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Caledonian-Record: PSB Hearing Officer: Hearings Set For Late August

May 21, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from Caledonian-Record.   DERBY – Hearings before state regulators on the Derby Line Wind Project have been pushed to late August.

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VTDigger: Shumlin says renewable energy program will be good for business

May 21, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from VTDigger.   Gov. Peter Shumlin touted Vermont’s progress in the renewable energy field with the signing of three bills at a small hydroelectric and solar project Friday.

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Boston.com: Vt. journalist writes book on Lowell wind project

May 21, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from Boston.com.   BARTON, Vt.—A Vermont journalist who has covered the heated debate over a wind power project being built on northern Vermont’s Lowell Mountain has written a book about the project and opposition to it.

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Newport Daily Express: Another petition circulating to stop Derby Line Wind Project

May 21, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from Newport Daily Express.   DERBY LINE – An online petition is circulating geared to show the scale of opposition to the Derby Line Wind project. More than three hundred people have already signed the petition, according to the site change.org.

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WCAX: Tracking bear behavior near proposed wind project

May 21, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from WCAX.   SEARSBURG, Vt. – A proposed wind farm in southern Vermont has Fish and Wildlife officials concerned about possible negative impacts on bear populations. So they have begun to track the bears’ movements before construction even begins.

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WCAX: Vt. governor signs 3 energy bills

May 18, 2012 No Comments

Reposted from WCAX.   NORTH MONTPELIER, Vt. – With the sun beaming down on his pen, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law legislation aimed at supporting Vermont’s renewable energy industry.

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Rutland Herald: Solar project goes to board again

May 18, 2012 No Comments

Reposted from Rutland Herald.   Board of Aldermen members came away from a committee meeting Thursday agreeing that whatever Rutland hopes to get out of a proposed solar project, it isn’t money.

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VPR: New England, Canada Aim To Reduce Greenhouse Gases

May 18, 2012 No Comments

Reposted from VPR. The governors of New England and the premiers of eastern Canadian provinces have set ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gases.

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