Wind Power News: July 2005
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.
PSC approves wind farm near Horicon Marsh
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved construction of a 133-turbine wind farm on more than 32,000 acres near the Horicon Marsh. The PSC said Friday that the decision gives the go-ahead for the largest clean energy project ever in Wisconsin. The 200-megawatt wind farm, the state’s largest, is being developed by Forward Energy, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Invenergy Wind L.L.C. Under the decision, the PSC stipulates that none of the turbines must be within two miles of the . . . Complete story »
Wind-energy commentaries off-balance
This sounds good, but he falls far short of meeting this standard when he assigns the NIMBY label to those who are raising questions about environmental harm. Apparently he feels there is no need to deal with specific issues when a sweeping ad hominem dismissal will suffice. Complete story »
Industrial Wind Power: An Energy, Environmental and Economic Fraud
Because wind is variable and unreliable and no more than a marginal and supplemental source of energy, it will make no more than a token difference in the fight to halt climate change. Complete story »
