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Falmouth turbine removal up for vote
May 19, 2013 by Sean Teehan in Cape Cod Times

"Clearly, very few people asked questions, and everyone was on board," Davis said. "It became clear this year to me and to other people who were sort of on the sidelines watching "» we really had a problem here, and it was tearing our community apart."

Independence turbine owners refusing to cooperate with sound study
May 18, 2013 by Kathryn Gallerani in Wicked Local Kingston

In an about face, the Independence turbine owners at Kingston Wind Independence are refusing to participate a long-awaited acoustic monitoring study.

Independence turbine owner accuses residents of making false statements
May 17, 2013 by Kathryn Gallerani in Wicked Local Kingston

Cape Cod Community to vote on status of wind turbines
May 17, 2013 in NPR Morning Edition

Falmouth was among the first towns in Massachusetts to install large turbines so close to homes. When people complained, the town tried curtailing their operation when it got real windy. Then they shut them off at night. They even considered buying out the homeowners.

Falmouth board labels turbines a 'nuisance'
May 10, 2013 by Sean Teehan in Cape Cod Times

The zoning board of appeals declared two town-owned wind turbines a nuisance in a 4-1 vote Thursday night. The decision overturned Building Commissioner Eladio Gore's determination that noise from the turbines did not constitute a nuisance. Turbine abutter Neil Andersen, of 211 Blacksmith Shop Road, appealed that decision in November, and the board closed that hearing last week.

Shelburne extends wind turbine moratorium
May 9, 2013 by Diane Broncaccio in The Recorder

In the second half of a four-hour annual town meeting, residents unanimously approved a one-year extension of the town's wind-turbine moratorium and bought the Highway Department a new, used pick-up truck and a reversible, power-angled snow plow.

PLYMOUTH ZBA: Their kingdom for a bond
May 7, 2013 by Emily Clark in Wicked Local Plymouth

For some projects, the town bylaws require surety bonds - money set aside to cover any cost to the town in the event a developer doesn't finish a project or, in this case, if a wind turbine needs to be decommissioned. ...But Camelot Wind, the company that owns the Camelot Park turbine, says no insurance company will sign off on such a lengthy bond.

Clean Energy Center explains how flicker study is conducted, Kingston town planner challenged
May 4, 2013 by Kathryn Gallerani in The Patriot Ledger

The Board of Health has been discussing creating shadow flicker regulations and may hire an engineer with knowledge of flicker effect to analyze the flicker study report. The question, was there ever a shadow flicker study done before the Independence was installed, has been a point of contention at public meetings as recently as last week. Town Planner Tom Bott, for one, has come under fire by Leland Road residents Doreen and Sean Reilly, among others.

Real cost of removing turbines debatable
May 1, 2013 by Brent Runyon in Falmouth Enterprise

Town Meeting would have to approve the spending of $8.3 million, which includes $4.9 million borrowed to construct Wind 2, $2 million to pay back the renewable energy credits, and $1.4 million to remove both turbines. That is the same amount Town Meeting failed to authorize earlier this month by six votes shy of a two-thirds majority. "I'm guardedly optimistic" that the ballot question will pass, Mr. Suso said.

Hanover tests wind turbine, sees mixed results
April 24, 2013 by Mark Burridge in Wicked Local Hanover

Up until now, Diniak said, the turbine has had issues with a part on the tip of the blade called a "tip break." The tip break causes drag to slow the turbine down ...Now, he said, the oil's overheating is the main focus.

Governor Deval Patrick takes a spin at the Falmouth turbine issue
April 16, 2013 by Dave Kent in Cape Cod Today

Scituate town meeting rejects resolution to shut down wind turbine
April 11, 2013 by Patrick Ronan in The Patriot Ledger

For more than an hour, town meeting voters heard pleas from neighbors of Scituate's wind turbine. The consensus from the speakers: the turbine sounds like a jet plane that never lands, and it's ruining their health. ...Residents Wednesday night voted 132-118 to oppose the non-binding resolution, submitted as a citizen petition.

Falmouth town voters to decide fate of wind turbines; Town Meeting passes amended Article 22
April 10, 2013 by Scott A. Giordano in The Bulletin

Falmouth's special Town Meeting concluded April 10, but not before Town Meeting members approved an amended Article 22 that will let town voters decide the fate of the town's two wind turbines at the Falmouth Wastewater Treatment Facility. ..."No borrowing would occur unless we get the vote of the voters."

Falmouth selectmen to regroup after wind turbines vote
April 10, 2013 by Sean Teehan in Cape Cod Times

Selectman Brent Putnam this afternoon said that when special town meeting reconvenes tonight at the Lawrence School, selectmen will ask town meeting members to allow them to study the costs of removal and seek special legislation that would allow Falmouth to borrow the necessary money.

Look who's talking
April 9, 2013 by Bruce Mohl in Commonwealth Magazine

“If mankind was worried about CO2, rather than paying Jim Gordon $500 million a year and making him wealthy, why don’t you plant a helluva lot of trees because trees and bushes take CO2 and convert it into oxygen,” Koch says. “What Jim Gordon is feeding off of is perception, not reality. The perception is that windmills are good because the wind is free.

Wind turbine battle in Falmouth just 'Tip of the Iceberg'
April 9, 2013 by Wind Wise-Massachusetts in The Sacramento Bee

"Peer-reviewed scientific studies have proven that living near wind turbines makes people sick, as evidenced by 21 wind turbine locations in Massachusetts from the Cape and Islands to the Berkshires where people have reported serious health problems," said Lilli-Ann Green, a spokesperson for WWMA.

Falmouth residents asked to pony up $14M to raze wind turbines
April 6, 2013 by Sean Teehan in Cape Cod Times

"We got the message from the state and we're moving forward," said Selectman Kevin Murphy, chairman of the board. Even if town meeting votes against the article, selectmen will offer a ballot question asking voters if they want the turbines removed, Selectman Mary Pat Flynn said. The question would likely appear on the May 21 ballot. "Everyone wants to vote on this, not just town meeting," Flynn said.

Scituate wind turbine issue to go before town meeting
April 6, 2013 by Patrick Ronan in The Patriot Ledger

Town meeting voters will consider a citizens' petition asking Scituate officials to rescind the special permit - awarded by the planning board in 2010 - that allowed Scituate Wind LLC to build a 390-foot-tall turbine off the Driftway. The petition was filed by turbine neighbors who say noise and flicker from the turbine have hurt their health.

Candidates struggle with turbines, framing of debate, at West Island debate
March 28, 2013 by Ariel Wittenberg in South Coast Today

Wethington said the race was less about the turbines and more about the unresponsiveness of DeTerra toward the residents who claim the turbines have had an adverse effect on their health. "I want to take the board in a new direction so that people with problems can come to the Board of Health without being fearful that they will not be heard," he said.

Fight over Scituate's wind turbine heats up as Town Meeting draws closer
March 25, 2013 by Jessica Bartlett in Boston Globe

The argument over whether the turbine is causing health effects has been underway since early 2012, when the turbine was turned on and residents first started complaining of health problems. Yet with Town Meeting likely to consider a petition to bring the turbine down, both sides have grown more adamant in their opinions.

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