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Power deal hotly debated - CWLP-Sierra Club pact sent to full council
July 13, 2006 by Chris Wetterich in Springfield State Journal Register
July 13, 2006 by Chris Wetterich in Springfield State Journal Register
A national model for how to burn coal in an environmentally responsible way, or an extortion scheme hatched behind closed doors......
As part of the pact, CWLP would spend $37 million on wind-generated power and other environmentally friendly approaches to generating electricity.
Renewable energy developer Babcock and Brown says it could invest another billion dollars in South Australia if there is a rise in the renewable energy target.
Second commercial wind farm in Missouri planned
July 13, 2006 by Associated Press in Belleville News-Democrat
July 13, 2006 by Associated Press in Belleville News-Democrat
ST. LOUIS - The developers behind a commercial wind farm being built in northwest Missouri said Wednesday they are planning to build a second farm about 50 miles away.
Board not budging on wind farm; plan voted down again
July 13, 2006 by Rob Baxter in Rockford Register Star
July 13, 2006 by Rob Baxter in Rockford Register Star
BELVIDERE — For the second time in 10 months, the Boone County Board Wednesday voted down a proposal for a 15-turbine wind farm, the county’s first, after nearly two hours of discussion.
The board voted 7-4 against the project in a near repeat of October’s tally, when it voted 8-4 against the proposal.
PRINCETON - Big Sky LLC received zoning permits Tuesday for part of a $300 million wind farm project but does not plan to build in Bureau County until the county's tax assessment on wind farms decreases.
Bruce County wants a full environmental assessment of a proposed 121-tower wind farm in Kincardine and Saugeen Shores.
A SITE at Moneylaws Hill, near Mindrum, is the latest to be targeted by wind farm developers — bringing the total number of potential wind farm sites across north Northumberland to eight.
Buzzards Bay wind farm developer on the hot seat
July 13, 2006 by David Schoetz, Staff Writer in Cape Cod Times
July 13, 2006 by David Schoetz, Staff Writer in Cape Cod Times
His renewable energy proposal, called South Coast Wind, includes three clusters of turbines off the coasts of Fairhaven, Dartmouth and Naushon Island, one of the Elizabeth Islands. At peak winds, the project would produce 300 megawatts of electricity, compared with 420 megawatts forecast by Cape Wind
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A Scottish firm behind a massive wave power scheme in Portugal has claimed that Scotland is on the verge of similar developments.
Wind Farm Proposals Debated - Some Concerned About Turbines
July 13, 2006 by Associated Press in WCVB-TV Boston
July 13, 2006 by Associated Press in WCVB-TV Boston
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. -- South Coast residents get their first chance to ask questions about a proposed offshore wind farm in Buzzards Bay.
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PPL shuts down engines at Turkey Hill site at height of Irene
August 31, 2011 by Ad Crable in Intelligencer Journal
August 31, 2011 by Ad Crable in Intelligencer Journal
For all the negative things that blew in with Hurricane Irene last weekend, you probably thought the new wind turbines on Turkey Hill, at least, were churning out the juice.
Wrong. It turns out you can have too much of a good thing, even in the wind energy industry.
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Bruce County wants a full environmental assessment (EA) on Enbridge’s proposed 121-turbine wind farm in Kincardine and Saugeen Shores.
Renewables revolution to transform British landscape
July 11, 2006 by Goska Romanowicz in Environmental Data Interactive
July 11, 2006 by Goska Romanowicz in Environmental Data Interactive
Renewable energy producers complain to Senate committee
July 12, 2006 by Noelle Straub, Washington Bureau in The Billings Gazette
July 12, 2006 by Noelle Straub, Washington Bureau in The Billings Gazette
WASHINGTON -- Federal officials vowed Tuesday to boost renewable energy production on federal lands in the West, but wind and geothermal industry officials criticized the administration for a lack of openness and support leading to delays in some of their projects.
Kansas utility ditches wind power for coal plant
July 11, 2006 by Associated Press in Columbia Daily Tribune
July 11, 2006 by Associated Press in Columbia Daily Tribune
HAYS, Kan. (AP) - After shelving its plans to build a wind energy facility in Wichita County, Sunflower Electric Power Corp. announced yesterday it will build a fourth coal-powered plant near Holcomb, Kan.
The Freedom Planning Board wrapped up months of work and is ready to present selectmen with the final draft of a 48-page series of ordinances to regulate commercial enterprises in town.
Challenges emerge for wind power
July 12, 2006 by Chris Mulick, Herald Olympia bureau in Tri-City Herald
July 12, 2006 by Chris Mulick, Herald Olympia bureau in Tri-City Herald
A series of factors -- including increasing demand for wind farms, rising costs for materials and the weakening U.S. dollar -- have driven up construction prices.
At the same time, Northwest dams don't have enough remaining flexibility to supplement and smooth the up and down generation patterns of new wind farms.
Nuclear Power in Britain's Energy Future
July 12, 2006 by Beth Gardiner, Associated Press in Guardian
July 12, 2006 by Beth Gardiner, Associated Press in Guardian
Prime Minister Tony Blair says atomic power will allow Britain to go green, arguing the country can make cuts in its emissions of the pollutants blamed for climate change if it moves away from fossil fuels and includes nuclear power plants in energy plans the next 30-40 years.
A man who successfully fought the development of a wind farm at Yaloak, near Ballan, is preparing to fight again.
Pacific Hydro has announced it will reapply in October or November with a slightly altered plan.
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Blair's Big Idea for Energy is Lightbulbs
July 12, 2006 by Bob Roberts, Political Correspondent in Mirror
July 12, 2006 by Bob Roberts, Political Correspondent in Mirror
TONY Blair ordered a crackdown on lightbulbs yesterday as a key part of his new energy policy.