Cohocton Wind Watch

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• Wind Power Ethics Group posts Web petition for governor

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  The Wind Power Ethics Group is taking its case to the Web. Members of the Cape Vincent-based citizens organization's legal committee wrote and posted a petition online for Gov. David A. Paterson, which had more than 390 signatures as of Thursday evening. The group opposes large-scale wind power development. Group member Arthur D

• State Launches Investigation Into Turbine Collapse

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  ALTONA, N.Y. -- The New York Public Service Commission has launched an investigation into the Noble Wind Farm accident in Altona and will make its own determination on the cause of the collapse. Public Service Commission spokeswoman Anne Dalton said the agency requested information from Noble on turbine equipment and operations before the

• Supervisor Town of Cohocton April 1, 2009 letter to First Wind

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  01/16/2807 18:11 5853849531 . TOWNOFCOHOCTN PAGE 01/02 Town of Cohocton P.O. Box 327 15 South Main St. Cohocton, NY 14826 April 1, 2009 Paul Gaynor, C.E.O. First Wind 85 Wells Avenue Newton, Massachusetts 02459 Re: Cohocton and Dutch Hill Wind Projects Dear Mr. Gaynor: As you should be aware, noise from First Wind's installation and

• Steve Dombert, Town of Hartsville Supervisor

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  Click to listen to the WLEA report on lower real estate values from industrial wind projects.

• Wind power is a complete disaster

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  There is no evidence that industrial wind power is likely to have a significant impact on carbon emissions. The European experience is instructive. Denmark, the world’s most wind-intensive nation, with more than 6,000 turbines generating 19% of its electricity, has yet to close a single fossil-fuel plant. It requires 50% more coal-generated

• Moratorium on Wind Energy Development in Northern NY

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  Click to sign the following petition. Dear Governor Paterson, During a visit to Watertown, NY a few months ago you expressed concerns that we must be very careful when it involves the placement of industrial wind complexes near New York State’s environmental treasures. Myself and the people included on this letter share your concerns and

• Wind Development: Studies try to determine if an ill wind blows

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  Bath, N.Y. Attention over the sound made by wind turbines recently erected in Cohocton has alerted those in nearby towns considering wind projects to the potential effects of noise. But questions remain about what action – if any – towns affected by the turbines should take to protect their citizens. One wind farm has been completed in Cohocton

• Windmills a sound investment?

  http://batr.net/cohoctonwindwatch/2009/04/windmills-sound-in...
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  Bath, N.Y. Editor’s note | This is the first part of a two-part look at developing concerns over wind farms in parts of Steuben County. In early January, the blades in the 53-turbine First Wind project in the town of Cohocton began to spin. It was the first project in Steuben County to generate renewable energy and one of five under

• SAFETY OF WIND SYSTEMS

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• Cohocton not dealing with leaseholder noise complaints

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  Cohocton, N.Y. The Town of Cohocton announced Monday it will no longer be dealing with any noise complaints generated by residents who lease property with wind energy developer First Wind. The town board sent an open letter to the media Monday afternoon outlining its intentions on monitoring noise generated by the 50 wind turbines erected in