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Lowell wind protest in Vermont: Turn it back!

Produced July 16, 2012 (Posted July 18, 2012) by Rob Pforzheimer

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Over 150 protesters in Vermont blocked deliver of turbine components to Green Mountain Power's Lowell Wind energy facility now under construction. At least 30 law enforcement officers were deployed at the protest including federal border control officers. The protest became heated at several points when two Vermonters were arrested. Residents in northern Vermont were visibly frustrated at the State's aggressive push to site industrial scale turbines on the ridgelines. The State of Vermont prohibits billboards.

Duration: 3 minutes 53 seconds

Filed under : Vermont : General

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