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It is not too late for Vermont to stop and take a serious look at wind turbine development on our mountains.

In fact, now is exactly the right time to step back and evaluate what we know, and build on experience.

When polled, most Vermonters say they support wind energy. Imagining the Searsburg turbines, I answered “yes, even near my house.” They are only 197 feet tall, unlighted, not too many, not very visible. I thought they were beautiful when I saw them in 2001. Continue reading →

Help support our appeal of the CT Siting Councils’s approval of 6 industrial wind turbines in Colebrook!!

When: Sunday, October 16 from 3-5 p.m.

Where: Rock Hall, 19 Rock Hall Road, Colebrook CT 06021

Have fun bidding on interesting items and local services in various price ranges:
antiques, massages, homemade pies, theater tickets, bird-banding breakfast, mixology class, a stay at Rock Hall, vacation house in Turkey, and much, much more.

You can help us raise money for the appeal in several ways:

1) donate an item or service for the auction (we’d like as many commitments as possible by September 16). Send an email to info@fairwindct to let us know what you can donate. We’ll post a list of items in advance on our website, www.fairwindct.com.

2) volunteer for the auction committee — the first meeting will be held Wednesday, August 24 at 7 p.m. at Rock Hall. If you can’t make this meeting, contact Stella Somers at 860-379-2230 or casasomers@aol.com, or Joyce Hemingson at 860-379-6425 or jchemingson@aol.com.

3) tell others about the Silent and Penny Auction and bring your neighbors and friends to Rock Hall on October 16!

THANK YOU,
Stella Somers, Sukey Wager, and Joyce Hemingson

Read the Appeal Summary >>

link: http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/06/08/lowell-mountain-decision-tragically-flawed/

Over 40 years ago Vermonters began to build the framework for progressive environmental policy. We recognized we lived in a unique place, that our landscape was our economic heartbeat and that we needed to protect it. A recent Travel and Tourism survey confirms this is as true today as it was 40 years ago. Continue reading →

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The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is apparently moving toward more-effective implementation of federal laws that will potentially reduce the negative environmental impacts of wind energy development in the Appalachian highlands. The FWS, however, is facing intense industry pressure to back down, and public support and input are needed now. Continue reading →

An Analysis of Industrial Wind Farms Proposed for Colebrook, Connecticut:

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