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		<title>Renewable generation gets boost from law changes</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>05 Sep 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Press Release: New Zealand Government 
Hon David Parker
Minister of Energy 
5 September 2008 Media Statement 
Renewable generation gets boost from law changes 
Unnecessary barriers to electricity lines companies investing in renewable generation have been removed by a Bill amending the Electricity Industry Reform Act passed in Parliament today, Energy Minister David Parker said. 
The Bill is a major rewrite of the Electricity Industry Reform Act, which requires separation of monopoly electricity lines and competitive generation and retailing businesses.  
“The .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Cumbrian wind gains strength</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>04 Sep 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[ The go ahead for one of the UK&#8217;s largest offshore wind farms to date will be announced by the Prime Minister today, in a speech to business leaders.  
The 500MW West of Duddon Sands wind farm is planned near Walney Island off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria and will comprise of up to 139 turbines. The developers, Morecambe Wind Limited, estimate the wind farm could provide the equivalent of around 372,000 homes with clean, green electricity.  .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Crown makes submission on Meridian Energy’s North Island wind farm proposal</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>03 Sep 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Crown has made a submission on Meridian Energy’s wind farm proposal in the Central North Island, Environment Minister Trevor Mallard said today. 
Since changes were made to the Resource Management Act in 2005, the Crown has been able to make a submission on an application for a resource consent that the minister considers to be of national significance. This allows the government to have input into local decision-making processes, while leaving the decision and hearings to be made locally. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/09/03/crown-makes-submission-on-meridian-energy%e2%80%99s-north-island-wind-farm-proposal/</link>
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		<title>Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle deaths a tragedy; Minister needs to investigate</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Tasmanian Greens today said the deaths of a breeding pair of Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagles, a critically endangered species, at the Roaring Forties Woolnorth Bluff Point wind farm during the last fortnight, is deeply disturbing. They have called on the responsible Minister to investigate the deaths and ensure the public are informed of the outcome of that investigation.
Greens Shadow Environment spokesperson Cassy O’Connor MP, who raised the matter in State Parliament today, said she acknowledges the measures put in place .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/08/28/tasmanian-wedge-tailed-eagle-deaths-a-tragedy-minister-needs-to-investigate/</link>
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		<title>Wind farm will be visible even at night</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The giant wind turbine project proposed at Silton in Dorset will not just be highly visible during the day but it is now revealed would also cause a substantial visual impact on the local area at night. 
The reason for this is that in an unprecedented ruling, the Ministry of Defence have stated in their letter to the Dorset County Council planning officer that, should the 120m giant turbines be constructed, they would each have to be lit. 
Miss Cyranne .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/08/28/wind-farm-will-be-visible-even-at-night/</link>
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		<title>Wind farm proposal near Raglan to be called in</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>27 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Environment Minister Trevor Mallard today announced he intends to call in a renewable energy development proposal for a 180-turbine wind farm near Raglan so it is considered by an independent Board of Inquiry.  
Contact Wind Limited and Contact Energy Limited are applying to build the Hauauru ma Raki wind farm on the Waikato west coast, eight kilometres north of Raglan.  
Under section 141A of the Resource Management Act, the minister can call in a proposal if it is .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/08/27/wind-farm-proposal-near-raglan-to-be-called-in/</link>
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		<title>Reversing the Irreversible</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>18 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Save Central, an Otago-based environmental group dedicated to protecting Otago’s outstanding natural landscapes and heritage from inappropriate development, applauds the Government’s recognition of irreversible impact as a key detraction of Renewables development, as observed in its recently released Renewables Policy statement.
Save Central acknowledges that Climate Change is a 21st-century issue of singular importance, yet does not agree with assertions to the effect that all Renewable Energy is necessarily ‘greener’, or more economic. 
Commenting on the National Policy Statement for Renewable .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/08/18/reversing-the-irreversible/</link>
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		<title>Guayanilla dijo ¡NO! al Proyecto Windmar</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>10 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Exitosa Marcha contra el Proyecto Windmar
[Successful march against the Windmar project]
[Scroll down for English translation and photos.]
Guayanilla &#8212; El pasado sábado 2 de agosto se llevó a cabo la Marcha Contra el Proyecto Windmar en Guayanilla. La misma partió del Complejo Deportivo hasta la Plaza de Recreo donde el Padre Pedro de la Iglesia Episcopal del Pueblo ofreció la invocación. Cientos de personas se congregaron en Guayanilla y marcharon en defensa de Punta Ventanas, Cerro Toro, Punta Verraco y el .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Le Conseil d&#39;Etat annule l&#39;arrêté fixant les tarifs de rachat éolien par EDF</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>08 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[[State Counsel annuls decree fixing wind energy tariffs for Electricité de France]
Le Conseil d&#8217;Etat a annulé l&#8217;arrêté du 10 juillet 2006 fixant les tarifs de rachat de l&#8217;électricité éolienne par EDF, ont annoncé vendredi le ministère de l&#8217;Ecologie et l&#8217;association anti-éolien Vent du bocage.
Cette décision a été justifiée par le fait que le conseil supérieur de l&#8217;énergie n&#8217;avait pas été consulté à cette occasion, seul le conseil supérieur de l&#8217;électricité et du gaz l&#8217;ayant été, a indiqué le ministère, précisant .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/08/08/le-conseil-detat-annule-larrete-fixant-les-tarifs-de-rachat-eolien-par-edf/</link>
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		<title>Planning permission for the Den Brook Wind Farm quashed</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>04 Aug 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to be able to announce that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has agreed to quash the planning permission for the Den Brook Wind Farm as a result of our legal actions.
A Consent Order signed at the last minute by the Secretary of State&#8217;s office, RES and ourselves details the reasons why the Secretary of State has agreed the Inspector’s decision was in error. The agreement remains subject to court ratification at which time .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Mill Creek: Council recommends fewer turbines</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>31 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wellington City Council planners have recommended the proposed Mill Creek wind farm in the Ohariu Valley be given the go-ahead – but with fewer wind turbines.
The Council planning officer’s report to the upcoming hearing on Meridian Energy’s proposed wind farm recommends approval be given for 25 turbines rather than the 31 turbines proposed by Meridian Energy.
Council Local Area Planning Manager Dougal List says the removal of six turbines at the southern end of the site would lessen the visual and .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/07/31/mill-creek-council-recommends-fewer-turbines/</link>
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		<title>East Lothian wind farm to be extended</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>29 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Crystal Rig windfarm near Dunbar is to be extended by a capacity great enough to power more than 13,000 homes, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today.
The FM announced the £22 million investment during his visit to Natural Power, the Dumfries and Galloway based company who develop and operate wind farm sites like Crystal Rig.
Officially opening new office space at Natural Power&#8217;s Headquarters, Mr Salmond said:
&#8220;Scotland is already home to Natural Power&#8217;s headquarters here in Dumfries and Galloway. This expansion .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/07/29/east-lothian-wind-farm-to-be-extended/</link>
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		<title>Fox Islands wind-power project gets resounding &#39;yes&#39; vote</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>29 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[In an overwhelming show of support, members of the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative from the islands of Vinalhaven and North Haven, Maine voted 382 to 5 last night in favor of siting a wind-power project in their community. This vote included both the seasonal and year-round communities, and gave the nod to a nationally precedent-setting alternative-energy project.
Located 10 miles off the coast in Penobscot Bay, North Haven and Vinalhaven islands have seen their energy costs rise at a rate even .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/07/29/fox-islands-wind-power-project-gets-resounding-yes-vote/</link>
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		<title>Greenwashing a not-so-green wind project proposal</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>29 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Highland New Wind Development (HNWD), developer of the proposed 20-turbine ridgeline wind project in Highland County, Virginia, has taken its search for investors to extremes, posting a website entitled: “The Greenest Windfarm in the World.”
The website (www.highlandnewwind.com) describes the proposed project as the “first electric generation facility of any type, anywhere to be required under its state permit to perform daily surveys for bird and bat mortality for the life of the project.”
This greenest-of-all posturing puts a new spin on .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/07/29/greenwashing-a-not-so-green-wind-project-proposal/</link>
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		<title>Green Mountain Power outlines energy future for customers</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[(Press release)
COLCHESTER, VT &#8212; 07/28/08 &#8212; Incoming Green Mountain Power CEO Mary Powell announced today a broad plan to drive the development of renewable energy sources, to combat climate change, to spur a green energy economy in Vermont and to maintain our competitive electricity pricing advantage in the region.
Ms. Powell, who will succeed outgoing CEO Chris Dutton on August 1, said the proposal emphasizes the aggressive development of renewable energy sources for the state. It is also intended to encourage .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/07/28/green-mountain-power-outlines-energy-future-for-customers/</link>
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		<title>Project Hayes and global warming</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>23 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Press Release: Roch Sullivan
MEDIA RELEASE
Project Hayes And Global Warming
When the Environment Court reconvenes this month for Meridian’s Project Hayes case, it will hear from leading international climate scientists whose evidence will challenge the credibility of the popular view that man made carbon dioxed causes dangerous global warming.
Aucklander Roch Sullivan, who is calling the scientists to give evidence in support of his appeal, says that Meridian and Government rely heavily on the benefits of mitigating the effects of manmade global warming .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/07/23/project-hayes-and-global-warming/</link>
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		<title>Attorney General Cuomo launches investigation into wind power companies&#39; conduct across upstate New York</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>15 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Allegations of Improper Dealings with Public Officials and Anti-Competitive Practices
Subpoenas Served on First Wind/UPC Wind and Noble Environmental Power, LLC
ALBANY, NY (July 15, 2008) &#8212; Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced today the launching of an investigation into two companies developing and operating wind farms across New York state amid allegations of improper dealings with public officials and anti-competitive practices.
Wind farms are clusters of large electricity-generating turbines powered by wind and connected to the electric grid.
Subpoenas were served on Newton, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>First ever giant wind turbine in a national park is to be built</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>13 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[National and regional environmental groups have criticized the government’s decision today to grant permission for a giant wind turbine at Glyndebourne in the South Downs.  The turbine will be the first industrial-scale turbine ever to be built in a designated national park.
Ruth Chambers of the Campaign for National Parks, a member of the South Downs Environmental Protection Consortium, said “We are hugely disappointed by the government’s decision in this case which our view fails to appreciate the national importance .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Permits approved for expansion of Wigton wind farm</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>03 Jul 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings, has announced that procurement permits have been approved for the expansion of the Wigton wind farm with an additional 18 megawatts.
He also disclosed that a private power company is looking to partner with the Government for the expansion project.
&#8220;We have no reservations about the benefits that this will yield. I am heartened by the number of proposals that we are receiving from private investors to develop renewable energy in Jamaica, but this cannot happen in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Renewables projects get green light</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>25 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scotland&#8217;s green energy strategy took another step forward today with approval for two wind farms capable of generating electricity for 117,000 homes.
The 60 turbine, 180 Megawatt (MW) Arecleoch wind farm near Barrhill in South Ayrshire &#8212; set to be Scotland&#8217;s fourth largest &#8212; will generate enough electricity for 76,000 homes.
The 28 turbine, 84 MW Mark Hill wind farm in South Ayrshire will generate electricity for 41,000 homes.
These projects will make a significant contribution to the Scottish Government&#8217;s target of 31 .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Prattsburgh Special Town Board Meeting: eminent domain to continue</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>25 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tonight, just a month after the public hearing, the Prattsburgh Town Board voted to continue on with eminent domain.  We do not know the wording of the resolution and we don’t know what their “findings” are.  Chuck Schick asked Harold to recuse himself from voting because of his professional (real estate) connection with First Wind/UPC, and John Leyden, town attorney, spoke for Harold and said that Harold would see how the vote went.  Stacy Battoni and Sharon .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind power takes off with new agreement on radar and aviation</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>13 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[ A landmark agreement has been reached between Government and industry which aims to remove aviation and radar barriers to the major expansion of wind energy that has been outlined by Business Secretary John Hutton.
The Memorandum of Understanding, signed by government departments, agencies and industry follows the Prime Minister&#8217;s commitment to find a technical solution to aviation and radar objections to wind farms.
In this agreement, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Go ahead for wind farm</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A wind farm capable of powering a third of the homes in Argyll and Bute has been approved.
Ministers have consented the 60 Megawatt, 20 turbine Carraig Gheal wind farm near Kilchrenan, which could power 32,000 homes.
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth John Swinney said:
&#8220;Carraig Gheal wind farm will provide a significant amount of electricity used in Argyll and Bute&#8217;s homes and is another step towards making Scotland the green energy capital of Europe.
&#8220;We already have the comparative advantage of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Government showing no leadership over wind farms</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>13 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Government, moving at snail’s pace to develop a national wind strategy based on solid research, is exposing New Zealand to power shortages and price hikes.
Transpower system operations manager Kieran Devine has revealed that three major farms, located around the Manawatu Gorge, supplied less than 1% of their capacity during peak load periods during each of the past three winters. 
The three farms generating from wind around the Manawatu Gorge are: Trustpower&#8217;s Tararua (134 turbines), NZ Wind Farms&#8217; Te Rere .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/06/13/government-showing-no-leadership-over-wind-farms/</link>
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		<title>Spout hard data, not hot air</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>09 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Energy corporations must front up with hard data if the public is to believe their heady claims about wind power.
&#8220;Instead we are seeing companies like TrustPower fudge and stall on providing meaningful wind monitoring data at controversial sites &#8212; lest the public and Environment Court see through their claims that they will be &#8216;powering thousands of homes&#8217; with oft-becalmed turbines,&#8221; says Save Central spokesperson Grahame Sydney. 
&#8220;These schemes will do little to help security of supply: they are being promoted .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm may be on the way for Sandia, Kirtland AFB</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>08 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sandia National Laboratories and Kirtland Air Force Base may soon share a wind farm that will provide as much as one-third of the electricity used by the two entities.
The Labs&#8217; Wind Energy Technology Department and the U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program have embarked on a project to determine if such a plant is viable and to build a roughly 30-megawatt (MW) farm on the air base. A private company would design, build, and operate the farm, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Reliance on giant wind &#34;foolishness&#34;</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>06 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The failure of the 400 megawatt Otahuhu B gas-fired power station today has highlighted the foolishness of looking to industrial-scale wind farms for backstop solutions, says Save Central spokesperson Grahame Sydney.
A boiler tube fault means Otahuhu B will be out of action for at least four days, just as hydro storage levels reach lows not seen since 1992 and winter begins to bite. 
The Government backs Meridian’s 176-turbine Project Hayes as a solution to such energy shortages, having made an .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Meridian Energy’s plan to destroy Central Otago</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>01 Jun 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[100% Pure Vandalism:
Meridian Energy’s plan to destroy Central Otago for profit.
New Zealanders are being hoodwinked into sacrificing their iconic landscapes to self-interested energy corporations, said leading landscape artist Grahame Sydney today.
Sydney is spokesperson for the Save Central campaign, set to be launched nationwide with a full-page advertisement in the Sunday Star Times this weekend. The campaign will alert New Zealanders all over the country to the “environmental vandalism” Meridian Energy plans to exact on Central Otago &#8212; renowned for its .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/06/01/meridian-energy%e2%80%99s-plan-to-destroy-central-otago/</link>
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		<title>Turner and Sydney evidence on Project Hayes</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 22:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>25 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Early this week — either Monday 26 May or Tuesday depending on the Court schedule presided over by Judge Jon Jackson — artist Grahame Sydney and poet Brian Turner will give evidence on Meridian Energy’s Project Hayes. If given consent, the 176-turbine proposal will be the largest onshore wind farm in the world.
Internationally respected in their fields, Sydney and Turner embody in their art and views iconic Otago values of twilight, space and thought. Sydney was awarded the Order of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/05/25/turner-and-sydney-evidence-on-project-hayes/</link>
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		<title>Public rebuke for Historic Places Trust chief</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 10:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>25 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[A public meeting in Alexandra last night (21.05.08) called on the NZ Historic Places Trust Board to censure the Trust’s senior management for ignoring local concerns regarding significant heritage issues in Central Otago, most contentiously Meridian Energy’s proposal to build Project Hayes on the Old Dunstan Road.
NZHPT Trust Chief Executive, Bruce Chapman, was invited to explain to Central Otago branch members and supporters the changing nature of the Trust’s organisation and role. Mr Chapman explained that despite having 26,000 members, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/05/25/public-rebuke-for-historic-places-trust-chief/</link>
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		<title>Before the Environment Court: David v Goliath Energy</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 10:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>19 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week Grahame Sydney and Brian Turner, among other expert witnesses, will testify as to the cultural significance of the Lammermoor landscape, traversed by the historic Old Dunstan Road, that Meridian Energy proposes as the site and route for Project Hayes wind farm.
Sydney was awarded the Order of New Zealand Merit in 2003 for Services to Art; Turner is a recent New Zealand poet laureate, celebrated for his meditations on land, stream and sky. Together they are arguably the foremost .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
				<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/05/19/before-the-environment-court-david-v-goliath-energy/</link>
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		<title>National Wind Watch warns of eminent domain threat</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 23:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>18 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Town of Prattsburgh, N.Y., has authorized condemnation proceedings to seize land for the benefit of a private wind developer. The need for new high-capacity transmission lines to get wind energy from remote locations to the larger grid poses a growing threat to landowners everywhere.
On April 22, 2008, the Town Board of Prattburgh in Steuben County, N.Y., resolved to authorize the commencement of condemnation proceedings against eight specific landowners and against &#8220;any other property&#8221; along several named roads to secure .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>The Wildlife Society Releases Position Statement on Wind Energy Development</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 11:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>16 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[BETHESDA, MARYLAND, May. 16 -/E-Wire/&#8211; The Wildlife Society (TWS) today released their position statement on wind energy, &#8220;Impacts of Wind Energy Facilities on Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat.&#8221; This position statement is based on TWS’ award-winning technical review of the same name. Earlier this year, the Natural Resources Council of America gave TWS a 2008 Award of Achievement in the &#8220;Best State and Local Project&#8221; category for their technical review.
&#8220;We have found that the magnitude of impacts from wind energy development .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Meridian and Historic Places Trust cozy up</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>16 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ensuring the Best Outcome’: How Meridian, New Zealand’s Energy Juggernaut, Makes its own Rules.
In its fact sheet on the proposed hydro dam for North Westland’s Mokihinui River, we are promised that ‘Meridian would work with the Historic Places Trust to ensure the best outcome for the Mokihinui sites.’ What teachers of grammar will recognise here as the future conditional tense—what Meridian Energy would do—profoundly betrays the worldview of a juggernaut increasingly interfering with the autonomy and function of other institutions. .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farms: powering future or destroying past&#63;</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 12:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>14 May 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[‘Powering our Future’ or Destroying our Past? The Otago Wind Farms
The region of Otago is in a state of significant upheaval over the giant turbines of Meridian’s Project Hayes and TrustPower’s Mahinerangi Wind Farm.
Both wind farms have been given interim consent. Both decisions are being appealed in court by a variety of NGO groups whose members include well-known personalities such as Anton Oliver, Grahame Sydney, Brian Turner and Marilynn Webb. Central Otago District Council, which adopted the motto ‘World of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Parkham Parish referendum: residents vote overwhelmingly to reject wind turbine proposal</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>28 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[On April 24, 2008 Parkham Parish (North Devon) residents voted by a big majority to reject a proposal for two 2MW turbines in the Yeo Valley. 
Of the 215 votes cast, 174 (81%) voted to reject the proposal.  
The referendum, organised by the Parkham Parish Conservation Association (PPCA) under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, and run by Torridge District Council, asked: 
&#8220;Do you believe that the Sedborough proposal (1/0242/2008/FUL) before Torridge District Council to build two .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome refusal for Lewis wind farm</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>23 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[RSPB Scotland welcomes the news that the Scottish Government has turned down the Lewis Wind Power proposal.
Stuart Housden, Director of RSPB Scotland said:
“This is an extremely commendable decision by the Scottish Government that is absolutely right for Scotland. It sends a very strong message that in meeting our ambitious, and welcome, renewable targets we do not have to sacrifice our most important environmental resources. The Government has made it clear, in repeated statements on this issue, that renewables must be .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh Legal Appeal Launched Against Den Brook Wind Farm</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>22 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Residents in and around the Den Brook Valley near Okehampton have just launched a fresh appeal to challenge planning approval given to Renewable Energy Systems (RES) in November 2006 to build 9 huge 125 metre high wind turbines.
At a hearing in the High Court in London on 19 March 2008, The Honourable Mr Justice Mitting was strongly critical of wind farm developer, RES, who has refused for over 3 years to provide residents with information that could be crucial to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominion &#038; BP announce agreement to jointly develop wind farms in Virginia</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>22 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[    RICHMOND, Va., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ &#8212; Dominion (NYSE: D)
and BP Alternative Energy North America Inc. announced today that they have
entered into an agreement to jointly develop, own and operate wind energy
projects in Virginia. Terms of the joint development agreement were not
disclosed.
    Thomas F. Farrell II, Dominion&#8217;s chairman, president and chief
executive officer, said:
    &#8220;Today&#8217;s announcement is another important step in continuing to grow
Dominion&#8217;s portfolio of renewable energy projects &#8212; which include .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Transmission of renewable energy</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>18 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The development of clean, renewable energy in Scotland is being put at risk by the &#8216;intolerable&#8217; electricity transmission charging regime, First Minister Alex Salmond has said following a meeting with representatives from the National Grid.
Mr Salmond pushed the &#8216;unanswerable case&#8217; for a charging system which will support, rather than work against, the development of renewable and clean energy.
The FM said:
&#8220;Scotland is united against the National Grid&#8217;s Electricity Transmission Charging Regime which works against the development of clean, renewable energy in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Minister Ryan accused of political cowardice</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>17 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Statement by Liz McManus TD
Spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Deputy McManus has slammed the decision by the Minister for Communication and Energy, Eamon Ryan to refuse to answer a parliamentary question on offshore wind turbines. The question has been passed on to the Minister for Agriculture and is a clear example of a Minister refusing accountability.
Deputy McManus said: &#8220;This abdication of responsibility to answer a parliamentary question is the worst example of a Minister hiding behind Dail procedures. Even .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Considers Wind-Power In Developing Countries</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>15 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Press Release: United Nations
Thousands Of Megawatts Of Renewable Energy Potential Discovered In Developing Countries – UN
Early results from an international survey to pinpoint some of the world&#8217;s best sites for renewable energy show that the potential for deploying solar panels and wind turbines in some developing countries is far greater than previously supposed, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.
The Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment (SWERA), a four-year old project to map the solar and wind resource of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<category>Wind power</category>
		<category>Wind energy</category>
		<title>Next stage for renewable energy drive in Wales</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>02 Apr 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The next stage in the Welsh Assembly Government’s drive to increase renewable energy to combat climate change has been reached today [Tuesday, 1 April], First Minister Rhodri Morgan has announced.
In October the First Minister announced that preferred bidders would be invited to sign agreements which would allow them to seek planning permission for the construction of wind farms in areas of Assembly-owned woodland.
These areas are within woodland managed by the Forestry Commission and located within Strategic Search Areas (SSA).  .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Unreliable renewables contributes to high prices</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>27 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The flaws in the policy to ban new thermal power stations are being graphically illustrated by current high electricity spot prices,” said Ralph Matthes, Executive Director of the Major Electricity Users’ Group (MEUG).
“Yesterday provisional spot prices at Haywards averaged 19 c/kWh. These are extremely high prices reflecting relatively tight supply. Yet there was no security of supply risk yesterday, just generators pricing their output to reflect current and possible future scarcity. The existence of unreliable and intermittent renewable generation such .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Industrial Wind Turbines Planned in Tourist Mecca</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>19 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[In National Precedent, Industrial Wind Turbines Planned in Tourist Mecca, Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont
Searsburg, VT &#8212; In what could be a national precedent, the Vermont Public Service Board is reviewing a plan to build 17 industrial wind turbines on more than 80 acres of the Green Mountain National Forest. Known as Deerfield Wind, the turbine project would be located along a prominent ridgeline in the towns of Searsburg and Readsboro, Vermont.
Deerfield Wind would be the first industrial wind-energy .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<category>Wind energy</category>
		<title>Harnessing renewable energy</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>17 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The vast renewable energy resource in the Western lsles must be properly harnessed, Jim Mather said today.
The Energy Minister today announced a study to examine how to derive economic and community benefit from renewable energy developments, while respecting environmental obligations.
Speaking at the Comhairle&#8217;s Energy Summit in Stornoway today, Mr Mather said:
&#8220;The Western Isles have a vast and enviable resource to develop renewable energy &#8212; from onshore wind to energy from wave and tide.
&#8220;There must be renewable energy development across the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farms and tourism &#39;compatible&#39;</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>12 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[Harnessing Scotland&#8217;s renewables potential will have minimal impact on the growth of Scotland&#8217;s tourism industry, according to research published today.
Three quarters of tourists surveyed for the study into the Economic Impacts of Wind Farms on Scottish Tourism felt wind farms had a positive or neutral effect on the landscape. 97 per cent of tourists in the sample said wind farms would have no impact on their decision to visit Scotland again.
Extensive wind farm developments would cause an estimated reduction in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Coast Law needed to block wind turbines</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>11 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[JLF report outlines problems linked to wind power
RALEIGH – North Carolina needs a “Coast Law” to protect residents from wind turbines that ruin local landscapes, harm wildlife, and pose potential health risks, all while providing an unreliable source of electricity. That’s the key conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
“The legislature should make a new ‘Coast Law’ a top priority,” said report author Daren Bakst, JLF Legal and Regulatory Policy Analyst. “That type of law would prohibit construction .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>USDA Rural Development invites applications for renewable energy loans and grants</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>07 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, March 6, 2008 &#8212; Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced during an international renewable energy conference that USDA will accept &#36;220.9 million in loan and grant applications within USDA&#8217;s Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program.
&#8220;As demand for energy rises, these renewable energy loans and grants help farms and rural small businesses increase their investment in renewable energy initiatives,&#8221; said Schafer, speaking at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC). &#8220;Energy efficiency wisely applies our resources, and energizes wealth-creation .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy agreement good news for sustainable energy</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<nww:date>06 Mar 2008</nww:date>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Danish government has landed a broad political agreement on energy which will secure planning for wind turbines on land as well as offshore.
The agreement entails planning for two phases of 75 MW on land in 2010 and 2011, and for offshore turbines generating 400 MW by 2012. These are ambitious targets, but the plan takes into account, that it can be difficult to locate new wind turbines on land.
The new incentives in the energy agreement include: a green fund, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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