Alerts Category: Press releases
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.
Health, Meetings, Noise, Presentations, Press releases, Property values, Vermont •
Source: Lowell Mountain Group
Information Meeting on Industrial Wind Turbines, February 18
(Lowell, VT) The Lowell Mountain Group is hosting an information meeting on industrial wind turbines on February 18 at the Lowell Graded School, from 7 to 9 pm. This is a rescheduling of the meeting planned for January 28th that was cancelled because of weather. The meeting includes a panel of speakers and the opportunity to ask questions about issues that keep coming up in rural communities where industrial wind projects have been sited or proposed. There will be four . . .
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, . . .
Bureau County to sue Iberdrola for road repairs
The following press statement was issued last evening by the Board of Bureau County, Illinois. The actions of Iberdrola have also prompted some board members to petition the Illinois Attorney General to draft a document similar to the recent New York Wind Energy Code of Conduct. For weeks, the Bureau County Board has attempted to resolve with Iberdrola Renewables the dispute concerning the road repairs necessitated by the construction of the Providence Heights wind farm. Last week, Iberdrola Renewables rejected . . .
Action alerts, France, Press releases, Protests •
Source: Fédération Environnement Durable
Marche internationale de protestation contre les éoliennes du Mont Saint Michel
Une marche internationale est organisée le 26 septembre 2009 à partir de 13h30 au pied du Mont Saint Michel. Des éoliennes industrielles vont dénaturer ce site classé au patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco. Visibles à 20km, ces éoliennes culmineraient à 250 m sur les crêtes des rivages qui bordent la baie. La pollution visuelle d’un des sites les plus visités au monde, par une cinquantaine d’aérogénérateurs tournant et émettant des flashes, confirme l’envahissement systématique de tout le territoire par des projets . . .
Mexico, Press releases •
Source: Asamblea en Defensa de la Tierra y el Territorio
Comuneros recuperan más de 350 hectáreas al Mega Proyecto Eólico Trasnacional
[Comuneros recovered more than 350 hectares from transnational wind energy megaproject -- scroll down for partial English translation] Por este medio, la resistencia al Mega Proyecto Eòlico Trasnacional en el Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. México, informamos, que en significativa fecha, es decir el 15 de septiembre de 2008, a 198 años de la masiva insurrección del Pueblo de México contra el invasor, la trasnacional empresa española, Energías Renovables Preneal, decidió cancelar otros 30 contratos mas de arrendamiento de tierras en . . .
Announcements, Environment, Press releases •
Source: People Only Wanting Energy Responsibility (POWER)
New Alliance Formed: People Only Wanting Energy Responsibility
New Alliance Formed: POWER! is an alliance of organizations and individuals that supports sustainable, local energy that contributes to social, economic, and ecological health. PEOPLE ONLY WANTING ENERGY RESPONSIBILITY ! Snow Creek, Calif., Oct. 29, 2008 — This summer, environmental justice organizations, environmental organizations, grassroots groups, residents, businesses, and individuals from around the state met at Snow Creek to form an alliance to support renewable energy and to influence the misguided policies that are being presented to the public regarding renewable . . .
Announcements, Impacts, Ontario, Press releases •
Source: Wind Concerns Ontario
Industrial wind development faces gale-force resistance across Ontario
Innisfil, Ontario, October 25, 2008 — Twenty-two wind action groups representing thousands of concerned Ontario citizens have joined forces to create Wind Concerns Ontario. This province-wide coalition promotes awareness of the true impacts of industrial wind power facilities on our health, environment, economy and quality of life. Wind Concerns Ontario provides a strong, unified voice of opposition to the unchecked rush to locate over six hundred forty massive industrial wind turbines across the province in the last 5 years without . . .
