• Planners take up wind siting proposal; Meeting Thursday

    Updated: 2009-11-30 13:25:28
    State wind energy siting legislation that’s been criticized by some West County town officials will be the subject of a Franklin County Planning Board meeting this week. The proposed Wind Energy Siting Reform Act, designed to speed development of wind turbine farms — primarily in western Franklin County and on Cape Cod — will be discussed by the board at a 7 p.m. meeting Thursday at the Hampton Inn Conference Room on Shelburne Road in Greenfield. The meeting is being held . . .

  • La Veta tries to calm rush of wind power plans

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:41:24
    LA VETA, Colo. (AP) — One south-central Colorado community is trying to calm the rush of proposals to build wind farms in the area. The La Veta Town Council opposes the planned 7,000-acre Silver Mountain wind farm two miles from town. Two other wind facilities have been proposed in the area. La Veta, about 160 miles south of Denver, wants a moratorium on wind projects until Huerfano County updates its planning and regulations. Opponents worry about the effects on the area’s countryside, . . .

  • Wind turbine plan meets resistance in Wellfleet

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:39:58
    WELLFLEET – Opponents to the town’s plan to build a wind turbine on the bluffs above White Crest Beach spoke out at a recent meeting of the National Seashore Advisory Commission. They had strong words for the Wellfleet Energy Commission and pointed questions for Seashore Supt. George Price. The Seashore, an abutter to the town-owned land where the 400-foot turbine will be located, has refrained from making any public statements for or against the project, the first phase of which was . . .

  • Artists not blown over by windfarms

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:38:16
    Residents of a small Colorado artists’ colony have galvanized resistance against three proposed wind farms, authorities say. The 880 writers and artists comprising La Veta live two miles from the proposed 7,000-acre Silver Mountain Wind Farm. The town council voted down the 150-megawatt facility and wants a moratorium on new wind projects until the county updates its land use regulations and master plan, The Denver Post reported Sunday. There are two more proposed wind farms, challenging county planning officials, “When voters and legislators adopted . . .

  • Green energy rush could crash Bulgaria power grid

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:35:49
    A rush to cash in on incentives to develop renewable energy projects in Bulgaria could end up in so much new supply it may cause blackouts on the national grid, the operator told Reuters. Ivan Ayolov, chief executive of the state electricity system operator (ESO) said in an interview the government should impose stricter regulations to bar speculators. Generous government incentives for electricity produced from wind, solar and biomass has led to an avalanche-like increase in projects that totalled over 11,000 megawatts . . .

  • ‘Ugly, noisy, out of place’ — Duke of Northumberland delivers blast on the wind debate

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:33:31
    The Duke of Northumberland has stoked up the fierce debate over wind energy development in the North East by launching a withering attack on the impact of massive turbines on the region’s unspoiled countryside. In a personal intervention which will delight wind farm opponents, the Duke has branded turbines as “ugly, noisy and completely out of place in our beautiful, historic landscape”. He reveals he has rejected approaches to put turbines on land owned by his own Northumberland Estates business wing – . . .

  • Local residents to receive incentives to allow wind farms

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:28:32
    Local residents who allow wind farms to be built in their neighbourhood will be rewarded with lower energy bills, the Tories have promised. By offering incentives to communities to encourage them not to object to planning bids by wind farm developers, the party believes it could end the often bitter disputes which currently thwart many green projects. As well as lower gas and electricity bills for up to 25 years, residents would be invited to share in the proceeds of business . . .

  • What price democracy?

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:25:10
    On October 28 the Darrington wind farm appeal process finally concluded. After a long and somewhat draining 16 days, Mr Richards, the Pontefract Wind Farm Action Group’s barrister, made his final submission. He stated that after the original application had been unanimously rejected by Wakefield Council’s planning department, the list of those opposed to the project had continued to grow. No less than seven parish council have declared their opposition to the proposed development. West Park Residents Group was, like Pontefract Wind Farm . . .

  • Comment period ending for Maine ocean wind sites

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:21:11
    The public comment period is coming to an end on the state’s search for potential sites for offshore wind power demonstration projects along the Maine coast. Monday is the last day that the Department of Conservation is accepting comments on potential sites. The state has narrowed its list of candidate sites to four. They are in areas near Boon Island off the southern coast, Damariscove Island near Boothbay, Monhegan Island along the midcoast and Cutler in eastern Maine. Legislation passed in June mandates . . .

  • Windflow faces $1m turbine bill

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:20:03
    Windflow Technology could face a bill of nearly $1 million for repairs to turbines it has sold to NZ Windfarms. An independent expert’s report on repairs or retrofits to Windflow Technology’s turbines estimate the total cost at just over $966,000 for repairs excluding replacing blades and any consequential failures. Windflow has released a statement about the report. “The Expert has estimated the total liability that would arise if all the identified issues resulted in a requirement to repair [or a decision was made . . .

  • Wind in White County

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:18:47
    BROOKSTON — Indiana’s ranking as the fastest growing state in the nation for wind power growth over the past 24 months recently received another boost. Earlier this month, officials from Horizon Wind Energy, the U.S. subsidiary of EDP Renewables, the world’s fourth largest wind energy player, stood alongside state and local dignitaries and project landowners in Brookston to commemorate the start of operations at Meadow Lake I Wind Farm. Phase one of the project, which is located in White County, has an . . .

  • Dartmouth schedules forum on wind turbines project

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:17:01
    DARTMOUTH — The plan to construct two wind turbines at the wastewater treatment plant off Chase Road will get a lot of public scrutiny before it can become a reality. The first step will come in a public forum from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 9 at Dartmouth High School. That will be followed by a formal hearing before the Select Board, and if approved by the board, it will go to Town Meeting. “The purpose of the public forum … is to . . .

  • Neighbours upset by school’s ‘noisy’ wind turbine

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:15:24
    A wind turbine erected at a Luton infants school to produce green energy is ruffling the feathers of people living nearby. The 15 metre-high turbine was put up at Crawley Green Infant School, in Beaconsfield, during the October half term holiday, but local residents say the recent high winds mean their new neighbour is proving to be a very noisy one. One Gayland Avenue resident who telephoned the Herald&Post but wanted to remain anonymous said: “When it’s windy it sounds like a . . .

  • Insufficient wind at Glyndebourne

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:13:41
    On the November 18, after a year-long trial (October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2009) Glyndebourne Productions Ltd have finally released the data obtained from the meteorological mast on Mill Plain, as required by Hazel Blears, the minister at the time of the planning application. The raw data is accompanied by a 24 page ‘wind resource analysis’ report. This is a complicated document, which obscures rather than clarifies the actual data. The real figures paint a picture of a proposed turbine, which produces . . .

  • Tewkesbury wind turbine plans submitted

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:11:52
    Controversial plans to build three huge wind turbines near Tewkesbury have finally been submitted. Wind Prospect wants to build three 126m turbines on farmland at Upper Strensham, next to the M50 motorway. It first mooted the idea in September 2008 and installed a temporary 70m monitoring mast in April this year. Now it has finally submitted a planning application, for the turbines and an 80m permanent monitoring mast, to Tewkesbury Borough Council. The company’s spokesman Alastair Smith said: “The three turbines, although only small . . .

  • Planning Board eyes wind ordinance

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:09:11
    FAYETTEVILLE — Washington County Planning Director Juliet Richey wants to set up rules to allow commercial wind farms in rural Washington County. She knows it may be a long, complicated process, but she says it’s necessary to attract this type of development. “We’ll be in for hours and hours of discussion,” Richey told county planning board members earlier this month. Planning board Chairman Randy Laney said now is a good time to look ahead to a wind farm ordinance because the overall number . . .

  • Mechanical glitches plague offshore wind farm

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:06:48
    A multi-million pound wind farm built off the Kent coast to provide energy for 100,000 homes has suffered repeated mechanical problems in the four years since it was built. The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, which provides power to houses in Whitstable, Herne Bay and Canterbury, has undergone numerous upgrades to try and deal with setbacks that have caused a reduction in the amount of energy produced. Gearboxes in all 30 turbines had to be replaced in 2006 and 2007, but just . . .

  • Barlow protest petition against Cleek Hall wind farm plans

    Updated: 2009-11-30 11:05:34
    Villagers have presented a protest petition to Selby District Council opposing plans for a wind farm close to their homes. Barlow residents already live in the shadow of Drax Power Station, but as previously revealed in the Selby Times, a five-turbine project has been earmarked for Cleek Hall, with structures standing more than 400ft high. Plans are listed as being in Cliffe, but actually fall in the parish of Barlow, potentially sandwiching homes between the two eyesores. Now a petition containing 201 signatures . . .

  • Friends of Lincoln Lakes Attacks Expedited Wind Law

    Updated: 2009-11-30 00:48:55
    The Friends of Lincoln Lakes has filed its brief in their appeal of the August decision of the Board of Environmental Protection (BEP). At that time, the BEP affirmed the April 2009 Order of the Department of Environmental Protection, granting a license to First Wind for the construction of the Rollins Ridge Industrial Wind Farm in Lincoln and surrounding towns. In their brief, the Appellants argue that the part of the Expedited Wind Law that mandates a direct appeal to . . .

  • Town pushing back against wind

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:36:02
    DIXMONT — At 1,165 feet, Mount Harris is little more than a broad hill in a small town along Route 9, southwest of Bangor. And as residents debated an ordinance to regulate wind power development here, it seemed like a local matter. That changed Nov. 19. By a wide margin — 229 to 78 — voters approved an ordinance that’s being called one of the most restrictive in New England. It requires a one-mile setback between turbines and homes, a standard . . .

  • Colorado town kicks up resistance to proposed wind farms

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:34:05
    LA VETA — Huerfano County, which straddles the Eastern Plains and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, is facing a wind rush. Three wind-farm projects — particularly one near scenic La Veta Pass — have galvanized grassroots opposition and posed a challenge for county planning officials. “When voters and legislators adopted renewable-energy goals, I don’t know if they were thinking of turning rural Colorado into an industrial zone,” said Dawn Blanken, a La Veta councilwoman. Still, not every wind farm that is proposed will . . .

  • Opposing view

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:32:39
    BLUEFIELD, Va. — The view of scenic East River Mountain is almost unparalleled from Charles Stacy’s front porch. “You almost have to see it to appreciate it,” Stacy, a landowner who is concerned about a proposed large-scale wind turbine farm proposed by Dominion and BP Wind Energy North America for East River Mountain, said. “I am probably one of the most adversely affected as far as eyesight. It (the proposed wind turbine farm) stretches from Bluefield to Springville, and I’m right . . .

  • Neighbours want Shear Wind turbine project grounded

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:30:00
    The people living closest to the new wind farm at Browns Mountain near Merigomish want the project halted so wind energy can be studied more closely. If that doesn’t happen, they want a guarantee of financial compensation if their property values plummet, the noise of 30 turbines affects their health, construction damages their water supply or the project involves any other negative effects. Such problems have occurred in other places, said a spokeswoman for the Eco Awareness Society, a community group opposed . . .

  • PSC adds new wind farm study to list

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:26:38
    Wind proponents say issue already being covered, object to added time, cost Developers of the proposed Galloo Island, Horse Creek and Cape Vincent wind farms have one more study to add to their lists after an order from the Public Service Commission. Under the PSC’s order, dated Oct. 20, all renewable energy projects built at 80 megawatts or more in capacity must conduct the “energy deliverability” study. Renewable energy development advocates say the study duplicates others, adds time and expense and may . . .

  • Wind turbine plan upsets local officials; Structures would be 500 yards off Salisbury Beach

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:24:35
    Hampton officials are concerned and upset, having just learned of a plan that calls for the construction of up to 10 wind turbines less than a quarter mile off Salisbury Beach, threatening the view of Hampton and Seabrook beaches and causing possible nautical hazards to recreational boaters and commercial fishermen. “It should be a pretty sight from Boars Head,” said Town Manager Fred Welch, who told selectmen last week the area 500 yards off the beach had been identified as a . . .

  • Authority weighs wind farm plan

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:22:31
    Conservationists laud the idea, but turbines could harm birds, bats, some wildlife experts fear In the Pocono Mountains, there is a special spot where the songbirds gather. On their way to and from their Caribbean winter homes, golden-winged warblers, whippoorwill and other neotropical birds feed on and nest near the blueberry and huckleberry bushes in the breezy barrens of Tunkhannock Township. That same breeze is attracting wind chasers, alternative-energy companies hoping to harness the wind and feed an electric power grid with . . .

  • Harnessing wind viable possibility in the state; Mesonet project is serving to pinpoint areas in Kentucky with the most wind

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:20:16
    With volatile oil prices and stricter climate control regulations on the horizon, America’s small farms are facing an energy squeeze at a time when they are already fighting for survival against a tide of shrinking profit margins and increased competition. One way that they may be able to help insulate themselves against an uncertain future is through the emerging area of energy self-reliance – wind power. Harnessing the power of the wind is something farmers have been doing for centuries with windmills . . .

  • Dubie pushes for Vt. power line path

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:18:08
    MONTPELIER — Vermont may soon find itself at the center of another pressing debate over electricity transmission and supply and the state’s energy future. That’s one reason a proposed power line to bring Hydro-Quebec electricity through New Hampshire caught the eye of Vermont’s lieutenant governor. The line, sometimes referred to as a “hockey stick” shape around Vermont, would move power from the massive network of dams in Canada to Southern New England states without going through Vermont. That would also mean . . .

  • GVSU to develop wind projects

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:16:14
    LANSING — The state’s quest for multiple forms of renewable energy has prompted one university to test the wind. Grand Valley State University intends to develop an offshore wind project on Lake Michigan to measure wind data, using a $1.4 million grant. The university’s original project plan was to place wind turbines in the Great Lakes, but that plan changed. “We are not putting wind turbines out there,” said Arn Boezaart, a GVSU official. “Funding has not allowed for that to happen. We . . .

  • Study says large wind turbines to be local decision

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:11:50
    WEST MICHIGAN — Anyone seeing a blade from one of Michigan’s 83 utility-sized wind turbines being transported on the highway understands how “big” wind power can be. Blades in the 150-foot range moved on special truck trailers are impressive sights. But how “big” wind will become in Michigan’s energy future is still an unknown. Whichever way the industry turns, it will be up to local governments to decide where and how the big turbine towers will be built, a university research group . . .

  • Sadberge Parish Council to discuss plans for Moor House wind farm

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:09:57
    Villagers are being urged to put forward their views about a planned wind farm near their homes at a public meeting on Tuesday. Sadberger Parish Council will dedicate a large part of its monthly meeting to discuss plans for a ten-turbine wind farm on land at Moor House Farm. The council will also allow residents to speak during the debate. Banks Developments, a County Durham firm, is behind the plans for the wind farm on land to the north-east of Darlington. Members of the . . .

  • Setting standards for Milton wind project

    Updated: 2009-11-29 11:08:07
    This is an excerpt of a letter written to the Public Service Board after the Nov. 10 meeting on the Milton wind turbine project. After listening to the public comments voiced at the meeting, your decision needs to be based on three items: 1. Economic viability of the project; 2. The net positive benefit to the people of Vermont; and 3. The environmental impact. The emotional statements need to be factored in but at a much lower priority. These come from . . .

  • Are board member’s wind farm votes in conflict?

    Updated: 2009-11-29 10:58:34
    Woodford County state’s attorney says Pille, who has contract with developer to install turbines on farmland he owns, must decide for himself EUREKA — Over the past year, Terry Pille has been a strong advocate of the development of alternative energy and wind farms in most parts of Woodford County. But it wasn’t until the talk about his involvement with Navitas Energy became more explicit that the mild-mannered Woodford County Board member publicly acknowledged he had contracted with one of the . . .

  • GHG reductions from intermittents in actual use

    Updated: 2009-11-29 03:32:08
    November 8, 2009, at 5:50 AM, on a Sunday, Spain’s windmills supplied 53% of its electricity, and over half between 3 and 8:30 AM. OK, not the biggest demand portion of the week, but certainly an indication of Spanish trust in wind to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wind produced 11% of Spain’s electricity in 2008, [...]

  • Wind Turbine Syndrome: Clinical study of health effects of large wind turbines published

    Updated: 2009-11-28 22:05:45
    Rowe, Mass., Nov. 28, 2009 — Dr. Nina Pierpont, a pediatrician and population biologist in Malone, New York, has announced the publication of her book-length study Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment. [1] In interviews with ten families living 1,000-4,900 feet away from recently built industrial-size wind turbines, a “cluster” of symptoms was revealed: from sleep disturbance, which affected almost everyone, to headache to tinnitus, vertigo, nausea, irritability, memory and concentration problems, and panic episodes. Industrial wind turbines have . . .

  • Government to study effects of wind farms on health

    Updated: 2009-11-28 21:47:30
    The Environment Ministry will launch its first major study into the influence of wind turbines on people’s health next year, it has been learned. Much is expected of wind power as a source of clean energy, but people living near wind power facilities are increasingly complaining of health problems. The low-frequency sound produced by the wind turbines at such facilities–sound that is difficult to discern with the naked ear–is suspected of causing such conditions as insomnia, tinnitus and hand tremors. Due to . . .

  • Tax dollars blow away in wind projects

    Updated: 2009-11-28 21:47:09
    When Gov. Ted Kulongoski vetoed a bill this summer that would have slashed Oregon’s tax subsidies for large wind farms, he insisted the reduction went too far and would jeopardize the growth of Oregon’s green economy. But during the past eight years, while the state has taken applications for $300 million in tax breaks to subsidize the development of the windiest, most transmission-accessible sites, it has yet to do any substantive analysis of how big a subsidy is necessary — if . . .

  • New row blows as wind turbine data is released

    Updated: 2009-11-28 21:46:54
    The debate over the controversial planned wind turbine at Glyndebourne has blown up up again following the publication of figures about the amount of energy it would produce. An alliance of environmental and rural pressure groups have said the sums show the proposed 70m turbine will generate less energy than previously predicted but Glyndebourne Opera House has said it will provide enough electricity to almost entirely power the estate. The South Downs Environmental Protection Consortium South Downs Society includes the Ramblers Society, . . .

  • Grand Haven Township residents oppose Grand Rapids plan to build wind turbines near their homes

    Updated: 2009-11-28 11:19:57
    GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP — Lake Michigan cottage owner Rob Schantz favors smaller carbon footprints, buying locally and other green initiatives. But plans by city of Grand Rapids officials to build two 300-foot-tall wind turbines within view of his family’s cottage is not environmentally friendly in his book. “I don’t have air conditioning and I sleep with the window open during the summer,” said Schantz, whose family has owned their cottage since his grandmother had it built in 1929. “At night, when there’s a . . .

  • Lussi pushes for turbines on Whiteface

    Updated: 2009-11-28 11:14:20
    The idea of wind turbines on state-owned ski resorts in the Adirondack Park has not gained much public support, or even consideration, but state Adirondack Park Agency commissioner Art Lussi wants to change that. Lussi, a Lake Placid resident whose family owns the Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club, has made it his personal mission recently to bring the idea up after APA meetings and to petition his fellow commissioners on the subject. He believes that places such as Whiteface Mountain . . .

  • Patrick, Kirk at odds over wind farm; Governor urges Obama to back it

    Updated: 2009-11-28 11:12:12
    The administration of Governor Deval Patrick, in a sharp disagreement with Patrick’s handpicked Senate appointee, said yesterday that it would be a mistake for President Obama to grant US Senator Paul G. Kirk Jr.’s request to delay federal approval of the Cape Wind project. In a letter to Obama earlier this month, Kirk, who has largely shied away from divisive issues during his two months in office, urged the Obama administration to hold off on a decision until a federal panel . . .

  • Wind farm developer wants state to step in

    Updated: 2009-11-28 11:10:19
    A wind farm developer proposing a large project in Brown County is urging state regulators to reject a similar project by another developer in Columbia County. Invenergy LLC has unveiled plans for 100 turbines to generate electricity south of Green Bay in the towns of Glenmore, Wrightstown, Morrison and Holland. Local and state approval is needed before the firm’s Ledge Wind Energy Project can move ahead. In the meantime, Invenergy is asking state regulators to reject the We Energies’ proposal in Columbia County . . .

  • Committee moves joint wind power resolution to floor

    Updated: 2009-11-28 11:08:50
    Members of the Oswego County Legislature’s Economic Development and Planning Committee unanimously approved a joint resolution in opposition of the proposed route for high-powered transmission lines through Oswego County from a wind farm on Galloo Island in the Jefferson County Town of Hounsfield. The legislature is joining with Jefferson County officials to oppose the 230-kilovolt line that has been proposed to run from Galloo Island through the towns of Henderson, Ellisburg, Sandy Creek, and Richland, as well as the Village of . . .

  • Cape wind farm decision faces another setback

    Updated: 2009-11-28 11:07:23
    With a decision possibly looming in the weeks ahead, the controversial proposal to build the country’s first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound could face another delay. Earlier this month, U.S. Sen. Paul Kirk, temporarily filling the seat held by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, sent a letter to President Obama urging that any decision on the wind farm, proposing to build 130 turbines in Nantucket Sound, be delayed until a national policy on ocean management and planning is in . . .

  • Disappointment over Otago wind farm

    Updated: 2009-11-28 11:04:50
    The group opposed to a wind farm in central Otago are disappointed Meridian Energy is trying to fight the decision that stopped it from going ahead. Earlier this month the Environment Court rejected consent for the $2 billion project set to be the biggest wind farm in the southern hemisphere. The decision was a victory for those who said the farm would ruin a landscape of national importance. But Meridian Energy says it is appealing because it makes it almost impossible to gain . . .

  • Gamesa layoffs a surprise

    Updated: 2009-11-28 11:03:10
    EBENSBURG — Gamesa USA’s decision to furlough more than half its employees at the local turbine blade plant came as a surprise to many. But Gov. Ed Rendell remains optimistic the action is a bump in the renewable energy journey, a spokesman said Friday. “The company is still committed to its employees and its Ebensburg plant,” Rendell spokesman Michael Smith said, echoing a company statement. Smith cited significant improvements in the Cambria Township manufacturing site as key indicators Gamesa will remain . . .

  • There’s no wind beneath their wings

    Updated: 2009-11-28 11:01:13
    Bangalore: Madakaripura villager Basavaraj’s happiness knew no bounds when huge blades were transported to the top of a nearby hillock in 1997. It was here in Chitradurga district that Jindal Aluminium installed the district’s first wind turbine generator (WTG). “They (the company officials) said they would make electricity out of wind. I was proud that they had chosen my village for this project. Hills were cleared to construct roads and vehicles started to move through what once was wilderness.” But, hopes for a . . .

  • State working out bugs in renewable energy leadership

    Updated: 2009-11-28 10:58:22
    In the darkening recession, Gov. Deval Patrick and the Legislature have dialed back funding for education, social services and local aid. But energy efficiency and renewable energy development – promised as a salvation for economic growth – have been spared. “We are in very difficult times, as you know, but we cannot afford to slow down or think small, especially in the clean energy field,” Patrick told a conference of 400 energy entrepreneurs and investors in Boston earlier this month. Over the . . .

  • New turbine plan for Eye

    Updated: 2009-11-28 10:52:43
    Plans for three wind turbines near Eye airfield have been outlined, with a field off the A140 between the town and Yaxley picked out. The scoping report, which contains preliminary details on the plans, includes a proposal for a community fund which would receive a grant of about £10,000 per year from Wind Power Renewables (WPR). The proposals mean the airfield could face large development, with consultations for two other wind turbines and a chicken factory ongoing, as well as an incinerator . . .

  • Bill proposed would make windmills on piers easier

    Updated: 2009-11-28 10:52:30
    TRENTON — A state Senator is introducing a bill that would lift a ban on energy facilities within 500 feet of the mean tide line, making it easier for wind energy to be built on piers, a report in the Press of Atlantic City said. State Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May), who sponsored the bill, told the newspaper the windmills are needed if the state is serious about fighting global warming. Currently, regulations only allow power plants that use the . . .

  • Blowing in an uncertain wind

    Updated: 2009-11-27 18:43:30
    Wind power – the great green hope to ease fragile electricity supply – is being buffetted from all sides. Wind farm neighbours, courts and economics are hammering away at plans to expand the industry which now provides around 3 per cent of our power but is forecast to grow to 20 per cent within the next 15 years. Wind’s main proponent, state-owned Meridian Energy, is likely within the next few days to announce it will fight an Environment Court ruling which killed . . .

  • Wind in Spain

    Updated: 2009-11-27 17:02:08
    Recent reports from Spain indicated that a record amount of wind was integrated into the grid. Wind supplied 53% of total demand on November 8th. Wind already supplies 14% of Spain’s electricity on average. This compares with Ontario at 2%. Denmark is often held up as the model of wind supply, with 20% [...]

  • Letter: The Simple Math of CO2 Reduction

    Updated: 2009-11-26 21:39:17
    : Home Polls Forum FAQs Archive Bios About Contact View Article Comments view the latest news articles LETTERS CLIMATEREALISTS.COM Letter : The Simple Math of CO2 Reduction Thursday , November 26th 2009, 4:39 PM EST Co2sceptic Site Admin Those who propose draconian measures to curb CO2 production need a math refresher course . Look at the projections . Assuming existing CO2 reduction policies are not changed , by 2030, human activity will account for about 3.3 of global CO2 production NASA By itself , the United States is projected to contribute 15.8 of world human emissions in 2030 IEA EIA : Therefore America’s projected share of total world CO2 emissions in 2030 is 3.3 x 15.8 0.52 Barack Obama has pledged that by 2030, America will have decreased its CO2 emissions by 42 How effective will that cut be versus America’s projected emissions Do the . math 3.3 x 15.8 x 42 22 of total world carbon emissions in 2030, and 15.8 x 42 6.64 of all human emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels . Article continues below this : advert There is , unfortunately , a critical problem with Barack’s pledge . A reduction of that magnitude will definitely trash America’s . economy Barack Obama

  • Irony

    Updated: 2009-11-19 13:24:41
    A recent report caught my attention. There is a proposal for a large natural gas generating station in Oakville Ontario. This natural gas generating station is part of the province’s plan to phase out the coal fired generating stations. Natural gas generated electricity has about 50% of the carbon emissions of coal, and reduces [...]

  • New Connection to Quebec

    Updated: 2009-10-23 15:50:37
    An upgraded transmission line to Quebec has just been completed. From Hydro One: “Monday October 19th at 2 p.m. the A41T and A42T (Hawthorne x Outaouais) circuits were declared ready for full commercial transactions between Ontario and Quebec. This brings the full interconnection capacity to 1200 MW.” The completion of this line greatly improves the flexibility [...]

  • Wind and Tourism

    Updated: 2009-10-15 04:32:11
    Many people in my community depend on tourism for their livelihood. So naturally, opponents of wind energy like to claim that a wind farm will drive tourists away. But is this really true? The Prince Edward Island Energy Corp installed a wind farm at North Cape in 2004. North Cape is about as [...]

  • The Big Picture

    Updated: 2009-10-08 15:19:17
    Wind power cannot be considered in isolation from other sources of power. It is not a question wind, or no wind. It is a question of wind, or something else. And the relative impacts of the various alternative sources of power is an important consideration. In 2007, Ontario produced 52% of its electricity [...]

  • Dublin Bikes

    Updated: 2009-10-06 23:49:19
    I signed up the other day for the new dublin bikes service. Generally its a very good service. Pay €10 annualfee and you can use bikes to cycle around the city centre. My Comments however 1. More please. I have seen manyempty stations already. That would reck my head if I went to get one, and the [...]

  • Top Field Guides for September

    Updated: 2009-10-01 16:10:34
    : National association of realtors® Home Library InfoCentral Blog Youth Magnet Cities Main Happy 65th or 89th birthday to RLI Top Field Guides for September The list of the 10 most used Information Central Field Guides for September 2009 was released today . They : are 1. Field Guide to Short Sales 2. Field Guide to Preparing Staging a House for Sale 5. Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics 6. Field Guide to Do-Not-Call , Do-Not-Fax , and Do-Not-E-Mail Laws 3. Field Guide to Opening a Real Estate Brokerage 4. Field Guide to 1031 Exchanges 7. Field Guide to Errors Omissions Insurance 9. Field Guide to Buying vs . Renting 8. Field Guide to Foreclosures 10. Field Guide to REALTOR® Safety Posted by Dave Shumaker on October 1, 2009 09:10 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 ,

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