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Wind Power News: June 2004
These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational effort to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch. They are the products of and owned by the organizations or individuals noted and are shared here according to “fair use” and “fair dealing” provisions of copyright law.
Wabaunsee’s bold step
there are few if any places in the entire Midwest more worthy of preservation as an example of the great Midwestern prairie than those Wabaunsee County vistas Complete story »
Wabaunsee’s bold step
The Wabaunsee County Commission showed both nerve and judgment Monday in preventing the construction of wind farms in that county. The decision should end efforts on the parts of some companies to construct such farms, although those efforts will continue elsewhere. Morris County, for one, already has suggested it may be amenable to allowing wind farms. The matter is also on the table in Riley County. But Wabaunsee County was in many ways the most fascinating test case because it . . . Complete story »
Wind farms: Mollohan and Rahall are wise to ask questions now
Must West Virginia play host to thousands of clean, green, scenery-despoiling machines to make urban environmentalists feel better? At the cost of how many birds and bats? Complete story »
Wind power or horse power?
"WALES has some of the most breathtaking riding country in Britain, but it has sometimes been slow to capitalise on its tourism potential. This is starting to change, and in North Wales plans for horse holidays with grant backing are well underway."
Ann West relates:
"But when they were ridden along a bridlepath towards the windmills, the horses became upset by the noise and the big moving shadows of the blades on the ground. I was worried for the riders' safety so we turned back after passing just two windmills." Complete story »
Planners Urge Wind Awareness
“Again, we reiterate the need for the planning commission and board of supervisors to draft an amendment to comprehensive plan, and possibly even zoning ordinance amendments, stating the county’s position with regard to wind development in Highland. That may include no wind energy development at all (small or large), small wind only, or a combination of some small wind and a limited number of large wind facilities. It may include designating wind development zones and excluding certain zones/areas or simply setting a base level criteria." Complete story »
