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		<title>Group seeks to inform on wind farms</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/09/group-seeks-to-inform-on-wind-farms/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[f an international corporation builds the wind farm north of Wapa-koneta, the towers and blades will stretch more than 40 stories into the sky — visible to people as far away as three miles, members of a new local group say — and they believe local people should have input regarding if the project should proceed or stop. The group — Auglaize Neighbors United — recently formed to disseminate information to the public about the advantages and disadvantages of wind .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>County approves tax break for &#8216;green&#8217; energy</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/06/county-approves-tax-break-for-green-energy/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[FREMONT &#8212; Sandusky County commissioners voted unanimously to designate the county as an alternative energy zone, which will provide tax breaks to green energy industries moving to the area. The decision was made Thursday as German-based wind turbine manufacturer Nordex works to build an estimated $400 million wind farm project proposed for southeast Sandusky County and northeast Seneca County. The designation also would apply to alternative-energy projects such as solar, biomass and clean coal facilities. Without the tax incentive, the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandusky County OKs alternative energy zone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[FREMONT &#8212; Sandusky County commissioners have approved making the county an alternative energy zone, which will enable green energy projects to get state tax breaks. The zone was approved Thursday to assist wind turbine manufacturer Nordex, which has proposed a 70 to 80-turbine wind-energy farm in York Township in Sandusky County and Thompson Township in Seneca County. The project is in the planning phase and couldn&#8217;t begin before next year. In October, Seneca County commissioners created an alternative energy zone .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbine discussion breezes through Bloomville Village Hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[BLOOMVILLE &#8211; Council is continuing to work with NexGen Energy of Colorado to decide if the area will work for wind turbines. In her report, Councilwoman Carol Adams relayed what information has been collected during Wednesday&#8217;s council meeting. If approved the turbines would be installed under a 10-year contract, said Adams. After that time, if not renewed, the turbines would be removed and the land would be put back to its original state. Phase one would include touring the area, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill would kill Ohio&#8217;s renewable energy law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A bill that would eliminate the requirement that 12.5 percent of Ohio’s energy come from renewable sources by 2025 got a warm reception from a Senate committee yesterday, but it is unclear how much farther the bill is going. The state requires investor-owned electric companies such as American Electric Power to generate 25 percent of their power from advanced or renewable sources by 2025. Half must come from each source, under the bill passed by the GOP-controlled legislature in 2008. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm delayed a year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[SHELBY &#8212; The company behind a north central Ohio wind farm says the project is moving forward, but not as fast as it hoped. Construction will be delayed at least a year from the original start date, the company confirmed Thursday. &#8220;The soonest we would start construction is 2013, and it could even extend to 2014,&#8221; said Scott Hawken, senior project manager with Oregon-based alternative energy company Element Power. The state board that certifies construction plans for energy facilities approved .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Documentary on wind farms to be screened locally</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/25/documentary-on-wind-farms-to-be-screened-locally/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A first-run documentary titled &#8220;WINDFALL&#8221; will be screened for free on Feb. 2 and Feb. 4 at two Champaign County locations. The 83-minute documentary opens in selected major cities on Feb. 3, but local critics of utility-scale wind turbines and wind farms said they&#8217;ve received permission from the film&#8217;s producer to screen it locally a day earlier than the national opening. WINDFALL is a First Run Features documentary with the theme, &#8220;Wind power: It&#8217;s clean; it&#8217;s green; it&#8217;s good. Or .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Turbine project moves forward; Area residents still have concerns about proposed wind farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NORTH LEWISBURG — A roughly $20 million project to build 57 wind turbines in Champaign County took a step forward Tuesday during a public meeting, but many residents are still split on whether the project is right for the county. The project is the latest of two projects. The first phase, which would include about 50 turbines, is still being reviewed in the Ohio Supreme Court. Officials from Everpower Wind Holdings Inc. hosted a two-hour event at Triad High School, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Richland, Crawford county wind farm construction may start in spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[SHELBY &#8212; Wind turbines could start sprouting up in rural north central Ohio by spring, bringing jobs and millions of dollars in investment. The state board that certifies construction plans for energy facilities approved an agreement that authorizes a 91-turbine wind farm along the Crawford and Richland county line. The agreement approved Monday by the Ohio Power Siting Board allows Black Fork Wind Energy, a subsidiary of Oregon-based alternative energy company Element Power, to move forward with the project. The .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Power Siting Board approves construction of Black Fork Wind Farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/24/ohio-power-siting-board-approves-construction-of-black-fork-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Columbus, Ohio (Jan. 23, 2012) – The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) today approved an agreement that authorizes Black Fork Wind Energy to construct a wind farm along the Crawford and Richland county line. The facility will consist of up to 91 wind turbines capable of generating a combined 200 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Black Fork plans to begin construction in March 2012 and to have the facility online by December. The company estimates that between $51 and $69 million .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind talker: Village organizes meeting on wind farm proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/21/wind-talker-village-organizes-meeting-on-wind-farm-proposal/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[BUCKLAND — A possible wind farm project, which would generate nearly five times the electricity used by the city of Wapakoneta, should be less intrusive than people might believe, a representative of an international renewable power company says. While the project may not create a lot of jobs, he says it could create some windfall for townships and schools. Nearly 80 people attended a public meeting at the Buckland Community Center to hear information concerning the possible wind farm project .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Company continues study of wind project in Auglaize County</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/20/company-continues-study-of-wind-project-in-auglaize-county/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[BUCKLAND — A company with wind and solar-energy projects in eight countries on four continents is continuing with preliminary studies about the feasibility of a 100-megawatt wind project in parts of Auglaize County, a company official said Friday. Mainstream Renewable Power Inc., with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, is moving forward on various studies and discussions with landowners in portions of Duchouquet, Logan and Moulton townships, Matt Boss, the company&#8217;s development manager for the midwest region, said. “I think we&#8217;re a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Turbine charges dismissed</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/18/turbine-charges-dismissed/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[LORDSTOWN &#8211; Stanley Zoldan beat city hall. Or, at least, the misdemeanor criminal charges filed against the councilman for cutting power to the twin wind turbines outside of the village&#8217;s administration building for 30 minutes was dismissed Friday in Niles Municipal Court. In April 2011, Zoldan cut the power for the wind turbines because he believed their operation was unsafe. He said final inspections by Trumbull County had not been conducted. &#8220;I&#8217;m glad this is over,&#8221; Zoldan said Tuesday. &#8220;I .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm project talks set</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/13/wind-farm-project-talks-set/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Buckland area and rural residents in the surrounding townships will have the chance to get more information on the possibility of a renewable energy plant being built in the area. U.S. Mainstream Renewable Power Inc., headquartered in Chicago, recently completed preliminary studies for the project, which would have portions in the village, as well as parts of Duchouquet, Logan and Moulton townships. “We thought now was the time to let people in the public get involved and get their input,” .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wickliffe amends building code to allow for wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/13/wickliffe-amends-building-code-to-allow-for-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Monday night Wickliffe City Council unanimously passed legislation that allows industries in the city to erect wind turbines for electrical generation. Bill Gargiulo, law director for the city, reveals that Park Ohio&#8217;s Snow Dragon facility in Wickliffe hopes to install a wind turbine. That firm&#8217;s plans drove adoption of the building code amendment. Gargiulo stresses that any wind turbine constructed in the city will be located along Wickliffe&#8217;s industrial corridor. Because of size requirements in the new legislation, few other .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting set about wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/12/meeting-set-about-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[BUCKLAND &#8211; An international renewable energy company is considering northern Auglaize County as the potential site for a 100 megawatt wind farm. There will be a public meeting for discussion of the project. The meeting will happen at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Buckland Community Center. U.S. Mainstream Renewable Power Inc. has completed preliminary studies for the project in portions of Duchouquet, Logan and Moulton townships, Buckland Mayor Dan Lambert said. The company will continue analysis through 2012 to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Champaign Co. turbine project adds second phase</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/11/champaign-co-turbine-project-adds-second-phase/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[URBANA — The controversial Buckeye Wind Project will include more wind turbines in Champaign County after more leases were acquired from another company. In a letter to the Ohio Power Siting Board, attorneys for Champaign Wind LLC said the company plans to submit an application for the Buckeye II Wind Farm, which would consist of 57 wind turbines spread across about 13,500 acres of leased land in Champaign County. Buckeye Wind, a subsidiary of Everpower Wind Holdings, Inc., is already .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Front and Center: Gas drilling could take air out of offshore wind</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/07/front-and-center-gas-drilling-could-take-air-out-of-offshore-wind/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[This week our series Front and Center is looking at whether Great Lakes water could spur economic revival in the nation&#8217;s rustbelt. Some communities are pinning their hopes on green energy. In the Cleveland area, politicians and businessmen have been pushing for years to build a wind farm in Lake Erie. But, as WBEZ&#8217;s Chip Mitchell reports, the project&#8217;s financing is up in the air as Ohio focuses on energy that could generate a lot more jobs. MITCHELL: I understand .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>EverPower purchasing Invenergy wind lease options</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/24/everpower-purchasing-invenergy-wind-lease-options/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[At least some Champaign County property owners&#8217; wind lease option agreements with Invenergy have been purchased by EverPower, so state EverPower letters dated Dec. 20 welcoming property owners to the &#8220;project family&#8221; and inviting them to visit the Buckeye Wind project&#8217;s Bellefontaine office Dec. 29 to receive a holiday ham and information about the &#8220;Buckeye Projects.&#8221; The invitation does not extend to public or media, EverPower officials say. Invenergy originally had about 62 leases in the county, according to records .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind power company could build more than 50 turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/23/wind-power-company-could-build-more-than-50-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[URBANA — A company that wants to build more than 50 wind turbines in Champaign County is acquiring leases that could allow to build even more in the future. Local residents with lease agreements from Invenergy Wind North America LLC said they received a letter from the company notifying them of an agreement between Invenergy and EverPower Wind Holdings Inc. Ted Black, who owns a farm in Union Twp., said Invenergy first approached him about a lease agreement about six .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Repairs under way to big lakefront generator</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/22/repairs-under-way-to-big-lakefront-generator/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CONNEAUT — A blade on the lakefront wind turbine blasted by lightning this past summer was replaced over the weekend, but there’s no timetable for the big machine’s return to service, officials said Tuesday. Contractors working on behalf of NexGen Energy of Boulder, Colo., quickly removed the scorched blade and affixed a new one in a procedure ably assisted by a gigantic crane, according to reports. Work began late last week, continued through the weekend and into the first part .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Repairs to wind turbine under way, says manager</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/07/repairs-to-wind-turbine-under-way-says-manager/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CONNEAUT — A wind turbine knocked out of service by a lightning bolt this past summer should cranking out electricity again by the end of the year, said City Manager Timothy Eggleston. Repairs began Monday on the 400-kilowatt turbine that provides some of the electricity used at the city’s waste water treatment plant, Eggleston said. Completion depends on the weather, but the turbine should be spinning sometime this month, he said. “Within the next two or three weeks it will .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Windfall won&#8217;t be for electric customers</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/04/windfall-wont-be-for-electric-customers/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Clarification is needed for the article “Wind farm windfall.” The windfall is highly significant for the foreign developer and only temporary for the county. Each farm receives tens of millions of dollars in subsidies and the average life of a turbine is 10 years, although the developers tell you closer to 20. Because the operating and maintenance costs per turbine are three times higher than what the developers report, once the turbine becomes too expensive to maintain, it will be .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Company considering Auglaize County wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/12/01/company-considering-auglaize-county-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[BUCKLAND — A multinational company is considering building a wind farm in Auglaize County, an economic development official confirmed Wednesday. U.S. Mainstream Renewable Power Inc. has completed preliminary studies for a 100-megawatt project in portions of Duchouquet, Logan and Moulton townships in north central Auglaize County, said Gregory Myers, president of Wapakoneta Area Economic Development Council. Mainstream is discussing lease opportunities with landowners and whether their properties are appropriate for wind turbine development, Myers said. The company will continue its .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>County gets proposal for wind project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/30/county-gets-proposal-for-wind-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON — Commissioners have assigned to an independent committee the task of reviewing the sole proposal for a wind energy project at county-owned property in Kingsville Township. The county put out a request for proposals earlier this month and the opening was held last week. Board Chairman Daniel Claypool said the county received only one formal proposal for the project, which would supply a portion of the electricity needed to run the Ashtabula County Nursing Home and Board of Developmental .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Growing pains</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/26/growing-pains/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[If wind power is to achieve its potential in the western Lake Erie region, the wind industry must concede the risks such generation poses and address them sensitively. Denial and rationalization will work to the industry&#8217;s detriment. BP &#8212; yes, the company responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill &#8212; appears to understand the importance of candor by the wind industry. David van Hoogstraten, BP Wind Energy&#8217;s director of policy and regulatory affairs for North America, stated during a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>FAA report questions 63 proposed wind turbine sites</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/09/faa-report-questions-63-proposed-wind-turbine-sites/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A recent Federal Aviation Administration ruling could prove a serious obstacle to wind energy development in the Blissfield area. A study by the FAA found that 63 wind turbine sites proposed by developer Juwi Wind are “presumed hazards” due to their proximity to Toledo Express Airport. An Oct. 21 letter from FAA representative Michael Blaich to Juwi reads, “Initial findings of this study indicate that the structure as described exceeds obstruction standards and/or would have an adverse physical or electromagnetic .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Status of some wind turbine sites changes</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/11/05/status-of-some-wind-turbine-sites-changes/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ADRIAN, Mich. — Officials with one of the companies hoping to build wind turbines in southeast Lenawee County are evaluating the impact of a recent FAA finding that 63 proposed sites could disrupt operations at Toledo Express Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration recently issued notices of presumed hazard for 63 of the locations proposed by Juwi Wind, an energy company based in Germany with a U.S. headquarters in Boulder, Colo. Another 14 sites were given a green light. Michael Blaich, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>County eyes &#8216;green energy zone&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/28/county-eyes-green-energy-zone/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[FREMONT &#8212; Sandusky County Commissioners were asked Thursday to consider designating the county as an &#8220;alternative energy zone,&#8221; which leaders hope would draw a $400 million wind farm project to the area. The distinction would give tax breaks to alternative energy facilities that build projects in the county. County Administrator Warren Brown said he is developing a resolution for commissioners to consider, but doesn&#8217;t expect a decision to be made for a few weeks. Commissioners said they want feedback from .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Lenawee County wind turbine proposal could interfere with airport safety</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/27/lenawee-county-wind-turbine-proposal-could-interfere-with-airport-safety/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Lenawee County wind developers have recently experienced an obstacle in their wind turbine proposal. Plans for the turbines are to locate the project less than 13 nautical miles from the Toledo Express airport&#8217;s radar, which causes safety problems. The turbines would cause electromagnetic interference on the airspace, and would be a hazard to air navigation. The Interstate Informed Citizens Coalition, which has been fighting for tighter restrictions on the turbines, says that this affects 63 of 80 proposed turbines in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Safety a breeze for wind turbine</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/19/safety-a-breeze-for-wind-turbine/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CONNEAUT — The wind turbine struck by lightning this past summer sustained considerable damage but poses no safety threat to people, according to a message from the company that built the generator. Technicians with NexGen Energy of Colorado have inspected the generator adjacent to the city’s waste water treatment plant, stated a message from Bruce Bredickas Jr, executive vice-president, to Conneaut City Manager Timothy Eggleston. While the damage to a blade is significant, there is “no immediate safety concern,” Bredickas .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners consider energy zone</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/18/commissioners-consider-energy-zone/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Seneca County commissioners are to look at two measures, one which could reduce costs and another which could help bring revenue to the county. During a meeting at 10 a.m. today, commissioners are to consider a resolution setting Seneca County as an Alternative Energy Zone, which would reduce taxes levied on renewable energy generation. Commissioners have been working with Sandusky County commissioners to create the zone as requested by Nordex, a firm proposing a wind farm project near Bellevue involving .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Cleveland Indians will install wind turbine at Progressive Field</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/11/cleveland-indians-will-install-wind-turbine-at-progressive-field/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Cleveland Indians on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that they are working with Cleveland State University&#8217;s Fenn College of Engineering to install a 15-foot-tall wind turbine at Progressive Field before next season. A report on the Natural Resources Defense Council&#8217;s website said grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and the State of Ohio will “fully cover cost of the turbine and installation at Progressive Field.” Indians spokesman Curtis Danburg said the project has been in the works for a couple .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbines rise above flatlands of western Ohio</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/09/wind-turbines-rise-above-flatlands-of-western-ohio/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[VAN WERT: The 411-ton turbines reach to the skies to catch the best winds high above the soybean and cornfields that dominate the flatlands of western Ohio. They are taller than anything in Northwest Ohio: five times taller than the biggest farm silos in Van Wert and Paulding counties and taller than any buildings 80 miles away in Toledo. The towers rise 328 feet from the bases to the hubs where three blades, each 148 feet long, attach. With blades .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Facts about Ohio’s new wind farms</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/08/facts-about-ohios-new-wind-farms/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[What: Ohio’s largest wind farm, with 152 turbines, 122 completed; construction continues on the rest. Where: Spanning 27,000 leased acres or 80 square miles in Van Wert and Paulding counties in Northwest Ohio on Indiana border. Output: 304 megawatts, or enough to power 76,000 homes annually. Each tower produces 2 megawatts, or 2,700 horsepower; enough to power 500 average Ohio homes. Winds required: 8 to 9 miles per hour to begin electric production, maximum efficiency 28 miles per hour. System .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Details of wind farm proposed for Seneca, Hancock</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/06/details-of-wind-farm-proposed-for-seneca-hancock/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ARCADIA Residents from Seneca and Hancock counties had a chance Tuesday evening to collect information concerning a 133.2-megawatt wind farm project coming to the area. Representatives of TCI Renewables, established in North America in 2006, were on hand at an open house at Arcadia Lion Community Center, 301 W. Brown Road. TCI has more than a dozen projects in process or under construction in the United States and Canada. The 15,000-acre wind farm proposed for Big Spring and Loudon townships .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Can turbines generate health problems?</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/05/can-turbines-generate-health-problems/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Living close to wind turbines can hurt your peace of mind, job performance and health, according to some health experts and researchers. &#8220;If you&#8217;re within a mile, you&#8217;re asking for trouble,&#8221; said Alex Salt, an otolaryngology professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Air Energy TCI, a company which plans to erect wind turbines between Arcadia, Fostoria and New Riegel, would locate some within one-third of a mile of a home, the company&#8217;s development manager, Rory Cantwell, said Tuesday. He .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>No timetable set on wind turbine repair</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/10/03/no-timetable-set-on-wind-turbine-repair/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[CONNEAUT — City officials have not been informed when a wind turbine idled by a lightning strike last month will be repaired. The turbine, owned by NexGen Energy of Boulder, Colo., has been shut down since a blade was hit by lightning at the end of August. The bolt blasted loose some of the composite material that covers the wooden blades and split the tip. City officials have speculated a replacement blade would need to be installed. The 400-kilowatt turbine .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Ohio bill would remove renewable energy benchmarks</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/28/proposed-ohio-bill-would-remove-renewable-energy-benchmarks/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Ohio Sen. Kris Jordan (R-Powell) has introduced a bill that, if passed, would erase former governor Ted Strickland&#8217;s goal of the state having 25 percent of its electricity generated by renewable and advanced resources by 2025, according to the Associated Press and North American Wind Power (nawindpower.com). Sen. Bill 216 is being referred to the state&#8217;s Energy and Public Utilities Committee, where it will die or proceed with hearings and a committee vote to determine whether it goes to the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Developers explain wind turbine proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/28/developers-explain-wind-turbine-proposal/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[TIFFIN &#8212; Two employees with Nordex USA, Inc., a German-based company with Chicago offices, met briefly with the Seneca County Commissioners Monday to reiterate the company&#8217;s desire to construct and operate a wind turbine farm near Bellevue. Laura Caspari, project developer, and Timothy Vought, senior project development manager, discussed the proposal to construct 80 to 85 wind turbines on property in Sandusky and Seneca counties. The wind farm would generate 150 to 200 megawatts of electricity. Construction would begin in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Redriven wind turbines continue to fall apart</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/27/redriven-wind-turbines-continue-to-fall-apart/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[More wind turbines made by Redriven Power of Iroquois, Ontario continue to self destruct. The first set of wind turbine blades flew off February 7th, at the Perkins High School, in Perkins Ohio. Ed Sharp was standing on his back porch when he heard a sound like a shotgun. Out of balance because of a missing blade, the turbine and its tower began shaking, the remaining two blades banging against a 60 foot support pole and the 30 foot wide .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners hear details on 2nd proposed wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/27/commissioners-hear-details-on-2nd-proposed-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[With three companies looking at Seneca County for potential wind energy projects, an agreement to accept tax reductions for renewable energy sources may be rapidly approaching. Representatives of Nordex met with Seneca County commissioners to discuss a wind farm project which could begin construction in 2013. The goal is to create a farm of 80-85 wind turbines, each 490 feet tall, in Seneca and Sandusky counties near Bellevue. Laura Caspari, project developer, said the 2.4-megawatt turbines are to be manufactured .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Firm offers wind farm details</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/23/firm-offers-wind-farm-details/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[BLOOMVILLE &#8211; Bloomville&#8217;s skyline could look radically different in 2013. Thursday evening, representatives of NextEra Energy hosted an open house at Bloomville Community Center to answer questions about a 14,000-acre wind farm which could be coming to the area in two years. Up to 116 turbines are to be spread across Bloom and Venice townships in Seneca County and Lykens and Chatfield townships in Crawford County. The Honey Creek Wind Energy Center, proposed by the Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra, would .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>New bill prompts concerns about future of Ohio&#8217;s wind industry</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/23/new-bill-prompts-concerns-about-future-of-ohios-wind-industry/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A bill introduced by Ohio State Sen. Kris Jordan, R-Powell, earlier this month could pose big problems for the state&#8217;s wind energy industry. The legislation, Senate Bill 216, proposes to repeal Ohio&#8217;s alternative energy portfolio standard (AEPS). The current AEPS, enacted in May 2008 under then-Gov. Ted Strickland, contains two separate resource requirements, both of which would be revoked if Jordan&#8217;s bill were to become law. The renewable energy portion of the AEPS requires 12.5% of the state&#8217;s electricity generation .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio high court gets turbine dispute</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/22/ohio-high-court-gets-turbine-dispute/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[URBANA — Justices for the state’s highest court spent about an hour Wednesday sifting through details of a legal dispute over a plan to build more than 50 wind turbines in Champaign County. The Buckeye Wind Project, approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board last year, would allow New York-based Everpower Wind Holdings to construct 53 turbines throughout the county. However, county officials, as well as Union Neighbors United, a group of residents opposed to the project, filed appeals to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Company plans big wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/21/company-plans-big-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[ARCADIA &#8212; Plans are developing for 330-foot-tall wind turbines to dot 30 square miles between Arcadia, Fostoria and New Riegel by late 2013. Air Energy TCI, in Montreal, plans to operate 53 to 88 turbines in Hancock County&#8217;s Washington and Biglick townships and Seneca County&#8217;s Loudon and Big Spring townships. It has leases for 75 percent of the land it seeks, said Rory Cantwell, Air Energy&#8217;s development manager. Residents can learn more and voice concerns about the proposed wind farm, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Bloom Twp. residents to hear first proposal for wind farm Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/20/bloom-twp-residents-to-hear-first-proposal-for-wind-farm-thursday/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Residents in Bloom Township will have their first opportunity learn more about a possible wind farm this Thursday, at a community meeting at the Bloomville Community Center. Township trustees said they were approached earlier this summer by a company interested in building a wind farm with more than 100 wind turbines in Bloom Township. &#8220;I guess you have to stay up with the progress- I think it&#8217;s a good idea,&#8221; said Troy Kagy, Bloom Township Trustee. Darren Frank, with the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Zoning board nixes bid for huge US flag at Chrysler dealer</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/20/zoning-board-nixes-bid-for-huge-us-flag-at-chrysler-dealer/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[SALEM &#8211; A bid by John Kufleitner to install what could have been the largest American flag in Ohio at his new dealership was shot down by the Salem Board of Zoning Appeals on Monday. Mayor Jerry Wolford said he was surprised by the decision while Kufleitner said three times he was &#8220;blown away&#8221; by it. &#8220;That caught me by surprise that it went in that direction,&#8221; Wolford said after the meeting. Housing, Planning and Zoning Officer Pat Morrissey said, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Renewed interest in wind energy</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/19/renewed-interest-in-wind-energy/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A 115-turbine wind farm proposed for Seneca and Crawford counties is the topic of a meeting Thursday. The meeting is planned for 5:30-7 p.m. at Bloomville Community Center. It involves a project called Honey Creek Wind Energy Center proposed by NextEra Energy, based in Juno Beach, Fla. According to information from the company, up to 115 turbines would be spread across about 14,000 acres in Bloomville and Bloom and Venice townships in Seneca County, and in Lykens and Chatfield townships .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislature should end green energy mandate</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/09/18/legislature-should-end-green-energy-mandate/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 06:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Ohio Senate Bill 221 needs your support. It is designed to repeal Ohio’s Advanced Energy Portfolio Standard. The American Tradition Institute commissioned the Beacon Hill Institute to analyze and estimate the economic effects of our Advanced Energy Portfolio Standard mandate. Here are some of their results: • Ohio electricity consumers will pay $1.427 billion more for power in 2025. • By 2025, Ohio will lose an average of 9,753 jobs. • The mandate will reduce wages by an average of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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