Alerts Archive: August 2012
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.
Announcements, Environment, Health, Law, Publications, Web sites •
Source: TurbinesOnFire.org
Turbines on Fire
Wind turbine fires, accidents, and fatalities are nothing short of criminal. In this site we will provide a focus on these events that are deathly, with developers providing no protection to individuals or communities that have projects foisted on them. Examine this site and discover the truth about the lack of control, regulation, protection, for people, animals, landscapes, and communities. Any other industry would be and is required to have much more accountability. Questions: Why are there no REGULATIONS regarding . . .
Impacts, Information, Ontario, Publications, Research, Web sites •
Source: Ill Wind Reporting
Ill Wind Reporting
Ill Wind Reporting looks to uncover and document the many instances of negative effects from wind developments in rural communities. The web site is available for all to use. If you are negatively impacted by industrial wind turbines please submit a report for each incident you experience. If you think you will be submitting more than 1 report, please create a user account. Ill Wind Reporting is sponsored by an ad hoc group of individuals in Ontario, Canada, who are . . .
Don’t Renew the PTC!
S.3521, the “Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012” began mark-up in the Senate Finance Committee on August 2, 2012. It initially did not include an extension of the Production Tax Credit, or PTC, after it expires at the end of 2012, but Chuck Grassley of Iowa (the original author of the PTC in 1992) introduced two amendments, one extending the PTC for 2 years, the other extending the PTC for 1 year but allowing any project having . . .
