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Wind farm plans blown away

Councillors in Barnsley voted 12-8 to refuse planning permission for five 125m turbines at Sheephouse Heights, overlooking the Langsett Valley. They ruled they would be unsightly in the countryside and would have a negative effect on the nearby Peak District National Park.

Wind farm north of La Veta rejected

Huerfano County commissioners last week denied a proposal from a Broomfield renewable energy company to construct a 150-megawatt wind farm north of La Veta.

Federal judge halts wind plant in Greenbrier, WV; Is Virginia utility at risk for shut-down, too?

A federal court ruled this month that a West Virginia project could violate the Endangered Species Act, and stopped the utility in mid-construction.

El Concello de Coristanco paraliza la obra del tendido del parque eólico

El alcalde abordará hoy con el responsable de la empresa la reparación de los caminos dañados por los trabajos.

La plataforma contra el plan eólico no descarta medidas legales

La plataforma CORE (Cántabros por la Ordenación Racional de la Energía Eólica) no descarta emprender medidas legales contra el desarrollo eólico del Plan Energético en cuanto este empiece a concretarse en proyectos de parques de molinos eólicos, ya que de momento lo que hay convocado es la asignación de potencia eléctrica que luego se traducirá en proyectos para las distintas zonas de la región.

Lightning damages East County wind turbines

Two of the 25 wind turbines at the wind farm across from the Golden Acorn Casino in Boulevard were severely damaged after lightning strikes on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.

Wind farms may endanger pilots

“Is anyone looking at wind farms from a pilot training standpoint?’ was the question and stunned silence was the answer. The question came during a discussion on encroachment last month at the Department of Defense (DOD) Community Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Offshore wind farm plan scrapped

Plans for a wind farm in the Bristol Channel have been scrapped, say the developers.

Extinction's march

We lose another animal species every 20 minutes, but it's not too late to turn the tide.  Our actions need to be just as swift and determined when it comes to the valley elderberry longhorn beetle or the uncuddly, pebbly-skinned Puerto Rican crested toad or the black-footed ferret, whose fate is inextricably intertwined with that of the prairie dog.

The sixth extinction

Somewhere on Earth, every 20 minutes, one animal species dies out. At this rate, we will lose 50% of all species by the end of the century. Time is running out to turn the tide.  But our actions need to be just as swift and determined when it comes to the valley elderberry longhorn beetle or the distinctly uncuddly, pebbly-skinned Puerto Rican crested toad or the black-footed ferret
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