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Wind Power News: October 2009
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.
Town Councilor regrets High Sheldon Wind Farm
[The following letter was written in response to a letter by a Cape Vincent landowner trying to sell his town on industrial wind turbines.] I read your article on a proposed wind farm and your reference to Sheldon, NY. I am a Town Board Member in Sheldon and have participated in the process for the last four years. Yes, our wind project is up and running. Yes, it does pay the town tax. However, it does not pay the fire . . . Complete story »
Laramie Range fund will compete with wind for leases
The Northern Laramie Range Alliance announced it will establish a tax-exempt corporation to buy up state leases in order to prevent the development of wind energy. The effort is aimed at “preserving the agricultural, historic, recreational and natural heritage of central Wyoming’s Northern Laramie Range,” according to the alliance. Bret Frye, Kenneth Lay, Sharon Rodeman and Diemer True, members of the alliance’s steering committee, will serve as directors of the new corporation. Asked whether the fund would also be used . . . Complete story »
Confession of a former wind turbine supporter
They say that confession is good for the soul, so here is my confession: A few years ago I thought like so many other people in this country, in particular in this town of Orangeville, that wind must be good, after all it’s free. I even went so far as to have a “green energy” sign on my lawn. Free works for me, but it didn’t take a lot of research to discover that like the lunch, nothing is free! . . . Complete story »
Mayoral candidates agree: More study needed on wind turbines
Mayoral candidates James Shanley and Donna Holaday were open and honest when asked during a debate last week if the city should allow for more wind turbines to go up in Newburyport. “We blew it; we really blew it as a city on this,” Holaday said. Saying city officials were “excited” at the chance to move forward and see alternative energy resources in the city when faced with the proposal by Mark Richey Woodworking, Holaday admitted they didn’t have the . . . Complete story »
Wind turbines in europe do nothing for emissions-reduction goals
Despite Europe’s boom in solar and wind energy, CO2 emissions haven’t been reduced by even a single gram. Now, even the Green Party is taking a new look at the issue – as shown in e-mails obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE. Germany’s renewable energy companies are a tremendous success story. Roughly 15 percent of the country’s electricity comes from solar, wind or biomass facilities, almost 250,000 jobs have been created and the net worth of the business is €35 billion per year. . . . Complete story »
Wind energy company struggles to meet job goals
Angie Hunt reports that TPI Composites has been unable to meet the employment obligations of its $2 million dollar tax incentives. Complete story »
Lovko: Against the windmills
CENTER RUTLAND, VT. Yale is not talking about its proposed wind turbine project, but the people in Ira, Vt. are. The project – to build approximately 45 windmills on the Vermont Community Wind Farm on land partially owned by the Yale Endowment – has generated a large grassroots opposition in Ira and its surrounding towns. Petitions have been signed and towns have filed formal opposition to the project with the state Public Service Board. The controversy has been picked up by the . . . Complete story »
Wind turbines are killing condors
Two of California’s highest priority environmental causes – promoting renewable energy and saving the California condor – are on a collision course. The proliferation of prop wind turbines and their well-documented history of killing birds of prey have put the future of the California condor at great risk. The fact is, in recent years, many missing condors have most likely perished at wind farms in California. Many of the captive bed condors, released into the wild since 1992, have turned up missing. . . . Complete story »
Two wind turbines for Nenagh
Two wind turbines have been granted planning permission for locations near Nenagh, despite appeals against the development by a local opposition group. The Residents Group of Boherlody, Lisgarriff West and Knockmeale, care of James Hillier of Lisgarriff, Dolla, Nenagh, appealed to the state planning agency after North Tipperary County Council granted planning permission in July 2007. Pat O’Donoghue of Boherlody, Dolla, Nenagh was given the green light by An Bord Pleanala on September 16th last to build two wind turbines . . . Complete story »
