Rutland Herald Editorial: Renewable progress

Jan 28, 2012 No Comments by

Below is an editorial reposted here from the Rutland Herald. Published: January 28, 2012   Over the past six years production of wind turbines in the United States has grown by 12 times, according to a report in The New York Times. There are now more than 400 facilities in 43 states, and according to [...]

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WPTZ: Neighbor, GMP At Odds Over Wind Turbine

Jan 28, 2012 No Comments by

Reported here from WPTZ.   VERGENNES, Vt. — A recently installed wind turbine in Vergennes is the first in a Green Mountain Power project targeting smaller community projects, but one neighbor is so upset about it that he wants to move away.

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Addison Independent: GMP’s Powell touts advantages of merger

Jan 28, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted here from the Addison Independent. MIDDLEBURY — Green Mountain Power CEO Mary Powell believes her company’s proposed merger with Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (CVPS) will stabilize utility rates, save customers $500 million during the next 20 years and make the state a stronger place to do business.

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Caledonian-Record: Wind Protest Arrests: Blasting Warnings Questioned

Jan 27, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from Caledonian-Record.   NEWPORT CITY — The defense fired holes in the state’s case Thursday morning against two Sterling College students accused of violating a court order barring anyone from being near blasting at the Lowell wind site last fall.

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WCAX: Ferrisburgh students win solar panels for school

Jan 27, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from WCAX.   Savvy students-turned-salespeople at Ferrisburgh Central School have earned the school a new array of solar panels.

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WCAX: Students bring solar power to Middlebury College

Jan 27, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from WCAX.   Four girls from four different states only three semesters into college teamed up to make a big difference.

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Caledonian-Record: Lowell Wind Opponents Expand Outreach

Jan 27, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from Caledonian-Record.   ALBANY — Lowell wind opponents will have their third open house on the mountain Sunday, this time followed by a question-and-answer session at Albany Community School.

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Times Argus Opinion: Wind poll too narrow

Jan 27, 2012 No Comments by

Reposted from Times Argus. The online poll you issued last week on utility-scale wind in Vermont typifies what is wrong with our debate. Two of the choices you presented: “let’s do it” and “save our ridgelines” are not mutually exclusive choices; and presenting them as such stymies thoughtful debate around our energy future.   No [...]

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