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Cumbrian council urged to get tough on wind turbines
July 21, 2012 by Julian Whittle in Cumberland Times
July 21, 2012 by Julian Whittle in Cumberland Times
"We are not against genuinely small-scale, well-sited wind turbines, which do not harm the local amenity and supply energy to a farm or premises.
"What we are against is the inappropriate siting of large turbines where they adversely affect landscape and blight the lives of people who live nearby."
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UK]
Windfall for the environment, downfall for health?
July 15, 2012 by Brittaney Carter in Tea Time Mag
July 15, 2012 by Brittaney Carter in Tea Time Mag
Wind turbines are popping up around the world as an alternative source of energy, but residents who live near them say the machines are making them sick.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Wind Farm developers have been accused of deceiving local councils and the public by using computer-generated images in planning applications that make the turbines seem smaller than they are in reality.
The claim is contained in a new book, Windfarm Visualisation: Perspective or Perception, by the architect Alan Macdonald, whose company, Architech, specialises in computer- generated images.
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UK]
A huge offshore wind farm planned for the Bristol Channel is likely to cause "significant" landscape effects for a very limited section of Gower, the company behind it said.
RWE npower renewables made the comment in its draft environmental statement for the Atlantic Array scheme.
The below letter sent to the Vermont Public Service Board describes a significant flooding event in the vicinity the Lowell wind energy facility under construction.
Wind farm develops use new planning laws to challenge local turbine ban
June 30, 2012 by Rowena Mason in The Telegraph
June 30, 2012 by Rowena Mason in The Telegraph
Dozens of Conservative MPs are currently pushing for nationwide limits to stop wind farms coming too close to housing.
However, the Milton Keynes ban could affect RWE's plans to put 17 wind turbines on two different sites in the face of strong local opposition.
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UK]
Critics contend plans for Green River Wind Farm Phase I, which call for building nine wind turbines and a substation in Whiteside County, conflict with the county ordinance by failing to specify the size of the wind turbines and failing to include a decommissioning plan, among other issues.
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Illinois]
Quechan Tribe sues to halt construction of wind factory on sacred land
June 23, 2012 by Gale Courey Toensing in Indian Country Today
June 23, 2012 by Gale Courey Toensing in Indian Country Today
The tribe was so doubtful about the Pattern Energy survey of the site's cultural resources that it sent in its own experts with trained forensic dogs who did a quick and cursory survey and found an additional six burial/cremation sites, for a total of 12 cremation sites in this particular area, Escalanti says. The tribe still practices the sacred rite of cremation, as their tribal ancestors did before them, according to court documents.
Escalanti says the tribe has asked to meet with the decision-makers.
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California]
"If they move these, or bring the wind turbines here, we will move somewhere else," said Alan Whincup, and he says no one he knows wants the turbines either.
"We moved here for the beautiful countryside, and not to see these wind turbines that are going to be as high as the mountain itself."
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Canada]
State says Lowell Wind site held up well during rains
June 20, 2012 by Laura Carpenter in Newport Daily Express
June 20, 2012 by Laura Carpenter in Newport Daily Express
He is concerned that the storm water controls are insufficient and poorly designed for the area due to its steep slopes and for other reasons. He, like others, questions whether or not the site impacted nearby water quality near and if the storm caused a larger volume of water at the base of the mountain due to the run-off.
Group files lawsuit against Pattern Energy and federal government, alleges "illegal" actions over Ocotillo Wind Project
June 19, 2012 by Miriam Raftery in East County Magazine
June 19, 2012 by Miriam Raftery in East County Magazine
Government accused of illegally approving "ineligible" project that failed to meet minimum federal wind speed standards
Violations of other laws alleged, including discrimination against low-income residents
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California]
Wind turbines planned for northwest Illinois generate controversy
June 19, 2012 by Ted Gregory in Chicago Tribune
June 19, 2012 by Ted Gregory in Chicago Tribune
The promise of wind turbine energy is starting to give way to the realities of energy production. As more wind farm proposals sweep into Illinois - the nation's leader in new wind turbines last year - questions surface about how "green" an energy source they are.
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Illinois]
Fife Council calls for halt on wind farm applications over 'opportunistic' developers ignoring guidelines
June 19, 2012 in The Daily Record
June 19, 2012 in The Daily Record
"The pressure being put on our planners is coming from the sheer number of wind turbine applications ...We have already pinpointed areas where turbines could be potentially sited. However, developers are simply ignoring these when making applications which, in turn, is making life more complex for our planning teams."
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UK]
Ewing said public opposition to the farm from was justified because of its potential effect on the views of local residents as well as its cumulative effect when combined with the scores of existing turbines already present in the windswept Highlands region.
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UK]
County commissioners fail to approve McKinley wind district
June 13, 2012 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune
June 13, 2012 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune
"Ultimately, it comes down to what you personally believe (will be) the impact the turbines will have on Huron County. If approved, I believe the McKinley Overlay District will begin the process of destroying the quality of life for the residents along and near the shoreline, reduce residential property values, discourage tourism and damage migratory bird flyways."
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Michigan]
Wind farm thrusts remote desert town into future
June 11, 2012 by Morgan Lee in San Diego Union-Tribune
June 11, 2012 by Morgan Lee in San Diego Union-Tribune
In May, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed a right-of-way grant, bringing to a close three years of impact studies for a power plant that will stretch across about 10,000 acres, forming a crescent around the town.
Local conservationists and an Arizona-based tribe that traces its ancestry to the area have turned to state and federal courts to stop the project.
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California]
Opposition grows against Passadumkeag wind project proposal
June 9, 2012 by Danielle Waugh in WCSH 6 News
June 9, 2012 by Danielle Waugh in WCSH 6 News
For people living near Burlington, the Passadumkeag Mountain may look like home. But for workers at a Texas energy company, the mountain looks like wind power.
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Maine]
Ocotillo Express Wind Facility opposition grows
June 6, 2012 by Gale Courey Toensing in Indian Country Today
June 6, 2012 by Gale Courey Toensing in Indian Country Today
"The Quechan Tribe has been holding a vigil for the last five days on the site of the Ocotillo Wind project near some recently discovered cremation areas," Terry Weiner, Desert Protective Council's coordinator for Imperial County projects and conservation, told Indian Country Today Media Network on May 30. "There has been singing and telling of the creation story and just being together in this beautiful desert."
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California]
The policy states that no turbines should be built within 2km of someone's home, or 10km of a village of more than 10 properties.
The stance has attracted national interest, coming as the Government is expected to slash subsidies for turbines as the mood turns against the structures.
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UK]
Plans for 17 turbines in a picturesque part of the Highlands have been branded a "wind farm too far" by campaigners who say it will ruin the landscape. A survey has found 93% of those who responded were opposed to the plans, sparking a campaign against the bid.
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