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		<title>BPA proposes plan to pay wind developers to reduce power when rivers high</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/08/bpa-proposes-plan-to-pay-wind-developers-to-reduce-power-when-rivers-high/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Bonneville Power Administration today proposed paying wind energy developers for reducing output to help balance the electricity supply during high river flows. If BPA decides to proceed with the compensation proposal, it would seek to split the cost equally between customers including electrical cooperatives and public utilities like Idaho Falls Power, and wind developers. BPA is releasing its proposal for public review now so the agency can meet a March 6 deadline for filing the proposal with the Federal .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>BPA offers to split costs when it pulls the plug on wind farms</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/08/bpa-offers-to-split-costs-when-it-pulls-the-plug-on-wind-farms/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Bonneville Power Administration has proposed to cover half the cost of wind farms&#8217; lost revenue when it shuts off their output because there is too much hydropower already being generated in the region. Renewables advocates said Tuesday that the approach is unacceptable. The cost-sharing proposal is the latest bid to end a dispute that began this spring, when the federal power marketing agency accommodated the massive spring runoff and resulting surge in power production by cutting off wind farms .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Range windfarm canceled</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/02/virginia-range-windfarm-canceled/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A proposed windfarm in the Virginia Range between McClellan Peak and Geiger Grade has been canceled, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The New Comstock Wind Energy Project sought a right-of-way application to build and operate a wind energy facility. Because the project has been canceled, an environmental impact statement required for the project also has been canceled. Great Basin Wind chose the Virginia Range for its $200 million to $400 million project for its reliable wind, proximity to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>New Comstock wind energy project cancelled</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/01/new-comstock-wind-energy-project-cancelled/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management Carson City District, Sierra Front Field Office, in cooperation with Great Basin Wind LLC, has cancelled the proposed New Comstock Wind Energy Project. GBW submitted a Type III right-of-way application to construct and operate a wind energy facility north of Carson City and west of Virginia City, Nevada. On November 26, 2008, the BLM published in the Federal Register the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the New Comstock Wind Energy .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Regulators question NV Energy plan to export renewable power to California</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/27/regulators-question-nv-energy-plan-to-export-renewable-power-to-california/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CARSON CITY — NV Energy is studying shipping solar and geothermal power to California. But regulators and consumer advocates are questioning the mammoth project. &#8220;It&#8217;s a risk to your shareholders,&#8221; Public Utilities Commissioner Rebecca Wagner said during a PUC workshop Thursday. &#8220;You&#8217;re flying without a net.&#8221; Documents filed by the company indicate it has spent $150,000 on studying the project so far. Dan Jacobsen of the state Consumer Affairs Division says there.s worry that if the project fails the Nevada .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Ordinance proposal would regulate wind energy systems</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/25/ordinance-proposal-would-regulate-wind-energy-systems/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A draft ordinance to establishing regulations for alternative energy systems was proposed at the Jan. 19 Lyon County Commission meeting and will now be considered at a future public hearing for possible final action. Building Department Director Nick Malarchik said the draft was a result of inquiries to the county about installing wind energy systems. He said state law doesn&#8217;t allow a governing body to prohibit or place unreasonable restrictions on construction of alternative energy systems, but statues do allow .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>USFS studies proposed Nevada wind farm harm to eagles</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/15/usfs-studies-proposed-nevada-wind-farm-harm-to-eagles/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Midway through a two-year study about the potential impacts of a proposed wind farm on golden eagles in northern Nevada, wildlife biologists say they&#8217;ve identified nearly a dozen nesting sites in the area of the $200 million project in the mountains 20 miles northeast of Sparks. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is studying the hunting patterns of the protected birds to help determine whether to allow plans to proceed for the 44-turbine wind farm atop the Pah Rah Range .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>New ordinance bans windmills on most lots</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/14/new-ordinance-bans-windmills-on-most-lots/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Most Elko County residents won’t need to worry about their neighbor installing a loud, unsightly wind turbine next door, thanks to a new ordinance that broadly interprets a state law regulating the alternative energy devices. The battle between green-energy advocates and their opponents has been going on at the state level for the past few years. In 2009, a Democrat-sponsored bill greatly limited the factors local governments could take into account in crafting regulations for solar and wind generators. Windmill .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds studying Golden Eagle hunting patterns near proposed wind farm north of Sparks</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/10/feds-studying-golden-eagle-hunting-patterns-near-proposed-wind-farm-north-of-sparks/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Another year of studying the hunting patterns of golden eagles will help determine whether the federal government will allow plans to proceed for a 44-turbine wind farm in the mountains 20 miles northeast of Sparks. With another season, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have two years of data on the soaring and hunting patterns of golden eagles near the proposed Virginia Peak project, said Amedee Bricky, who is a migratory bird biologist for the service in Sacramento. “The .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wilson Creek Wind project takes a look at other locations</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/10/wilson-creek-wind-project-takes-a-look-at-other-locations-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Wilson Creek Power Partners is backing away from their seemingly single-minded determination to place wind power electricity generating towers in the Mt. Wilson region, northeast of Pioche. At a special meeting of County Commissioners Sept. 28, an email from Gloria Tibbetts, Planning and Environmental Coordinator with the BLM in Ely, was read. According to the email, the Reno-based Wilson Creek Power Partners, and Champlin Group, the main financial backers for the project, are now willing to look for alternative sites .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Owners want payoff to stop turbine project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/08/owners-want-payoff-to-stop-turbine-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ELKO — An Elko couple whose plan to install a wind turbine on their property along Sundance Drive is offering disgruntled neighbors the chance to pay them not to put up the tower. “Neighbors can pay for the wind rights,” Travis Gerber, attorney for Scott and Sheri Baker, said at the Elko County Commissioners meeting, after commissioners voted to ask the Elko County Planning Commission to look again at the wind ordinance. “The Bakers have to eat $6,000” in a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>BPA reworking process for planning transmission lines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/01/bpa-reworking-process-for-planning-transmission-lines/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Renewable energy developments in the Northwest may soon benefit from more flexibility in the transmission planning process. The past several years have been marked by an increase of wind power developments, partially because of laws requiring utilities to add renewable energy to their portfolios. The Bonneville Power Administration, which controls three-quarters of the Northwest’s high-voltage transmission lines, has been working to figure out how to prepare for the new wind power. But not all of the projects that generated transmission .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Energies venture plans 990-megawatt wind farm in Nevada</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/15/good-energies-venture-plans-990-megawatt-wind-farm-in-nevada/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings LLC, a North American wind-energy developer backed by Good Energies Inc., asked state regulators for permission to build a 990- megawatt wind farm in southeast Nevada. The project would use as many as 350 turbines, according to a permit application filed with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. The cost wasn’t disclosed. The project is one of the first proposed by Santa Barbara, California-based Champlin/GEI since its creation in November, after Good Energies agreed to provide as much .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Feasibility of huge transmission line will be studied</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/15/feasibility-of-huge-transmission-line-will-be-studied/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A new development agreement has been inked to study the feasibility of a 725-mile transmission line that begins in Wyoming, traverses across Utah and ends in Nevada. The project by TransWest Express and the U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s Western Area Power Administration proposes to tap wind energy in southeastern Wyoming and convey up to 3,000 megawatts of renewable power to the Marketplace Hub outside of Las Vegas. Under terms of the agreement, TransWest would kick in up to $25 million .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>BLM rapped for silencing citizens</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/14/blm-rapped-for-silencing-citizens/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has decided to allow members of the public to speak during meetings held to gather public comments. A brouhaha developed after an Aug. 31 meeting in Primm, Nev. The point of the meeting was to gather public input on environmental concerns related to a planned solar development. But people, some of whom drove hundreds of miles to express their views, were not allowed to speak and instead were told to write their thoughts on .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Energies wind subsidiary plans 990MW in Nevada</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/14/good-energies-wind-subsidiary-plans-990mw-in-nevada/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The US development subsidiary of European renewables group Good Energies is planning a 990MW wind project that would be the largest in America. The Wilson Creek Wind Project would be built on some 125.5sq km of federal land located 32km northeast of Pioche, Nevada, and 150 miles (241km) from Las Vegas. Wilson Creek Power Partners says in its application to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) that the area, encompassing Mt. Wilson, Table Mountain, White Rock Mountain and Atlanta .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Promise of jobs from solar, wind power a hard sell in the desert</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/30/promise-of-jobs-from-solar-wind-power-a-hard-sell-in-the-desert/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[SEARCHLIGHT, Nevada–It’s easy to find Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s house in his tiny desert mining hometown. “You looking for Dirty Harry? Just look for the house with the wind turbine in the yard and the big solar panels on the roof,” says a patron at the Searchlight Nugget Casino bar. Reid’s passionate personal commitment to the promise of renewable energy-–often subdued when he is in Washington–-is visibly evident throughout his home state. In the scorched desert 20 miles outside .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>The winds of change</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/19/the-winds-of-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Should neighbors be upset about a 66-foot wind turbine going up on a two-acre lot? Or should they be thankful it isn’t a 135-foot wind turbine on a one-acre lot? The taller wind towers on smaller lots were originally considered by Elko County last fall as commissioners prepared to pass an ordinance setting restrictions on the alternative energy machines. The action followed passage of a state law that prevents local governments from passing “unreasonable” restrictions on windmills. Few residents came .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbors lose appeal of wind turbine tower</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/11/neighbors-lose-appeal-of-wind-turbine-tower/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ELKO — Sundance Drive will soon be home to a 66-foot tall wind turbine tower, despite protests from 14 neighboring households. After a nearly three-hour appeal hearing Monday, Elko County Commissioners unanimously agreed with a decision by the Elko County Planning Commission to allow the tower. The vote could set a precedent for other local residents wanting to put a wind turbine on their property. “What we’re talking about is the future of wind turbines in agricultural residential districts,” Commission .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Ninth Circuit allows Nevada wind farm construction to proceed</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/07/29/ninth-circuit-allows-nevada-wind-farm-construction-to-proceed/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court decision that allowed the construction of a Nevada wind farm, rejecting claims that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated NEPA in approving its construction. W. Watersheds Project v. BLM, No. 11-15799 (9th Cir. 7/15/11) (unpublished). The wind farm project would involve the construction of more than 75 wind turbines, more than 25 miles of new roads, nine miles of fencing, two gravel pits, a microwave tower with overhead .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbines proposed near Nevada airports</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/07/15/wind-turbines-proposed-near-nevada-airports/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[AOPA is asking members to comment on the possible impact of a proposed wind farm installation near two Carson City, Nev., airports. The FAA will evaluate the potential hazard to air traffic of a proposal to construct a 225-foot-agl wind turbine 0.35 nautical miles northeast of Parker Carson Airport and 2.59 nautical miles east of Carson Airport. AOPA is reviewing the proposal’s possible impact on general aviation flight operations and requests that members forward their comments to the association by .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Governor vetoes controversial last-minute energy bill</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/06/18/governor-vetoes-controversial-last-minute-energy-bill/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed a controversial transmission line and energy bill that had been heavily pushed by the state’s most powerful lobbyists during the final hour of the 2011 Nevada legislative session. Sandoval, in his veto message for Assembly Bill 416, expressed concerns about the potential impact on Nevada ratepayers and that the bill would allow NV Energy to circumvent normal approvals from the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. “To increase utility rates on Nevadans struggling to emerge from a severe .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>BLM to begin EIS for Wilson Creek Wind Project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/06/13/blm-to-begin-eis-for-wilson-creek-wind-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Wilson Creek Wind Project to be located about 20 miles northeast of Pioche. Publication of the notice in the Federal Register on Friday, May 27, opens a 60-day public scoping period that will end July 29. The BLM has scheduled four public scoping meetings during July. The public is being asked to identify relevant issues on the Wilson Creek .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>BLM shields renewable projects from mining speculation</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/05/30/blm-shields-renewable-projects-from-mining-speculation/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 10:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Some snotty bugger went in and staked a bunch of mining claims just to make a hurdle,&#8221; says Dave Shaddrick, president of the Nevada Mineral Exploration Coalition. Four claims, actually, filed last April on the site of the contentious 400-megawatt Silver State solar power plant near Las Vegas, Nev. Some believe that locals, angry that Nevada desert will be bulldozed to produce electricity for California, filed them to derail the project. It&#8217;s relatively easy and only costs $100 &#8212; and, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Host of renewable energy bills could mean higher utility bills for Nevadans</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/05/20/host-of-renewable-energy-bills-could-mean-higher-utility-bills-for-nevadans/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 11:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CARSON CITY – The argument goes like this: every Nevadan would only pay 50 cents per person for a great renewable energy program. Energy lobbyist Ted Ko even held up two shiny quarters during a legislative hearing to make the point. But legislators are considering more than a dozen renewable energy bills this session, and some lawmakers fear that a few dollars here and there will add up to significantly higher utility bills for their constituents if all of these .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Will green energy raise your electricity bill?</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/04/25/will-green-energy-raise-your-electricity-bill/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[As Legislature pursues renewables, NV Energy, others say consumers will pick up the tab It’s easy to philosophically support green energy. But what are you willing to pay for it? That’s the question lawmakers are balancing this session, as they try to promote renewable energy, although the state’s electric utility NV Energy and some consumer advocates warn such promotions will lead to higher electricity bills for ratepayers. Green energy advocates, who hope Nevada can one day be a center of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Residents campaign against power line</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/04/08/residents-campaign-against-power-line/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Bob and Penny Busse are not happy campers, and neither are a growing number of property owners in the River Mountain Ranch Estates area immediately west of Foothills Drive and the Old Vegas Ranch area south of Wagonwheel Drive. The homeowners&#8217; anger and frustration stem from a new 600-kilovolt power transmission line being planned on open land immediately east of Foothills Drive, but much too close, some owners feel, to the homes in the single block between Foothills Drive and .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Power proposal put to public</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/03/11/power-proposal-put-to-public/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Public comments regarding a proposed 600-kilovolt extra-high voltage electrical transmission line running through the utility corridor between Lake Las Vegas and Calico Ridge are being accepted by the Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming field office until April 4. The proposed two-conductor (transmission line) system is being planned to run from south-central Wyoming, through the federally designated Henderson utility corridor, and terminate at the Marketplace substation in Boulder City’s Eldorado Valley – a distance of some 725 miles that runs through .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Single wind turbine in Reno community could set significant precedent</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/03/08/single-wind-turbine-in-reno-community-could-set-significant-precedent/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Arguing neighbors often make for good comedy fodder in films and TV shows. But a dispute between neighbors about the legality of installing a 25-kilowatt wind turbine in one Reno community could have serious repercussions for the entire state&#8217;s fledgling wind industry. The ongoing tiff started, interestingly enough, with an introduction letter, resident Richard Sowers said. Last December, the 58-year-old commercial airline pilot moved from Incline Village into a two-acre property in south Reno&#8217;s Forest Hills subdivision. One of the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials uphold denial of turbine permit</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/03/05/officials-uphold-denial-of-turbine-permit/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A planning commission denial of a permit to build a 160-foot wind turbine in southeast Carson City was upheld by the Carson City Board of Supervisors on Thursday. Luke Busby, lawyer for Rainbow Conservation Corps, doing business as the Solar Store, told supervisors that the efficiency of a shorter model would “substantially compromised.” The proposed turbine was for Joe Goni on property zoned single-family 6,000 at 7300 Schulz Drive. He also told the board he believed the city&#8217;s height, setback .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill could limit residential solar, wind energy</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/03/01/bill-could-limit-residential-solar-wind-energy/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Carson City residents described a darker side to earth-friendly, energy-smart solar panels and wind turbines at an Assembly committee hearing Monday. There&#8217;s the eyesore of a sea of solar panels at a nearby school, the strobe-light effect of sun glinting from a 65-foot-tall windmill, and the noise described by some neighbors as a screeching siren. &#8220;Am I going to be able to enjoy my backyard,&#8221; Carson City resident Bob Grosulak asked, &#8220;or will I have to live with a siren, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>State&#8217;s future rides on grouse</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/02/28/states-future-rides-on-grouse/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[They are large, ground-dwelling birds known for their elaborate mating games, played out in the sagebrush outback of rural Nevada and other Western states. Sage grouse once thrived across the West. Now their numbers are limited and their habitat has dwindled, thanks to human progress, the rise of cheatgrass and the large rangeland fires it fuels. The grouse population has dwindled so much that Nevada government officials fear it could eventually be listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Board to consider appeal for wind turbine</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/02/27/board-to-consider-appeal-for-wind-turbine/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A planning commission&#8217;s decision to deny a 160-foot wind energy tower in southeast Carson City is being appealed to the board of supervisors Thursday by the applicant. The application, from Rainbow Conservation Corp. on behalf of Joseph Goni, sought a special use permit to install a wind turbine on a 2.5-acre parcel zoned Single Family 6000 at 7300 Schulz Drive. The applicant now is proposing to lower the height to 111 feet. The board can uphold or reverse the commission&#8217;s .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbors stop a backyard wind turbine</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/02/10/neighbors-stop-a-backyard-wind-turbine/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Wind turbines are becoming popular for homeowners, just like solar panels have been. But in at least one case that&#8217;s leading to some discord in Reno. Neighbors have stopped a man&#8217;s wish for one in his backyard, even though he says he followed the necessary codes and requirements. Richard Sowers says he just wants to do the right thing, and save a bit on his power bill. The plan was to have his own wind turbine to &#8220;lower my carbon .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Suit filed to protect one of Nevada&#8217;s largest bat roosts, national park</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/01/27/suit-filed-to-protect-one-of-nevadas-largest-bat-roosts-national-park/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS, Nev &#8211; Two conservation groups and three Indian Tribes filed suit today to protect a pristine mountain valley adjacent to Great Basin National Park in Nevada from a poorly-sited 8000 acre industrial wind energy project, approved by the Department of the Interior with minimal environmental review. The valley is home to rare and imperiled wildlife such as the greater sage grouse, and sensitive species including golden eagles and free-tailed bats. The project area is also a sacred site .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit challenges plans for Nevada wind energy farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/01/26/lawsuit-challenges-plans-for-nevada-wind-energy-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Environmental groups and Indian tribes sued the federal government Tuesday, challenging plans for a $260 million wind energy farm planned near eastern Nevada&#8217;s Great Basin National Park. A lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for Nevada against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the government agency that approved the plan for windmills called the Spring Valley Wind Energy Facility. The developer is designing the farm to minimize the deaths of bats and birds and other environmental impacts, the BLM .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Planners to hear permit requests for 2 wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/01/24/planners-to-hear-permit-requests-for-2-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Carson City Planning Commission on Wednesday will consider a special use permit request from Robert F. Matthews for an asphalt plant and aggregate crushing plant with a 1.5 megawatt wind turbine at a height of 225 feet plus blade height, on property zoned general industrial located on the south side of Highway 50 East near the Lyon County line. Both the wind turbine and two proposed 150-ton silos exceed the 45-foot building height of the zone. The proposed project .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners vote to support wind project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/01/21/commissioners-vote-to-support-wind-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ELKO — Elko County Commissioners unanimously voted Wednesday to include their support of a commercial wind project near Jackpot in their comments on the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s draft Jarbidge Resource Management Plan. The comment deadline for the plan is Jan. 31. The BLM’s preferred alternative puts the best wind areas off limits due to concerns about sensitive species such as sage grouse, said Laurie Lickley from Renewable Energy Systems Americas. If that alternative is selected, the project would .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbine approved for Bowers fire station</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/12/19/wind-turbine-approved-for-bowers-fire-station/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Over the objections of a few West Washoe Valley residents, the Washoe County Commission has accepted the donation of a wind turbine to produce electrical power for the fire station at Bowers Mansion. On behalf of the Sierra Fire Protection District, the county commission this week accepted the $135,000 donation. To appease residents who don&#8217;t want to see wind turbines in the scenic valley, the windmill will be placed behind the fire station and away from Old U.S. 395. Jane .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind at their backs: Powerful Democrats help Chinese energy firm chase stimulus money</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/12/10/wind-at-their-backs-powerful-democrats-help-chinese-energy-firm-chase-stimulus-money/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Top Democratic fundraisers and lobbyists with links to the White House are behind a proposed wind farm in Texas that stands to get $450 million in stimulus money, even though a Chinese company would operate the farm and its turbines would be built in China. The farm’s backers also have close ties with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who, at the height of his hard-fought re-election bid this fall, helped blunt congressional criticism over stimulus dollars possibly .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Some American Indians object to desert energy projects</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/11/07/some-american-indians-object-to-desert-energy-projects/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The recent sight of road graders clearing old-growth Mojave Desert shrubs for the nation’s first large-scale solar energy project on public land pained Phil Smith. “It hurts because it will never be the same again,” said the Chemehuevi elder, who lives near Needles. The Ivanpah Valley in northeast San Bernardino County holds ancient trails and worship sites, he said. It is home to the desert tortoise and other plants and animals that were important sources of food and medicine to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Golden eagles could stop Pah Rah Range wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/10/10/golden-eagles-could-stop-pah-rah-range-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Concerns over soaring eagles are prompting new studies that could determine the fate of Nevada Wind&#8217;s proposed wind farm on top of the Pah Rah Range overlooking Palomino Valley. But officials with the $200 million project are confident they can work out an agreement with U.S. Fish and Wildlife to protect the golden eagles and still string a line of 44 large turbines across the ridgetops. It could be the first large wind farm built in the state, depending on .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Commission approves wind project amendments</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/10/07/commission-approves-wind-project-amendments/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[RENO — On Tuesday, the Washoe County Planning Commission approved more than 20 amendments to conditions defining the Virginia Peak Wind Project to be built in Palomino Valley. At its monthly meeting, the planning commission addressed amendments to the special-use permit that project developer Nevada Wind requested be reviewed. The original permit was approved by the commission on Feb. 4, 2009. At the meeting, commissioners approved an amendment to restart the three-year, special-use permit’s time limit. This will allow the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbine mishap snarls traffic</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/09/29/wind-turbine-mishap-snarls-traffic/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Both lanes of U.S. 54 Highway were blocked for about an hour Monday afternoon, Sept. 27 while workers disconnected one towing apparatus and connected another to a section of wind turbine tower being transported across the country en route to Canada. A worker for Combined Transport of Central Point, Ore., said it was &#8220;just a freak accident&#8221; that a component of the specialized &#8220;Schnaubel&#8221; trailer broke while crossing the Fly Creek bridge early that morning. The damage caused the load .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>TransCanada drops $3 billion transmission project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/09/18/transcanada-drops-3-billion-transmission-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The $3 billion Chinook transmission project, proposed to ship thousands of megawatts of wind energy from wind-rich Montana to big energy markets, is no longer being pursued by Calgary-based TransCanada because of a lack of interest from wind farm developers. In January 2009, TransCanada officials told Gov. Brian Schweitzer that plans for the project were moving forward, and that they anticipated announcing a partnership with a large wind-power generator. &#8220;We don&#8217;t have sufficient commercial interest to proceed with the project .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian company shelves MT-NV transmission line</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/09/17/canadian-company-shelves-mt-nv-transmission-line/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A Canadian company says it is shelving for now its plans to build a $3 billion, high-voltage power line from south-central Montana to Nevada due to lack of interest from wind farm developers. TransCanada project manager John Dunn said Friday that the company has turned its focus to a southeastern Wyoming-to-Las Vegas transmission line called Zephyr. Dunn says TransCanada successfully solicited bids from wind developers to ship 3,000 megawatts on the Zephyr line. Chinook has received less interest, but still .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm plan draws opposition; Hunters, wildlife advocates say Lincoln County site wrong for project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/09/04/wind-farm-plan-draws-opposition-hunters-wildlife-advocates-say-lincoln-county-site-wrong-for-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Hunters and wildlife advocates are taking aim at plans to put 350 wind turbines on Lincoln County&#8217;s picturesque Mount Wilson and nearby ridges that are home to mule deer, elk and sage grouse. They fear noise and vibrations from the turbine blades whirling on 300-foot towers will disrupt deer and elk migration to summer fawning areas and devastate the breeding grounds, or &#8220;leks,&#8221; of sage grouse. &#8220;If you go in and put wind turbines on Mount Wilson, the sage grouse .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers hope to save bats from any harmful effects of Spring Valley Wind Farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/08/22/researchers-hope-to-save-bats-from-any-harmful-effects-of-spring-valley-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[WHITE PINE COUNTY &#8212; At night in one of the darkest places on Earth it&#8217;s hard to see, and impossible to count, the hundreds of thousands of bats that boil out of Rose Cave after sunset. Yet biologists are using &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; technology to see and track more of the Mexican free-tailed bats &#8212; stuff such as thermal imaging scopes, infrared optics, radio tracking collars and marine-grade radar. Their research is aimed at finding ways to keep the bats from .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Planned wind farm near Searchlight clears county hurdle</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/08/18/planned-wind-farm-near-searchlight-clears-county-hurdle/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Despite the protests of residents, more than 80 wind turbines, each more than 400 feet tall, could soon surround Searchlight. On Wednesday, Clark County commissioners approved an application from Duke Energy, a national renewable energy firm, to move forward with the project. The proposal encompasses about 9,300 acres bordering Searchlight on three sides. The southern Clark County town has about 500 residents. At the meeting, dozens of residents expressed concerns about the plan’s perceived negative effects on their quality of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<category>Wind energy</category>
		<title>Vote split on county wind energy ordinance</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/08/13/vote-split-on-county-wind-energy-ordinance/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Douglas County commissioners voted 3-2 Thursday to approve the first reading of an ordinance that eases restrictions on placing wind turbines in residential areas. Commissioners Mike Olson, Dave Brady and Doug Johnson voted in favor of the measure with Greg Lynn and Nancy McDermid in opposition. The zoning text amendment, if approved on second reading, amends requirements for small and micro wind energy conversion systems including parcel size, height and setback requirements. It was approved 5-1 last month by planning .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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