Alerts Category: Action alerts
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.
Call your senators and representative
Currently, Congress is working on a bipartisan effort to extend tax breaks for American families and businesses. The Section 1603 Treasury Grant Program provides wind and other renewable energy projects with a cash grant instead of the 30% federal investment tax credit. The Section 1603 tax credit program is set to expire this December, and the wind industry is clamoring for its extension. We need you to reach out and urge Congress to reject the costly wind industry agenda that . . .
Mont Saint Michel
[scroll down for English translation] Le scandale inimaginable des éoliennes industrielles au Mont Saint Michel est en train de se concrétiser. Les tribunaux ont donné raison au promoteur concernant les éoliennes d’Argouges. Les avocats du conseil d’Etat ont estimé que le pourvoi devant la cour de cassation était perdu d’avance. Nous n’avons eu aucune réponse de la présidence de la République et du ministère de la culture. La direction de l’unesco nous a renvoyé au préfet. Les éoliennes vont pouvoir . . .
Complimentary Energy Decision Support Tool (CEDST)
Project Overview The Complimentary Energy Decision Support Tool (CEDST) is a project being conducted between the School of Engineering at the University of Guelph and the Poultry Industry Council. The purpose of this tool is to assist farmers in their decision to install a renewable energy system. This tool will be simple to use and will guide the farmer through an assessment of the renewable energy potential of his or her site. It will compare different potential renewable energy technologies . . .
Action alerts, Environment, Law, Ontario, Wildlife •
Source: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Call for comments: wind turbine bird guidelines
Policy Proposal Notice: Birds and Bird Habitats: Guidelines for Wind Power Projects (2010) EBR Registry Number: 011-0112 Ministry of Natural Resources Date Proposal loaded to the Registry: November 05, 2010 Comment Period: 45 days: submissions may be made between November 05, 2010, and December 20, 2010. Description of Policy: The Green Energy Act 2009 (GEA) places a priority on expanding Ontario’s use of clean and renewable sources of energy, including wind power. A key element of the GEA is a . . .
Action alerts, Economics, Emissions, Energy, Grid, Law, U.S. •
Source: National Wind Watch
Urge your senators to reject a national RES
Update: Yesterday afternoon (Sept. 21), Senators Bingaman (D-NM), Brownback (R-KS), Dorgan (D-ND), Collins (R-ME), Udall (D-NM), and Udall (D-CO) introduced a 15% by 2021 renewable electricity standard (RES) bill, The Renewable Electricity Promotion Act. For this RES only bill to move forward, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will need to allow this bill to come up for a floor vote, and at least 60 Senators will need to vote in favor of it. The primary purpose of the RES is . . .
Action alerts, Environment, Events, Germany, Letters •
Source: Reichardt, Jutta; and Bernardi, Marco
Husum Wind Energy Fair – the worldwide biggest playground of wind-profiteers
Dear allies against Big Wind worldwide, dear members of EPAW and NAPAW ! From Tuesday to Saturday all the global wind industry lobbyists who profit from the destruction of nature, biodiversity, landscape and our health and quality of life will meet in Husum, Schleswig-Holstein – in northern Germany. 25,000 visitors from 70 countries worldwide are expected. Even those who destroy your country, your landscape, your oceans, your mountains and your nature by industrial wind turbines ! We want to go to Husum . . .
Action alerts, California, Comments, Environment, Hearings, Law, Wildlife •
Source: Alameda County Community Development Agency
Call for comments re Altamont Pass Wind Power Resources Area
Notice of Preparation (Notice) of a Program Environmental Impact Report for the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (APWRA) revisions to Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) for repowering and continued maintenance and operation of wind turbines in Alameda County: SUMMARY: The County of Alameda (County) is issuing this Notice to advise other agencies and the public that the County will be preparing a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area revised conditional use permits (CUPs)(proposed project) within . . .
