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		<title>Elbridge wind turbines remain on fast track</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>07 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elbridge Township’s proposed zoning amendment to allow for wind turbine generators remains on the fast track with the township planning commission recommending approval last week.
The proposed amendment was scheduled to go to the county planning commission today (Thursday, Aug. 7) for comment and then to the township board for consideration at a special 6 p.m. meeting tonight.
Michigan Wind LLC in conjunction with John Deere Wind Energy is proposing the &#36;150 million wind farm for the western side of the township .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind plans push forward; Promising results from two test towers propel &#36;3M plan to install more turbines</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>06 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[TAYLOR &#8212; It&#8217;s been nearly a year since the city announced plans for an urban wind farm, and this week officials said findings show they are picking up speed.
By Friday, Taylor expects to review the latest data from a pair of 50-foot-tall meteorological towers in the city&#8217;s north and south ends to determine if the city will move ahead on a &#36;3 million plan to install up to five wind turbines as early as next year.
The towers, at the northwest .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>DeWitt stops to update wind power ordinance</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>05 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The DeWitt City Council doesn&#8217;t expect a lot of wind turbines to be raised in the next month or so, but that didn&#8217;t stop it from placing a 90-day moratorium on the construction of the structures, said city administrator Brian Vick.
After participating in a planning and zoning training session at Michigan State University last month, Vick said he and other city officials are trying to keep ahead of the curve in regards to renewable energy. That means pausing to update .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Feel good wind power costly, unreliable</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>04 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We are on the cusp of a global boom that will make the Internet explosion seem like a mild speed bump.&#8221;
This comment is guest columnist Peter Sinclair&#8217;s. And no he is not referring to China, which is building one energy plant per week while eating our lunch. Sinclair is talking about how Michigan&#8217;s energy needs and economy will be saved &#8230; by the windmill.
However, no energy policy, if implemented, is more expensive, unreliable and (ironically) environmentally unfriendly. European countries, which .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting planned to discuss data gathering for wind farm</title>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>26 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wind energy farms are stirring up a lot of interest throughout the Thumb.
The Almer Charter Township Planning Commission will have a public hearing at the township hall, 1310 Cameron Rd., at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 6. The hearing is on a special use permit requested by Consumers Energy. The company wants to place a meteorological tower in the township.
“They are considering putting up a windmill farm if the study shows they can. Right now, they want to put up a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Holland Zoning Board of Appeals approves variance for tower</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>25 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Holland, MI — A 197-foot tall meteorological tower would have a 380-foot diameter footprint and measure wind speed, duration and other information to determine whether an industrial grade wind turbine should be installed on Windmill Island Gardens.
DeZwaan windmill is 125 feet tall.
The island has its own zone tied to a fizzled-out plan for a village there with homes, businesses and other amenities. The zoning there would allow a structure up to 160 feet tall. The Holland Zoning Board of Appeals .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbines have hurdles to clear</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>24 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Holland Board of Public Works has a few more hurdles to jump before it can start putting up wind turbines around town.
The Zoning Board of Appeals will today review a request to install a meteorological tower at Windmill Island Gardens. In 12 to 18 months, the BPW could install a wind turbine.
A proposal to install three residential-sized turbines on the roof of the Civic Center, 150 W. Eighth St., would require special permission from the city’s planning commission.
Each turbine .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>City groups looking at meteorological tower for Windmill Island</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>23 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[DeZwaan windmill’s days as the tallest structure on Windmill Island Gardens might be numbered.
Some city agencies are  circulating paperwork through the system with an end goal of installing an industrial wind turbine in Windmill Island Gardens.
The Zoning Board of Appeals will examine, Thursday, July 24, whether it will allow the Board of Public Works to build a meteorological tower and needs comments from the planning commission.
The police, fire, city manager’s office and other departments are required to comment on .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbine replicas down</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>18 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anyone who is familiar with the several main routes through the city of Ishpeming may have noticed something missing lately.
The small &#8220;replica&#8221; statues that once pointed the way to the incomplete wind turbine construction site near the Pine Bluff senior housing complex were taken down just before the Fourth of July by the city&#8217;s Department of Public Works.
&#8220;We&#8217;re storing them and will put them back up if there is any progress in that project,&#8221; City Manager Al Bakalarski said. &#8220;As .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Norton Shores council supports wind turbine ordinance</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>16 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Norton Shores City Council is blown away by wind turbines.
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the council supported an ordinance that would allow residents, businesses and commercial wind farms to operate turbines.
A final vote to approve the ordinance is expected Aug. 6.
Right now, the city&#8217;s zoning books do not specifically address turbines, so they are not allowed, Community Development Director Dick Maher has said.
Maher told the council Tuesday that few cities in the state have ordinances that allow turbines.
&#8220;Surprisingly, townships .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm could be coming to Oceana County</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>11 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hart &#8212; Some farm fields in Oceana County could soon be dotted with massive wind turbines.
John Deere, well known for tractors and farm tools, wants to put 25 to 30 football field size turbines on 5,000 acres in Elbridge Township.
&#8220;We try to keep them as far away from homes as possible,&#8221; says Steve Juhlin of John Deere Wind Energy, &#8220;At least 1,000 feet.&#8221;
It would be West Michigan&#8217;s first commercial wind farm.
Property owners would be paid for the use of their .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting to address proposed wind farm in Elbridge Twp.</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>09 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[In what could become West Michigan&#8217;s first commercial wind farm, Michigan Wind LLC in conjunction with John Deere Wind Energy Thursday will discuss the details of a reported &#36;150 million, 30 turbine project for Elbridge Township.
A public informational meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at the new township hall &#8212; the former Elbridge Elementary School building &#8212; 2266 E. Polk.
The Elbridge Township Board of Trustees has already heard a presentation on the commercial wind farm slated for agricultural lands in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Study to look at wind turbine impact across West Michigan</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>08 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The members of the Ottawa County Planning Commission have given a letter of support for a proposal that would allow a team from Grand Valley State University to look at the impact of wind generating facilities on West Michigan.
The proposal, which is being spearheaded by Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Management Erik Nordman, Ph.D., would look at everything from how to mitigate the conflicts that would happen if turbines were placed along the coast of Lake Michigan, where they could .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Holland City Council does not oppose meteorological tower</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>06 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Holland City Council has no objections to the meteorological tower planned for Windmill Island Gardens.
The council voted to send a letter to its zoning board of appeals to that effect. The board will meet later this month to discuss whether to allow the Holland Board of Public Works to erect the tower that would measure weather conditions.
The temporary tower would collect weather and wind information for 12 to 18 months before the BPW decides if a wind turbine would .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Expert tells farmers to consult lawyer before leasing land to wind farm companies</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>25 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[ALPINE TOWNSHIP &#8212; Farmers facing pressure to lease their land to competing wind energy companies are hearing a stern message: Get a lawyer.
&#8220;I want people to know what they&#8217;re getting into,&#8221; a Michigan State University professor of agriculture told more than 100 people Tuesday who turned out for a presentation by a farmers&#8217; advocacy group.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not anti-wind,&#8221; David Schweikhardt, a lawyer and expert on wind energy, told farmers and officials from at least six townships. &#8220;I&#8217;m anti-ignorance.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve heard about some .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Holland may add wind turbine</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>22 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The historic DeZwaan windmill at Windmill Island Gardens could soon have a neighbor.
In what may be the first step toward development of a wind turbine at the downtown attraction, city officials are discussing placing a nearly 200-foot pole northwest of the windmill to collect wind and other weather information.
Collecting information
The information, which would be collected over a 12- to 18-month period, could help the city decide whether building a wind turbine to generate electrical power for the Holland Board of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Sparta Township: Weather tower ordinance OK&#39;d</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>16 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[ SPARTA TOWNSHIP &#8212; The Township Board made progress in setting rules for wind turbines.
The board approved an ordinance regulating meteorological evaluation towers, which measure wind and collect other data to determine the practicality of installing electricity-generating wind turbines.
The Planning Commission is working on an ordinance for the wind turbines.
&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of interest in wind energy,&#8221; Supervisor Dale Bergman said. &#8220;The other townships are working on this, too. In general, we have a positive feeling toward wind energy.&#8221;
Ibedrola Renewables .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind energy a key part of economic vision, governor says during visit</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>12 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Holland, MI — With Windmill Island in view, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday, June 10, a component of her economic vision is for Holland to use its wind energy resources.
She said the state Senate is considering legislation this week that would require a certain percentage of the state’s energy to come from renewable sources.
Known as the renewable portfolio standard, the Democratic governor said the bill could create thousands of jobs in the renewable energy industry.
She said Holland’s position on the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind power project gains traction</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BLISSFIELD, Mich. &#8212; A meteorological tower and wind-metering equipment could be in the air within days, said the chairman of a local start-up company organizing a power-generating venture.
Several individuals put up money to buy a 60-meter tower after plans to install wind meters on a cellular telephone tower east of Blissfield were shelved, said Larry Gould, chairman of Great Lakes L.L.C. The tower and metering equipment have been delivered, he said, and could be set up within days. It will .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>County to get wind farm&#63;</title>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 10:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Bloomfield Hills investor hopes to erect electricity-generating wind turbines on a tract of Monroe Township farmland, but is worried he might have trouble finding a buyer for the power.
Farrukh Moghul said the &#36;250,000 project could involve construction of 10 wind turbines mounted on 80-foot-high staffs between E. Albain and Mortar Creek Rds. The development would use 10-kilowatt turbines that might produce about 264 megawatt­hours of power each year.
Mr. Moghul, whose company also owns the Norman Towers retirement community in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Norton Shores council OKs review of proposed wind turbines ordinance</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[A draft ordinance that would allow wind turbines for energy production is one step closer to getting the &#8220;green&#8221; light in Norton Shores.
During a work session Tuesday night, the city council gave administrators the nod to have the planning commission review the ordinance, which could be adopted this summer.
If approved, residential and commercial turbines would be allowed to operate inside the city for the first time. Currently, the city&#8217;s zoning books do not specifically address turbines, so they are not .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind power stirring up interest in the county; State official offers ordinance guidelines</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 17:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>21 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[ As an alternative energy source, wind power is riding a wave of interest throughout Washtenaw County.
The county recently erected a meteorological pole in Sylvan Township on the Chrysler Proving Grounds to measure sustained winds for the next 12 to 18 months. That will test whether wind farms are feasible on the western side of the county.
And Tuesday night, a representative from the state Wind Working Group met with a group of about 35 residents and members of the Saline .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan&#39;s utility scam</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 10:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>19 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michigan&#8217;s two largest electric companies are enthusiastic about a package of &#8220;green energy&#8221; bills that the state House overwhelmingly passed, and which are now before the Senate. They tout these as being consumer-friendly and environmentally sound. The legislation would, they say, both enable them to do more to meet coming Michigan&#8217;s power needs and commit the utilities in a major way to greater use of &#8220;renewable energy,&#8221; meaning wind and solar power.
What could possibly be wrong with that?
Nothing &#8212; until .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Preliminary stages for possible wind turbine farm</title>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 10:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>17 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[NORWOOD TOWNSHIP &#8212; It&#8217;s still in the preliminary stages&#8230;but a northern Michigan power company is researching a Charlevoix County community as the possible home to a wind turbine site.
Traverse City Light and Power recently signed a real estate option and wind easement contract that could potentially lead to the construction of several wind turbines in Norwood Township.
&#8220;The nature of our ordinance is if we don&#8217;t address that my understanding is that the planning commission has appointed a sub committee to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind-energy symposium to come to Ottawa County</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>16 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ottawa County is finalizing details for a wind-energy symposium that will speak to farmers, city residents and businesses alike, organizers said.
The inaugural event is 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on June 5 at Olive Township Hall, said Mark Knudsen, director of the Ottawa County Planning and Grants Department.
If registration exceeds 150 people, the site likely will change, he said.
Topics will include wind energy basics, wind turbine site issues, small wind energy systems and large wind energy systems, according to a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind no choice for Esky; Gusts not a power option here</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>15 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[A study shows using wind power would be a poor alternative energy source in Escanaba, according to a presentation to the Electric Advisory Committee Wednesday.
Committee member Glendon Brown presented the research on wind power in response to inquiries from individuals asking why the city has not considered this as a power source.
The city has been exploring various energy options to meet increasing electric demands because the city power plant is 50 years old. The city wants to meet energy needs .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Board eases noise limit on wind turbines</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 21:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>14 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Industrial wind turbines can now be a little noisier. The Mason County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday to increase slightly the noise large wind turbines are allowed to produce, should they be erected in the county.
The board amended the Mason County Zoning Ordinance at its monthly meeting and eased the regulation on the amount of noise large or industrial wind turbines can produce.
The amendment allowed an increase in noise from 45 to 55 decibels — a level still .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Turbines could be visible from downtown Grand Rapids</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 23:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>13 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[WEST MICHIGAN &#8212; The rumors have blown in the wind for several years &#8212; that green power companies were eyeing farmland known as The Ridge along the border of Kent and Ottawa counties for major wind farms.
Two companies quietly have competed against each other to buy leases for wind turbines that would tower above the apple trees and pastures in Sparta and Chester townships. They could be tall enough to be seen from downtown Grand Rapids.
By casting their lot with .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>&#39;Ridge&#39; apple farms may become wind farms</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 10:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The rumors have blown in the wind for several years — that green power companies were eyeing rich farmland known as the Ridge in Kent and Ottawa counties for major wind farms.
A pair of companies quietly have competed against each other to buy up leases for wind turbines that would tower above apple trees and pastures in places like Sparta and Chester townships. They could be high enough to be seen from downtown Grand Rapids.
Some farmers in Kent and Ottawa .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Fruit Ridge area scouted for wind farms</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>12 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[CHESTER TOWNSHIP &#8212; It turns out the high ground that makes the well-known Fruit Ridge area across northern Kent and Ottawa counties good for fruit-growing is also good for another kind of &#8220;farming&#8221; &#8212; commercial wind farms where turbines on tall towers generate electricity.
Iberdrola Renewables of Spain, reportedly the world&#8217;s largest wind farm developer, received permission in late April from Chester Township to start construction within 90 days of a test tower on a two-acre parcel it is leasing on .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Local governments hold the power of wind projects</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 10:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>04 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[As state legislators and the governor grapple with alternative energy policies governing such technologies as wind turbines, no doubt local officials also will face several thorny wind issues.
Cities, villages and townships will weigh in through their zoning ordinances as the needs and rights of property owners are balanced through local land-use rules.
Local governments have the power to promote or eliminate wind projects in their communities, Brion Dickens told a Muskegon Countywide planning commission meeting earlier this week.
Dickens is totally immersed .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Experts here see potential of wind energy, need for study</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 10:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>04 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Federal &#8220;wind maps&#8221; for Muskegon County clearly show that winds are strong enough to generate electricity only along the immediate shoreline and out over Lake Michigan.
At the same time, wind-energy entrepreneur Brion Dickens recently told planning commissioners from Muskegon County that wind farms must be located away from dense residential development.
So that leaves the northwest corner of the county along the Lake Michigan shoreline as the only feasible location for on-shore, multiple-turbine wind projects. The other option is on Lake .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind power blows hot and cold, manufacturer cautions</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 17:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>01 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[With Gov. Jennifer Granholm the state&#8217;s chief cheerleader for wind power, proponents call it a key to Michigan&#8217;s economic future.
Industry analyst Emerging Energy Research projects wind energy generation in the United States to grow nearly five-fold by 2015.
But a Bay City company that built thousands of wind-turbine blades found the industry holds perils as well as promise.
Gougeon Brothers Inc., a maker of advanced epoxies, produced turbine blades from 1979 to 1993. The wood-and-epoxy blades were shipped all over the United .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Sound expert shares turbine information, advice with Lake Township</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[LAKE TOWNSHIP &#8212; A noise control consultant and acoustics expert urged planning commissioners here to create their own wind turbine ordinance that&#8217;s tailored to the local community and more restrictive than the state&#8217;s guidelines.
Roughly 40 area residents, as well as some DTE Energy representatives, turned out for Wednesday&#8217;s Lake Township Planning Commission meeting featuring a presentation by Richard R. James, owner of the Okemos-based E-Coustic Solutions.
James &#8212; an acoustics expert with more than 35 years of experience in community noise, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Granholm touts green energy while others are skeptical</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[They look like small propellers from a distance.
But up close, new wind turbines dotting corn and sugar-beet farmland in Michigan&#8217;s Thumb are anything but specks on the horizon. They&#8217;re as tall as a 26-story building and have three 135-foot-long blades that, with the rotor, weigh a combined 145,000 pounds.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm last week toured the 32-turbine Harvest Wind Farm between Pigeon and Elkton in Huron County&#8217;s Oliver Township. She says the sheer size alone of a turbine is an economic .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#39;t force overreliance on renewable energy; Consumers will decide viability of solar and wind power</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wind farms will have a niche role in generating electricity for Michigan. But their role should not be mandated by legislation.
The economics of wind power will determine if it is viable and cost effective. Mandating or subsidizing a marginal player in the power industry will, in the long run, be costly.
Wind power&#8217;s chief drawback is obvious: The wind doesn&#8217;t blow constantly. A too-heavy reliance on wind generators risks brownouts and blackouts. No industry or household will put up with part-time .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Local wind power project picking up steam</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ADRIAN, Mich. &#8212; More than &#36;22,000 in wind-metering equipment has been ordered and meetings begun with land owners in the Blissfield area, where property may be leased for a wind farm project being pursued by newly formed Great Lakes Wind LLC.
Larry Gould, Great Lakes Wind chairman, said the goal is a community project to be started with local investors. But he said a large-scale project is more feasible than what the group originally considered. Something similar to Harvest Wind Farm .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>County discusses collecting revenue from wind turbines</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>17 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[HURON COUNTY — Commissioners discussed the possibility of pursuing some sort of per-kilowatt charge on wind turbines erected in the county.
“We want to poise ourselves in a position where we can capture some of these royalties/revenue for the citizens of Huron County,” said Commissioner Ron Wruble.
He said as of now only landowners and some property tax evaluations benefit from wind turbines in the county.
“We’re the ones going to be sitting here looking at these things and not getting a benefit .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa County to host wind symposium</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>15 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Discussion to center on benefits, drawbacks of wind turbines
An increased interest in wind energy has inspired Ottawa County to host a wind-energy symposium within the next 45 days, officials said.
The one-day event will bring in industry experts and individuals familiar with wind-energy regulations, said Mark Knudsen, director of the Ottawa County Planning and Grants Department.
Knudsen said his department will be teaming up with the Michigan State University Extension of Ottawa County for the symposium.
The discussion will revolve around the benefits .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Noble project work should start again this month</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Officials announced this week the Noble Thumb Windpark should resume construction this spring, and the project’s completion date is anticipated to be in late December of this year.
Russ Lundberg, Huron County Building and Zoning director, said Julie Harker-Leigh, Noble Environmental Power Community Outreach director, told Huron County Planning Commissioners Wednesday Noble has contracted with Alliant Energy EPC, LLC to design and construct the company’s wind park. It will be located in Bingham and Sheridan townships.
“They expect to start anew as .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm public hearing set</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>03 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[A public hearing is set for later this month regarding the Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Project in Livingston County.
The hearing begins at 7 p.m. Monday, April 28, in the Pontiac Township High School auditorium, 1100 E. Indiana Ave., Pontiac. Depending on the amount of public feedback, the hearing may be continued to Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30, at the same location.
The proposed Streator Cayuga Ridge wind farm calls for as many as 450 wind turbines to be .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind study slow to gain ground</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>02 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Plans have changed for how a wind energy study will be conducted.
The shape of a Lenawee County-funded wind energy study is changing and some county commissioners asked last week to refresh a vote authorizing money for the update plan.
“We kind of backed up,” said John Tuckerman, R-Blissfield, in reporting to the commission last week on the wind study the commission voted in December to help fund with a &#36;20,000 allocation. Tuckerman serves on the county’s
agriculture advisory committee that began work .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>City considers first wind turbine law</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>31 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[NORTON SHORES &#8212; City officials are preparing an ordinance that would allow residents and companies to operate wind turbines.
A handful of townships in Michigan have ordinances that specifically address turbines, but few cities have followed suit.
Officials in the city&#8217;s community development office are studying the issue as residents become interested in using alternative energy sources.
The climate in shoreline communities like Norton Shores, Muskegon and Grand Haven is ideal for turbines, officials said.
While states like Texas are leading the charge in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate passes bill to require state buildings to go green</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>27 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Michigan Senate today passed a bill that would require all state buildings to meet a series of renewable energy requirements over the next 17 years.
The legislation, which now goes to the House for consideration, would mandate that the state&#8217;s facilities get 10 percent of their electricity from so-called &#8220;green&#8221; or alternative sources&#8211;such as wind power&#8211;by 2010. The amount of required renewable energy gradually would rise to 25 percent by 2025.
The Republican-led Senate prefers such an approach to broader requirements, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed boost to Michigan&#39;s wind power faces hurdles</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>27 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Developers are proposing more than 3,000 megawatts of wind power in Michigan, an amount &#8212; at more than 1,000 times larger than existing capacity &#8212; that could push the state&#8217;s lagging transmission capacity to center stage.
Currently, the state has three wind farms operating &#8212; in the Thumb, in Mackinaw City and in Traverse City &#8212; with a 32-unit wind farm under construction in the Thumb. Michigan ranks 14th among states for potential wind energy capacity at 7,460 megawatts, according to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Stay sought to stop substation</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>27 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[An attorney representing owners of property adjacent to an electrical substation approved by Elmwood Township have appealed the decision, and are hoping to obtain a court decision preventing construction.
Attorney Jim Pagels of Gaylord expects to prevail at a 13th Circuit Court hearing scheduled for April 7. He said Wolverine Power Cooperative has agreed not to begin working on the project until April 15.
The controversial substation was first approved in a letter dated Aug. 16 from former Elmwood Township zoning administrator .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Renewables and the market</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>24 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[If wind power is so great, why do we need to have laws (Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards) forcing it on us? Mr. Fred Keller and Cascade Engineering are plenty rich without having the state pass laws making them even more so (&#8221;Winds of opportunity blowing in Lansing,&#8221; Press, March 2)! If utilities or investors want to risk their capital to produce this or other supposedly clean or renewable power, go ahead. But when mixed with taxpayer&#8217;s money and government mandates, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate sponsorship for a wind farm</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>18 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Companies have long been willing to pay a lot of money to attach their names to prominent places. The future home of the New York Mets in Queens will be called Citi Field, after Citigroup. The Academy Awards ceremony takes place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.
 So at a time when most companies are scrambling for a prime seat on the green bandwagon, why not a company-branded wind farm?
John Deere Wind Energy is building an eight-turbine, 10-megawatt wind .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind study set to start</title>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>15 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wind-monitoring equipment may be installed in Gladstone relatively soon if it’s determined the city is economically suited to provide the renewable source of energy.
Wisconsin Public Power is working with a private company that will soon conduct a wind survey.
Gladstone City Manager Brant Kucera said the purpose of wind monitoring is to determine if wind conditions will economically support power generation from massive wind turbines.
“If the project is deemed feasible, and if the company decides to build wind-generation equipment, WPPI would .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind energy meeting draws large turnout</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>14 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[PIGEON — It was standing room only at Thursday’s wind energy meeting where landowners learned information about signing leases and the potential for strength in numbers when it comes to forming a group to get the most value for their land.
Steve Harsh, Michigan State University professor and extension farm management specialist, gave an in-depth overview of wind power renewable energy for the future, as well as landowner guidelines for evaluating wind energy production leases, to the roughly 100 in attendance .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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