Posts with tag wind farm

Donald Trump Demands Scotland Dump Wind-Farm Plans

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- He came, he saw, he blustered. Donald Trump on Wednesday swept into Scotland's parliament to demand the country end plans for an offshore wind farm that he fears will spoil the view at his exclusive new $750 million pound ($1.2 billion) golf resort. In a typically blunt display, the New York... Continue Reading »

Wind Farm View of a Beach Rental

Could your next beach rental include a view of a wind farm out in the distance? It could become a reality up and down the East Coast, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's approval of the controversial Cape Wind project. Clean energy supporters sure hope so, particularly in light of the traumatic environmental... Continue Reading »

Chicago Suburb Approves Nation's First Offshore Wind Farm

The Chicago area, already known for its green roofs and other eco-initiatives, may have made history earlier this week. In the northern lake suburb of Evanston, the City Council unanimously voted to move forward on a proposal to place 40 wind turbines on Lake Michigan, reports FOX News Chicago, putting the region in the... Continue Reading »

Winds of Change off the Long Island Shore?

There is a "full symphony of pain" in store for New York State in 2010, according to Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky. And alarm bells certainly sounded this week, with the approval of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's "Doomsday Plan" to slice service routes and nix programs providing schoolchildren with... Continue Reading »

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