Reposted from Caledonian-Record. DERBY – Hearings before state regulators on the Derby Line Wind Project have been pushed to late August.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Town of Newark’s Planning Commission has sent the following materials to the Public Service Board in regards to the proposed Seneca Mountain Wind project’s application for MET towers. Newark Planning Commission to PSB 5.9.12 Letter Newark Planning Commission Attachment 3 Ecological Assessment of the Hancock Lands Newark Planning Commission Attachment 2 Photos
The proposed wind turbines in Derby are still causing substantial debate. On Tuesday night the town’s select board officially voted against supporting the project, and VPR and others reported on the squabble around the project.
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.
