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Holland City Council does not oppose meteorological tower [New York]

07/05/2008 05:49 PM

The Holland City Council has no objections to the meteorological tower planned for Windmill Island Gardens. The council voted to send a letter to its zoning board of appeals to that effect. The ...

 

Responses to green energy programs lack energy [USA]

07/05/2008 05:40 PM

Even as more Americans look to shrink their carbon footprints, relatively few have switched to providers of electricity generated by wind, water and sun. ...many consumers aren't aware of programs ...

 

Developer wants to build $850 million wind farm in Fillmore County [Minnesota]

07/05/2008 04:16 PM

Winds in southwest Fillmore County may soon do more than blow hats off of farmers. EcoEnergy LLC plans to build a 400-megawatt, $850 million wind farm in Bristol Township, a 36-square-mile farming ...

 

Wind turbine request granted [Pennsylvania]

07/05/2008 03:54 PM

The Penn Forest Zoning Hearing Board met Thursday night to determine whether to grant a special exception to the township's building ordinance for a wind turbine. ...Township zoning officer Joseph ...

 

Villagers pledge to fight plan for second wind turbine site [UK]

07/05/2008 03:15 PM

Villagers who have vowed to fight plans for nearly a dozen turbines near their homes could face a second wind farm development on their doorstep. County Durham firm Banks Developments has drawn up ...

 

MoD objects to wind farm plans [UK]

07/05/2008 03:12 PM

Aviation experts are set to clash over the impact a proposed wind farm at Routh, near Beverley, could have on radar installations. Twelve huge turbines could endanger aircraft flying over the ...

 

Wind surge poses a risk to salmon and reveals flaws in BPA's power-regulating system [Washington]

07/05/2008 03:06 PM

Columbia Basin river managers had a close call this week when they were forced to cut back on hydropower after a surge in wind energy blasted through the system. The surge forced them to spill more ...

 

Wind farm to be built on Tantramar Marshes [Canada]

07/05/2008 02:59 PM

Vistas on the picturesque Tantramar marshes once dotted by marsh barns will soon be home to 43 wind turbines. At an open house held in Sackville on Thursday night, 75 residents and land owners took ...

 

Parts for wind farm take over Green Bay rail yard [Wisconsin]

07/05/2008 02:49 PM

Alliant Energy is using the rail yard as a staging point for moving the large wind-tower components from rail to truck for the final leg of a trip that started in Europe. ...Wisconsin Power & Light, ...

 

Enfield wind developer submits a revised developer's agreement [New York]

07/05/2008 02:27 PM

After Enfield town attorney Guy Krogh expressed his concerns with wind farm developer John Rancich's developer's agreement, a second version of the agreement along with a property-value guarantee was ...

 

Somerset County wind project proposed [Pennsylvania]

07/05/2008 01:34 PM

Airtricty Stonycreek Wind Farm is looking to build four electricity-generating wind turbines in Allegheny Township -- part of a broader project that includes 28 wind turbines in Stonycreek Township ...

 

Proposed wind farm off Vineyard gets congressional boost [USA] [Massachusetts]

07/04/2008 12:25 PM

A company that wants to build a floating wind farm off the coast of Martha's Vineyard has received a boost from the state's congressional delegation. In a letter dated June 26, the entire ...

 

Villagers say no to wind turbines [UK]

07/04/2008 12:12 PM

Protesters picketed a power company promoting its plan to build six wind turbines at Sempringham Fen this week. Members of AGAST (Action Group Against Sempringham Turbines) outlined their opposition ...

 

Wells lifeboat rescue off wind farm [UK]

07/04/2008 12:03 PM

Wells lifeboat rescued a yacht with engine failure which was drifting dangerously close to a new wind farm off Skegness. ...Wells lifeboat press officer John Mitchell said it was too early to say ...

 

Turbine tussle propels wind talk [Massachusetts]

07/04/2008 11:52 AM

A row broke out last week over how to proceed with a proposal to build a wind turbine at the transfer station. Some selectmen were surprised to find out the recycling and renewable energy committee ...

 

Company proposes wind farm [Wyoming]

07/04/2008 10:57 AM

A Texas-based wind energy company is making plans for the construction of a new wind farm in eastern Carbon County. Project manager Nate Sandvig of Horizon Wind Energy presented plans for the ...

 

Wind energy not for birds; But research could offer solutions [USA]

07/04/2008 10:49 AM

Researchers studying birds killed by power lines are encouraged by recent findings from a study in the Dakotas that could hold implications throughout the Central Flyway, the major migration route ...

 

Residents dig in against power line [Canada]

07/04/2008 10:43 AM

A small but determined group of Tsawwassen residents continued their fight to prevent high-voltage power line construction Thursday by blocking access to their neighbourhood with parked cars. "The ...

 

Canada OKs farmers' power line appeal [Canada] [Montana]

07/04/2008 10:12 AM

Alberta farmers who hope to halt construction of a major power transmission line proposed between Great Falls and Lethbridge were granted permission Thursday to appeal the $150 million project to the ...

 

Residents may voice opinions on power line plan [Pennsylvania]

07/04/2008 10:09 AM

Residents will get their chance to speak up about a proposed power line route through Springfield at three public hearings this month hosted by the Public Utility Commission. The supervisors have ...

 

 


   
     

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