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BP files preliminary scoping statement for Cape wind farm
March 30, 2013 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily News
March 30, 2013 by Jaegun Lee in Watertown Daily News
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New York]
Proposed offshore Long Island wind farm threatens scallop fishery
March 29, 2013 by Michele Hallowell in Fisheries Survival Fund
March 29, 2013 by Michele Hallowell in Fisheries Survival Fund
The construction of wind turbines and other mechanisms associated with NYPA's proposal will inhibit scallopers' ability to continue their operations in the area. Concerns include radar interference and navigational obstacles, as vessels attempt to dodge wind turbines and underwater electrical cables. ...the "fatal flaw analysis" concluded that the proposed lease may generate adverse affects for the regional fishing industry.
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New York]
Mannix asks to suspend Deepwater negotiations
March 29, 2013 by Derek Gomes in South Coast Independent
March 29, 2013 by Derek Gomes in South Coast Independent
Councilman Matthew Mannix has asked the Town Council to consider suspending negotiations with Deepwater Wind until July 1.
Mannix submitted the motion to the Town Clerk's office earlier this week...Mannix cited the complexity of the project and its "unclear" impacts on the town.
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Rhode Island]
Tipton puts stop to wind farms; Moratorium to be considered April 18
March 28, 2013 by Ken de la Bastide in Kokomo Tribune
March 28, 2013 by Ken de la Bastide in Kokomo Tribune
Steve Edson, director of the Tipton Plan Commission, said Thursday that he could administratively refuse to accept any wind farm application that did not have road, economic development and decommissioning agreements with the Tipton County Commissioners.
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Indiana]
"We thought we would be attending an informative planning meeting that would discuss the proposed wind turbine for Tetchill. Instead we got an advert for turbines and renewable energy. I was absolutely disgusted."
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UK]
Renewable energy providers to help bear cost of new UK nuclear reactors
March 28, 2013 by Damian Carrington in The Guardian
March 28, 2013 by Damian Carrington in The Guardian
The row over subsidies for the UK's new nuclear power stations has deepened after it emerged that the £160m-a-year cost of accommodating the giant reactors on the national electricity grid will be borne by all generators, including renewable energy providers.
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UK]
Wind energy moratorium to be considered; Tipton Plan Commission sets special meeting
March 28, 2013 by Ken de la Bastide in Kokomo Tribune
March 28, 2013 by Ken de la Bastide in Kokomo Tribune
The Tipton County Plan Commission has set a special meeting for 4:30 p.m. today in the first floor conference room of the Tipton County Courthouse.
Included on the agenda is discussion of stopping any new wind farm applications on a temporary basis until lingering questions surrounding health and safety issues and protecting the property values of surrounding land owners are answered.
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Indiana]
Country's biggest wind farm rejected by District Council of Yorke Peninsula
March 28, 2013 in Adelaide Now
March 28, 2013 in Adelaide Now
The District Council of Yorke Peninsula has unanimously rejected a development application to build a $1.3 billion wind farm in the region.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Candidates struggle with turbines, framing of debate, at West Island debate
March 28, 2013 by Ariel Wittenberg in South Coast Today
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.
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Massachusetts]
He said opponents of the bill "threw huge amounts of money" into defeating S.30. He added he was shocked by the hypocrisy of the renewable energy movement that expressed interest in preserving a clean environment but opposes Act 250 environmental oversight of large scale renewable energy projects.
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Vermont]
Despite a recent report trumpeting a record year for wind power in 2012, the numbers are not as encouraging as they seem.
Because even though total wind power capacity grew by 30 percent last year, with 13,000 megawatts in new wind turbines, the actual portion of our electricity coming from wind energy did not increase proportionally.
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USA]
A Texas-based company is looking to build a 51-megawatt wind farm in the desert, about 21 miles west of Willcox, near Muleshoe and War Bonnet Ranch Roads.
Glenn Holliday of Houston, Texas, said Torch Renewable Energy, LLC (TRE) is submitting a Special Use Application (SUP) for development of the Red Horse 2 Wind Farm, in a Feb. 21 letter to Cochise County Planning Manager Michael Turisk.
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Arizona]
Vermont Senate votes for scaled-down energy bill
March 27, 2013 by Terri Hallenbeck in Burlington Free Press
March 27, 2013 by Terri Hallenbeck in Burlington Free Press
"I would have preferred to get the protections for the towns," Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee Chairman Robert Hartwell, D-Bennington, said, but he added, "We'll be back. This is going to continue. It was a good debate."
The Senate is due to vote again on the newly revised bill, likely Thursday, when attempts could be made to change the bill again before sending it to the House.
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Vermont]
Lordstown turbines continue to frustrate village officials
March 27, 2013 by Jamison Cocklin in Youngstown News
March 27, 2013 by Jamison Cocklin in Youngstown News
Mayor Arno Hill said the allure of "going green" and a fear of rejecting state grant money eventually landed the turbines on the administration building's property.
"These have basically been nonproductive from Day One. We have to live with them for another six or seven years because of the 10-year grant we received. It would have been better to put in high-efficiency lighting; in my opinion, we would have had our return back by now."
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Ohio]
A representative with BP Wind Energy met Tuesday with Allen County Commissioners to discuss constructing utility lines in the county to extract energy coming from a future Van Wert County wind farm.
Because power relaying stations in Van Wert County are at capacity, BP Wind Energy Business Developer Roger Brown said the utility is looking to have that wind farm power extracted to Lima.
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Ohio]
Official says Wildcat Wind Farm might expand
March 27, 2013 by Baylee Pulliam in The Herald Bulletin
March 27, 2013 by Baylee Pulliam in The Herald Bulletin
Nothing's set in stone yet, but development manager Andy Melka said there's a good possibility E.ON Climate & Renewables could move on to phases two and three of the project, expanding into Grant and Howard counties as early as this year.
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Indiana]
Ex-professor tells senators climate data manipulated
March 27, 2013 by Brad Shannon in The News Tribune
March 27, 2013 by Brad Shannon in The News Tribune
A retired Western Washington University professor testified to a Republican-controlled state Senate committee Tuesday that climate change stopped in 1998 and that human-caused greenhouse gases are not responsible for fluctuations in the Earth's temperatures or melting polar ice caps.
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Washington]
The Tipton County Citizens for Responsible Development (CRD) asked the commissioners to impose a moratorium until changes are approved in the wind ordinance to protect the health, safety and property values of local residents.
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Indiana]
Donald Trump vows lawsuit as Scottish Government approves wind farm
March 26, 2013 by Gary Cruden in STV News
March 26, 2013 by Gary Cruden in STV News
Mr Trump had previously vowed not to complete his golf development at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire - which is due to include a second course and five star hotel - if the wind farm was built claiming it would spoil views from his course.
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UK]
'Too many red flags' with wind project; No decision being made yet
March 26, 2013 by John Davidson in Gadsden Times
March 26, 2013 by John Davidson in Gadsden Times
Leesburg Mayor Ed Mackey and residents of Cherokee County came to the Cherokee County Commission meeting Monday night to protest the proposed wind project on Lookout Mountain.
"There's too many red flags," Mackey said. "I, for one, would like to keep the mountain just as it is."
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Alabama]
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