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A residents group has appealed last month's decision by the Municipality of the District of Chester to grant the wind farm a development agreement.
Members of the Friends of South Canoe Lake are concerned about the setback distances of turbines and their potential effects on residents' health and property values.
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Canada]
After glitch, Georgia Mountain turbines to spin again
April 26, 2013 by Terri Hallenbeck in Burlington Free Press
April 26, 2013 by Terri Hallenbeck in Burlington Free Press
The four wind turbines on Georgia Mountain, stationary for a week, are expected to spin back into action in the near future while technicians run safety checks, a company official said Thursday.
A faulty electrical component at the site’s tie-in with power lines caused the turbines to shut down automatically, project manager Martha Staskus told the Burlington Free Press.
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Vermont]
Fourmile Ridge wind farm gets PSC approval; Building begins after Garrett issues permits
April 26, 2013 by Elaine Blaisdell in Cumberland Times-News
April 26, 2013 by Elaine Blaisdell in Cumberland Times-News
The project is also awaiting Federal Aviation Administration approval because there was an issue with the Grantsville VOR/DME system. ...With Garrett County as an ideal spot for wind turbines, all of the projects will and do affect the safety and economic outlook of the Garrett County Airport, said Kelley in a letter to Melinda George of the FAA.
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Maryland]
Large turnout for public meeting against wind turbines
April 26, 2013 by David Seymour in Peterborough Telegraph
April 26, 2013 by David Seymour in Peterborough Telegraph
Scores of concerned residents attended a public meeting in Thorney this evening (April 25) over controversial proposals for a wind farm near the village.
The Thorney Landscape Protection Group had called the meeting in opposition to plans for eight wing turbines, 126.5m high, at Gores Farm, in Whittlesey Road, Thorney.
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UK]
Council leader tells inquiry that local people should decide and they do not want six more wind turbines
April 26, 2013 by John Elworthy in Cambs Times
April 26, 2013 by John Elworthy in Cambs Times
"In this case, local people, the parish council, the district council, the local county councillor and local MP don't want the wind farm. Local opinion should carry significant weight or we create a democratic deficit."
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UK]
Kim Fried, chairman of the Town of Newark's Planning Commission, which amended the Town Plan last year to ban industrial wind projects, a change overwhelmingly supported by residents, said "We are very disappointed and saddened. Neither SMW, the PSB or the state of Vermont appear to care about the concerns of Newark's citizens and I think this attitude towards small towns is beginning to bother many other citizens across the state, as it should.
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Vermont]
Michael Fallon will shortly publish planning protections and proposals for a scheme of community "payments" for residents who agree to allow wind turbines near their homes. ...He also warned that he would not tolerate some areas being "swamped" by applications for wind farms. Several councils have been frustrated in their attempts to block such developments and have faced multi-million-pound legal bills.
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UK]
Wind turbines application near Olveston receives unprecedented amount of objections
April 25, 2013 by Louis Emanuel in The Post
April 25, 2013 by Louis Emanuel in The Post
A planning application for two wind turbines near Olveston has received an unprecedented amount of objections.
Campaigners are highlighting the 594 letters sent to South Gloucestershire Council's planning department complaining about the size and proximity to houses of the turbines.
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UK]
Nearly 100 people came out Wednesday night to speak out on Deepwater Wind's $250-million proposal to install five wind turbines in state waters off Block Island and connect them to the mainland through an underwater transmission line.
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Rhode Island]
Ireland-based Mainstream has indicated it would keep $13,721 on hand for the possible decommissioning of the 53-turbine wind farm. But opponents say the cost of taking down the turbines would cost millions.
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Illinois]
Hanover tests wind turbine, sees mixed results
April 24, 2013 by Mark Burridge in Wicked Local Hanover
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.
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Massachusetts]
Williams' bill would regulate, not eliminate wind turbines in Ala.
April 23, 2013 by Scott Wright in The Post
April 23, 2013 by Scott Wright in The Post
Williams' bill calls for ADEM to establish a permit application process that would have to be completed by any company wishing to build a wind energy project in Alabama. The permit would be both a construction and operation permit.
Williams said he is skeptical of the project proposed for Cherokee County, officially known as the Shinbone Wind Energy Project, mainly because it would exist "in my own backyard."
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Alabama]
"Be it resolved that Norfolk County council applauds the position taken by the Premier and the Government, and that, based on the position of Norfolk County council and the input received from the community regarding (industrial wind turbines), the Province of Ontario - and specifically the Ministry of Environment - be now advised that Norfolk County is not a 'willing host' for industrial wind turbine projects."
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Canada]
Against the wind; Public speaks out on proposed wind farm on Jack's Mountain
April 23, 2013 by Dan Pietropaolo in Lewistown Sentinel
April 23, 2013 by Dan Pietropaolo in Lewistown Sentinel
The Union Township Planning Commission listened to concerned residents about potential wind turbines being constructed on Jack's Mountain at its Monday night meeting.
Volkswind, a German wind farm development company, has not submitted anything to the planning commission.
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Pennsylvania]
Last gasp for controversial Minnesota wind farm?
April 23, 2013 by Tom Steward in Minnesota Watchdog
April 23, 2013 by Tom Steward in Minnesota Watchdog
A letter from the owner of a proposed wind farm to regulators shows his frustration in the permitting process and a willingness to sell off assets of his investment.
"New Era has no confidence that due process for this project will ever end, nor that an ABPP (Avian and Bat Protection Plan) will ever be approved, however comprehensively and carefully drafted," said Peter Mastic, owner of New Era Wind Farm, in an April 17 letter to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
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Minnesota]
North East group wants tight restrictions on wind farms
April 23, 2013 by Valerie Myers in Erie Times-News
April 23, 2013 by Valerie Myers in Erie Times-News
The group, called Neighbors for a Responsible North East and led by Matt Putman and Paul Crowe, is lobbying for limits on the size of wind turbines that can be built in the township and a ban on commercial turbines, or windmills, within 1 mile of any neighborhood.
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Pennsylvania]
State says BP failed to meet several requirements for Cape wind project
April 23, 2013 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily News
April 23, 2013 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily News
BP Wind Energy has failed to meet several state requirements in its preliminary scoping statement for the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm and used a half-century-old map for its turbine site plan, according to state Department of Public Service staff.
"The mapping included in the PSS is seriously out-of-date United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic quadrangles published circa 1958," the department's staff said.
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New York]
Seneca Mountain Wind gets preliminary approval to erect wind-measuring towers
April 22, 2013 by Andrew Stein in VT Digger
April 22, 2013 by Andrew Stein in VT Digger
David Hallquist, CEO of the utility Vermont Electric Cooperative, publicly opposed any new utility-scale wind projects in the Northeast Kingdom because the ISO-New England, is ordering Vermont and New Hampshire wind projects to curtail electricity output to maintain grid stability. Hallquist said the co-op and its utility partner, Green Mountain Power, have already lost $1 million this winter on curtailment of Lowell Mountain's 21-turbine Kingdom Community Wind Project.
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Vermont]
Hobart residents concerned about M'ville wind turbine project
April 22, 2013 by Chas Reilly in NWI Times
April 22, 2013 by Chas Reilly in NWI Times
A proposed wind turbine at an electrical union's Merrillville headquarters is expected to provided job training opportunities for union members, but some Hobart residents who live near the site have concerns about how it could affect them.
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Indiana]
DEP promises lengthy hearing for Bowers Mountain wind project
April 21, 2013 by Nick Sambides Jr. in Bangor Daily News
April 21, 2013 by Nick Sambides Jr. in Bangor Daily News
The state's top environmental agency will set aside at least 16 hours for all participants to speak during a two-day public hearing on a 16-turbine industrial wind site proposed for Bowers Mountain, officials said Monday.
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Maine]
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