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Resource Documents: New York (97 items)
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Letter to Lake Erie boaters
Author: Isselhard, Al
Hello, Ohio Yachting and Boating Clubs – You may not be aware of an ambitious project underway that could affect Ohio recreational boating, fishing and watersports in a largely negative manner. Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), an economic development corporation, is a private, nonprofit enterprise representing Northern Ohio’s public interests in offshore wind. LEEDCo is leading Northern Ohio’s regional efforts to build, install, and deploy an initial 20-megawatt (MW) offshore wind pilot project near Cleveland in Lake Erie. LEEDCo . . .
More »Commercial Wind Power Facilities Law of 2010 of the Town of Rensselaerville
Author: Rensselaerville, N.Y., Town Board
A local law that amends the Town of Rensselaerville Zoning Law by prohibiting the siting, installation and operation of commercial wind power facilities in the Town of Rensselaerville. The purpose and intent of this law is to clearly establish that commercial wind power facilities as defined herein shall not be allowed in any zoning district or on any land in the Town of Rensselaerville. The Town Board of the Town of Rensselaerville as the rationale for this Local Law hereby . . .
More »Ben Hoen on need for Property Value Guarantee
Author: Schneider, Clifford
The following is an excerpt from a conversation I had in April 2010 with Ben Hoen, whose work with property value impacts associated with wind projects is widely referenced by developers, including those developers hoping to have wind projects approved here in Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties. Hoen’s comments below are very different from the spin suggested by Madden of BP Alternative Energy and Acciona’s FEIS. Hoen indicates if developers believe turbines won’t devalue neighboring property they should guarantee it, . . .
More »Recommendations Report for Industrial Wind Power
Author: Rensselaerville, N.Y., Wind Study Committee
Overall Recommendation: Industrial Wind Power installations within the town of Rensselaerville should not be permitted. [Click here to see that law as passed.] The key reasons for these recommendations: Industrial Wind Power is strongly out of alignment with the Town of Rensselaerville’s Comprehensive Plan. Note: This reason alone would be enough to justify a strong recommendation prohibiting them. There are significant health, environmental, and safety concerns associated with Industrial Wind Power. Albany County does not have the sustained high level . . .
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