Newslist 2004

Is this the view we want in Vermont?

"Westminster considers ridgeline ordinance," Brattleboro Reformer, December 29, 2004

"Coal may fuel nation's energy debate," Gannett News Service, December 29, 2004

"Now that Putin has accepted Kyoto, the real work can start," Financial Times, December 29, 2004

"Wind not the answer," Letter to the Burlington Free Press, December 19, 2004

"Warning on the wind over Energy Crisis," Western Morning News, (UK) December 17, 2004

"Agency Adopts Policy on Use of State Land for Wind Energy," Press Release, December 16, 2004

"Wind Energy's Dark Side Should Cause Pause," Harvard Crimson, December 13, 2004

"Jurassic Park author pours cold water on global warming," The Guardian (UK), December 11, 2004

"Tourism and Industrial Wind Turbines," Opinion published in the Manchester Journal, December 10, 2004

"Turbine Plan Cut Value of Our Home By a Third," Western Morning News, (UK) December 9, 2004

"Here Come the Wind Turbines," Western Morning News, (UK) December 9, 2004

"Plans change for Marlboro Elementary's wind turbine," Brattleboro Reformer, December 8, 2004

"Wind farm project blasted," Boston Globe, December 8, 2004

"Recommendations of energy commission," Scripps Howard News Service, December 8, 2004

"Foes' tactics slow advance of Cape wind farm proposal," Boston Globe, December 6, 2004

"Climate change 'is the norm'" Viewpoint by Dr. Martin Keeley, Geologist, and a Visiting Professor at University College, London, BBC (UK), December 6, 2004

"Conservationists Condemn Giant Wind Turbine Plan," Devon, UK, December 3, 2004

"How a green dream turned into a rural nightmare," Devon, UK, December 2, 2004

"Wind-power purchase will have far-away impact," Letter to www2.townonline.com, December 2, 2004

"Rethinking tourism," Burlington Free Press Editorial, December 2, 2004

"Farming the Wind," Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, NY, November 21, 2004

"Wind Recommendations: Proceed With Caution," Caledonian Record Editorial, November 20, 2004

"Uranium's New Ally: Environmentalists," by Dave Forest, www.caseyresearch.com,  November 19. 2004

R "Weigh in on wind," Burlington Free Press Editorial, November 18, 2004   The Commission on Wind Energy Regulatory Policy's report can be found on the Web at www.state.vt.us/psd/. Written comments can be made until Nov. 29 to Robert.Ide@state.vt.us or by Fax to 828-2342. For general concerns about wind power, contact Gov. Jim Douglas at 828-3333.

"Public should be wary of developer," Times Argus Letter to the Editor, November 10, 2004

"Secretary of Natural Resources to Step Down," Press Release, November 9, 2004

"Critics hit corp's Cape mill report," Boston Herald, November 9, 2004

"Story didn't capture lopsided meeting," Times Argus, November 8, 2004

"Customers are slow to adopt 'green' power," MetroWest Daily News, November 7, 2004

"Don't Let It Happen In English Countryside," Western Morning News (UK), November 6, 2004

"Catch the Wind, Change the Weather," New York Times, November 2, 2004

"Malone stalls off wind-farm projects," Press Republican, November 1, 2004

"Greens say wind power must be kept away from beauty spots," The Independent Online Edition (UK) October 23, 2004

"Top State Wide Candidates Address Washington Electric Coop Members on Energy Issues," Washington Electric Coop Members News, October 2004

"Wind Gauge Opponents Sound Off," Caledonian Record, October 21, 2004

"Costs of Erecting Wind Turbines," Industry Watch (UK), October 21, 2004

"Winds of controversy blow in Shelburne," Burlington Free Press, October, 20, 2004

"Company seeking permit extension for wind towers," Bennington Banner, October 20, 2004

"Wind of change in the power game," TIMESONLINE, (UK) October 20, 2004

"Giant blades are slicing prices,"  telegraph.co.uk, October 20, 2004. As an inquiry opens into the first wind farm in the South East, Ross Clark reports on how similar turbines have already blighted properties in Cumbria.

"Green energy firms ratchet up customers' bills," The Sunday Times, Britain, October 17, 2004

"The tax bill that really isn't," Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc., October 17, 2004

"Report on possible risks from wind farm fuels ire," Boston Globe, October 17, 2004

"A blown opportunity," Boston Globe, October 17, 2004

"Battle of the turbines is joined in earnest," Christopher Booker's Notebook, telegraph.co.uk, October 17, 2004

"Sierra Club challenges wind farm," LegislativeTimes.com, October 15, 2004

"Douglas, Clavelle debate energy; wind power is the prime subject," The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, October 15, 2004

"Wind Farm Tour Covers Much Ground," Caledonian Record, October 14, 2004

"Feelings are strong at wind discussion," Rutland Herald, October 13, 2004

"Groups seek moratorium on W.Va. wind projects," Herald-Mail Online, October 11, 2004

"High price of change," The Guardian, UK, October 7, 2004

"Five MW of Wind Power is Next "Big" Thing," Renewable Energy Access. October 7, 2004

"Wind Power - Draft Report Due In November," Caledonian Record, October 5, 2004

"Investigating a turbine tragedy; Bat deaths could threaten green image of wind power," Charleston Gazette-Mail, October 3, 2004

"No windmills off the coast," Asbury Park Press editorial, October 2, 2004

"Wind Turbine: careless planning causes serious damage to environment," The Hague, 1 oktober 2004

"Using fear to sell wind," Letter to the Editor, Rutland Herald, September 30, 2004

"Caution in the wind," Burlington Free Press Editorial, September 30, 2004

"Misleading numbers on wind farms," Boston Globe Letter to the Editor, September 29, 2004

"Vermont Governor Backs Renewable Energy," SolarAccess.com, September 28, 2004

"Utility warns against changes in wind rules," The Rutland Herald, September 22, 2004

"Retired power plant manager rips Amendment 37 mandates," The Pueblo Chieftain, September 20, 2004

"Turbulence over turbines in Cumbria," BBC News, United Kingdom, September, 2004

"Windmill plans stall," The Reporter, California, September 18, 2004

"Promise and Peril; On 'Green' Energy, Short Circuit Occurs Between Practice and Theory," The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 17, 2004

"Wind power pushes debate," Rutland Herald, September 16, 2004

"Developer: Permit process hijacked," Rutland Herald, September 14, 2004

"VPIRG offers electric plan," Burlington Free Press, August 31, 2004

"Green Realism," Richmond Times - Dispatch, August 26, 2004

"Green Power from RPS in U.S." Refocus Weekly, August 25, 2004

"Wind farm would affect historic sites, analysis finds," Boston Globe, August 21, 2004

"Focus: Storm over the Sound,"  Inquirer & Mirror, Nantucket, MA, August 21, 2004

"Wind power is too expensive, Common Council tells Cozean," Poughkeepsie Journal, August 19, 2004

"We don't understand enough about wind," Letter to the Editor, Manchester Journal, Friday, August 13, 2004

"Clavelle criticizes Douglas energy plan," Burlington Free Press, August 12, 2004

"Asian grit aloft in New England," Boston Globe, August 9, 2004

"Dept. of Public Service releases revised energy plan," Bennington Banner, August 7, 2004

"Manure power gets state OK," Rutland Herald, August 4, 2004

"Wind farms find unlikely foe in environmentalists," Boston Globe, August 1, 2004

"Grass roots opinions are mixed on wind farm," from Idaho, August, 2004

"UK conservatives policy turns against wind development,"   www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml  July 25, 2004

"LED Line Expansion On Hold For Now," Caledonian Record, July 17, 2004

"Gov. Douglas Creates Advisory Commission on Commercial Wind Energy," Press Release, July 16, 2004

"New Hampshire Towns Consider Wind Power," SolarAccess.com News, July 16, 2001

"All Eyes On Corporate Tax Bill for Renewable Energy," SolarAccess.com, July 15, 2004

"Time to Rethink Green Energy," Western Morning News, United Kingdom, July 15, 2004

"Cape Wind plan isn't worth cost," Boston Globe Letter to the Editor, July 15, 2004

"Expected wind farm breeds opposition,"  www.courier-littletonnh.com, July 14, 2004

"Windmill project runs into ill wind," News Sentinel, July 14, 2004

"Troubled Wind Farm Undergoes Dismantling," SolarAccess.com, Ringkobing, Denmark, July 13, 2004

"Business Council Blasts Alternative Energy Plan," Long Island Business News, July 9, 2004

"Ruling delays East Haven wind farm," Burlington Free Press, July 3, 2004

"Congressmen push for wind power study," Associated Press, June 27, 2004

"A draw for tourists," Burlington Free Press Editorial, June 23, 2004

"Right policy on wind," Burlington Free Press Editorial, June 20, 2004

"Draft wind policy puts state land off limits," Rutland Herald, June 18, 2004

"Windfarm Policy Will Cost Us Millions," Western Morning News (UK), June 17, 2004

"Danish company rethinks wind turbine plant," ABC New Online (Australia) June 15, 2004

"Wind solution is illusion," Rutland Herald Letter to the Editor, June 11, 2004

"Finding sanctuary for renewal," Rutland Herald Letter to the Editor, June 4, 2004

"Cleaner coal challenges wind, The View from Kirby Mountain, May 30, 2004

"For the birds," Burlington Free Press Letter to the Editor, May 29, 2004

"Windmill opponents voice concerns to WRC,"  Brattleboro Reformer, May 27, 2004

"Much of mountain is still pristine," Rutland Herald Letter to the Editor, May 27, 2004

"Let the wind blow free," Burlington Free Press Editorial, May 26, 2004

"An Endangered State," New York Times, May 26, 2004

"Preservationists Call Vermont Endangered, by Wal-Mart," New York Times, May 25, 2004

"Endangered Species: Quaint Towns. Green Hills. Vermont!," New York Times, May 24, 2004

"Group pulls out of wind planning," Rutland Herald, May 19, 2004

"Battery St. windmills proposed," Burlington Free Press, May 18, 2004

"Gov. Douglas hardens anti-wind position," Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, May 12, 2004

"Kilowatts and killed bats," Charleston Gazette-Mail, May 9, 2004

"Green will make us see red when bills soar," Brian Brady, Westminster Editor, bdbrady@scotlandonsunday.com May 9, 2004

"Investors propose short wind turbines," Burlington Free Press, May 8, 2004

"An ill wind?' The Guardian (UK), May 7, 2004

"CVPS plans wind power expansion: Unveils link with Japanese power company," Burlington Free Press, May 6, 2004

"As windmills spread, some Germans balk at 'asparagus' fields," Christian Science Monitor, May 5, 2004

"Wind Power - The Battle of Acronyms," Rutland Herald Letter to the Editor, May 2, 2004

"CV focuses on reliability, wind power," Rutland Herald, May 4, 2004

"Rush to judgment on wind turbines ill advised for state of Vermont," Message for April 28 - May 4, 2004

"Wind power is dependable," Caledonian Record Online Edition, May 1, 2004

"Wind farm undercuts Champion Lands deal," Rutland Herald Letter to the Editor, April 24, 2004.

"The 'fatal conceit' of Kyoto," by Ken Green, The Toronto Star, April 25, 2004

"Wind farm undercuts Champion lands deal," Rutland Herald Letter to the Editor, Sunday, April 25, 2004

"State to study tourism impact," Burlington Free Press, April 21, 2004

"Many Vermonters have been left out in the cold," Rutland  Herald Op - Ed, April 17, 2004

"Wind farm rules elusive," Topeka Capital-Journal, April 17, 2004

"Wind power not suited to Vermont," Rutland Herald Letter to the Editor, April 15, 2004

"Birds and bats could doom wind proposal," Rutland Herald, April 14, 2004

"Vermont shouldn't turn peaks into industrial parks," Rutland Herald Letter to the Editor, April 11, 2004

"Earth Day is Cause for Celebration, Environmental Trends Mostly Positive," Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, San Francisco, CA & American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC, April 9, 2004

"Partnership for New England Wind Power," SolarAccess.com, April 9, 2004

"Utilities violating state mandate on renewable energy," Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 9, 2004

"This lawsuit is one for the birds -- literally. Eagles, hawks and owls," www.columbiabasinherald.com April 8, 2004

"Imperiled bats tilt windmill project," Berkshire Eagle, April 5, 2004

"Banking on Wind," Burlington Free Press, April 4, 2004

"Green tags go for power produced by many means," Burlington Free Press, April 4, 2004

"Support wind study," Burlington Free Press Letter to the Editor, April 3, 2004

"Feel Good Project," Burlington Free Press Letter to the Editor, April 1, 2004

"Wind alone is not enough," by Richard Andrews, Field Representative for Forest Watch, Rutland Herald, March 31, 2004

"Colorado Rural Electric Group Says Wind Power is Unreliable," The Denver Post, March 26, 2004

"Electric co-op turns against wind power," The Denver Post, Friday, March 26, 2004

Response to "puzzling wind arguments," by Eric Rosenbloom, March 26, 2004

"Puzzling wind arguments," Bennington Banner Editorial, March 25, 2004

"House blows off wind farm control," Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, March 25, 2004

"Birds delay PSB decision," The Chronicle, Barton, VT, March 24, 2004

"Catamount Energy says it will stick to wind plan," Rutland Herald, March 23, 2004

"Wind farm raises concerns," Press Herald online, (Portland, Maine), March 20, 2004

"World wind power to grow, but boom days over," Reuters Power News, March 19, 2004

"Moratorium on wind power needed," Manchester Journal, March 19, 2004

"Study: Windfarm doesn't add up," Cape Cod Times, March 16, 2004

"Senate votes for higher electric bills," Rutland Herald, March 16, 2004

"Wind hearing draws a crowd," Rutland Herald, March 16, 2004

"Assault on beauty," Burlington Free Press Editorial, March 15, 2004

"Questions about wind power," Letter to the Editor by Representative Rick Hube, Manchester Journal, March 12, 2004.

"Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) Study of Energy Costs," Press Release, March 10, 2004

"Can we afford to keep the lights on? Real future energy costs," Press release by the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), March 10,2004

"The business of wind," Burlington Free Press Editorial, February 29, 2004

"Wind inefficient," Letter to the Editor, Burlington Free Press, February 28, 2004

"Debate on Calif. windmills turns toward bird safety," Boston Glove, February, 22, 2004

"Vermont Windpower Versus Global Warming: No Gain" letter by Sam Lloyd published in The Message, February 18 - 24, 2004

"Wind power views divided," Rutland Herald, February 10, 2004

"Wind farm opponents air their concerns," Lawrence, Kansas Journal World, February 18, 2004

"The high cost of wind," Burlington Free Press Editorial, February 18, 2004

"State needs balanced energy plan," Rutland Herald Editorial, February 14, 2004

"An ill wind blowing," Daily Telegraph, February 14, 2004

"Wind an add-on," Letter to the Editor, Burlington Free Press, February 9, 2004

"Tilting at Windmills, What's all wrong with 'energy independence,'" Chicago Tribune, February 6, 2004.

"Wind Power Puffery," Washington Times, February 4, 2004

"Land of the Rising Pun," by Seth Brown, February 4, 2004

" 'Obscene' wind turbines will ruin state's beauty," Burlington Free Press, February 1, 2004

"Discuss wind power based on facts," Burlington Free Press, February 1, 2004

"Will Vermont Become the Pinwheel State?" The Caledonian Record, January 31, 2004

"Approval of Dublin, CA Wind Power Project Upsets Environmentalists," Conta Costa Times, January 31, 2004

"Don't rush to wind," Burlington Free Press Editorial, January 30, 2004

"Douglas launches review of windmills on mountains," Burlington Free Press, January 30, 2004

"Wind farms 'make people sick who live up to a mile away," Sunday Telegraph, January 25, 2004

"LED, Wind Farm Come to Terms," The Caledonian-Record Online Edition, January 20, 2004

"Catamount Energy Announces the Completion of Sweetwater," Rutland, Vermont, Business Wire, January 19, 2004

"Australia's Renewable Energy Review Sets Target Low," Canberra, Australia, January 19, 2004

"Study: New York could absorb 3,300 MW of wind power, but with less benefit in periods of peak demand," The Business Council of New York State, Inc.

"Wind towers meet their foes," Barton Chronicle, January 15, 2004