Alerts Archive: January 2010
These postings are provided to help publicize the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Action alerts, Environment, Law, Noise, Property values, Setbacks, U.K., Wildlife •
Source: Country Guardian
National Policy Statement concerning renewable energy
One of our supporters has brought the following to my attention and it would be good if you could respond with your comments.
The Government has published a draft set of National Policy Statements concerned with various large infrastructure projects. Of these, No.3 is concerned with Renewable Energy including onshore wind farms.
http://data.energynpsconsultation.decc.gov.uk/documents/npss/EN-3.pdf
This section on onshore wind farms includes a number of points which we would consider to be undesirable or plain wrong:
There is a section on “proximity to dwellings” which mentions . . .
Announcements, Press conferences, Press releases, Vermont •
Source: Energize Vermont
Energize Vermont Launch Press Conference
Energize Vermont Launch Press Conference
Tuesday Jan. 26 11:45 a.m.
Cedar Creek Room, State House, Montpelier
Energize Vermont Will Support Community Energy Solutions
New Grassroots Group Pushes For Responsible Renewables and Conservation
Grassroots activists from around the state will gather at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, January 26 in the State House in Montpelier to announce the formation of Energize Vermont, a new group supporting community energy projects in Vermont.
John Liccardi, the President of the Energize Vermont Board of Directors, will be one of . . .
Action alerts, Aesthetics, Environment, Flyers, Health, Noise, Oregon, Wildlife •
Source: Brian Shortt
Don’t Assume. Get the Facts. Consider the Risks.
Wind Turbines in Hood River, Oregon
Financial Risks
A recent article in the Oregonian describes just how bad things can get when making revenue forecasts related to wind projects.
“State officials deliberately underestimated the cost of Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s plan to lure green energy companies to Oregon with big taxpayer subsidies, resulting in a program that cost 40 times more than unsuspecting lawmakers were told — The incentives are now under intense scrutiny at the Oregon Department of Energy, which is scrambling to . . .
