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New York town enjoys wind power boom - July 29 07
WIND & SOLAR POWER —
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AlJazeeraEnglish asked: The generation of wind power is growing at a rate of 25 percent a year in the U.S., along with demand for renewable energy. While not every community is happy to consider the emerging giant wind turbines on the horizon - a city in New York State considers them a favor. Kristen Saloomey ...2 hours ago -
Voters enact 6-month moratorium on wind farm development
National Wind Watch: News —
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RUMFORD — In less than 10 minutes and without discussion, voters at Thursday night’s special town meeting enacted a 180-day moratorium on commercial wind farm development.By a show of hands, a majority of the slightly more than 100 people decided they wanted the opportunity to understand and evaluate the ...3 hours ago -
Harwich neighbors oppose wind project
National Wind Watch: News —
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HARWICH – About a dozen residents living near a proposed municipal wind turbine project turned up at the board of selectmen’s meeting Monday night to voice their dismay.The project ““Seems like something that was put under the radar,” said Sheila Bowen of West Tupelo Drive about the town’s plans to erect ...3 hours ago -
Windside Wind Turbines: Works of Art Incorprated Into Ecological Structures
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Earth CentreThe Windside Wind Turbine is a vertical wind turbine based on sailing engineering principles. The turbine rotor is rotated by two spiral-formed vanes. First tests were made in Southern Finland in both inland and marine environments. Laboratory wind tunnel tests were also made. For over twenty years ...3 hours ago -
Forest service pitches land purchase to town
National Wind Watch: News —
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READSBORO- A representative from the Green Mountain National Forest made an intriguing offer at Wednesday’s selectboard meeting. The GMNF is interested in purchasing two parcels of land totaling 660 acres and sought support from the town. The proposal sounded fine to some people, but a few residents were skeptical ...3 hours ago -
Constructive Suggestions To Use When Selecting Energy Efficient Space Heaters
Alternative Energy HQ —
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A method to significantly lower your heating costs is to heat the room you are using instead of the complete house. The best way to heat the 1 or 2 room you are using is by trying a space heater. Most space heaters get power from electricity. Electrical space heaters are very energy efficient. Though using electric ...4 hours ago -
Threat of Eminent Domain Hangs in the Air Over Minnesota Wind Power Project
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Does the government’s power of eminent domain include seizing the rights to the wind that wafts over your property? That’s the controversial question swirling around an 8 megawatt wind farm proposed by the southern Minnesota city of New Ulm and opposed by several farmers in rural Lafayette Township who refuse to ...4 hours ago -
Wind Turbines Don’t Hurt Property Values
Green Options —
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A new comprehensive study — The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values in the United States: A Multi-Site Hedonic Analysis — conclusively shows that property values are not harmed by wind turbines and wind power facilities . The study, conducted by Lawrence Berkely National ...5 hours ago -
Stop-work petition withdrawn after wind project halted due to low energy prices
National Wind Watch: News —
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AUGUSTA — A petition filed last month with the Maine Board of Environmental Protection to halt construction of a $120 million wind farm in Roxbury was withdrawn Thursday at a board hearing at the Holiday Inn Ground Round restaurant.The reason?Developer Record Hill Wind LLC had already decided last month to stop ...6 hours ago -
Roxbury wind farm project put on hold
National Wind Watch: News —
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A bid to freeze construction activities at a 22-turbine wind farm in western Maine fizzled today after opponents of the project withdrew their request during a meeting of the Maine Board of Environmental Protection. The withdrawal followed a recent announcement by the Record Hill Wind LLC energy developers that they ...7 hours ago -
Cape to defer action on wind
National Wind Watch: News —
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PETITION FILED: Group wants three on board to abstain from vote CAPE VINCENT — The town board agreed Thursday that it will not schedule a public hearing or take any vote on a controversial proposed wind power law until at least the beginning of the year.The stipulation came in the wake of a state Supreme Court ...7 hours ago -
Vermont utilities offer tour of wind farm
National Wind Watch: News —
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Two Vermont utilities are offering a free daylong trip Saturday to a New Hampshire windpower installation where 12 tall turbines generate electricity atop Lempster Mountain.It’s a chance for residents of Lowell, Vt., and surrounding towns to judge for themselves a wind development’s impacts, the utilities ...7 hours ago -
Turbine plans up in the air
National Wind Watch: News —
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A special meeting of Hornby Parish Council voted to oppose plans for 20 more wind turbines near the existing belt at Caton Moor.Community Windpower has submitted plans to Lancaster City Council for the turbines, which could generate 50 megawatts of electricity.Councillors at the packed meeting voted 6-4 in favour of ...7 hours ago -
Packet covers Galloo queries; Developer says timing for PILOT approval based only on subsidy
National Wind Watch: News —
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In a mailing dated Tuesday, Upstate NY Power Corp. again painted a rosy picture of the proposed Galloo Island Wind Farm for Jefferson County legislators.The packet of information sent to legislators answered questions from a Planning and Development Committee meeting Nov. 24.Upstate NY Power Corp. plans to build an ...7 hours ago -
Peninsula Power gets test tower grant
National Wind Watch: News —
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Peninsula Power’s application for the loan of a wind test tower, to be located on Caterpillar Hill in Sedgwick, has been approved. Paul Trowbridge announced the decision at the group’s November 19 meeting. The grant for a wind turbine site survey is from the University of Maine and Efficiency Maine, a program of ...7 hours ago -
Stop & Shop maps plans for wind turbine to power store
National Wind Watch: News —
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Supermarket chain Stop & Shop is placing a big bet on wind power at its Bass Avenue shopping center, even as the store faces stiff new competition from Gloucester Crossing.The company is working on plans to build a windmill in the East Gloucester shopping center that would power the store there and serve as a ...7 hours ago -
Wind must not be center of renewable energy agenda
National Wind Watch: News —
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Attorney General Martha Coakley was recently quoted in the news: “We are running out of time to look at what we need to do for alternative energies.”The article went on about Cape Wind and wind turbines, as if commercial wind turbines are the only renewable energy resource in the world.Who made the decision to ...8 hours ago -
BLM seeks input on wind turbine project
National Wind Watch: News —
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KINGMAN – Several meetings in Mohave County are planned for a proposed large wind turbine project in the White Hills area.The Bureau of Land Management will hold meetings next week in Kingman, Dolan Springs and White Hills. The Kingman meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Hampton Inn at 1791 ...8 hours ago -
Judge dismisses turbine proceeding
National Wind Watch: News —
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CAPE VINCENT PERMIT: Man sought to have revocation reversed; ruling says ZBA can enforce ordinance CAPE VINCENT — A state Supreme Court judge has dismissed a town of Cape Vincent man’s Article 78 petition that sought to overturn the town Zoning Board of Appeals’ revocation of his permit for the construction of a ...8 hours ago -
Island’s wind farm plan rejected
National Wind Watch: News —
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Councillors have rejected plans to build a wind farm on the Isle of Wight after discussing the move for more than three hours at a meeting.The planning committee voted on the bid to build three turbines at Cheverton Down, near Shorwell on Thursday night.The application, submitted by renewable energy firm Cornwall ...8 hours ago
