February 4, 2011
Connecticut
Connecticut
Anti-wind turbine groups meet at State Capitol
WFSB Hartford, www.wfsb.com 3 February 2011
WFSB Hartford, www.wfsb.com 3 February 2011
Save Prospect Corp. and FairWindCT’s press conference will be held before lawmakers on the state’s energy and technology committee are scheduled to hear public comments on a bill that would put a moratorium on wind power development to allow for the creation of state regulations.
The groups are opposed to a proposal by West Hartford-based BNE Energy Inc. to install eight 492-foot-tall wind turbines in their neighborhood.
The groups want committee members to enact a moratorium and outline regulations that guarantee the protection of resident’s safety, health and well-being, property value and the quality of life.
BNE has filed three petitions with the Connecticut Siting Council for the development of eight wind turbines on the Siting Council website.
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On Jan. 3, then Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said the state’s lack of regulations governing the development of industrial wind turbines was as if it were “operating in a state of lawlessness.”
The groups will give committee members and the state Legislature a video which they say illustrates the need for government action.
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