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Ellsworth American Editorial Blasts Wind Power Development in Maine

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Diverging views on the future of New England’s energy system

New England’s energy system is at a crossroads. Economics and climate concerns are driving a shift away from coal and oil, but experts remain divided on where to go from here. If you want to get a sense of New … Continue reading

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Too much wind news since the last VCE wind update.

— A Minnesota solar company backed by Barclays Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Macquarie Bank and First Reserve Corp. called SunEdison and its renewable arm called Terraform are purchasing First Wind for $2.4 billion. — We … Continue reading

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Wisconsin Health officials weigh next step after declaring wind turbines a health risk

Wisconsin Health officials weigh next step after declaring the 2009 Shirley Wind Farm a health risk to its neighbors, likely due to low-frequency noise generated by the turbines. categories: Wisconsin link: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2014/10/26/health-officials-weigh-next-step-in-wind-turbine-battle/ Brown County health officials have declared wind turbines a public … Continue reading

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Citizens’ Task Force on Wind Power – Maine

Comment Submissions to DEP Needed on Yet Taller Turbines read more >>

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Montpelier’s 90 percent solution

Credit:  Meredith Angwin | Green Mountain Outlook | Monday, August 25, 2014 | www.gmoutlook.com ~~ Since Aug. 16, I have received over a dozen e-mails regarding my editorial titled, “A Case of Solar Hubris”. Some praised me for pointing out … Continue reading

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Hoosac Wind fails noise test

categories: Blogs, Massachusetts link: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2014/07/29/hoosac-wind-fails-noise-test/ Hoosac Wind is loud. It’s too loud to comply with  Massachusetts noise limits. That’s why an April 28, 2014 letter to the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection offers remedies for the loud sounds. Iberdrola lists the exceedences measured in tests performed in … Continue reading

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Citizens’ Task Force on Wind Power – Maine

Anti Wind ads hit Portland Press Herald Posted by Brad Blake on June 24, 2014 at 10:39pm View Blog Saving Maine’s ad campaign has expanded to the Portland Press Herald, with two ads on different pages in the National section.  … Continue reading

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Utility buys out Vermont wind turbine neighbors

link: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2014/04/14/utility-buys-out-vermont-wind-turbine-neighbors/ Don and Shirley Nelson, neighbors and longtime opponents of Green Mountain Power Corp.’s Lowell wind turbines, have settled with the power company and will move away. Green Mountain Power will pay the Nelsons $1.3 million for their 540-acre … Continue reading

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VICTORY FOR NEIGHBOURS OPPRESSED BY WINDTURBINE NOISE IN VINALHAVEN !

PRESS RELEASE from Fox Islands Wind Neighbors : Contact: Alan Farago /Rufus Brown esq. 207 831 0569 After three years of litigation, a Maine Superior Court decision has finally found in favor of wind turbine neighbors complaining about excessive noise … Continue reading

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