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		<title>Turbines prompt special meeting in Butler Township</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/03/17/turbines-prompt-special-meeting-in-butler-township/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>17 Mar 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[FOUNTAIN SPRINGS &#8211; The Butler Township Supervisors have called a special meeting to take another vote on the adoption of five ordinances that were amended at a meeting on February 1.
At that time, the supervisors voted to amend five portions of its zoning code to allow wind turbines as a &#8220;special exception use&#8221; for a &#8220;wind energy facility&#8221; in districts zoned &#8220;woodland conservation,&#8221; &#8220;light industrial,&#8221; &#8220;mining&#8221; and &#8220;interchange.&#8221;
The township has long been embroiled in litigation with Broad Mountain Development Co. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Who’s making up facts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>17 Mar 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Gamesa’s PR man, Michael Peck, (Letter to the editor March 12) has accused me of making up facts. Maybe he better look in the mirror first. When it comes to facts, Gamesa lives in a true fantasy world. Consider these Gamesa fantasies:
FANTASY 1: Gamesa project manager Alyssa Edwards recently claimed that Shaffer Mountain will produce enough electricity to power 30,000 homes.
FACT: Wind turbines produce only around 25 percent of the power claimed by developers. This fantasy is exposed because wind .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Logan OKs longer turbine blades</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/03/13/logan-oks-longer-turbine-blades/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>13 Mar 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[The wind turbines to be built in Logan Township this year will feature blades that extend about the length of a football field.
Township supervisors on Thursday gave Gamesa Energy USA permission to use the 90-meter blades manufactured now in Ebensburg. Previous plans called for using 87-meter blades, manufactured outside of Pennsylvania. The difference in length is about 10 feet.
&#8220;For a Pennsylvania project, we&#8217;d rather use the blades manufactured in Pennsylvania,&#8221; Gamesa project developer Jon Baker said.
Baker described the 90-meter version .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Planners approve wind turbine &#8216;checklist&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/03/13/planners-approve-wind-turbine-checklist/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>13 Mar 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Potter County Planning Commission members took action at Tuesday’s monthly meeting to prepare for an anticipated rush of wind turbine permits in the coming months.
Members unanimously approved a checklist recommended by Planning Director Charlotte Dietrich, containing 25 entries based on the wind energy regulations in the county’s Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO).
The action was sparked by the news that AES Corporation is proceeding with plans for 50 wind turbines in Ulysses Township. County approval is not required, however, because .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy trucks mangle roads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>12 Mar 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Area motorists traveling some secondary roads are being hit by a one-two punch as &#8220;normal freeze-thaw cycles&#8221; and &#8220;heavy-truck traffic&#8221; are causing deteriorating road conditions, PennDOT said Thursday.
Meanwhile, the county&#8217;s roads were the subject of some discussion at the Bradford County commissioners&#8217; meeting Thursday.
Bradford County Commissioner John Sullivan said trucks in the gas drilling industry are causing significant road damage in Bradford County.
&#8220;I think the gas companies are trying to act in good faith,&#8221; Sullivan said. &#8220;They said they were .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Politics on Shaffer Mountain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>10 Mar 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[The FAA recently overturned its original ruling that Gamesa’s proposed 404 foot tall wind turbines on Shaffer Mountain would pose a hazard to aviation.
What is questionable is that it did so without debate, without explanation and without any input whatsoever from either the Bedford or Johnstown &#8211; Cambria County Airport managers or authorities. I confirmed this with them last week. The press release from Gamesa announcing the unexplained FAA flip-flop referenced an “aeronautical study” that allegedly showed the turbines would .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Bats face many obstacles</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/03/07/bats-face-many-obstacles/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>07 Mar 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Cave explorers from Europe might have spread a disease that is decimating bats in the Eastern United States, a biological researcher said.
Dr. Howard Whidden said spelunkers from Europe visited the area near Albany, N.Y., where a fungus associated with white-nose syndrome was discovered in February 2006.
White-nose snydrome has the potential to devastate bats, which also are dying from impacts with wind turbines, Whidden said Feb. 25 during a lecture at Penn State Hazleton.
Even before the new threats appeared to the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Second challenge filed to Butler wind turbine proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/03/03/second-challenge-filed-to-butler-wind-turbine-proposal/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>03 Mar 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[One day after challenging Butler Township&#8217;s zoning ordinance, the company that wants to build wind turbines there filed another appeal Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court demanding that it be allowed to construct them on its land.
Broad Mountain Development Co. LLC, Gilberton, alleged in Tuesday&#8217;s appeal that Butler&#8217;s zoning ordinance improperly does not allow wind turbines, that amendments supposedly enacted on Feb. 1 by the supervisors do not cure the problem to its satisfaction and that state law thereby entitles it .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Butler wind turbine ordinance challenged</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/03/02/butler-wind-turbine-ordinance-challenged/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>02 Mar 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[The company that wants to build more wind turbines in Butler Township filed an appeal Monday in Schuylkill County Court challenging changes to the ordinance trying to restrict them.
Broad Mountain Development Co. LLC, Gilberton, alleged the township supervisors did not follow the prescribed legal procedure in purporting to enact amendments to the zoning ordinance, thereby making them invalid.
Specifically, the company alleged the supervisors did not advertise the proposed changes properly, did not file a copy in the county law library .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind companies hoping to circumvent county regulations</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/26/wind-companies-hoping-to-circumvent-county-regulations/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>26 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Large-scale industrial wind energy projects moving forward as municipalities adopt more developer-friendly regulations  
Although the publicity has died down, two large-scale industrial wind energy projects in northern Potter County are moving forward.
Township governments have been adopting regulations that are accommodating to the wind turbines. By turning to the townships, wind developers have circumvented countywide regulations approved in 2008.
Members of the Ulysses Township Board of Supervisors last week tabled action on a proposed “host community agreement” with international energy giant .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>FAA reverses course on Shaffer Mountain</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/26/faa-reverses-course-on-shaffer-mountain/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>26 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that the Shaffer Mountain Wind Farm will not pose a threat to aircraft navigation after further studying the turbine siting.
The FAA’s Jan. 21 determination reversed a review in November in which 15 of the 30 turbines planned by developer Gamesa Energy USA were designated presumed hazards.
Gamesa officials said the November review was part of a re-permitting process for the project when an earlier FAA approval expired after 18 months.
“The FAA determination is one of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>FAA approves wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/26/faa-approves-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>26 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[JOHNSTOWN —  The Federal Aviation Administration is giving its OK to the proposed Shaffer Mountain Wind Farm, two months after voicing concerns that some turbines could potentially create problems for local airports.
The FAA has issued a “determination of no hazard to air navigation” for the wind farm Gamesa USA wants to build on ridges along the Somerset-Bedford county line.
In the review of each of the 30 turbines proposed for the farm, the FAA said the structures do not exceed .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Somerset windmills would not be aviation hazard, feds say</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/25/somerset-windmills-would-not-be-aviation-hazard-feds-say/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>25 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that a proposed Gamesa Energy USA wind energy project that would put 30 windmills atop an ecologically sensitive ridge on Shaffer Mountain in Somerset County would not create an aviation hazard.
The FAA had issued &#8220;notices of presumed hazard&#8221; in November for 15 of the 404-foot-tall wind turbines, but subsequent aeronautical studies have determined that the structures would not exceed obstruction standards or adversely impact air space and flight routes above the ridge.
The FAA &#8220;determination .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Birding groups rap wind turbines; Missed opportunity for public comment</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/23/birding-groups-rap-wind-turbines-missed-opportunity-for-public-comment/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>23 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[The federal government has concluded that building two wind turbines with 120-foot-long propellers atop Turkey Point does not threaten eagles, other raptors or bats.
But some birding groups that missed the opportunity to weigh in on the project when public comment was invited believe the environmental impact assessment is flawed. They believe the assessment did not consider the area&#8217;s important role as a stopover for tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds.
The Lancaster County Bird Club, Audubon Pennsylvania and Don Heintzelman, a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbines for Pennsylvania?</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/23/wind-turbines-for-pennsylvania-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>23 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[The winds of change are blowing energy alternatives into central Pennsylvania and stirring up debate along the way.
Central Pennsylvania, with its many blustery ridgetops, is seen as a prime location for wind farms by wind turbine companies and local environmentalists concerned about climate change. But others in the environmental community argue that wind farms would harm forests and wildlife, and local planners worry about sound pollution and blighted landscapes.
Gamesa Energy USA, one of the largest wind turbine companies in the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Local turbine project receives $10 million federal grant</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/21/local-turbine-project-receives-10-million-federal-grant/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>21 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[A planned 23-wind turbine project for Fayette County to generate electricity that was put on hold late last year is back on track thanks to a $10 million federal economic stimulus grant.
During a visit to the Gamesa Wind USA plant in Ebensburg, Gov. Edward Rendell announced $22.8 million in grants through the stimulus program that will not only put people to work at Gamesa, but also will create another 257 jobs at three large-scale wind farms.
Among the grants is a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbines uncertain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>20 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[BRADY TWP. – Members of the Brady Township Board of Supervisors have passed an ordinance to regulate the wind energy industry. A spokesman for the company interested in locating an industrial wind turbine complex in the township said the rules are too restrictive.
Supervisors Charlie Muth and Brian Hartzfeld voted in favor of the ordinance, while Chairman Darryl Beatty voted against it. Muth said his vote was based on an obligation to protect residents who would be adversely affected by turbines .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm projects to get $23 million</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/19/wind-farm-projects-to-get-23-million/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>19 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Three in-state wind farm projects received nearly $23 million in federal stimulus act funds, allowing the projects to create 257 jobs.
The funding through the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act also will permit the Gamesa wind turbine manufacturing plant in Ebensburg, Cambria County, to bring back 79 layed off workers and hire an additional 50 people, officials said.
The projects being funded include Gamesa&#8217;s Chestnut Flats Wind Farm in Cambria and Blair counties, receiving $7.8 million and expected to create .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>The windmill sham: Blowing tax dollars</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/17/the-windmill-sham-blowing-tax-dollars/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>17 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[How many U.S. jobs do &#8220;stimulus&#8221;-funded wind turbines create? The answer, dear friends, is blowing in the wind: precious few.
American University&#8217;s Investigative Reporting Workshop found that foreign turbine makers have received about 80 percent of nearly $2 billion in stimulus wind-power funding. The workshop estimates about 6,000 jobs have been created overseas versus just a few hundred here.
The stimulus legislation turned tax credits into cash grants that made it possible to sidestep &#8220;Buy America&#8221; provisions. But even spending $2 billion .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbines may be blown away</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/14/wind-turbines-may-be-blown-away/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>14 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[After months of discussions, special meetings and workshops, the Brady Township Supervisors voted on an ordinance to regulate the construction and operation of wind turbines in the township.
That action may jeopardize leases already signed by the developer, Iberdrola, and some township residents.
By a two-to-one vote the supervisors approved an ordinance which some said will spell the end of wind turbines in the township. Supervisors Charlie Muth and Brian Hartzfeld voted in favor of adopting the ordinance while Chairman Darryl Beatty .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind power project advances here</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/09/wind-power-project-advances-here/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>09 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Financial arrangements have been approved for southeastern Pennsylvania&#8217;s first commercial wind project — two 360-foot-high turbines atop Turkey Hill in Manor Township.
PPL and the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority have entered into a lease agreement that is expected to have the turbines generating electricity this fall on the Frey Farm Landfill overlooking the Susquehanna River.
&#8220;This is a major step forward, and all systems are go for southeastern Pennsylvania&#8217;s first commercial wind project,&#8221; said James Warner, the authority&#8217;s executive director.
The .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Beaverdale-area wind farm planned</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/06/beaverdale-area-wind-farm-planned/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>06 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[BEAVERDALE —  Windmills are coming to Summerhill Township, with as many as 27 energy-producing turbines planned for outside Beaverdale.
EverPower, formerly EverPower Renewables, is wheeling out Highland North Wind Farm.
The company plans to have the turbines cranking out 62 megawatts of electricity – or enough power for 30,000 homes – by summer 2011.
An additional nine turbines are planned for Adams Township, which is already home to the first phase of the Highland Wind Project.
That first phase – located off Dunlo .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds wind power feasible in downvalley</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/05/study-finds-wind-power-feasible-in-downvalley/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>05 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[TAYLOR &#8211; A study has determined wind-turbine electrical generation is possible for the borough, which has average wind speeds of 9 mph at 60-foot elevations, but might also work in nearby communities.
Scranton-based Electric City Wind Power Corp. completed the study at the request of borough and Riverside School District officials, who are trying to save on utility costs as electric rate caps are lifted.
The study was presented Wednesday during a borough planning commission meeting.
&#8220;I was impressed with what they had .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Two local companies reach wind energy deal</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/05/two-local-companies-reach-wind-energy-deal/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>05 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Two locally-based companies finalized a $10.8 million contract this week to develop wind energy projects.
The agreement between Penobscot Mountain Wind LLC of Clarks Summit and Electric City Wind Power Corp., a group of about 15 local business leaders, calls for the manufacture and installation of 6 megawatts of multi-axis turbo system vertical wind power generation equipment. The minimum nameplate capacity of any given project will be 500 kilowatts, the agreement states. A kilowatt is equal to 1,000 watts.
Attorney Michael Walker, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Curative amendment&#8217; to windmill rule approved</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/04/curative-amendment-to-windmill-rule-approved/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>04 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[FOUNTAIN SPRINGS &#8211; During Monday&#8217;s special meeting, the Butler Township Board of Supervisors formally adopted a curative amendment to the township&#8217;s zoning ordinance that allows the placement of wind turbines (windmills) within the municipality.
The meeting was preceded by a hearing for several ordinances, two of which specifically addressed wind turbines in some respect. Broad Mountain Development Company, LLC plans to construct 27 wind turbines in the Fountain Springs area, a project that has received strong opposition by local residents.
Prior to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Butler Township approves amendment allowing wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/02/03/butler-township-approves-amendment-allowing-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>03 Feb 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[FOUNTAIN SPRINGS &#8211; The Butler Township supervisors on Monday formally adopted a curative amendment that allows wind turbines within the township.
Broad Mountain Development Co. LLC wants to construct 27 wind turbines in the Fountain Springs area, a project strongly opposed by many residents.
The supervisors were required by law to hold a hearing for public input before Monday&#8217;s special meeting. During that hearing that began at 6:30 p.m. Monday and lasted until 10:10 p.m., the supervisors addressed several ordinances, two of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Brady Township Supervisors move toward commercial wind turbine ordinance adoption</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/29/brady-township-supervisors-move-toward-commercial-wind-turbine-ordinance-adoption/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>29 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[LUTHERSBURG &#8211; The Brady Township Supervisors moved one step closer to adopting an ordinance that will regulate the construction of commercial wind turbines in the township.
According to supervisors Chairman Darryl Beatty, the purpose of the special meeting was to discuss and amend the ordinance that was presented at an earlier special meeting.
The earlier version proposed a $2,000 per megawatt fee on any turbines in the township. Since the proposed wind turbines are 2 megawatts each, the permit fee would have .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Many oppose project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/29/many-oppose-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>29 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[In respose to Roxanne Manges’ Jan. 24 letter personal agendas
First of all, everyone is entitled to their own opinion,that is why forums such as the Letter To The Editor exist. However Roxanne, all of your letter was opinion and not factual to the point of sounding somewhat fabricated.
If only one owner on Shaffer Mountin has a personal vendetta against Berwind,why do numerous residents have signs in their yards stating “Berwind raping Somerset County Since 1897”?
To my knowledge, not one landowner .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s behind a wind deal? Northumberland County situation being closely watched</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/28/whats-behind-a-wind-deal-northumberland-county-situation-being-closely-watched/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Ongoing coverage of Northumberland County&#8217;s attempt to come to terms on a wind farm lease deal have resulted in international attention. Many of the renewable energy Internet trade sites have noticed our debate, and are closely watching the outcome.
(This was written prior to Wednesday night&#8217;s public meeting, so we&#8217;re not aware of the latest developments.)
Specific examples of this attention can be viewed at a number of Web sites, including iStockanalyst, which provides up-to-date analysis on stocks, commodities and businesses worldwide. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm talks to continue today</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/28/wind-farm-talks-to-continue-today/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[SUNBURY — There’s been plenty of bluster among the Northumberland County commissioners regarding a proposed wind farm, but residents had little to say about the project during a special public meeting Wednesday night.
The board scheduled the 6 p.m. meeting after a crowd packed last week’s afternoon session to discuss Sunbury-based Penn Wind’s plan to set up a wind farm on county land in Coal and East Cameron townships.
Penn Wind has a 29-year lease agreement with the county and is offering .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Public county meeting to discuss Penn Wind short, but commissioners are staying positive</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/28/public-county-meeting-to-discuss-penn-wind-short-but-commissioners-are-staying-positive/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[ SUNBURY &#8211; Growing controversy surrounding a wind-energy project is expected to end amicably, according to county commissioners and a representative from Penn Wind LLC, who met to discuss the endeavor with members of the community during a special public meeting Wednesday night.
Oddly, Northumberland County commissioners and members of the public said very little during the much-anticipated meeting addressing issues surrounding the project in Coal and East Cameron townships. Although more than 15 residents attended, no one took the opportunity .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Bats, birds, expertise issue in Butler</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/22/bats-birds-expertise-issue-in-butler/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>22 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[FOUNTAIN SPRINGS &#8211; The battle over wind turbines continues in Butler Township as opposing sides fight over bats, birds and what constitutes valid testimony.
The Butler Township Zoning Hearing Board heard testimony from both sides again Wednesday as residents fought to stop a plan by Broad Mountain Development Co. LLC, a Rich family company, to construct 27 wind turbines in the Fountain Springs area on Rich and Girard Estate lands.
Brian J. Urban, attorney for at least one of the private citizens, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials snubbed advisers&#8217; warnings about wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/22/officials-snubbed-advisers-warnings-about-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>22 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[SUNBURY — Two separate Northumberland County boards of commissioners were cautioned since 2006 by three legal advisers about “shortcomings” in a Sunbury firm’s wind farm proposal.
At issue is the land-lease agreement between the county and Penn Wind, a 29-year deal that is in the midst of being renewed and has been in jeopardy for months.
The two sides are hoping to keep the project afloat and plan to meet early next week.
Commissioner Vinny Clausi, who has loudly voiced his displeasure with .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Clausi blasts land-lease deal; Democratic commissioners at odds</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/21/clausi-blasts-land-lease-deal-democratic-commissioners-at-odds/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>21 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[SUNBURY — While waving $1 bills through the air with one hand, Northumberland County Commissioner Vinny Clausi held a hand-crafted sign in his other hand, designed to express his dismay with Penn Wind LLC, of Sunbury, and its land-lease agreement with the county.
The demonstration by Clausi was a highlight of Tuesday’s wild and boisterous commissioner’s meeting. Clausi said Penn Wind had been leasing 924-acres of land near Coal Township from the county for $1 per year from 2007-2009.
The company was .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Penn Wind, county get to work on new lease</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/21/penn-wind-county-get-to-work-on-new-lease/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>21 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[SUNBURY &#8211; The co-owner and chief executive officer for Penn Wind LLC said he didn&#8217;t attend Tuesday&#8217;s commissioners&#8217; meeting because Commissioner Chairman Frank Sawicki informed one of his associates just prior to the session that the wind farm issue wasn&#8217;t on the meeting agenda and probably wouldn&#8217;t be discussed.
That turned out to be bad advice since the proposed wind farm ended up being the focal point of the meeting, even though it wasn&#8217;t on the agenda.
Justin Dunkelberger, whose firm is .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Northumberland County Commissioners hold heated debate over Penn Wind agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/20/northumberland-county-commissioners-hold-heated-debate-over-penn-wind-agreement/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>20 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[SUNBURY &#8211; Controversy, confusion and conflict came into play Tuesday afternoon as Northumberland County commissioners and residents expressed dissatisfaction with a lease agreement for a proposed wind farm in East Cameron and Coal townships.
At the center of the debate are several issues, including the validity of the lease, how much acreage is involved with the agreement, and most importantly, whether the county is receiving its fair share of revenue from the lease, which was expected to generate more than $2 .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>County commissioners battle over wind farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>20 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[SUNBURY — The fracture among Northumberland County commissioners was apparent during Tuesday&#8217;s public discussion of a proposed wind farm.
More than 50 people packed the meeting room at the county Administration Building to hear details of a land-lease agreement between the county and Penn Wind, of Sunbury.
Instead, they saw the two majority Democrats, Chairman Frank Sawicki and Vinny Clausi, snipe at each other and got a glimpse into why the deal is on shaky ground.
The commissioners couldn&#8217;t even agree on the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Gamesa lacks respect for Shaffer community</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/20/gamesa-lacks-respect-for-shaffer-community/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>20 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Gamesa’s refusal to abandon the controversial Shaffer Mountain Wind Farm proposal is symptomatic of that corporation’s disrespect for communities and ecological values.
Gamesa continues to press its demands despite:
* Massive opposition from residents in the proposed wind farm area.
* Scientific evidence showing that Shaffer Mountain is an area of exceptional ecological significance.
* The presence of federally endangered species at the site of the proposed development.
* Determination by the Federal Aviation Administration that half of the proposed project’s industrial-scale wind turbines would .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Butler meeting heats up over engineering firm appointment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>20 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[FOUNTAIN SPRINGS &#8211; The re-appointment of Lehigh Engineering Inc. as Butler Township&#8217;s consulting engineers, along with the appointment of Lehigh Engineering Inc.&#8217;s municipal consultant William P. Anders as the new zoning and code enforcement officer, led to a strong negative response by township residents at the Tuesday supervisors&#8217; meeting.
During Butler Township&#8217;s reorganization meeting on Jan. 4, the supervisors did not appoint an engineering firm or code enforcement officer, delaying the decision until various options were considered.
Several factors, including the ongoing .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Disagreement causes rift between Penn Wind, Northumberland County</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/19/disagreement-causes-rift-between-penn-wind-northumberland-county/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[SUNBURY &#8211; Renegotiation of a lease that could lead to construction of a wind farm south of Shamokin has caused a rift between Northumberland County and Penn Wind LLC.
The Sunbury firm three years ago negotiated a lease for 200 acres of county land in Coal and East Cameron townships. But the current board of commissioners has not approved the annual renewal of the contract, which expired in early December.
A meeting Friday between the parties ended with Commissioner Vinny Clausi walking .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Public to comment on wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/18/public-to-comment-on-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>18 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[If wind turbines are ever proposed for Hanover Township, the board of commissioners wants to be ready.
The board is holding a hearing on Feb. 17 to seek public comment on adding to its zoning ordinance of a provision to allow turbines in certain areas as a conditional use. After the public comments at the special meeting, the board could vote on the issue.
Board members have discussed the issue before, township manager John Sipper said, and the proposal came after “a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Public to comment on wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/18/public-to-comment-on-wind-turbines-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>18 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[The board is holding a hearing on Feb. 17 to seek public comment on adding to its zoning ordinance of a provision to allow turbines in certain areas as a conditional use. After the public comments at the special meeting, the board could vote on the issue.
Board members have discussed the issue before, township manager John Sipper said, and the proposal came after &#8220;a concern about future developments to make sure the township is protected.&#8221;
The ordinance would require anyone looking .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>County, city firm clash over wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/16/county-city-firm-clash-over-wind-farm/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>16 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[SUNBURY &#8212; A lease deal between Northumberland County and Penn Wind LLC, of Sunbury, is up in the air today.
Three years ago, county Commissioners Samuel Deitrick, Kurt Masser and Frank Sawicki approved an agreement with Penn Wind to lease 200 acres in Coal and East Cameron townships.
The company planned to use the land to develop a wind farm for generating electricity, and pay the county $56,000 a year.
On Friday, Commissioner Vinny Clausi left a closed-door meeting between the parties in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Green or greed?</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/15/green-or-greed/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>15 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[In response to Robert Bair&#8217;s January 12th article, “Supports Windmill Project”:
I am so impressed with the undying compassion that Mr. Bair has for the Shaffer Mountain Wind Project. It probably has nothing to do with that fact that he is one of the absentee land owners who will be paid to have turbines erected on their property.
I am also sure that the 220 citizens who signed the statement of support do not live on this mountain and most have never .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbines attract endangered bats</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/12/wind-turbines-attract-endangered-bats/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>12 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Gamesa gives green energy a black eye.
The critically endangered Indiana bat has been discovered on Shaffer Mountain, in Somerset County in the middle of Gamesa’s proposed wind plant development area.
Wind turbines attract bats by the thousands from a wide radius. Turbines, when built on forested ridges, have been known to decimate whole bat populations.
Eastern bat populations, including Indiana bats, are also under pressure because of a disease called white-nose syndrome, which was discovered several years ago in New York State.
This .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Hazard to aviation</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/08/hazard-to-aviation/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>08 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Gamesa’s controversial Shaffer Mountain project was dealt another blow recently when the Federal Aviation Administration found that 15 of Gamesa’s proposed wind turbines pose a “hazard to aviation.” The 404 &#8211; foot tall turbines would be located in the flight path between Washington Dulles and the Cambria County Airport. The FAA findings can be reviewed at www.shaffermountain.com.
With the FAA investigation, the stakes on Shaffer Mountain have just gone up. Now, Gamesa’s project will not only degrade native brook trout streams .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>FAA: Wind farm may pose aviation hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/07/faa-wind-farm-may-pose-aviation-hazard/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>07 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[JOHNSTOWN —  The Federal Aviation Administration has concerns that half of the turbines proposed for the Shaffer Mountain wind farm overlooking Bedford County could impact operations at the Bedford County Airport.
The FAA in a recent finding said that 15 of the farm’s proposed 30 400-foot-tall windmills have the potential to create problems for aviation.
“Those 15 are in a location where they could present a hazard to departures from this airport,” FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown said Wednesday.
Brown described the finding .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Somerset wind turbines seen as aviation hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/06/somerset-wind-turbines-seen-as-aviation-hazard/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>06 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration says that half of the 30 windmills proposed by Gamesa Energy USA for a controversial wind power project on an ecologically sensitive ridge area in Somerset County are a hazard to aviation.
Opponents of the wind turbine project hope the FAA&#8217;s preliminary finding will shut it down, but FAA officials say even a final determination would not stop the development.
The project would be located in the watershed of two of the state&#8217;s highest quality trout streams and .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Shaffer Mountain Wind Farm permit process ongoing</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/05/shaffer-mountain-wind-farm-permit-process-ongoing/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>05 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[Wind energy developer Gamesa Energy USA is continuing with the state and federal permitting process of a 30-turbine project, according to company officials.
Developers for the Shaffer Mountain Wind Farm — which has been in the permitting process for three years — are now seeking a second approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for the project after a previous permit expired.
“Gamesa continues to work with the various state and federal agencies to get them the information they need to make a .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind guys blowing smoke</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/01/03/wind-guys-blowing-smoke/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>03 Jan 2010</nww:date>
				<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t believe the advocates of wind power advanced their argument with the data on bird deaths in your recent article.
The reason? The birds dying from running into windows or being nabbed by dear old tabby are not the same as those being smitten by wind turbine blades.
Chickadees, wrens, et al are in the first group while eagles, red-tailed hawks and other raptors are in the second.
In the numbers game the raptors are far less common than the bird- feeder .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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