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Windaction News Issue: September 25, 2013

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- September 25, 2013

Windaction.org’s periodic newsletter keeps readers updated on the latest news in the wind energy industry!

Industrial Wind Alert!

facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy’s real impacts

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News

Antelope Ridge wind farm withdrawn  – Sep 25
by Ted Sickinger in The Oregonian – Oregon
EDP’s project manager said the withdrawal was “100 percent a business decision. ” The company didn’t see a clear path to sell the power at this point. . more…
US clarifies PTC eligibility rules– Sep 24
by Patrick Smithin Wind Power Monthly – US
The new guidance indicates that any facility that is placed in service before 1 January 2016 will automatically be classified as having met the benchmark. more…
Councillors vote no on Atlantic Array wind farm – Sep 24
in BBC News – UK
Councillors in Torridge have withdrawn their support for the Atlantic Array project – a wind farm proposed off the North Devon coast.Earlier
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Windaction News Issue: September 11, 2013

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- September 11, 2013

Windaction.org’s periodic newsletter keeps readers updated on the latest news in the wind energy industry!

Industrial Wind Alert!

facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy’s real impacts

(To receive this newsletter by email, please Click here to subscribe)

Editor’s note – Renewable advocates worldwide point to Europe as proof of wind power’s success. This week’s issue includes several articles from Germany that expose a more painful reality that could change an election.

News

‘Significant’ fears over Atlantic Array wind farm – September 10
in BBC News – UK
Serious concerns have been raised in a report about a huge wind farm off the north Devon coast. A county council report says the project would have negative impacts on the landscape and might not have any economic benefits for north Devon. It would be among the UK’s biggest wind farms, with up to 240 turbines.
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Windaction News Issue: August 14, 2013

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- August 14, 2013

 Windaction.org’s periodic newsletter keeps readers updated on the latest news in the wind energy industry!

Industrial Wind Alert!

facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy’s real impacts

(To receive this newsletter by email, please Click here to subscribe)

News

Regulator hears opposition to wind project   August 13
by Ray Scherer  in St. Joseph News-Press — Kansas
But setting an attendance record for the center wasn’t the purpose for the audience members, many of whom raised hands to express their opposition to Clean Line’s efforts. The utility seeks to construct a 700-mile overhead, high-voltage direct current transmission line to send 3,500 megawatts of wind power from western Kansas to eastern states, more…
Ruling alarms clean energy industry  August 13
by Hannah Northey in E&E News — New England
A federal judge’s decision this week that New England electric transmission companies should make less money on power line projects has triggered concern among wind and solar generators hoping to see a revitalization and expansion of the country’s aging grid.
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Why U.S. Wind Installations Are Slowing

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- August 3, 2013

Windaction News Issue: August 1, 2013

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- August 1, 2013

Wind Pricing: Not Cheap but Subsidized

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- July 23, 2013

Windaction News Issue: July 6, 2013

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- July 6, 2013

The Incompatibility of Wind and Crop ‘Farming’

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- July 1, 2013

American Lung Association’s Misguided Support for Wind Power

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- June 19, 2013

Windaction News

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#llinowes">Lisa Linowes</a> -- June 15, 2013