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Source: Don Hendershot
Answers to a few questions
The air went out of the sails of the “Wind Power Forum” for a bit because we hope to make it Web based and have some technical tinkering to do to prepare The Smoky Mountain News’ Web site.
To whet your appetite and perhaps inspire wind-power proponents to respond, I will give you a glimpse from the most complete response (answering all the reader-inspired questions) we have received to date.
The response is from Eric Rosenbloom, a science editor and writer living . . .
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Destruction of Moore Rd, Cohocton, N.Y.
A troubling set of 33 photos:
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Information
Source: Rock County Tax-Payers for a Better Renewable Energy Plan
Media Tips
Getting media coverage is surprisingly easy, but it requires being diligent about contacting media every single time you see an article that is related to industrial wind plants in your state.
FIRST
I would go to the local NPR and other radio websites and send an email to every one of the hosts of the local talk shows.
The email should be brief.
All it needs to say is that you have a story that is not being covered in your state media and . . .
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Handling Frustrations and Disappointments
How to Avoid Getting Burned Out
Trying to solve major issues like wind power, property taxes, etc. necessitates dealing with self-serving bureaucrats, double-talking politicians, special interest promoters, the uninformed public, etc. To say the least, this can be stressful, which has mental, social, and physical manifestations and consequences.
Burnout can result from: feelings of lack of control. a perception of insufficient rewards or recognition, an appearance of a divided support community, or little hope of positive change in the situation.
The solutions that . . .
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Tundra swans at proposed wind turbine site
Ken Bell of the Rondeau Watershed Coalition recorded this video on March 12 of hundreds of tundra swans gathering during their migration at the proposed site of several industrial wind turbines in Chatham-Kent, Ontario.
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Wind Power Information Sources
Wind power is a technology issue, and, as such, is difficult for the media and normal citizens to accurately comprehend without spending the time to do a fairly substantial amount of research. The types of articles that appear on this topic fall into two general categories:
those written by scientists and technical experts. These are often hard for most people to understand because they use many technical terms, and assume that the reader is fluent in the energy field. Additionally, many . . .
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Raising the rotors on 400′-high wind turbine
This is a 1.5-megawatt GE turbine with a rotor diameter of 77 meters (253 feet).
Burlington (Vt.) Free Press
Also see longer slideshow accompanying full-length article.
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Wind energy projects in generator interconnection "queue" for US grid regions
NE ISO
2,100 MW
(New England)
NY ISO
6,800 MW
(NY)
PJM
24,500 MW
(Mid-Atlantic states west through northern IN and IL)
MISO
65,500 MW
(most of Midwest)
ERCOT
35,500 MW
(much of TX)
SPP
19,300 MW
(mostly KS and OK, also TX panhandle)
WECC
11,200 MW
(entire western US)
Total
164,900 MW
(within US portion of North American grid)
Numbers are rounded to nearest 100 MW. The numbers may be somewhat inflated owing to occasional multiple interconnection study applications for the same wind energy project (e.g., to evaluate alternative ways to tie into a grid’s transmission system). And, of course, not all of . . .
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Construction begins in Cohocton before permits issued
According to Cohocton Wind Watch, site work for the UPC/Canandaigua Power Partners Dutch Hill project in Cohocton, N.Y., has begun even though building permits have not yet been issued.
Here is a picture of stockpiled turbine parts in Dansville:
Click here for pictures of the extensive excavating and clearing and the huge construction headquarters.
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Bat Mortality and Wind Power: a problem of migration?
In the push to develop new forms of sustainable energy, the wind power industry is at the forefront. Turbines that harness the power of wind already serve as effective power sources across the globe, and this proven effectiveness has led to vast increases in the number of turbines currently under construction. The general impact of wind turbines on the environment is likely far less than conventional power sources. However, recent evidence shows that certain species of bats are particularly susceptible . . .
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