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		<title>Derby Line trustees seek info on wind project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/09/derby-line-trustees-seek-info-on-wind-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Derby Line Board of Trustees is waiting to decide whether to participate in the upcoming hearings on the Derby Line wind project. In the meantime, the trustees Tuesday said they wanted Village Clerk Karen Jenne to attend a meeting before state utility regulators next week and bring back information for the board. Jenne, who is also a Derby selectman, offered to attend the 1 p.m. pre-hearing conference Monday on behalf of both the town of Derby and the village .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Rebuttal to Avram Patt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[I am writing in response to Avram Patt’s Opinion piece titled, “Wind farms: Large, visible … and necessary” published by VTDigger on Jan. 31, 2012. While Mr. Patt made some interesting points, there are issues in his piece that must be addressed. For example, he asserts that there is a one-to-one ratio between wind power generated and the reduction of power generated from other sources. There is no reliable data to support this assertion. Here in the New England grid .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Derby board argues about Derby Line wind project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/08/derby-board-argues-about-derby-line-wind-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Derby Board of Selectmen will be represented at a meeting Monday before state regulators about the Derby Line wind project. But Selectman Karen Jenne, who opposes the project, won&#8217;t be speaking on behalf of the board. Jenne offered to represent selectmen&#8217;s interests at what&#8217;s called a pre-hearing conference before the Vermont Public Service Board in Montpelier. The board will look at the issues being raised by those interested in the project before figuring out a hearing schedule and inviting .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm debate continues to blow through Derby</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/08/wind-farm-debate-continues-to-blow-through-derby/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[DERBY- A Public Service Board (PSB) Pre-hearing Conference on the proposed Derby Wind Turbine development is scheduled for Feb. 13 in Montpelier. Derby Select Board member Karen Jenne asked the board if she could attend the meeting as a board member, but not all board members were comfortable with the idea. Jenne has expressed her opposition to the project and many residents have also contacted Jenne expressing their concerns with the proposal. Jenne has taken time to research the issues .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Killington to hear wind project proposal, department name change</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/killington-to-hear-wind-project-proposal-department-name-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[KILLINGTON — Town officials have approved public questions for the Town Meeting ballot and tonight, they are back to usual town business. On tonight’s meeting agenda is a briefing on the proposed Grandpa’s Knob Wind Farm Project of the Castleton area for the Select Board. Also, town officials will consider a proposal for town road banners and the Economic Development and Tourism commission and department organizational policy and a name change for that department. Also on the agenda is a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>PSB OKs rate increases for renewables</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/06/psb-oks-rate-increases-for-renewables/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[BRATTLEBORO &#8212; Some projects that are part of the Vermont Sustainably Priced Energy Development Program received a boost from the Public Service Board last month when it increased the price-per-kilowatt hour from 24 to 27 cents. The price of small-wind power was raised from 21 to 25 cents. But the solar photo-voltaic projects that qualify for the price increase are still in development, said John Beling, the director of public advocacy for the Vermont Department of Public Service. &#8220;It will .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Groups protest statehouse to protect ridgelines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/06/groups-protest-statehouse-to-protect-ridgelines/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Montpelier, Vermont &#8211; People looking to put an end to mountain windmill projects took over the Vermont Statehouse, Thursday. They were found outside holding signs and playing music. FOX44 was there as they packed into the Statehouse hallways and jammed into committee rooms, trying to pass along this message. &#8220;We are calling for an immediate moratorium on further utility-scale wind development in our state,&#8221; said Energize Vermont Director of Communications Lukas Snelling. The group put up photos taken from the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Exaggerating benefits of wind</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/05/exaggerating-benefits-of-wind/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[I am writing in response to Avram Patt’s opinion piece that appeared in the Herald and Times Argus last week. While Mr. Patt made some interesting points, there are issues in his piece that must be addressed. For example, he asserts that there is a one-to-one ratio between wind power generated and the reduction of power generated from other sources. There is no reliable data to support this assertion. Here in the New England grid with the inefficient ramping of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Lowell protesters win one</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT &#8211; Charges against the two Sterling College students arrested on Lowell Mountain were dismissed by Judge Robert Gerety, Jr. on Wednesday. The students, David Martorana and Trevor Ring, were charged with contempt of court after they were arrested Nov. 16 while climbing Lowell Mountain during times Green Mountain Power would be blasting for its wind turbine project. A preliminary Injunction was issued Nov. 1 that prohibited people from being within 1,000 feet of the blasting area during scheduled blast .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Energize Vermont calls for moratorium on wind farm development in Vermont</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/03/energize-vermont-calls-for-moratorium-on-wind-farm-development-in-vermont/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Lukas Snelling, executive director of Energize Vermont, warned a packed room at the Statehouse on Thursday that the environmental impacts of industrial scale wind are already apparent in Vermont. “The blasting on Lowell Mountain is happening,” Snelling said. “The blades above the houses in Sheffield are spinning. We have the ability to investigate the impacts of this industrial development on our ridges and take the time to determine if we should let this continue throughout the state.” Energize Vermont called .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Border town cool to wind project: Fears of noise, visual pollution</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/02/border-town-cool-to-wind-project-fears-of-noise-visual-pollution/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Holland, Vermont, which is adjacent to the town of Derby, and a stone’s throw from Derby Line, Vermont (and Stanstead, Quebec), has been anything but warm to the idea of having two giant wind turbines overlooking its territory. Like Derby and the smaller village of Derby Line, Holland is situated on the Canadian border, to the east of those two municipalities. According to the last census, the town, which has no villages of any significance, has a population of just .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Lowell wind: Students&#8217; contempt charges dismissed</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/02/lowell-wind-students-contempt-charges-dismissed/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT CITY &#8212; Judge Robert P. Gerety Jr. on Wednesday threw out the state&#8217;s contempt of court case against two Sterling College students who were involved in the protest against the Lowell wind project. Gerety said the students, Trevor Ring and David Martorana, had no way of knowing on Nov. 16 that they were about to be in contempt of a preliminary injunction banning anyone from being within a 1,000-foot blast safety zone at certain times. The students&#8217; attorney, Kristina .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>‘Ridges are not renewable day’: Film, experts call for pause in Big Wind development</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/02/ridges-are-not-renewable-day-film-experts-call-for-pause-in-big-wind-development/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Thursday’s ‘Ridges Are Not Renewable Day’: Film, Experts Call For Pause in Big Wind Development&#160; Experts to Testify, “Impacts Need to be Assessed&#160;Before Development Continues” On Thursday February 2nd&#160;utility-scale wind opponents from communities across Vermont will head to the State House for “Ridges Are Not Renewable Day.” &#160;They will call on lawmakers to call a “time out” on further utility-scale wind development in the state to give regulators, communities, and experts time to assess impacts from recently constructed projects. As .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Dismissed!</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/02/dismissed/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The judge granted the Motion to Dismiss charges against the two Sterling College students, Trevor and Dave, who were arrested on the Nelsons’ property for violating the Temporary Restraining Order. Read the Judge’s Dismissal Decision The Court observes that under the Preliminary Injunction Green Mountain Power Corporation was ordered to ”. . .warn the public of any blasting.” Also, Green Mountain Power was ordered to ”. . .provide law enforcement with notice of blasting sufficient to allow for execution of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind protesters challenge contempt charges</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/01/wind-protesters-challenge-contempt-charges/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT — Failure to post the blasting schedule or give notification at the wind site on Lowell Mountain may unravel criminal charges brought against two protesters here in Orleans County Superior Court. Judge Robert Gerety Jr. is expected to rule later this month on a defense motion to dismiss contempt of court charges brought against David Martorana, 19, and Trevor Ring, 20, students at Sterling College in Craftsbury. They were charged with violating a court order on November 16 when .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge wants more data in trespass case</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/01/judge-wants-more-data-in-trespass-case/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT — A Superior Court judge has asked for more research before deciding on whether he should dismiss an unlawful trespass charge brought against a reporter who refused to leave a wind protest he was covering on private property. “I want to understand the law a little better than I do right now,” advised Judge Robert Gerety Jr., following oral arguments on Thursday, January 26, here in Orleans County Superior Court. The judge gave defense attorney Philip White of Newport .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Big wind: opponents are seeking moratorium</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/01/big-wind-opponents-are-seeking-moratorium/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Activists continue this week to press the Legislature to issue a moratorium on utility-scale wind projects such as the one planned for Lowell and already exists in Sheffield. They, including those opposed to the Lowell wind project, want lawmakers, experts and communities to take some time to assess the impacts of recently constructed projects. On Thursday, critics will take their case to the Statehouse in Montpelier on what they are calling &#8220;Ridges Are Not Renewable Day.&#8221; Energize Vermont announced Tuesday .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Derby wind process begins</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/01/derby-wind-process-begins/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Vermont utility regulators have set in motion the process for considering permits for the Derby Line wind project. The Vermont Public Service Board scheduled what&#8217;s called a pre-hearing meeting on Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. at the board&#8217;s offices in Montpelier. This pre-hearing brings the developers and all the interested parties together to discuss the pace and details of the upcoming hearing schedule for the project. After the pre-hearing, the Public Service Board would set the deadline for briefs, the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Students protest charges</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/30/students-protest-charges/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT &#8211; A hearing on the case of the two Sterling College students arrested on Lowell Mountain was heard Thursday in Orleans Superior Court Criminal Division. The students’ attorney, Kristina Michelson, filed motions for the case to be dismissed. David Martorana and Trevor Ring were arrested on Lowell Mountain on Nov. 16. The two were among several people occupying the mountain and opposed to the construction of the wind project currently underway, but both students said they did not want .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind protest arrests: blasting warnings questioned</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/27/wind-protest-arrests-blasting-warnings-questioned/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT CITY &#8212; The defense fired holes in the state&#8217;s case Thursday morning against two Sterling College students accused of violating a court order barring anyone from being near blasting at the Lowell wind site last fall. And the presiding judge raised sharp questions of his own in the hour-long hearing, asking about how the students Nov. 16 would have known whether blasting was to occur near the wind construction site. Defense attorney Kristina Michelson requested the motion to dismiss .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbor, power company at odds over wind turbine</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/27/neighbor-power-company-at-odds-over-wind-turbine/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[VERGENNES, Vt. &#8212; A recently installed wind turbine in Vergennes is the first in a Green Mountain Power project targeting smaller community projects, but one neighbor is so upset about it that he wants to move away. The turbine, installed at the Northlands Job Corps in Vergennes, is 120 feet and 10 percent of its energy goes to Northlands in return for the land use. GMP officials said they had more than 60 proposals for similar turbines and planned to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Chronicle publisher wasn&#8217;t trespassing</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/27/chronicle-publisher-wasnt-trespassing/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT CITY &#8212; Defense attorney Philip White asked Judge Robert P. Gerety Jr. Thursday to set a precedent and say that journalists can follow police onto private property &#8212; whether or not the property owners approve. White, representing Chronicle Publisher Chris Braithwaite, said in Orleans Superior Court-Civil Division that the public should know what the government is doing on private property. Braithwaite, 67, of Glover was charged with unlawful trespassing Dec. 5 when he followed protesters to the Lowell wind .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Journalist wants charge dismissed in Lowell wind project case</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/27/journalist-wants-charge-dismissed-in-lowell-wind-project-case/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NEWPORT – A motion hearing was held Thursday morning on the case of the journalist who was arrested while covering a protest on Lowell Mountain. Attorney Phil White representing Chris Braithwaite, Publisher of the Barton Chronicle, had filed a motion to dismiss. Judge Robert Garety, Jr. asked both parties if either had come across a case with similar circumstances so that he could review what the other judge’s thoughts were on the matter in helping with his decision. Neither party .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Controversy stirs over GMP wind turbine; Turbine could be in your neighborhood next</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/26/controversy-stirs-over-gmp-wind-turbine-turbine-could-be-in-your-neighborhood-next/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Controversy Stirs Over GMP Wind Turbine Turbine Could Be In Your Neighborhood Next [video available at source]]]></description>
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		<title>Wilderness is a form of freedom, power companies aim to put it in chains</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/25/wilderness-is-a-form-of-freedom-power-companies-aim-to-put-it-in-chains/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[About Green Mountain Power’s wind project on the Lowell Mountains in particular and the attempt to turn the state of Vermont into a wind farm in general. Do people know: — That wind power from Green Mountain Power’s wind project legally can and will go out of state? — That Green Mountain Power helped to finance Governor Shumlin’s election? — That an adviser to Governor Shumlin wants to put giant wind turbines on 200 miles of Vermont ridgelines (David Blittersdorf, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Lowell wind opponents expand outreach</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/25/lowell-wind-opponents-expand-outreach/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ALBANY &#8212; Lowell wind opponents will have their third open house on the mountain Sunday, this time followed by a question-and-answer session at Albany Community School. Like the first two open houses last fall, the opponents will begin the afternoon at 12:30 p.m. with a hike for those interested up the mountain to a camp on property neighboring the wind site where questions may be asked and anyone who wants to go closer can do so. Then the group will .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>New England transmission debated as generation additions continue</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[New England&#8217;s policies supporting building increased renewable generation is underpinning pressure to invest in new transmission infrastructure in the region, with advocates for new power lines saying the projects will boost employment and alleviate existing high regional electricity costs. Each of the six states in the New England region has &#8220;some form&#8221; of renewable energy portfolio standard, the organizers of the New England Clean Energy Transmission Summit held this week in Boston, said. Those state policies align with federal policies .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheffield project exceeds projections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[First Wind officials say the new wind farm in Sheffield is exceeding expectations. A team from Boston-based First Wind, as well as employees who work on-site in Sheffield, fielded questions and provided an update about the operations. First Wind also sent a letter to the Sheffield Board of Selectmen, updating it on the operation. In the letter, operations manager Andy Doak wrote, &#8220;Since the project began operating, it has exceeded expectations, generating more than 22 million kilowatts of clean, renewable .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>New rules could boost New England renewable power</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/23/new-rules-could-boost-new-england-renewable-power/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[New England is decidedly short on coal mines and oil wells, but electricity grid watchers say a recent federal order could help the region finally unlock the power in the energy sources it does have. A federal order issued last fall is intended to make it easier to construct transmission lines, costly and controversial projects that are notoriously tough to build. More wires are badly needed in New England to connect customers to the region&#8217;s often remote sources of renewable .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Compensation discussed with wind developer</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/18/compensation-discussed-with-wind-developer/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[HOLLAND — On Monday night Holland residents questioned what compensation, if any, the town can expect if the wind turbines proposed for neighboring Derby are built. In particular, some residents disputed the assertion from Chad Farrell of Encore Redevelopment that wind turbines would not have any affect on property values. Mr. Farrell and a group of concerned citizens came to Monday’s regular meeting of the Holland selectmen to discuss the issue. Mitch Wonson said that a study performed by Clarkson .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>The truth will set you free</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/18/the-truth-will-set-you-free/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The truth will set you free.&#8221; In the politically charged debate over industrial wind filled with half-truths misinformation and blatant myths, it is good to see someone stand tall and speak the unvarnished truth. You cannot expect too much truth coming from the spokespeople for Green Mountain Power. In applying for their Certificate of Public Good for the Lowell Wind Project Green Mountain Power inflated the amount of electricity the wind project would produce by using a peak power statistic. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Administration proposes renewable portfolio standard</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/16/administration-proposes-renewable-portfolio-standard/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[(Host) The Shumlin administration and legislative leaders have proposed a major overhaul in how Vermont encourages renewable energy. As VPR&#8217;s John Dillon reports, the effort has touched off a debate about who actually benefits from Vermont&#8217;s existing clean power projects. (Dillon) Governor Peter Shumlin wants the state to adopt what&#8217;s called a renewable portfolio standard. That means Vermont would mandate the amount of renewable energy utilities would have to buy. The exact goals and when power companies would have to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Are you aware of these facts about GMP&#8217;s wind projects?</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/14/are-you-aware-of-these-facts-about-gmps-wind-projects/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[About Green Mountain Power&#8217;s wind project on the Lowell Mountains in particular and the attempt to turn the State of Vermont into a wind farm in general &#8230; Do people know: — that wind power from Green Mountain Power&#8217;s wind project legally can and will go out of state. — that Green Mountain Power helped to finance Gov. Shumlin&#8217;s election. — that an advisor to Gov. Shumlin wants to put giant wind turbines on 200 miles of Vermont ridge lines .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind opponents question mitigation while GMP keeps building</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/12/wind-opponents-question-mitigation-while-gmp-keeps-building/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[LOWELL, VT &#8211; Work on Green Mountain Power&#8217;s (GMP) controversial Lowell Mountain wind turbine project will continue through the winter, although some of the activity will subside and pick up again in the spring. The lack of snowfall has allowed for some of the construction work to continue further than expected. Road building, blasting and excavation continue along the ridgeline, according to Dorothy (Dotty) Schnure with GMP. Concrete foundation work began this week on the collector substation, which is located .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Lowell Wind: Winter slows, doesn&#8217;t stop work</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/12/lowell-wind-winter-slows-doesnt-stop-work/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Work on the Lowell wind project will continue through the winter, but some parts of the construction have already shut down until spring, officials said. The project to install 21 industrial-grade turbines is progressing as planned, Schnure said. &#8220;Kingdom Community Wind remains on schedule to be complete and operational by the end of this year,&#8221; she said. Road building, blasting excavation continue along the ridgeline with work extending to nearly the northernmost end of the project and more than halfway .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Slayton: Lessons from Lowell</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/11/slayton-lessons-from-lowell/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[(Host) Commentator Tom Slayton has been thinking about how the controversy over Green Mountain Power’s plans to build a series of industrial-sized wind towers along the summit of the Lowell Mountains has sharply divided the Vermont environmental community. (Slayton) It’s ironic. Big Wind projects in Vermont pit environmentalists who want to do everything possible to slow global climate change against environmentalists who love Vermont’s mountains. Mountain tops are where the wind blows most reliably, but such places are also the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Developer fields more questions on Derby wind project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/11/developer-fields-more-questions-on-derby-wind-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[DERBY &#8211; The developer of the Derby wind project provided an update Monday at the Derby Select Board’s regular meeting. Chad Farrell, of Encore Redevelopment of Burlington, was on hand to provide the information and answer questions and concerns. Farrell said he wanted to make the community comfortable with the project. Steve Wright, Chief Operating Officer of Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC), also attended the meeting. He said that although VEC is not a partner in the project, the co-op supports .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Critic says utilities sell renewable energy credits out of state, double count value of &#8220;green&#8221; electricity</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/11/critic-says-utilities-sell-renewable-energy-credits-out-of-state-double-count-value-of-green-electricity/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[In legislative committees on natural resources and energy this session all the buzz seems to be about two bills that would require mandatory renewable portfolio standards. Although the state has had a statute on the books since 2005, utilities have not been required to purchase “renewable” energy per se. Instead, the state set goals, and if utilities do not meet them, the renewable portfolio standard kicks in. Vermont has taken a voluntary approach that encourages in-state development of renewable projects .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>VEC backs Derby wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/11/vec-backs-derby-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Vermont Electric Cooperative wants the turbines to go up in Derby. VEC is interested in every source of electricity that could be built within the co-op&#8217;s district, said Jeff Wright, VEC&#8217;s chief operating officer. Wright spoke Monday evening during a public hearing by the Derby Board of Selectmen with the developers of the proposed two turbines planned for the farm hills above Derby Line on the border. &#8220;I am here to express support for the project,&#8221; Wright said. One of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Derby wind developer faces few critics</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/11/derby-wind-developer-faces-few-critics/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A handful of people posed questions about insurance, health impacts and property values Monday evening to the developers of two large wind turbines planned for Derby. Chad Farrell of Encore Redevelopment said his company, partners and the project&#8217;s contractors would have enough insurance to cover any problems caused by construction and operation of two turbines on the Grand View and Smugglers Hill farms on the hills above Interstate 91 and Derby Line. He has hired a blasting expert to look .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Put end to industrial wind farm folly</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/11/put-end-to-industrial-wind-farm-folly/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The governor is currently considering allowing his utility-scale wind turbine corporate chums to seize our public lands, as if private lands aren&#8217;t enough. Will the seizure of the public waters of Lake Champlain be the next turbine target? Will hunting and fishing privileges be restricted within the planned 200-miles of ridgeline utility-scale wind facilities? Do we want to be leaders in natural resource destruction because some consider man-made utility-scale wind turbines more beautiful than Vermont&#8217;s natural resources, or would we .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Scale matters for wind projects</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/11/scale-matters-for-wind-projects/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[I would like to respond to Taylor Johnson&#8217;s letter of Dec. 18 (&#8220;Vermont needs wind projects&#8221;). Wind power should certainly be a part of the mix, but it&#8217;s a matter of scale. If we want to protect our environment in Vermont, we should not be industrializing our ridge lines. If we don&#8217;t want to have anything to do with large out-of-state corporations, we should all be keeping a close eye on the proposed merger between Green Mountain Power and CVPS. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Windpower is hype</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Government officials and environmentalists have been pontificating the wonders of alternative energy and have indicated wind power will make a significant contribution to our electric grid and save our planet. They’ve been able to get tax shelters, subsidies and policy changes favorable to wind advocates but unfavorable to taxpayers and consumers. A new study conducted by Bentek Energy takes the wind out of wind energy. It shows wind boosters have greatly overstated wind’s ability to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Hot air</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Miller, Vermont Department of Public Service commissioner, said recently that when the Lowell wind project is finished, Vermont won&#8217;t see or need any more big wind projects. Her comments would be welcome, if they were credible. They&#8217;re neither. The state and federal governments have worked hard to incent industrial wind projects. The eco-nuts, led by Pete Shumlin and Barack Obama, let the wind monkey out of the cage by promising huge subsidies and tax credits. There&#8217;s no getting him .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Big wind, big solar, big questions</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/10/big-wind-big-solar-big-questions/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Hancock Massachusetts based EOS Ventures was developing a 2.2 megawatt solar farm project in Pownal, Vermont &#8211; right over the border &#8211; at the site of the former Green Mountain Racetrack stables. The project will cover 15 acres in solar panels. After EOS engineered, permitted, and completed all necessary preparatory work, the project was sold to Gestamp Solar &#8211; a solar development company headquarted in Spain. EOS praised Gestamp as a capable and experienced company to take over the project. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbine rises above Vergennes</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/10/wind-turbine-rises-above-vergennes/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[VERGENNES — The newest addition to the Vergennes landscape towers over the Northlands Job Corps campus and is capable of powering 20 homes. On Dec. 30, Vermont contractors Engineers Construction and Encore Redevelopment finished installing a 121-foot-tall wind turbine on a knoll on the north end of the Northlands Job Corps campus. The windmill, built in Barre by Northern Power Systems, will be owned and operated by Green Mountain Power, but the Vergennes job-training center will receive 10 percent of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Keep close eye on wind power project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/10/keep-close-eye-on-wind-power-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[I am writing to address a claim made by Steve Eisenberg, managing director of Reunion Power, in Tuesday’s article “Natural Resources Concerned About Wind Project.” Eisenberg is quoted saying that the company has “scheduled several meetings with town officials, not just those towns where the proposed project would be, but also towns around that would be affected by it.” After reading this article, our organization contacted officials in the towns that surround Hubbardton, Castleton, Pittsford, and West Rutland: Proctor, Ira, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Derby wind developers to answer questions tonight</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/09/derby-wind-developers-to-answer-questions-tonight/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The developer of two industrial wind turbines proposed for Derby will answer questions tonight at the Derby Board of Selectmen&#8217;s meeting. Board Chairman Brian Smith said the meeting is an opportunity for community members to talk to Chad Farrell of Encore Redevelopment. The select board meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the town office meeting room. The Derby wind project discussion is set for 7:30 p.m. &#8220;We just want to continue to reach out to the community,&#8221; Farrell said .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>A proactive approach to wind development badly needed</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/09/a-proactive-approach-to-wind-development-badly-needed/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[There is a fundamental problem with the way that wind farm development is occurring in our mountains, resulting from a lack of planning which would provide citizens and regulators with a better opportunity to know where these projects may be sited in the future. On other issues Vermont has a long history of protection of its ridgelines through a public process that allows for more thoughtful and orderly consideration. One example is the report of the Gibb Commission which led .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Opponents of wind project vow appeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[SEARSBURG &#8212; Opponents of a plan to build a 15-turbine, wind-power project in the Green Mountain National Forest in southern Vermont say they are going to appeal a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to approve the project. The project planned for 80 acres of land in Searsburg and Readsboro that could produce enough power for about 30,000 homes had been placed on a federal list of 14 infrastructure projects around the country to be given expedited environmental reviews and .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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