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Representatives from Wasatch Wind discussed their proposed wind farm at an Open House held concurrently with the Monticello City Council meeting on April 23.
According to Wasatch Wind representative Julie Mack, the purpose of the event was the help local residents visualize the impact of the wind farm on the Monticello area.
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Utah]
The plan to build a huge offshore wind farm within sight of land has upset veterans and their families and has triggered protests from environmentalists ...Seventy-five wind turbines, each almost 190m high, would be built nine to 14km out to sea. Construction is to begin in 2015, a year after the 70th anniversary of the landings.
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Europe]
Opponents of Bowers Mountain wind site complain about effect on views
May 1, 2013 by Nick Sambides Jr. in Bangor Daily News
May 1, 2013 by Nick Sambides Jr. in Bangor Daily News
A scenic impact expert testifying before the state's top environmental agency on Tuesday said First Wind's proposed wind project "comes as close as being unreasonably adverse" in its potential impact on Bowers Mountain as any he has seen.
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Maine]
Proposals to protect large parts of wilderness and unspoilt land in Scotland from controversial wind farm developments will be unveiled by government ministers today.
The new guidance will include maps, drawn up by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)
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UK]
The application for the five 126 metre turbines at Harbourcross Land at Meddon was withdrawn from Torridge District Council's planning system by the developers Wind Ventures Ltd on Thursday.
The application was submitted last year and in the past few months has met fierce objection.
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UK]
Protesters ‘delighted' as plan for wind turbine north of Grantham rejected
April 24, 2013 in Grantham Journal
April 24, 2013 in Grantham Journal
Those standing in opposition to the proposal were supported by comments from English Heritage which warned the turbine would have a "harmful effect on the setting and significance of a number of highly graded, nationally important designated heritage assets" including Belton House, Bellmount Tower, The Church of St Mary at Marston and The Church of St Peter at Foston.
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UK]
Town officials will hold a public hearing on Monday to decide whether or not to accept a one-time payment of $40,000 from Antrim Wind Energy for "acceptable compensation" for negative visual impacts a wind farm would have had on the town.
In February, the N.H. Site Evaluation Committee voted down a proposed 10-turbine wind farm due to negative visual impacts the turbines would have had on the area and the town.
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New Hampshire]
The 30-page complaint says that the environmental impact statement (EIS) "presents a one-sided and incomplete portrait of the proposed project and its likely adverse environmental impacts."
"The Project would pose significant adverse harm to a wide array of sensitive and protected species -- including desert tortoise, bighorn sheep, golden eagles, bald eagles, and resident and migratory birds and bats -- through direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts."
An organisation has called for robust planning measures to be put in place to ensure large areas of Northumberland do not become "wind farm landscapes", which it says has happened in parts of Berwickshire. ...There is also concern the council has not adequately recognised the cumulative effects of turbine development.
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UK]
Margaret Paren, Chair of the South Downs National Park Authority, said: "We're pleased to see that E.ON has listened to our concerns regarding the visual impact of the Rampion proposal on the South Downs National Park, however we think that there is more to be done especially on the routing of the cables."
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UK]
Will they site them on the beaches? D-Day for veterans' fight to stop Normandy wind farms
April 5, 2013 by John Lichfield in The Independent
April 5, 2013 by John Lichfield in The Independent
For nearly 70 years, visitors to the D-Day beaches have stared out to sea and recalled the moment when one of the largest fleets ever assembled emerged from the Channel mist on 6 June 1944.
Within a couple of years that view could be changed forever by an immense off-shore wind-farm.
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Europe]
National Park Services raises concerns about Deepwater site; Advises more locations be looked into
April 5, 2013 by Stephanie Turaj in Block Island Times
April 5, 2013 by Stephanie Turaj in Block Island Times
In public comments submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the NPS said that it is concerned about potential adverse impacts to Block Island's historic South East Lighthouse, the lighthouse's property and its viewshed. The NPS also suggests that additional locations be considered for the wind farm.
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Rhode Island]
Wind developer offers town $40K for impacts
April 4, 2013 by Brandon Lawrence in Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
April 4, 2013 by Brandon Lawrence in Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Antrim Wind Energy has offered the town $40,000 as recompense for a proposed wind farm's visual impacts to the Gregg Lake area. The caveat is the state's Site Evaluation Committee has already denied the application.
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New Hampshire]
"In 2009, we passed an ordinance that stated, wind energy turbines would only be allowed in commercial and industrial districts," said Danny Cornelius Canyon Code Enforcer Director.
Even then, a specific use permit must be approved by the planning and zoning and city commission.
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Texas]
Suncor is taking Plympton-Wyoming to court over the town's wind turbine bylaws, including a requirement they be at least 2 km from neighbouring homes. ..."We expected this," said Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Lonny Napper.
"We're ready to defend our bylaws."
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Canada]
Bronte heritage put before green energy in key wind turbine ruling
February 16, 2013 by Tom Whitehead in The Telegraph
February 16, 2013 by Tom Whitehead in The Telegraph
The brooding West Yorkshire countryside that inspired classics such as Wuthering Heights has been protected from plans for more turbines because of the importance of the famous sister writers.
It is believed to be the first time the literary significance of an area has been put before the need for green energy.
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UK]
Spread of wind farms threatens historic landscape, says campaigners
November 4, 2012 by Patrick Sawer in The Telegraph
November 4, 2012 by Patrick Sawer in The Telegraph
Almost 4,000 turbines are scheduled to be built across Britain over the next few years, to add to the 3,800 already in operation. Mr Hayes said that only a minority of these are likely to be given the go-ahead.
"We can no longer have wind turbines imposed on communities. Enough is enough," said Mr Hayes, whose constituency is in Lincolnshire.
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UK]
The Department of Environmental Protection's recommendation Thursday goes to DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho. In reaching its decision, the DEP staff said the proposed windmills would disrupt a "one-of-a-kind" view from Saponac Pond.
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Maine]
Wind-farm aesthetics a factor in U.K. decisions, Minister says
October 17, 2012 by Alex Morales in Bloomberg News
October 17, 2012 by Alex Morales in Bloomberg News
With many U.K. wind farms sited on hilltops in the countryside, the comments raise the prospect that wind-farm developers may find it harder to get planning permission. Almost a third of lawmakers in Hayes's Conservative Party wrote to Prime Minister David Cameron in January calling wind turbines "inefficient and intermittent."
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UK]
Historic-district concerns stall YSU wind turbine project
October 13, 2012 by Denise Dick in The Vindicator
October 13, 2012 by Denise Dick in The Vindicator
"That project has been delayed because the turbines were to be constructed there on Wick Avenue, north of Melnick Hall. And since that is actually a historic district, there needs to be an assessment made regarding the impact that the placement of those turbines will have on that area in terms of line of sight" and other factors.
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Ohio]
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