http://www.vnews.com/news/9111605-95/grafton-cut-from-wind-farm-project-scaled-back-has-fewer-turbines> Grafton Cut From Wind Farm; Project Scaled Back, Has Fewer Turbines By Jordan Cuddemi Valley News Staff Writer Thursday, October 31, 2013 (Published in print: Thursday, October 31, 2013 Grafton — The wind energy developer that planned to erect more than three dozen turbines in Grafton, Danbury and Alexandria has scaled back the project, … Continue reading
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Vermonters for a Clean Environment’s Amended Complaint on Deerfield Wind
2013-09-27 Amended Complaint as filed on Sept. 27, 2013 Continue reading
Response of Counsel to the Public, Iberdrola’s Groton NH wind project
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Iberdrola’s Groton Wind Violations in New Hampshire
Groton Wind, a 48-MW Iberdrola project that went into service Dec 31, was cited by residents as being in violation of the certificate granted by the State for relocating the O&M building 500+ feet from the original location. The State AG office recommended the project cease operation until the violation is corrected. A pre-hearing conference is … Continue reading
Wind farms touted as ‘green’ energy source but have impact on birds
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Wind-farms-green-energy-impact-on-birds-213903851.html?tab=video&c=y Click here to watch video Touted as a green solution to feed our nation’s hunger for energy, wind farms are also blamed for killing millions of birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates 440,000 birds are killed nationwide each year by wind farms. The number is expected to reach one million per year … Continue reading
It’s all in the approach
http://www.reformer.com/news/ci_23530985/letter-box Tuesday June 25, 2013Editor of the Reformer: We read today that Iberdrola now says the company won’t be able to decide what to do in Windham until sometime in 2014 (“No Windham wind decision this year,” June 20). It might seem odd to the land owners that this information is of no comfort to many … Continue reading
Monroe gets ‘windfall’ from windfarm | The Recorder
Monroe gets ‘windfall’ from windfarm | The Recorder. Continue reading
Limit on public comments draws criticism in Grafton
<http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_23506248/limit-public-comments-draws-criticism-grafton> By DOMENIC POLI / Reformer Staff Friday June 21, 2013 GRAFTON — Monday’s Selectboard meeting got somewhat testy when its members considered restricting the time allotted for public comments. Selectboard Chairman Al Sands said current and former colleagues have told him the period of time for public comment has recently not been used as intended. … Continue reading
No Windham wind decision this year
http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_23497898/no-windham-wind-decision-this-year By MIKE FAHER / Reformer Staff Thursday June 20, 2013WINDHAM — An international wind-power developer won’t decide this year whether a ridgeline in Windham and Grafton is suitable for commercial turbines. A representative of Iberdrola Renewables, which has erected testing towers in the two towns, said it will be 2014 — at the earliest — … Continue reading
Deerfield SIR: USFS Still Minimizing Project’s Effects
VERMONTERS FOR A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT 789 Baker Brook Road Danby, Vermont 05739 vce@vce.org 802-446-2094 Press Release June 18, 2013 Contact: Annette Smith, VCE Exec. Dir. 802-446-2094 Deerfield SIR: USFS Still Minimizing Project’s Effects Forest Service analysis of larger turbine uses old data, biased work On Friday of last week, VCE filed comments on the … Continue reading
