Dedicated to education and advocacy
regarding the impact of industrial wind power
on the economics, natural resources, and health of Vermont
Save our ridgelines!
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In addition to the existing 6-megawatt (MW) facility in Searsburg, six sites are currently targeted for 256 MW of new giant wind turbines. Four other sites have been or are targeted for another approximately 230 MW. More than 152,000 people in 79 towns are potentially affected. All of these together would have an effective capacity of about half that of the McNeil plants in Burlington.
"Why giant corporate industrial wind is a terrible idea for Vermont"
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Notes from Searsburg
UPC's disinformation campaign in Sheffield & Sutton
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A F F I L I A T E D G R O U P S
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Ridge Protectors -- Sheffield and Sutton Save Vermont Ridgelines -- Searsburg, Readsboro, and Wilmington Kingdom Commons Group -- Northeast Kingdom Glebe Mountain Group -- Londonderry and Windham Lowell Mountain Group -- Lowell Washington West Rutland Hartford and White River Junction Manchester Milton |
S E L E C T E D P A P E R S
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"The low benefit of industrial wind" by Eric Rosenbloom
a brief summary of documents "Questioning the faith of wind power," by David Roberson an environmentalist view "Industrial wind, corporate vandalism," by Joanna Lake a progressive view "Big money discovers the tax breaks," by Glenn Schleede a fiscal conservative view |
O T H E R R E S O U R C E S
U.S. coalition of opposition groups (with current worldwide news and opinion and resource library) (also see latest Vermont news and opinion) Country Guardian the original British opposition group Articles by Mark Duchamp with special attention to birds Report by John Mollica setback, icing, structural failure, noise "An Ill Wind," by Nigel Barnes extensive compilation of arguments Out of Kirby Mountain a Vermont blog generally focused on wind power → Search Kirby Mtn. |
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