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Homeland Security Policy Puts Wisconsin Windpower Projects in Jeopardy
May 10, 2006 by Press Release of Renew Wisconsin in Renew Energy Blog
May 10, 2006 by Press Release of Renew Wisconsin in Renew Energy Blog
RENEW Wisconsin released the following statement, a chart of proposed Wisconsin wind projects, and a statement on radar from the American Wind Energy Association:
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USA]
CAPITOL HILL A liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican are teaming up to oppose the nation's first offshore wind farm, in the waters off Cape Cod.
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Massachusetts]
WASHINGTON--Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, facing new bipartisan criticism of his effort to stop a wind-power development off Cape Cod, said in a Senate floor speech Tuesday that he is trying to bolster states' rights, including Alaska's, by giving the Massachusetts governor the right to veto the project in federal waters.
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USA]
Talks between WAPA, small power provider fall through
May 10, 2006 by Patrick Joy in The Virgin Islands Daily News
May 10, 2006 by Patrick Joy in The Virgin Islands Daily News
ST. CROIX - The territory's Water and Power Authority announced Monday that contract talks with wind-power producer Innoventor Technologies had failed, ending a process that WAPA and Innoventor had promised would bring affordable, renewable energy to the Virgin Islands.
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Canada]
Company, residents at odds over wind project - Enbridge project will pay $300,000 in municipal taxes
May 10, 2006 by Troy Patterson in Shoreline Beacon
May 10, 2006 by Troy Patterson in Shoreline Beacon
Shoreline Beacon — The Enbridge wind power proposal will dot the countryside with massive renewable wind energy systems, if the company can convince the residents of Kincardine and Saugeen Shores that the project is of value to everyone.
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Canada]
Town Meeting gives OK for wind turbines
May 10, 2006 by Joao Ferreira, Staff writer in The Standard Times
May 10, 2006 by Joao Ferreira, Staff writer in The Standard Times
WAREHAM — Wind turbines soon could become the new hallmark for the "Gateway to Cape Cod."
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Massachusetts]
Landowners around Tooborac, south-east of the Victorian city of Bendigo, are making their opposition to a proposed wind farm an election issue.
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Australia / New Zealand]
SAVOY — Minuteman Wind LLC will discuss plans for seven wind turbines on a 293-acre site on West Hill during a meeting tonight with town residents and others interested in the proposal.
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Massachusetts]
Puget looks to manure for new energy - Utility also says it's exploring steam, sun and tides as power sources
May 10, 2006 by Bill Virgin in Seattle Post-Intelligencer
May 10, 2006 by Bill Virgin in Seattle Post-Intelligencer
BELLEVUE -- Dairy-cow manure, tidal motion and steam from the earth would seem to be too exotic, diverse and individually small sources for a fast-growing utility such as Puget Energy Inc. to meet the relentless growth in customers and demand for electricity.
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Washington]
Construction work began today on the first of two massive wind turbines at the Michelin tyre factory in Dundee.
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UK]
In general, Firestone said, environmental activists would be expected to favor wind power, but the Nantucket Sound proposal has split environmental activists and sparked opposition from some of them.
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Delaware|
Massachusetts]
The proposals have so far received about 90 representations from the public, most of them objections.
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UK]
The committee asked Mrs Lucas to identify other areas in Hawke's Bay that might be suitable for a wind farm. She suggested the ranges west of the Te Waka Range, close to the proposed site.
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Australia / New Zealand]
There has been an initial show of opposition for the region's latest wind farm proposal.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Environmental community split over wind farm
May 9, 2006 by Asher Price in Austin American-Statesman
May 9, 2006 by Asher Price in Austin American-Statesman
Some want renewable energy fast; others want to slow down to check on birds.
Furious residents fighting plans to put the region's first wind farm in Cannock Chase have set up a core group of campaigners to draw up their battle plan.
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UK]
PROPOSALS for a wind farm near Lissett have received mixed views following an exhibition of plans for the site.
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UK]
Hawke's Bay wind farm opponent says applicant hasn't told whole truth about site
May 9, 2006 in Radio New Zealand
May 9, 2006 in Radio New Zealand
An opponent of a 37-turbine wind farm planned for Te Waka Range west of Napier says the applicant has failed to tell the whole truth about the significance of the area.
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Australia / New Zealand]
A massive and controversial wind farm is already planned for Lewis and the potential of wave power is also being investigated.
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UK]
A wind farm proposed for Caithness has become the first scheme to lose out to Highland Council's new guidelines on renewable energy.
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Zoning/Planning|
UK]
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