After more than a year of research and debate, Greenwood voters Monday will decide the fate of proposed amendments to the commercial wind farm section of town ordinance. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on Gore Road, next to the Town Office. The Calpine Corporation has been studying the […]
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Greenwood sets Aug. 6 for wind vote
Greenwood selectmen set Aug. 6 for a special Town Meeting, Tuesday, to decide the fate of proposed amendments to the commercial wind farm section of the town ordinance. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on Gore Road, next to the Town Office. On July 9, more than 100 people turned […]
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Greenwood to schedule meeting on commercial wind farms
GREENWOOD — Selectmen are expected to schedule a special town meeting to decide on proposed amendments to the town ordinance governing commercial wind farms. The date of the meeting will likely be set at the board’s next meeting Tuesday, July 17. On Monday, more than 100 people turned out for a public hearing on the […]
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U.S. fishermen fear forests of wind turbines
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — East Coast fishermen are turning a wary eye toward an emerging upstart: the offshore wind industry. In New Bedford, Massachusetts, the onetime whaling capital made famous in Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick,” fishermen dread the possibility of navigating a forest of turbines as they make their way to the fishing grounds that […]
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No wind towers in Greenwood
I love Greenwood and have owned a home on Twitchell Pond for 30 years. I enjoy the scenic drive down Greenwood Road, past the picturesque ponds and enjoy hiking Maggie’s Trail with the majestic vistas. I spend hours on my dock looking at the beautiful mountains and spectacular sunsets to the west. That is all […]
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Change the selectboard
Three of the five Dixfield selectboard members have taken a petition signed by more than 200 registered Dixfield voters, taken it apart and put forth their own version of it. That version will not allow wind turbines in Dixfield, even though two different lawyers have told the selectpersons that the town should go with state […]
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Are wind turbines dangerous to birds?
One of the things that makes wind power controversial is the assertion that migrating birds run into them — and don’t survive the encounter. We did a little bit of digging into the question and found a few statistics.
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Cianbro to build platforms for Massachusetts off shore wind turbines
BOSTON — The developers of a project off the Massachusetts coast that aims to be the nation’s first offshore wind farm announced a deal Monday with Siemens Energy Inc. to make, install and maintain the project’s turbines. Under the agreement, Siemens will build turbines for the project, as well as an offshore electric service platform. […]