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Slippery Rock University and Pine hope the answer to high energy prices may be blowing in the wind.
The state university and the north suburban municipality both have projects in the works to harness wind power to meet some of their electricity needs.
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CRESSON, Pa. (AP) — A 60-turbine wind farm proposed for Cambria and Blair counties has cleared its final regulatory hurdle.
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Wind turbine maker brings 250 jobs
February 9, 2006 by Theresa Katalinas in Bucks County Courier Times
February 9, 2006 by Theresa Katalinas in Bucks County Courier Times
Falls - Where there's a windmill, there's a way.
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JOHNSTOWN - The Pa. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has put on hold a potential agreement between the Cambria Somerset Authority and Gamesa, a Spanish wind energy company.
Pennsylvania ‘definitely taken the lead' in wind power - End staffing minimal but jobs pay well
February 8, 2006 by Mona Ridder, Staff Writer in Times-News
February 8, 2006 by Mona Ridder, Staff Writer in Times-News
CUMBERLAND - Considerable potential for positive economic impact from wind electric generation exists in the region as evidenced in the neighboring state of Pennsylvania.
Proposed massive multistate power line could test new law
February 4, 2006 by Marc Levy, Associated Press in NEPA News
February 4, 2006 by Marc Levy, Associated Press in NEPA News
In an ambitious $3 billion plan, the nation's largest power generator has proposed building a 550-mile power line stretched atop 13-story towers to bring surplus electricity from coal-fired plants in Appalachia and the Midwest to the power-hungry eastern seaboard.
Somerset County turbines may bring winds of change
February 4, 2006 by Kecia Bal in The Tribune-Democrat
February 4, 2006 by Kecia Bal in The Tribune-Democrat
“Basically, they’re taking that semi-wilderness and turning it into an industrial site,” Payne said. “It’s clean energy and it has a place, but I think we can and should site them responsibly.”
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Wind mills would hurt public - Danger of ice flung from blades in winter would keep outdoors lovers away from land, man testifies.
February 1, 2006 by Michael P. Buffer in timesleader.com
February 1, 2006 by Michael P. Buffer in timesleader.com
BEAR CREEK TWP. – The proposed addition of nine massive wind turbines around Crystal Lake would prevent nature lovers from accessing public land, according to testimony at a zoning hearing on Tuesday.
Opponents and supporters of the Penobscot Mountain Wind Farm in Bear Creek Township will continue to outline their arguments tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
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The Rush Twp. property is mostly remote mountain land, but is close to Fort Indiantown Gap and the Appalachian Trail.
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Energy projects win Pennsylvania grants - Wind farm, Que receive $769,000
January 11, 2006 by Kecia Bal in The Tribune-Democrat
January 11, 2006 by Kecia Bal in The Tribune-Democrat
Two Somerset County green energy projects got a push Wednesday with a chunk of the state’s $8.6 million funding for clean energy.
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Yet they think they are hearing from the Bedford County Planning Commission that turbines may not be such a good idea, said Robert Stanton, a West Providence Township supervisor.
Because of the temporary nature of the wind assessment tower, and because it will be installed within an 8,000 acre tract of land and hundreds of feet from any property line, planning commissioners granted the international manufacturer of wind turbines a conditional variance Thursday night.
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Seven U.S. states sign CO2 plan in break with Bush
December 21, 2005 by Timothy Gardner, Reuters in The Union Tribune
December 21, 2005 by Timothy Gardner, Reuters in The Union Tribune
NEW YORK – Seven northeastern U.S. states have signed the country's first plan to create a market for heat-trapping carbon dioxide by curbing emissions at power plants, New York Gov. George Pataki said Tuesday.
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After briefly wavering, Governor M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut yesterday agreed to sign onto a multistate greenhouse gas pact that Massachusetts and Rhode Island rejected Wednesday.
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Environmental group wins grant for HCA wind turbine
December 11, 2005 by KELLY MONITZ in Standard-Speaker
December 11, 2005 by KELLY MONITZ in Standard-Speaker
The state Department of Environment Protection Energy Harvesting grant will be combined with others to build an electricity-generating wind turbine to power the Hazleton City Authority’s water filtration plant, said Thomas Tuffey, director of PennFuture’s Center for Energy, Enterprise and the Environment.
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BEAR CREEK TWP. – Hiking trails around Crystal Lake could be ideal for snowmobiling and cross country skiing now that Luzerne County owns the property, purchased with public money for the purpose of preservation and recreation.
Bear Creek Township officials take more testimony on the controversial project.
December 8, 2005 by KRIS WERNOWSKY in Times Leader (PA)
December 8, 2005 by KRIS WERNOWSKY in Times Leader (PA)
BEAR CREEK TWP. – A zoning battle over the use of public land for a potential wind farm project broke down into arguments between those wanting to live without turbines and conserve land and those who want to turn a profit and conserve energy.
Wexford company at center of energy debate
December 7, 2005 by Chris Geer, Staff Writer in North Journal (PA)
December 7, 2005 by Chris Geer, Staff Writer in North Journal (PA)
Some call them majestic, others an eyesore. While opinions about them vary, wind farms are becoming increasingly common.
Wind farms can be identified by their windmill-like turbines that use wind power to create electricity.
WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) _ A municipality has approved ordinances that help clear the way for a wind farm to be built by a Spain-based turbine company.