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CAMPAIGNERS laid on a graphic illustration of the height of turbines being proposed for the Wellow wind farm to the thousands of walkers taking part in Walk the Wight.
Blum excited about NorthStar Wind Farm project
May 16, 2006 by Jean Caspers-Simmet, Staff Writer in Agri News
May 16, 2006 by Jean Caspers-Simmet, Staff Writer in Agri News
ESTHERVILLE, Iowa -- Al Blum has been involved in many economic development projects as president of the Estherville Industrial Development Corporation.
Anger over shortfall on Carbon emissions
May 16, 2006 by Angela Jameson, Industrial Correspondent in The Times
May 16, 2006 by Angela Jameson, Industrial Correspondent in The Times
ANGER at the Government's handling of a controversial European emissions trading scheme (ETS) was mounting last night as British energy companies prepared to pay for a 33 million tonne shortfall in carbon allocations.
Infratil says the falling New Zealand dollar could halt the development of further renewable energy generation such as wind farms.
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A STUDY into a powerful subsea cable linking Shetland with the Scottish mainland has received strong backing from the Scottish Executive.
Kennedy blasts wind-farm plan
May 16, 2006 by Jay Fitzgerald, General Economics Reporter in Boston Herald
May 16, 2006 by Jay Fitzgerald, General Economics Reporter in Boston Herald
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) yesterday slammed a proposed wind-farm project off of Cape Cod as “the Halliburton on the sea,” as furor over the plan escalated into a full-scale political and media donnybrook.
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69 Mass. lawmakers petition Congress for Cape wind farm
May 16, 2006 by David Kibbe, Staff Writer in The Standard Times
May 16, 2006 by David Kibbe, Staff Writer in The Standard Times
BOSTON — Sixty-nine state legislators have signed a letter to Congress in opposition to a proposed federal amendment that would allow the Massachusetts governor to veto the Nantucket Sound wind farm.
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Landowner may test wind power idea
May 16, 2006 by Lauren Ober, Staff Writer in Burlington Free Press
May 16, 2006 by Lauren Ober, Staff Writer in Burlington Free Press
Wind power might be coming to Milton, but not before years of wind measurement and data collection.
GALESBURG - Wind turbines need more than just masses of moving air before they can begin producing electricity.
A boon to the economy, say some; others warn of pitfalls
A 125-metre wind turbine could soon tower over Hull if council bosses approve plans being drawn up by a chemicals company.
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LIVINGSTON COUNTY Wind farm regulation still an issue, as Woodland looks at building an energy turbine
May 15, 2006 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz in The Times
May 15, 2006 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz in The Times
Livingston County recently amended its zoning ordinance to regulate tower height, setback zoning, lighting, noise level, and other variables concerning wind towers. But the county board wants to further regulate wind energy conversion systems before they crop up in Livingston County, and has a committee in place studying the issue.
Northland's Pouto Peninsula has been pegged as a site for what could become New Zealand's biggest wind farm.
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At the core of the recall effort is what some township residents feel is the inability of the present board to listen to concerns.
Lyda Lanier said the present board has not listened to town residents over the heated issue of a proposed wind turbine project on five townships in Monroe County.
Group opposes plans for Bedford County wind farm
May 14, 2006 by Associated Press in Centre Daily Times
May 14, 2006 by Associated Press in Centre Daily Times
BEDFORD, Pa. - A group is fighting plans for wind farms in Bedford County, saying they would harm the mountain scenery, tourism and property values.
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The head of the Christchurch lines company Orion says there is an urgent need for initiatives to ensure an adequate power supplies for Auckland.
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Winds of change - Turbines will 'be like dandelions ' in Illinois, developer says
May 14, 2006 by Joanie Stiers in The Register-Mail
May 14, 2006 by Joanie Stiers in The Register-Mail
Open land and adequate wind have wind farm developers planning nearly 380 wind turbines within a 25-mile radius of Galesburg in the next few years.
The American Wind Energy Association lists what developers need to do when evaluating a wind project.
A Storm Blows In Along With the Wind
May 14, 2006 by Juliet Eilperin, Staff Writer in Washington Post
May 14, 2006 by Juliet Eilperin, Staff Writer in Washington Post
But Ernie Corrigan, a spokesman for the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, said the renewable energy industry can survive without windmills on Cape Cod. "They act as if this is somehow going to halt the entire alternative energy movement in the United States," Corrigan said. "That movement is going on, with or without Cape Wind."
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NEW battle lines are being drawn in a bid to save the moors above Rochdale from being ‘blighted’ by a massive windfarm.