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Alerts and Events: Energy
These postings are provided to help publicize and provide examples of the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Action alerts, Aesthetics, Energy, Grid, Meetings, Vermont •
Source: Paul Kenyon
VPIRG pushes wind at meetings about shutting down Vt. Yankee
Last night [Jan. 22] I attended a meeting of our local energy awareness group at which VPIRG [Vermont Public Interest Research Group] presented their arguments for the dismantling of Vt. Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vt. VPIRG was pushing their energy vision for Vt. without power from the nuke plant and wind power, commercial wind power almost entirely, making up 20% of the power of the new Vt. The VPIRG presenter is a young guy apparently traveling around the . . .
Congress wrong in providing “stimulus” money for wind energy
As you have probably heard, the US House has unveiled a $800 billion “stimulus” bill that includes extension of the wind production tax credit for 3 years and would provide billions in direct grants to “wind farm” owners. If you are offended by this action, please consider giving your views forcefully to your Congressman, Senators, Newspapers, TV and anyone else whose email or fax address or telephone number that you have. Contact information for Senators is available at www.senate.gov and . . .
Action alerts, Economics, Energy, Impacts, U.S. •
Source: National Wind Watch
Help the Obama transition team understand the negative aspects of industrial wind
Click here (change.gov/page/s/energyenviro) for a form to submit your thoughts to the Obama-Biden Energy and Environment Policy Team. In the video on that page, Heather Zichal underscores the goal of 10% alternative energy (not just electricity, one assumes) by 2012 and their commitment to “production tax credits to ensure more building of wind farms … and getting the transmission rights so that we can bring these new sources on line.” She also notes that “we talk a lot about our . . .
Action alerts, Energy, Environment, France, Law •
Source: Jean-Louis Butré
Manifestation du 4 octobre à Paris contre les éoliennes
[Scroll down for English translation by National Wind Watch] La Fédération Environnement Durable co-organise sous forme du collectif du 4 octobre, une manifestation anti-éolien à Paris devant le ministère de l’écologie. Elle veut ainsi protester contre la campagne médiatique de désinformation qui est actuellement faite par les industriels de l’éolien. Ceux-ci tentent, avec des moyens financiers gigantesques, d’influencer les élus qui vont se prononcer sur les propositions du Grenelle de l’environnement. Ces industriels après avoir dirigé le Comité Opérationnel Energies . . .
Reminder: Send a note of support to French national demonstration
CLICK HERE to send a note of support to the Collectif du 4 octobre and the national demonstration in Paris against wind energy. Your letters will be posted on the web site collectif.4.octobre.free.fr. A strong international showing of support is crucial to the success of this event. Click here to read the call to European and world organizations and here for the initial announcement of the demonstration.
Energy, Environment, Impacts, Law, Press releases, Vermont •
Source: Green Mountain National Forest
Forest releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement on wind project
RUTLAND, VT (Sept. 11, 2008) – The Green Mountain National Forest released, for public comment, their Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Deerfield Wind Project in the Towns of Searsburg and Readsboro. The Deerfield Wind Project is a proposal to construct and operate a wind energy facility on public lands adjacent to the existing Green Mountain Power facility currently operating on private land. “Our role is to determine the environmental impacts of the project and decide if this is . . .
NY Overestimating Economic Benefits of Iberdrola’s $2 billion Investment in NY “Wind Farms”
Why Are NY Political and Media Leaders Grossly Overestimating the Economic Benefits of Iberdrola’s Insistence on Investing $2 billion in NY “Wind Farms”? New York political and media leaders are grossly overestimating the favorable local and state economic benefit that would result from Iberdrola’s proposed investment of $2 billion in “wind farms” in New York. Public comments from NY political leaders, news stories, and editorials on the impending NYS Public Service Commission’s Iberdrola decision emphasizes that Iberdrola would invest $2 . . .
