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Wind Power News: December 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.


December 24, 2005 • EnglandPrint storyE-mail story

Turbine blaze shuts roads

Traffic chaos was caused after a giant turbine caught fire at the Nissan factory in Washington. The 55 metre-high turbine began burning just after noon yesterday, and the nearby A19 and A1231 were closed to protect motorists from falling debris. Three fire crews attended the blaze and after 20 minutes the 23-metre blades dropped to the ground, still on fire. Station Officer Tony Brown, from Washington fire station, said: “When we got there, the fire was right at the top . . . Complete story »


December 15, 2005 • CaliforniaPrint storyE-mail story

Julian flap over wind-test structures

Strong winds of public disapproval toppled electricity-producing windmills in the Julian area before they were even built. At an August 11 meeting at Julian Town Hall, 100 area residents whipped up a hurricane of opposition to the very idea of wind-driven turbines – on towers 300-plus feet tall and sporting blades over 100 feet long – standing in a row down the east ridge of Volcan Mountain toward the hamlet of Banner, which sits downhill to the east of Julian on State . . . Complete story »


December 2, 2005 • General NewsPrint storyE-mail story

States to move on cutting emissions – Reluctant Mass. may be left behind

Seven Northeast states decided yesterday to move forward without Massachusetts on a landmark agreement to limit power plant emissions, because of the Romney administration's reluctance to act on the pact, according to two government officials involved in the negotiations. Complete story »


December 2, 2005 • General NewsPrint storyE-mail story

Wayne County open to wind farm talks, so far

Some local leaders think Wayne County’s wind-swept drumlins could be used to manage high energy costs. Complete story »


December 2, 2005 • General NewsPrint storyE-mail story

Sheffield cozies up to wind

SHEFFIELD – Residents here by a 27-vote margin backed construction of the Sheffield wind energy project in a nonbinding paper ballot to assess sentiment on the controversial proposal. Complete story »


December 2, 2005 • General NewsPrint storyE-mail story

Sheffield votes for wind farm

SHEFFIELD -- Voters said they could accept a wind farm on their small Northeast Kingdom town's ridgelines in an advisory vote Thursday that has been widely watched by other towns that could also be home to windmill developments. Complete story »


December 2, 2005 • OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

Off with all their heads

In reality, nobody has a fog what will happen. This is Virtualia, not the UK. During the last year, global warming has been predicted to lead to wetter winters, drier winters, another ice age, blazing-hot Mediterranean summers killing thousands, greater biodiversity and less biodiversity Complete story »


December 1, 2005 • General NewsPrint storyE-mail story

Windmill panel not ready to wrap up

TRENTON — An 89-page interim report released Wednesday outlines progress made by a task force investigating the pros and cons of building wind turbines offshore, but offers no insight into which way it's tilting. The panel will save its findings until its work is completed in March, when it's expected to offer a comprehensive report to Gov.-elect Jon S. Corzine. Complete story »


December 1, 2005 • General NewsPrint storyE-mail story

Sierra Club: Wind farm report mostly ‘hot air’

A nearly yearlong effort by the state to figure out the benefits and drawbacks of offshore, energy-producing wind farms is leaving some environmental groups less than blown away. Complete story »


December 1, 2005 • General NewsPrint storyE-mail story

Sierra Club: Wind farm report mostly ‘hot air’

The Blue Ribbon Panel on Development of Wind Turbines in Coastal Waters, also known as the wind panel, released an interim report Wednesday that environmentalists say resolves none of the issues that led to the panel’s creation. The report leaves open-ended issues such as the impact of wind farms on birds, marine life, commercial and recreational fishing, navigation and even ocean views, they said. "There’s more hot air in this report than global warming," said Jeff Tittel, who heads the . . . Complete story »


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