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Resource Documents: New York (97 items)
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Appeal to North Country Public Radio
Author: Pease, Janice
I want to start off by saying I support green energy and the move towards ending our dependence on fossil fuels as well as nuclear. Clearly we need clean energy, as quickly as possible. However, something needs to change in how we think about these goals and the routes we take to achieve them. In rural areas around the country, industrial wind farms are cropping up, seemingly over night, invading the skyline of our most pristine and beautiful locations. These . . .
More »Complaint against Iberdrola and others – Hardscrabble wind project
Author: DeFrancisco, Jeff; and Scalfone, Melody
“The 60 Plaintiffs have suffered various damages and injuries as it relates to the placement of the subject wind turbines being in close proximity to their home as more fully set forth herein. … “Upon information and belief, in addition to the aforesaid, all Plaintiffs are entitled to damages related to the diminution of their property values; compensatory damages for the destruction oftheir homes and lifestyle; loss of use and enjoyment of their properties; damages in the form of relocations costs . . .
More »Wind Energy Facilities Local Law, Town of Litchfield, New York
Author: Town of Litchfield (N.Y.)
The Town Board of the Town of Litchfield adopts this Wind Energy Facilities Local Law to promote the effective and efficient use of the town’s wind energy resource through wind energy conversion systems (WECS), without harming public health and safety, and to avoid jeopardizing the welfare of the residents. The Town Board of the Town of Litchfield finds and declares that: 1. While wind energy is a renewable energy resource, there are significant impacts including noise, shadow flicker, aesthetic and . . .
More »Aesthetics, General, New York, Noise, Ordinances, Property values, Siting •
Wind Energy Conversion Systems Law
Author: Town of Lyme (N.Y.)
[adopted August 11, 2012; excerpts:] It is the purpose of this law to provide the regulatory structure that ensures the protection of the Town of Lyme residents and minimizes the impacts on the Town’s environment in the siting and operation of Wind Energy Conversion Systems. Notably, this law will reduce, minimize, or eliminate negative impacts on the unique resources within the Town of Lyme including, among many, the Seaway Trail, Lake Ontario and its contiguous waterways, and the Chaumont Barrens. . . .
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