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RELEASING advice from federal bureaucrats about Environment Minister Ian Campbell's decision to block a multi-million-dollar wind farm is not in the public interest and could "promote ill-informed speculation about government decisions".
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BERLIN, N.H. --Three windmills on a Mount Jericho wind farm have been vandalized, likely destroying one and badly damaging the others.
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Plans for a wind farm in the rural Marathon County town of Johnson have been put on hold for a couple of years by Midwest Wind Energy of Chicago.
Harnessing wind Power is not new to Hawaii. Since 1980 various wind farm projects have been built in the islands of Oahu, Maui, Molokai and the Big Island, including the world's largest turbine for its time (1987) with mixed results and outcomes.
The landscape on the foothills behind Idaho Falls may soon look a little different. There's a proposal to build 50 new wind turbines.
The state Site Evaluation Committee said Thursday night it will review a controversial wind farm proposed for 25 acres on Lempster Mountain. The decision came Thursday night after a hearing in Concord, where members also rejected the developer’s request for a speedy review.
A decision by Nebraska Public Power District Friday to review potential opportunities for expanding the utility's involvement in wind energy projects is an important development for Nebraska, said John Hansen, president of the Nebraska Farmers Union.
A LEGAL challenge is being mounted to stop the controversial £50 million wind farm development at Scout Moor.
The huge structures would tower over Blyth and the surrounding countryside and create a major new landmark on the region's skyline.
Testimony lasts hours, experts called
July 7, 2006 by Anne Adams & Will O'Connor, Staff Writers in The Recorder
July 7, 2006 by Anne Adams & Will O'Connor, Staff Writers in The Recorder
MONTEREY — Eight experts, four landowners, and county administrator Roberta Lambert constituted the arguments on both sides during last week’s trial on a proposed wind energy facility here.
CAIRNBROOK — The shirts Windber resident Joseph Cominsky ordered last week say it all: “Have a heart ... No wind farms!”
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Doyle plan to call for higher use of renewable energy
July 7, 2006 by Thomas Content in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
July 7, 2006 by Thomas Content in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
State Rep. Phil Montgomery (R-Ashwaubenon), chairman of the Assembly Energy and Utilities Committee, said Thursday that he isn't opposed to expansion of renewable power but called on Doyle to include nuclear power in the state's energy mix.
He said a target of 25% for the state's power could be difficult to attain and could be costly to electric ratepayers if they are mandated.
Despite advances in renewable technology, wind turbines don't rotate when the wind doesn't blow, and solar panels aren't effective when the sun's not shining, Montgomery said.
DEQ issues wind report, but info still found lacking
July 7, 2006 by Anne Adams, Staff Writer in The Recorder
July 7, 2006 by Anne Adams, Staff Writer in The Recorder
RICHMOND — After several weeks of delay, Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality has sent its final report on the proposed Highland wind utility to the State Corporation Commission.
Energy corridors should enhance markets for both fossil-based energy as well as wind and other renewables, as the federal government prepares for a wave of electrical transmission and pipeline construction across the West.
Will town pull plug on wind turbine idea?
July 7, 2006 by Alex Kuffner, Staff Writer in Providence Journal
July 7, 2006 by Alex Kuffner, Staff Writer in Providence Journal
...council member Kenneth A. Marshall, who sits on the town's wind energy committee, believes it's time for Bristol to either move forward with a plan or direct its efforts elsewhere.
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY -- Maine's Land Use Regulation Commission has scheduled a three-day public hearing in August on a petition to rezone land in northern Franklin County for a commercial wind power facility.
SAVOY — A proposal under consideration from the Planning Board would limit the height of wind turbines to 350 feet, although the regulation might not impact the five 420-foot turbines that a developer wants to build near Harwood Road.
"(Wind turbines) don't move fast, but they have this constant 'thump, thump thump,' " Lovejoy said. "Obviously, the closer you are to them the more potentially annoying it is. The sound is sort of like when someone is drilling. You can put up with that for a few days, but at some point. ..."
Developer says wind project will lower costs - Opponents of Cherry Valley proposal are calling for 18-month moratorium
July 7, 2006 by Tom Grace in The Daily Star
July 7, 2006 by Tom Grace in The Daily Star
The battle over wind turbines in Cherry Valley is heating up, with the developer, Reunion Power, of Manchester, Vt., proposing to reduce electricity bills in the town and opponents calling for an 18-month moratorium on wind projects.
GE runs up highest lobbying tab among companies in '05
July 7, 2006 by Bloomberg News in Chicago Tribune
July 7, 2006 by Bloomberg News in Chicago Tribune
GE is working with the Energy Department to develop more powerful wind turbines, look at hydrogen fuels and research cleaner ways to use coal for power, said GE spokesman Peter O'Toole.
"We're a contractor of choice for the government because of the work that we do and the breadth of the company," he said.