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Bird counters track eagles, hawks, other raptors
November 25, 2010 by Wendy Zook in Altoona Mirror

Golden eagles and other species are in danger if a proposed Shaffer Mountain wind project by Gamesa Energy USA is constructed, bird supporters said. "If they put wind turbines up, golden eagles are pretty dumb and can't avoid them," Dick, an opponent of the project, said. "It's the wrong ridge to put them up."

Also filed under [ Impact on Birds| Pennsylvania]

Study: Energy push has cost to nature
November 15, 2010 by Tim Darragh in Morning Call

With the prospect of up to 60,000 more natural gas wells drilled across the western, central and northern parts of the state along with nearly 3,000 new wind turbines over the next 20 years, Pennsylvania's natural environment will suffer unless developers look for ways to minimize the impact of new energy facilities, it says.

Also filed under [ Impact on Wildlife| Pennsylvania]

Change delays windmill rules in Mahoning Township
November 10, 2010 by Karen Blackledge in The Danville News

The board added a provision to the windmill ordinance stating personal property windmills cannot cause loss of a signal, such as from a satellite or dish TV or a cell phone, to a neighboring property. As a result of the change, the supervisors will have to re-advertise the ordinance to be adopted at its Dec. 20 meeting.

Also filed under [ Zoning/Planning| Pennsylvania]

Fayette County approves higher wind turbine noise limit
October 29, 2010 by Liz Zemba in Tribune-Review

Zapotosky said the county can change the ordinance, if the higher limit is found to be unacceptable. "If this does not work, it is our responsibility as a board of commissioners to correct it," Zapotosky said. "If we see this is not functioning properly, I'll be the first one to admit my mistake and revisit this."

Also filed under [ Noise| Pennsylvania]

Commissioners consider changes allowing higher noise levels
October 27, 2010 by Liz Zemba in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Bozek's attorney, Gary Altman, suggested that commissioners not only reject the amendment, but that they revert to allowing wind turbines as special exceptions, not permitted uses. Special exceptions are granted or rejected only after public hearings.

Also filed under [ Impact on People| Pennsylvania]

Funding for Delaware wind assembly denied
October 21, 2010 in The News Journal

Also filed under [ General| Delaware]

Wrightsville man killed in accident at South Dakota construction site
October 12, 2010 by Carl Lindquist in York Dispatch

McAdams was standing next to a pickup truck and talking to an occupant inside when he was trapped by a tractor-trailer trying to maneuver around the truck, Welsh said.

Also filed under [ Safety| Pennsylvania| South Dakota]

Wind turbine ordinance to be reviewed
October 12, 2010 by Christina Kristofic in The Intelligencer

Committee Chairwoman Susan Madian said she - and several other council members - have heard concerns and complaints from residents since council approved the ordinance three weeks ago. None of those residents had voiced their concerns during the ordinance approval process.

Also filed under [ Zoning/Planning| Pennsylvania]

Delaware energy: Wind execs decry permit delays
October 7, 2010 by Aaron Nathans in The News Journal

Manufacturers noted positive momentum in the U.S. market, but industry players bemoaned the piecemeal nature of their progress, with developers proposing projects, states and utilities seeking clean energy, and various arms of the federal government working on permits, not always in perfect harmony.

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Hazle Twp. supers to vote on wind farm plan
October 5, 2010 in Standard Speaker

With Penn Wind LLC, of Sunbury, recently securing approvals for building a wind farm in Columbia County, the firm is seeking approval from the Hazle supervisors for running transmission lines on property in the northwestern section of the township.

Also filed under [ Transmission| Pennsylvania]

Delaware energy: Offshore wind faces political blowback
October 3, 2010 by Aaron Nathans in The News Journal

At least six more summers are likely to pass before a Bluewater wind turbine produces any power, and the same is true for more than a dozen sites from North Carolina to New Jersey to Maine. Offshore wind's once impressive momentum has been stalled by a powerful shift in economic, social and political currents, all casting a harsh light on the industry's weakest link -- the high cost.

Also filed under [ Energy Policy| Delaware]

Moratorium extended on wind turbines in Lewes
September 29, 2010 by Calum McKinney in Delaware Coast Press

The City Council voted unanimously to extend the moratorium's expiration date from Oct. 18 to March 2011. Mayor Jim Ford said the six-month extension was designed to give the city time to hold a public hearing on the matter and carefully craft the language of a new zoning ordinance for small wind energy systems.

Also filed under [ General| Delaware]

Neighbors seek to block wind turbine
September 22, 2010 by Christina Kristofic in Bucks County Courier Times

Residents asked council to appeal a zoning hearing board decision that will allow the Central Bucks Ambulance and Rescue Unit to erect a windmill at its main station. Three North Street residents asked Doylestown Council this week to appeal a decision the Doylestown Zoning Hearing Board rendered last week that would allow Central Bucks Ambulance and Rescue Unit to erect a 60-foot wind turbine at its main station.

Also filed under [ General| Pennsylvania]

Has local turbine industry gone with the wind? County, new state regulations at odds
September 17, 2010 by Ron MacArthur in Cape Gazette

A new state law conflicts with Sussex County's windmill ordinance - bringing the local wind turbine industry to a grinding halt. Under county regulations, at least 5 acres of land are required for placement of a wind turbine without a variance ...Under new state law no conditional uses or other zoning review processes are required for placement of a wind turbine.

Also filed under [ Zoning/Planning| Delaware]

For green believers, Turkey Point wind turbines cause some internal strife
August 24, 2010 by Brent Burkey in York Daily Record

It is actually difficult to put wind turbines on land where they don't interfere with bird flyways, said Phil Wallis, executive director of the Pennsylvania Audubon Society. The steady winds needed to make wind energy economically viable are the same that birds use ...the official position of Audubon to support wind energy -- just not this project, because it is not "sited" properly.

Also filed under [ Impact on Landscape| Impact on People| Pennsylvania]

Turbine's majesty overshadowed by its noise; UD officials address community concerns
August 18, 2010 by Sarah Lake in Delmarva Now

Janice Pinto, who lives on Rodney Avenue, compares the sound to "a jet engine that won't land." "Neighbors are awakened ... I'm concerned," she said. "I think environmental government controls need to protect citizenry from noise pollution."

Also filed under [ Impact on People| Noise| Delaware]

University of Delaware hears public's comments on Lewes turbine
August 13, 2010 by Molly Murray in The News Journal

"It's somehow less beautiful when it's right in my backyard," said Janice Pinto, who lives nearby. For Pinto, the noise from the turbine can sometimes be a problem and suggestions that she just shut the windows and turn on the air conditioning just don't cut it.

Also filed under [ General| Delaware]

Turbine tussle persists; Wind farm focus of public hearing
August 12, 2010 by Kathy Mellott in Tribune Democrat

In written testimony to the Army Corps, Thomas Kunz, a biology professor at Boston University with a long list of studies and publications qualifying him as an expert on bats and their reproduction, said there is a high level of risk to the Indiana bat population at the proposed project site. The location is routinely and heavily used as a roosting and foraging location, as well as a potential bat migration path, Kunz said.

Also filed under [ Zoning/Planning| Pennsylvania]

University of Delaware to let community air its wind turbine questions
August 12, 2010 by Aaron Nathans in The News Journal

The towering wind turbine at the University of Delaware's Lewes campus will be the topic at a community meeting tonight designed to answer questions from the community about the structure and the university's plans.

Also filed under [ General| Delaware]

Hearing today on wind farm proposal
August 11, 2010 by Kathy Mellott in The Tribune-Democrat

A wind farm project stalled in the permitting process for more than three years will again come before the public at yet another hearing set for today at Somerset Area High School. Opponents and supporters of the Shaffer Mountain Wind Farm, a 30-turbine facility proposed by Gamesa Energy USA, are expected to testify.

Also filed under [ General| Pennsylvania]

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