatt facility and wants a moratorium on new wind projects until the county updates its land use regulations and master plan, The Denver Post reported Sunday.
November 28, 2009
in United Press International
LA VETA, Colo. -- Residents of a small Colorado artists' colony have galvanized resistance against three proposed wind farms, authorities say.
The 880 writers and artists comprising La Veta live two miles from the proposed 7,000-acre Silver Mountain Wind Farm.
The town council voted down the 150-megawatt facility and wants a moratorium on new wind projects until the county updates its land use regulations and master plan, The Denver Post reported Sunday.
There are two more proposed wind farms, challenging county planning officials,
"When voters and legislators adopted renewable-energy goals, I don't know if they were thinking of turning rural Colorado into... [continue via Web link]
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