• Warning on further windfarm schemes

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:58:03
    A councillor has warned campaigners who successfully fought plans for a windfarm on Cannock Chase not to rest on their laurels – warning a fresh application could be submitted at any time. Councillor John Jillings says there was a chance a new application could be submitted by another company despite Harworth Power Ltd withdrawing plans for three wind turbines on the Bleakhouse site in Heath Hayes. The company withdrew an application earlier this month. The decision sparked delight for residents who were . . .

  • A Shetland artist's vision of the future

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:57:23
    Just discovered today is Paul Bloomer’s website, with his windfarm series, which is his response to the Shetland Wind farm proposals. His woodcuts are full of the foreboding that all of us who love the few remaining wild places left in the world feel when we hear the words “wind farm.” Read also his letter, which describes feelings and nightmares shared by so many of us. Artists Against Wind Farms 21 August 2009

  • Ridgeline Energy's wind farm proposal back to square one

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:38:14
    BINGHAM COUNTY — Ridgeline Energy will have to go back to the drawing board in its attempt to build up to 150 wind turbines on more than 20,000 acres in Wolverine Canyon. Seventh Judicial Judge Richard T. St. Clair issued a memorandum decision and order dated Aug. 13, which says the Bingham County Planning and Zoning Commission violated “statutory provisions” when it granted a special use permit to Ridgeline. Petitioners to the judge gave 20 reasons why they thought the decision shouldn’t . . .

  • Local wind farm plan dropped

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:34:20
    CHARLESTOWN — Plans to develop a small wind farm on private property next to the Shelter Harbor Golf Club have been abandoned due to the unexpected death earlier this year of one of the principals of Green Machine Bio LLC, a local company that had proposed the project. William Green of Westerly and his partner, Jack Johannemann, had received permission from the Zoning Board of Review to erect a test tower at 78 Ross Hill Road on property owned by John . . .

  • Group draws up final battle plans over turbines inquiry

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:06:18
    Campaigners are putting together their final preparations for a pivotal inquiry into plans for a windfarm on the edge of the Lake District. Plans for Berrier windfarm will go before a two-week public inquiry at Mungrisdale village hall starting on September 8, with its opponents warning that the application is pivotal to protecting the Lake District from turbines. Marjorie Emery, a member of the Berrier Windfarm Opposition Group (BWFOG), has warned that the inquiry is more significant than the Whinash Inquiry of . . .

  • Protesters preparing to have say at windfarm exhibition

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:06:08
    Objectors to a proposed windfarm near Aspatria pledged to turn out in force at an exhibition about the scheme today. Representatives of BT, which is developing plans for four 410ft wind turbines at Threapland Lees, will be at Bothel Village Hall today and at Plumbland Village Hall tomorrow. Since discovering that BT has submitted an initial report to Allerdale about the plans, originally for six turbines, more than 50 people have joined a residents’ protest group. Steve Swallow, of the Threapland Turbine Action . . .

  • Community opinions beginning to form on turbines

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:05:44
    Community development director Bob Joseph told the Estes Valley Planning commissioners Tuesday night that a public meeting held last Thursday night regarding residential wind turbine regulations has led to some useful discussions. “We’re starting to see people’s opinions form,” he said. “We’re hearing them. We will continue with this effort to get some kind of code adopted during the moratorium.” He referred to the 120-day moratorium on issuing new building permits for wind turbines within city limits that the town imposed after . . .

  • Turbines planned for Sudbury

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:04:11
    A small local company is hoping to build two 1.65-megawatt wind turbines on land leased from Inco. The company, Canadian Shield Wind Power, is in the process of doing the required environmental screening and securing the necessary approvals to erect the turbines. The Gore Bay-based company has been researching the wind in the Northern Ontario for several years, said president Rick Gagnon. “We are now looking at installing the first two machines in the Sudbury area as a pilot program,” Gagnon said. “Then we . . .

  • Fresh plans for turbines

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:03:45
    A wind power company has renewed its application to build two 130-metre wind turbines in Wyverstone. Wind Power Renewables withdrew the £7 million turbine plans, recommended by officers at Mid Suffolk District Council for refusal, in March to make the application more robust. The turbines are expected to provide 3,600 homes with energy and the application has been submitted to Mid Suffolk District Council with a decision expected in late September. By Georgina Smith Diss Express 21 August 2009

  • 'Turbine battle won, but war continues'

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:03:08
    An appeal into the Flixborough Grange wind farm will be heard in September and campaigners have pledged to keep up their battle. Burton Against Turbines (BATs) is celebrating after a RidgeWind application to build the turbines on Flixborough Grange was rejected for the second time by North Lincolnshire Council’s planning committee. But the first application has been appealed to the Government and a public hearing will be held on September 29 and 30 at the Kingsway Centre, Scunthorpe. BATs spokesman Kevin Gray . . .

  • Crews tackle emergency at top of 80m high wind turbine on Liverpool docks

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:02:51
    Emergency crews carried out the first-ever high wire rescue from the top of giant wind turbines on Liverpool docks. The four Nordex-owned wind turbines at Langton Dock sit 80 metres above Liverpool’s dockland, and yesterday specialist crews simulated a crisis just below the massive propellers. Each turbine is capable of producing 2.5 mega watts of electricity at 660 volts, in winds of up to 70mph. But all need regular maintenance, and that is the job of a pair of Nordex technicians who . . .

  • Windfarm ban is blown away

    Updated: 2009-08-21 12:02:18
    Restrictions on building windfarms in parts of East Northamptonshire have been lifted after criticism from a Government inspector. The Rural North, Oundle and Thrapston Plan, designed to cope with the growing population of two towns and 50 villages over the next 12 years, included a windfarm policy that banned turbines from being built in places where they disrupted the landscape. The plan was submitted to the Secretary of State at the beginning of last year and was examined by planning inspector John . . .

  • Benicia council rejects solar and wind farm plan

    Updated: 2009-08-21 11:04:30
    BENICIA — A local consulting firm with ties to a Nobel Peace Prize winner has lost an appeal to be involved in the city’s renewable energy program. Intergy Corp. had proposed in June to help develop a solar and wind farm, but city leaders decided to pursue other proposals. In an unusual move, Intergy appealed the rejection straight to the Benicia City Council. In addition to four Benicia residents, the firm includes the expertise of Woodrow Clark, a qualitative economist who was co-recipient . . .

  • Parish council plan for different wind turbine site

    Updated: 2009-08-21 11:03:51
    A parish council said last night it had identified an alternative site for a planned wind turbine at Horspath. The £3m turbine would have a combined blade and tower height of just under 430ft, taller than the turbine on the M4 near Reading. As reported in yesterday’s Oxford Mail, Oxford City Council wants to build a single commercial-scale turbine on council-owned land across the road from the Horspath Road Athletics Track, with a planning application expected to be submitted in 2011. But it . . .

  • Corporate energy saving should start at home

    Updated: 2009-08-21 11:03:26
    So BT wants to build four 135-metre-high wind turbines in rural Cumbria as part of its efforts to reduce their carbon emissions? I’m not sure I follow the logic of this. BT may be a large consumer of electricity, but in part surely this is due to the fact that it has a lot of telephone exchanges and other plant spread around the country. Is building these turbines in a rural area reducing its carbon emissions? There will be carbon produced in . . .

  • State Public Service Commission approves $95 million for renewable energy projects

    Updated: 2009-08-21 11:02:04
    Syracuse, NY — State utility regulators today authorized an auction to distribute $95 million to new power plants fueled by the wind, the sun, biomass or other renewable sources. The auction will be the fourth conducted under a standing state mandate to derive 25 percent of New York’s electricity from renewable energy sources by 2013. Members of the state Public Service Commission, who voted Thursday to approve the latest auction, noted that the time is right for new renewable energy projects. Developers . . .

  • Wind power requires careful, critical thought

    Updated: 2009-08-21 10:59:12
    I hope that you folks in Jackson, Thorndike, Montville and Dixmont read Phil Bloomstein’s recent column [TRJ, 7/16 -- "Living next to a wind turbine in Freedom"]. And I hope it will cause you to think carefully before making any decisions about allowing turbines in your neighborhoods. We don’t get the same level of noise in our home that Phil experiences — we are more than a half-mile from the nearest turbine — but we do have noise, and all . . .

  • Butler Township rejects wind turbine proposal for second time

    Updated: 2009-08-20 23:05:22
    FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The Butler Township Board of Supervisors reinforced last month’s decision to reject plans submitted by Broad Mountain Development Co., LLC, to construct wind turbines in the township by voting again on the matter at Tuesday’s meeting. The vote was backed by a resolution and a three-page document explaining the legal basis for the supervisors’ rejection. “On Aug. 4, this board voted to reject and disapprove all plans pending before either the Butler Township Planning Commission or this board filed . . .

  • Blades, birds, and bullets

    Updated: 2009-08-20 23:04:40
    A roadside report on the need to repair wind turbine blades damaged in Texas by both birds AND bullets. This reported roadside encounter on I-79 followed our meeting a few days earlier, entitled “Wind Energy in our Backyard: Friend or Foe? ” On August 18 while driving on I-79 north of Pittsburgh I happened to spot a giant wind turbine blade on a flat bed truck stopped in a rest area. I stopped too for a close look at . . .

  • Maine DEP approves environmental permit for wind power project in Roxbury

    Updated: 2009-08-20 23:02:22
    Record Hill LLC plans to construct 22 wind turbines at the site. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection approved an environmental permit for a 50.6 megawatt wind power project planned for the Oxford County town of Roxbury. Record Hill Wind, LLC, plans to construct 22 wind turbines at the site. The company filed an application for the project with DEP last December. After reviewing the application the DEP determined taht it met the criteria of the Site Location Development Act, . . .

  • “Canadian Galapagos” bird sanctuary threatened by proposed wind farm; Crabbing industry would be hurt, too

    Updated: 2009-08-20 22:59:55
    “The whole of the Queen Charlottes is a bird sanctuary drawing many to the west coast to view [over 200 different] bird species. Today, bird watchers, naturalists and all who enjoy and appreciate the outdoors can view birds like a Bald Eagle, Great Blue Heron, Mallard and Pintail Duck, Trumpeter Swan, Canada Goose, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red Tailed Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Green-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Common Merganser, Black Oystercatcher, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow and so many . . .

  • County explains wind/solar farms process to Cedar Hills residents

    Updated: 2009-08-20 22:02:28
    CEDAR HILLS — Residents of Cedar Hills filled the Cedar Hills Senior Center to meet with Supervisor J.R. DeSpain and Navajo County Public Works staff to discuss the proposed wind/solar farms in their area. As the meeting began, DeSpain introduced Public Works Director Homero Vela and Public Works Deputy Director for Planning and Zoning Greg Loper who, he said, would speak to them that night. About 100 people were present for the meeting. . . .

  • Wind plans spark debate: Residents say wind farms would compromise town

    Updated: 2009-08-20 20:11:07
    ANTRIM — Following fiery criticism Tuesday of an application for a meteorological tower on Tuttle Hill, the zoning board will continue the public hearing in September. Eolian Renewable Energy of Portsmouth has applied for a height variance under the small wind systems ordinance to construct a 197-foot meteorological tower (met tower) on a 290-acre parcel owned by Michael Ott on Tuttle Hill, the fourth highest peak in Antrim. The tower would collect data to determine the viability of a utility-grade wind . . .

  • Commissioners engage attorney to help settle border dispute

    Updated: 2009-08-20 20:09:49
    The Pocahontas County Commission voted Tuesday to engage an attorney to help determine where the West Virginia-Virginia State line is on Tamarack Ridge of Allegheny Mountain. The dispute arose after Highland New Wind Development. LLC, released its site plan for more than 15 wind turbines to be built on the ridge, two of which could be on or very close to the West Virginia side of the line. Those wind turbines and possibly others will be visible from Camp Allegheny, a . . .

  • Regs may blow up wind farms

    Updated: 2009-08-20 20:07:44
    The provincial government plans to release more information regarding its proposed changes to wind farms under the Green Energy Act, a plan which has municipal officials worried about future development in Elgin county. Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment received about 1,000 comments during a 45-day consultation period asking whether wind turbines should be set back a minimum of 550 metres from buildings, with different setbacks for roadways and property lines. The government held public sessions regarding the changes in June in Ottawa, . . .

  • Wind farm poses threat to native birds, says sanctuary

    Updated: 2009-08-20 20:05:43
    The wildlife sanctuary Zealandia, in the Wellington suburb of Karori, says a proposed wind farm could put endangered native birds at risk. The Mighty River Power proposal involves building 25 turbines, 30 metres high, to the west of Brooklyn and south of Karori. Zealandia operations manager Neil Anderson says the nearest turbine would be just over one kilometre from the sanctuary. He says international evidence suggests turbine blades pose a real risk to birds and other flying species, such as bats. Mr Anderson . . .

  • Fickle power from the wind

    Updated: 2009-08-20 20:02:47
    By banking heavily on wind power, Oregon and the Northwest are building their future comfort and prosperity on air, both figuratively and literally. It’s a risky proposition, as indicated by a couple of announcements from the Bonneville Power Administration. On Aug. 4, the BPA said it was sponsoring a competition in forecasting the wind. It said two research teams, one from the U.S. and the other from Germany, were about to compete to see which can best predict wind shifts 36 . . .

  • The day democracy died

    Updated: 2009-08-20 20:01:14
    How many Ontarians are aware that democracy died in Ontario on May 14 this year? That is the date that Bill 150, the Ontario Green Energy and Green Economy Act 2009 received royal assent. As of that day, property owners in Ontario lost their rights as municipalities lost their power to have any impact on green energy or green economy projects in their jurisdiction. In Part II, section 4 (2) of the act it states: ”A person is permitted to use designated goods, . . .

  • D-Day looms for wind farm plans

    Updated: 2009-08-20 20:00:09
    Controversial plans for Lochaber’s first wind farm development will be ruled on by councillors next week. A special hearing will be held on Tuesday in Kilmallie Hall, Corpach, at which Highland Council’s Ross, Skye and Lochaber planning committee will consider Edinburgh-based North British Windpower’s application to install four turbines on a site at Druim Fada, north west of Annat Farm at Corpach. The application was deferred by the committee earlier this month when it met at Dingwall, after Lochaber councillors successfully moved . . .

  • Green energy hit by 'faceless Nimbys'

    Updated: 2009-08-20 19:56:22
    Last month, the government announced plans to boost the green energy sector, yet within weeks Vestas UK, the UK’s only manufacturer of wind turbine blades, closed its plant on the Isle of Wight. The Report’s Simon Cox examines the obstacles which could prevent the government’s green rhetoric turning into reality. The closure of the Vestas plant on the Isle of Wight saw workers stage an 18-day sit-in that gained worldwide attention at the very time the government announced a new vision . . .

  • Construction for turbine begins at Cape Cod Community College

    Updated: 2009-08-20 19:47:34
    WEST BARNSTABLE — Cape Cod Community College will soon be adding a wind turbine to its list of green accomplishments. Contractor J.K. Scanlon has begun site preparation work for the installation of the 164-foot turbine. “It’s coming from India. It’s on a ship somewhere and we don’t expect to see it until sometime at the end of October,” said Michael Gross, director of college communications. The wind turbine will be erected in November, but the process has begun to limit the amount of . . .

  • Villagers 'unaware of wind farm plans'

    Updated: 2009-08-20 19:33:04
    Fears Penkridge people are not aware of plans for a wind farm close to the village have prompted an urgent plea from a parish councillor. Wind Direct Ltd wants to install two 126-feet metre wind turbines on land at Rodbaston, near the South Staffordshire College buildings. The company has already submitted an application to South Staffordshire Council. But Penkridge parish councillor Bevan Craddock says he is concerned that many residents are not aware of the application, especially as the turbines will be seen . . .

  • Fears for wildlife in windfarm plan

    Updated: 2009-08-20 19:20:08
    Wildlife in Penkridge village could be seriously harmed if plans for a wind farm on land near Rodbaston College are given the green light, a councillor has warned. The two massive 126 metre high turbines will dominate the landscape of the village and leave residents of nearby Wolgarston Way living in the shadow of the towers, blighting their quality of life, Councillor Bevan Craddock said. But, the veteran Penkridge parish councillor said the real impact of the turbines would be on village . . .

  • Wind plant under way, but legal challenges come from all corners

    Updated: 2009-08-20 12:06:08
    MONTEREY — After a bond was posted late Friday, site work and earth moving began over the weekend to build Virginia’s first industrial wind generating utility. Following seven years of debate and controversy, Highland New Wind Development LLC is moving forward with its plans for 19 towers and 38 megawatts of capacity on Allegheny Mountain, at an estimated price tag of $80 million. The project’s future, however, is far from certain. Legal challenges on several fronts are surfacing from citizens, attorneys, state . . .

  • Landowners file notice of legal action on wind plans

    Updated: 2009-08-20 12:03:30
    MONTEREY — Landowners in the Laurel Fork watershed have filed a 15-day notice to Highland New Wind Development LLC, saying they will take legal action if the company does not comply with Erosion and Sediment Control regulations. Lucile Miller and McChesney Goodall gave notice to the county, as E&S plan authority, that they must correct the E&S plan, and if it’s not changed to the landowners’ satisfaction, they intend to take legal action. Their letter was sent Aug. 12, 48 hours before . . .

  • Turbine's drawback could be blue heron

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:59:33
    Each spring for the past three years, people in my neighborhood buzz about the return of flocks of great blue heron. The magnificent birds migrate to our area from warmer climes each March, and it’s one of life’s awe-inspiring moments to watch them build nests and raise young in tall trees along Big Sewickley Creek Road in Bell Acres. Part of the reason the birds return to Bell Acres is Big Sewickley Creek, a small stream where the heron can fish undisturbed. . . .

  • Copenhagen passes wind moratorium

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:57:55
    Mayor says town of Denmark’s proposed setbacks are too close to village COPENHAGEN — Village officials passed a moratorium Wednesday night that restricts any type of windmill, either commercial or personal, from being set up within village limits. Mayor Kenneth R. Clarke said he expects the moratorium to last about a year while the board develops a law that “protects people in the village.” The decision came after the town of Denmark announced it was closer to setting a wind power . . .

  • Wind turbines take a heavy toll on habitat, ecosystems and views

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:52:51
    Those trying to promote wind turbines on Lake Erie do so for their own benefit, at great expense to taxpayers, with little regard for the residents of Northeast Ohio, whose views will be forever destroyed. Wind power poses a threat to all life through degradation of habitat and disruption of ecosystems that maintain life on Earth. Wind turbines on Lake Erie will disturb marine life and winged creatures by invading their environment, possibly compromising the source of . . .

  • Agency recommends survey of rare, endangered species

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:50:54
    RICHMOND — Special swamps? Special shrews? It’s possible, says one state agency, that rare and endangered species and habitats exist on or near the 220 acres where Highland New Wind Development is building an industrial wind utility. Monday, project review coordinator Rene Hypes, of the Division of Natural Heritage, Department of Conservation and Recreation, sent a letter to the State Corporation Commission attorney Wayne Smith saying her agencies special ecologists should survey the project area to help the developer avoid damaging rare . . .

  • Financial trouble worries wind company customers

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:48:28
    The customers of a P.E.I. wind turbine manufacturer are worried about what financial trouble at the company will mean for them. Entegrity CEO Jim Heath has asked the courts for a 45-day extension to file a plan to keep the company going. The Charlottetown Guardian is reporting Thursday morning that the extension has been granted. The company avoided an effort by a creditor to be put in receivership earlier this week. Entegrity has sold turbines to wind operations in 70 locations across North . . .

  • A breeze so far for turbines

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:46:43
    Minnesota Power has breezed through the application process for Morton County’s first 17 wind turbines. Earlier this month, the Morton County Commission approved the special use permit. Sixteen more must be approved for Oliver County. The North Dakota Public Service Commission will weigh testimony at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Sunset Inn in New Salem for both counties. Oliver County’s part of the 33-unit wind farm first will be considered locally before its planning and zoning commission at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at . . .

  • Protestors celebrate wind farm rejection

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:36:40
    Objectors cheered and applauded as planners rejected plans for a controversial wind farm for a second time. Brigg’s Angel ballroom was packed with about 90 people as planners decided to throw out an application for a six-turbine wind farm at Flixborough Grange, near Burton-Upon-Stather. The proposals, put forward by developer Ridgewind, stirred up intense feelings among people in Burton and Flixborough, as well as councillors across all political parties and wards. An application for a seven turbine windfarm was rejected by North Lincolnshire . . .

  • Permission granted for Manorhamilton 24MW windfarm

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:35:17
    An application by An Dough Windfarm Ltd, C/O Seamus Kennelly, Carrickfad, Fivemilebourne, to erect a windfarm at Killea, Bolleyboy and Lugnasnaghta close to the summit of Dough Mountain, Manorhamilton has been approved by Leitrim County Council. The proposed development which will be constructed on a 140 hectare site will consist of eight turbines; a transformer compound; an electrical control boiling inter-turbine; service roadways; eight hardstand areas and ancillary works such as underground electrical ducting etc. Each turbine will have a three megawatt . . .

  • Union workers protest Lost Lakes Wind Farm project

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:31:17
    Jason Copple rattles off license plates from Minnesota, Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Oregon when he talks about the cars parked near Horizon Wind Energy’s Milford-area job site. The Sioux City man belongs to Operating Engineers Local 234, a union that represents heavy equipment operators in the state. The group thinks too many out-of-state workers are contracted to put up turbines at the Lost Lakes Wind Farm west of Milford. Horizon’s office along Highway 71 in Milford has been the high-profile location for . . .

  • No wind turbines in Wolverine Canyon

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:27:39
    BINGHAM COUNTY — A ruling is made in the favor of landowners. No windmills will be built in Wolverine Canyon for now. For more than a year, landowners and Ridgeline Energy company have been battling over the controversial wind farm. Thursday Judge Richard St. Clair overturned the approval of Ridgeline Energy’s special use permit application by the Bingham County Planning and Zoning and the Bingham County Board of Commissioners. His decision is based on a number of things including commissioners conflict of interest . . .

  • Highland citizens ask SCC to halt wind project

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:24:55
    RICHMOND — As earth is moved this week on Allegheny Mountain to erect 19, 400-foot wind turbines, citizens are claiming the developer has not met some of the requirements in its state permit. Highlanders represented by attorney James Jennings at Woods Rogers sent a letter to State Corporation Commission chief counsel William Chambliss Monday, asking the SCC to investigate and, if appropriate, file a motion to show cause requiring Highland New Wind Development to “explain the reason for its violation of . . .

  • El Paso wind farm out of air?

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:22:25
    Special-use permit for 36-turbine site expires, board unsure of next move EL PASO — The deadline for the special-use permit for development of a 36-turbine wind farm near El Paso expired Tuesday. Last month, in an 8-6 vote, the Woodford County Board denied Pattern Energy’s request to extend the special-use permit for the El Paso Wind Farm until Dec. 31, 2010. The company said it needed the extension because of poor economic conditions. County zoning director John Hamann said that in a . . .

  • County board takes 'period of assessment' off the table

    Updated: 2009-08-20 11:19:16
    SYCAMORE – A policy that would place a temporary ban on new wind-energy projects in the county has been taken off the table indefinitely. Under the advice of the state’s attorney, the DeKalb County Board agreed to stay mum on the proposed period of assessment on new and existing wind farms, Planning and Zoning Committee Chairman Ken Andersen said. “We’re not prepared to comment on it,” Andersen said after the meeting. A three-year “period of assessment” – commonly known as a moratorium – . . .

  • Inhale the Web

    Updated: 2009-08-19 20:40:41
    Looking for a one-stop location to track a particular topic? What are the bloggers, tweeters, youtubers, diggers, and googlers saying about x? Addictomatic could be the solution. Simply type in a search term - a name, topic, personality, location, etc - and addictomatic sets up a dashboard pulling from feeds across the internets. You can re-arrange the feeds by dragging the boxes around - so for example, if you're finding the most helpful results from bloglines, you can pull that box to the top of the page for ease of reading. When you're satisfied, save the page to your favorites and it check in later to see new results. The site also tracks what's popular now via its recent searches page.

  • Are McMansions going away?

    Updated: 2009-08-14 17:54:57
    The Census Bureau reports that the median square footage of newly built homes has shrunk by 7%. Says author Sarah Susanka, "As more and more people build or remodel homes that satisfy in quality rather than quantity, there will be a huge shift in what we perceive as desirable." Others are blaming the recession for reducing house sizes.

  • Top 10 Field Guides for July

    Updated: 2009-08-06 16:39:53
    : National association of realtors® Home Library InfoCentral Blog Social Media for Small Business Main Top 10 Field Guides for July The list of the 10 most used Information Central Field Guides for July 2009 was released today . They : are 1. Field Guide to Short Sales 2. Field Guide to Preparing Staging a House for Sale 3. Field Guide to 1031 Exchanges 4. Field Guide to Opening a Real Estate Brokerage 5. Field Guide to Errors Omissions Insurance 6. Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics 7. Field Guide to Foreclosures 8. Field Guide to Real Estate Office Policy Manuals 9. Field Guide to Buying vs . Renting 10. Field Guide to Social Networking for REALTORS® Posted by Donna McCormick on August 6, 2009 09:39 AM Permanent Link Add a comment If you haven't left a comment here before , you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear . Until then , it won't appear on the entry . Thanks for waiting . : Name Email : Address : URL Remember personal info Comments : you may use HTML tags for style About This Blog The InfoCentral Blog , from NAR's Information Central , provides information on research studies , Web sites , books , news , tips , and other

  • Achieving growth despite the economic climate

    Updated: 2009-08-05 07:22:17
    : National association of realtors® Home Library InfoCentral Blog Freddie Mac on YouTube Main Social Media for Small Business Achieving growth despite the economic climate A notable CEO survey Frost Sullivan found growth to be the number one objective for CEOs , for the past two years in a row . But how do CEOs achieve growth in business during times of economic uncertainty This month's feature collection Leadership Excellence offers a selection of digital books on leading , creative-thinking , decision-making , and trend-spotting . Go to eBooks.realtor.org to borrow up to three digital books at a time . Titles recently added to the collection include : The Catalyst : How You Can Become an Extraordinary Growth Leader Future Savvy : Identifying Trends to Make Better Decisions , Manage Uncertainty , and Profit From Change Chaotics : The Business of Managing and Marketing in the Age of Turbulance Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty The Extraordinary Leader and A New Breed of Leader Posted by Mary Martinez on August 5, 2009 12:22 PM Permanent Link Add a comment If you haven't left a comment here before , you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will

  • Freddie Mac on YouTube

    Updated: 2009-07-23 16:14:03
    now has a two-minute video on YouTube, educating homeowners about the Making Home Affordable program and other mortgage workout programs from Freddie Mac. The video gives tips for working with housing counselors, including documents you should gather before you make the call and a "short, concise description of the financial hardship that is causing or leading to a mortgage delinquency."

  • Wind Turbine Syndrome

    Updated: 2009-07-21 00:07:10
    This is a special guest entry by my brother Lyle. I visit my brother Glen in Lion’s Head a few times a year.  Which means I feel like I know the place.  Sort of.  I’ve watched the rise of the Farmer’s Market that Megan started, and I love to see the growth over at the Harvest [...]

  • 800-874-6500!

    Updated: 2009-07-16 22:03:05
    Information Central has just released our first Infomercial! This tongue-in-cheek video outlines a few of the many services NAR's Information Central provides to members of the National Association of Realtors. Starring Information Specialist Karisa Bruin. Watch the after the jump.

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