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‘Prosecute them’: Dumped rubbish at Fife wind farm prompts local anger
Rubbish dumped at a Fife wind farm has led to calls for tougher enforcement action against fly-tippers.
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Wind power plant in the bay of Saint-Brieuc: Sea Shepherd launches operation "Les Vents de la Anger"
In Saint-Brieuc, the French state sacrifices marine biodiversity to the climate
Brunswick County commissioners unanimously opppose offshore wind turbines
The Brunswick Commissioners extended the usual “not-in-my-backyard” thinking to “not-within-27-miles” Monday, voting to oppose construction of wind turbines within 24 nautical miles (about 27 miles) of the county’s shoreline. Although no wind-energy projects are planned for the area, the federal government has identified three Wind Energy Areas (WEA) off the North Carolina coast as potential sites for turbines, which would harness offshore wind to produce electricity.
Prospect of visible ocean wind farms unites Brunswick towns in opposition
The opposition movement began earlier this summer in Bald Head Island. The village council approved a resolution in May that makes it clear any efforts to place wind farms within the island’s viewshed — the territory of ocean in which the turbines could be seen from the beach, or the Old Baldy lighthouse — will be met with a fight. The campaign spread to neighboring coastal towns, with Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach passing similar resolutions in July.
Antrim Wind noise and light complaints not yet settled
Recent recommendations from a subcommittee of New Hampshire’s Site Evaluation Committee (SEC) disappointed some neighbors to the Antrim Wind turbine project who wanted more precise sound measuring standards than what the committee appears poised to adopt, but the conversation is far from over.
Brunswick board to stake out position on offshore turbines
Brunswick County’s board of commissioners will consider a resolution opposing offshore wind turbines sited fewer than 24 nautical miles of the shoreline, following the lead of a handful of its oceanfront towns, including Bald Head Island, Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach and Caswell Beach.
Concern in the community about plans for UK's tallest wind farm near Welsh village
A campaign group has come together to protest plans to build the UK's tallest wind farm in south Wales. The Y Bryn onshore wind farm proposes 26 wind turbines of up to 250m each, making them the UK's tallest onshore wind farm structures. The firm behind the plans insists it is listening to people's concerns.
500 new wind turbines for the state forest
The state government has set the goal of building 1,000 additional wind turbines. According to Environment Minister Thekla Walker (Greens), half of this should be realized via the state forest - the government itself can become active here. "As the largest forest owner, the state of Baden-Württemberg has a special responsibility to support these goals," writes Hauk. ForstBW is responsible for the management of over 300,000 hectares of state forest. According to ForstBW, almost 40 percent of the country's area consists of forest.
Solar co sues feds over offshore Vineyard Wind farm approval
Allco, which is represented by its senior general counsel Thomas Melone, further claims that the DOI has failed OCSLA's balancing test because commercial fishing boats will effectively have to abandon the wind farm's area due to difficulties navigating there. The current plan is for 62 wind turbines. Vineyard Wind's approval was quickly condemned by the fishing industry, which raised concerns about the project's impact on fish stocks and vessel traffic.
Solar executive with ocean views sues Vineyard Wind
In a lawsuit filed yesterday with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Thomas Melone argued that federal regulators failed to consider Vineyard Wind’s impact on other ocean users, endangered species and onshore renewable developers. He asked the court to vacate the environmental permit for the 62-turbine project. The lawsuit offers an early test for the next generation of America’s offshore wind farms.
Wind energy in the crisis - Part 2: Now it's up to the forest
In order to give new impetus to wind energy, the conditions for expansion must be relaxed in Germany. Economics Minister Peter Altmaier has spoken out in favor of a simpler and faster procedure for the approval of wind turbines. There is a need for faster procedures and other rules in terms of nature conservation, he says to the «Wirtschaftswoche». In the future, permits should be granted within one year whenever possible. In addition, it is not individual animals that need to be protected from the rotors, according to Altmaier, but only animal species as a whole. Otherwise the energy transition will not succeed.
Wind turbine, fracking protesters call on state DEC to take action
Many picketers are concerned about drilling related to the installation process, which last week caused a heavy flow of mud in the area. Specifically, many residents, like John Conway, are upset about the frac-out, as it is called, which is now impacting a nearby wetland area.
Resting pterodactyls! How Outlander writer views wind turbines that ‘deface landscape’
Ms Gabaldon, who plans to return to Scotland in the autumn for the publication of her ninth Outlander novel, ...she admitted she had doubts about the benefits of wind power, claiming she was ‘definitely on the sceptic side of alternate energy technology’. Her comments follow a recent report by Scottish Government agency Historic Environment Scotland (HES), which raised concerns over the proliferation of wind farms near the country’s heritage sites.
Cleanup underway after drilling mishap
A “frac-out” from a drilling line late last week has resulted in a prolonged cleanup in Cherry Creek.
Windmills on the horizon, stirring unrest. A new storm gathers over N.J.
Environmentalists, commercial fishermen, recreational boaters, labor unions, homeowners, boardwalk businesses, NIMBYs and ratepayer advocates are all circling Orsted, the Dutch wind power company behind what could be one of the largest wind farms in North America. Local, state and federal officials are also starting to feel the heat. Just about everyone involved, including David Hardy, CEO of Orsted US, worries the project could devolve into chaos.
A toxic blot on the landscape
'I am very green but these schemes are not green at all,' says Heather. 'They are all about money. 'Aside from looking at those hideous panels, our lives will be dominated by acres of metal, glass, CCTV and generator boxes. ...' Across Britain, solar farms are on the march. Some 1,000 acres of rural land a month are earmarked for 'photovoltaic' panels and the miles of cabling that go with them.
Are solar and wind farms ugly or beautiful? There’s a lot riding on the answer
It was a huge moment in the fight against climate change. The Biden administration announced this week that it would open more than 250,000 acres of ocean water off California’s Central Coast to wind energy development.
Green energy has environmental toll
Do “greens” think we can’t see that huge quantities of raw materials and fossil fuels are used to mine, manufacture, transport and construct these intermittent, unreliable, grid crashing environmentally destructive scams? Hydro, and nuclear power have a small footprint and a small impact on the environment compared to the waste of “renewables.”
“Don’t accept the tainted coin”: Sutherland woman’s plea to neighbours as lochside wind farm looms
A Sutherland resident is urging her neighbours not to accept “the tainted silver coin” when it comes to a proposed windfarm on Loch Shin.
"Wind power is harmful energy"
Our president is afraid of being set on fire by the Greens if he withdraws his support for wind projects. Environmentalists are screaming very loudly, if we abandon these projects they will scream even louder! But now, they are influential, they can turn the political landscape upside down.