document.write("<table border=0 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 align=center bgcolor=#000066><tr><td><table border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 align=center bgcolor=#EBF5FF><tr><td><table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 align=center bgcolor=#EBF5FF><tr><td align=center><a style='border:none\;text-decoration:none' href='http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/'><img src='http://www.wind-watch.org/nwwlogo-50-med.jpg' border=0 alt='National Wind Watch'><br><font size=+1 face='sans-serif' color=#00000F><b><i>Latest News</i></b></font></a></td></tr><tr><td><font face=serif>");


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/is-your-money-blowing-in-the-wind/" title="Wind turbines have become a familiar sight in the Scottish landscape. From the centre of Glasgow, the Whitelee Windfarm at the southern edge of the city can clearly be seen. Wind farms have been promoted as a cental plank in the renewables energy policy which will allegedly revitalise the Scottish economy and save the planet. But how much of a contribution do the turbines make to the energy needs of the nation? And how much does it cost when the...">Is your money blowing in the wind?</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/blue-knob-firefighters-respond-to-wind-mill-fire/" title="At 07:01 Blair County 911 alerted the Blue Knob VFD for a Wind Mill fire at the Allegheny Wind Farm in Juniata Township. Engine/Tanker 86-21, Tanker 86-22, Brush 86-71, Squad 86-41, and Special Unit 86-42 all responded on the call under the direction of Assistant Chief 86-04 (Walters). The burning unit could be see by responders as they left the fire station. Crews had to gain access via a dirt lane which was over 4 miles off of Route 164....">Blue Knob firefighters respond to wind mill fire</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/fire-destroys-windmill-turbine/" title="BLUE KNOB — Fire destroyed a windmill turbine at the Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm on top of the mountain in Blair County between Blue Knob and Lilly on Monday morning. Lilly fire Chief Robert Crum said it’s impossible to fight a fire at a turbine 250 feet above the ground, so firefighters from Blue Knob set up a perimeter for safety reasons and extinguished brush fires that started when hot embers fell to the ground. The fire was reported around 7 a.m.,...">Fire destroys windmill turbine</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/state-agency-urged-to-turn-down-proposal-for-first-offshore-wind-farm/" title="The state is being urged to reject a proposal to build New Jersey&#8217;s first offshore wind farm about three miles off Atlantic City by the Division of Rate Counsel, which argues the project fails to deliver a net economic benefit. The recommendation from a consultant hired by the division is backed by its director, Stefanie Brand, who said, &#8220;the numbers just don&#8217;t add up.&#8221; The consultant&#8217;s report was filed Friday with the Board of Public Utilities, which is expected to...">State agency urged to turn down proposal for first offshore wind farm</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/battle-joined-against-wairarapa-wind-farm/" title="Wairarapa Maori landowners are vowing to fight construction of a Meridian Energy wind farm near Eketahuna. The power company has sought resource consent to build the Mt Munro Wind Farm, made up of 20 turbines standing 130m tall over a 700h area on three privately-owned farms. Mt Munro is on the boundaries of the Tararua and Masterton districts, an area known for strong and consistent wind, and the proposed wind farm would be a few kilometres north of the Pukaha...">Battle joined against Wairarapa wind farm</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/wco-exclusive-scientist-university-prof-some-of-the-worst-possible-places-for-wind-projects/" title="Scientist and Executive Director of Long Point Waterfowl, Dr. Scott Petrie, says that after years of trying to encourage the corporate wind power development industry to do the right thing to protect important bird habitats in Ontario, the companies are now not only refusing to cooperate, they’re not even returning his calls. Dr. Petrie was particularly involved with AIM PowerGen prior to the Green Energy Act, providing advice on industrial wind turbine (IWT) placement at the company’s project at Long...">WCO Exclusive: Scientist, university prof: &#8220;some of the worst possible places for wind projects&#8221;</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/wind-concerns-group-issuing-warnings/" title="Middlesex Lambton Wind Action Group wants people in Lambton Shores to be aware of what they’re facing as industrial wind turbines begin to dot the landscape. The group is holding a public meeting Thurs. Feb. 16 at the Grand Bend Public School to talk about the effects of turbines on human health, real estate values and local wildlife. Lambton Shores will soon be a hotbed for wind energy. The largest project by NextEra Energy will put 92 turbines near the...">Wind Concerns group issuing warnings</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/wind-energy-transmission-costs-balloon-to-7b/" title="The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued its latest quarterly report last week on the progress of wiring West Texas to deliver wind energy to metropolitan areas, and it shows the project first estimated to cost ratepayers downstate $5 billion will now run closer to $7 billion. Projects in the Texas Panhandle also are costing more with Sharyland Utilities estimating its share at $634 million for 295 miles of transmission lines compared to the original $393 million for 253 miles,...">Wind energy transmission costs balloon to $7B</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/could-the-wind-turbines-of-chile-harm-blue-whales/" title="From a hill overlooking lush pastures on Chiloé Island in Chile, Gicella Saldivia and her family manage a small organic farm and restaurant. Bird-watchers arrive by the busload to marvel at the mix of native and migratory species on nearby Mar Brava Beach. You might assume that a scene this bucolic, and an energy source as clean as wind power, would be a good fit. But Saldivia and many of the 160,000 residents of this 8,000-sq km (3,000 sq-mile) Patagonian...">Could the wind turbines of Chile harm blue whales?</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/07/ontario-green-energy-prices-under-review-behind-closed-doors/" title="In closed rooms at Queen’s Park, bureaucrats and policy-makers are poring over submissions about how much you should pay for renewable energy. Many of the submissions have not been publicly released. And while the policy-makers labour in private, discussion among non-government officials has also been muted. For example, a coalition of green energy groups assembled dozens of like-minded “thought leaders” for a discussion of Ontario’s renewable energy policy late last year. They decried the lack of public understanding of energy...">Ontario green energy prices under review behind closed doors</a>');


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