The development of wind power along Vermont's ridgelines has divided Vermonters in a way development issues do not normally split environmentalists. Is Green Mountain Power's Kingdom Community Wind Project planned for Lowell Mountain really a needed investment in our local quest to confront climate change or will it unnecessarily despoil what is at the heart of what Vermonters cherish -- our scenic ridgelines? Many of us have friends on either side of this passionate debate.

While bridging this divide presents certain challenges there is an important policy issue upon which those on both sides of this debate should find common ground.... [continue via Web link]