Month: February 2011

Blissfield Advance Letter to the Editor 2/25/2011

Blissfield Advance Letter to the Editor 2/25/2011 The developers make claims about increased tax revenue, but the truth is that the turbines may pay no local taxes whatsoever.  Wind turbines are typically built on land owned by a farmer or…

Let’s End the Wind Turbine Debate

To me, the crux of the wind farm debate is home value. Is wind power so important that certain homeowners in Riga, Ogden and Palmyra townships should sacrifice the value of their most valuable investments? If it is, then the…

Ice shuts down wind farm.

FROM CBC NEWS. Northern N.B. wind farm slowed by ice again. The Caribou wind farm near Bathurst, N.B., has been shut down for the second winter in a row because of ice. Meanwhile, the company is looking into other possible…

Farmer takes a stand against wind turbines.

Adrian Daily Telegram, Letters to the Editor: Sunday, February 20, 2011 ADRIAN, Mich. — Past blowin’ in the wind? “I feel I must publicly stand up against this monstrosity of a project and the damage it stands to wield upon…

Wind For Thought

article from ‘Oregon Business’ The Danish wind kings are now promising 1,000 jobs by 2011. Sound familiar? PORTLAND Green jobs were the toast of Oregon in April 2002 when Gov. John Kitzhaber, Sen. Gordon Smith and Portland Mayor Vera Katz…