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Wind turbine catches fire; Altona firefighters respond Firefighters said a wind turbine caught fire in Altona, N.Y. saturday night. Clinton County fire officials said people driving by the windfarm called in to report the fire. Altona firefighters responded to the scene. January 28, 2012 in WPTZ TV In 2009, this Altona, NY industrial wind turbinefell down. ALTONA, N.Y. -- Firefighters

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"Such mass bird kills represent a dilemma for the Obama administration. Can it promote renewable energy development and still enforce laws that protect wildlife?" Obama admin sweats legal response as turbines kill birds Lawrence Hurley, E & E reporter Greenwire: Thursday, January 26, 2012 Turn the final bend on Route 42 as it snakes up Mount Storm and a towering turbine appears, its

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The horrors of what the industrial wind magnet industry has done to Chinese people has been common knowledge to the whole world except local windies who breastfeed from industrial wind developers like Acciona Energia and British Petroleum. But, the story comes to the surface once again in this MailOnline report: In China, the true cost of Britain's clean, green wind power experiment:

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Spain halts renewable subsidies to curb $31 billion of debts Spain halted subsidies for renewable energy projects to help curb its budget deficit and rein in power-system borrowings backed by the state that reached 24 billion euros ($31 billion) at the end of 2011. January 27, 2012 by Ben Sills in Bloomberg News Spain halted subsidies for renewable energy projects to help curb its budget

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I just read a report that said a bald eagle with a bullet hole was found on the ice on the Oswegatchie River. The New York State DEC is pissed and wants you to rat out the perpetrator. They have even called in CSI to do ballistics to determine the weapon. And, the killer, if caught, might have to pay $5,000 bucks and go to jail for 90 days. Holy crap! Is this is the same New York

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Iberdrola is all dressed to the nines, with sixesand sevens for you.... The following paragraph is from a Dow Jones report that I read at the Concerned Residents of Hammond website. Iberdrola is pleading to the feds for an extension of the massive corporate welfare money that will be used by them to crap up the Town of Hammond, NY and one of the most beautiful sections of the St. Lawrence

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WARNING: Wind Turbines Cause Deteriorating Health Wind Turbine proximity  can rapidly lead to the development of Wind Turbine Syndrome, which in turn will lead to loss of sleep followed by numerous health problems. Research suggests wind Turbine Syndrome can not be cured or prevented by the signing of a Wind Developer Good Neighbor Agreement. The Town of Cape Vincent  should

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Lawsuits here, Lawsuits there, Wind lawsuits are everywhere. McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Abigail Curtis Bangor Daily News, Maine Does a new land use ordinance that has halted three landowners' efforts to have a wind energy company construct several turbines atop Mount Waldo break state and federal laws? A civil lawsuit filed in Waldo County Superior Court this month against the

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I am sorry I am out of town. If I were in town today I would stop by the Community House and give Mr. Bills staffers a piece of my mind about Mr. Bill's pending vote on H.R. 3307. Mr. Bill's favored bill would extend the massive taxpayer corporate welfare to the foreign wind developers who came to Cape Vincent in secret, signed up leaseholders willing to do their dirty work against the rest

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That question was suggested by a comment to one of my recent posts. After all, Acciona Energia and British Petroluem have so little regard for our community that they have proposed industrial wind projects which will have some of the shortest turbine set back distances in the world. And they are doing it by getting unsuspecting natives to sign agreements that sacrifice their home values and

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Bill Owens has two versions of his reply to those of us who contacted him about H.R. 3307. The first version is definitive and intended as a reply to a person who supports his efforts. The second version was sent to me. His explanation to those who don't support wind welfare was a polite way to tell us to go shit in our hats. However, he did babble some bullshit about home rule. Version #1:

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At the last Town of Cape Vincent Board meeting Supervisor Urban Hirschey and the Town Board passed a resolution to, in partnership with the Village of Cape Vincent, contribute five hundred dollars toward an advertising campaign that would encourage tourists to visit Cape Vincent, Wolfe Island, and the City of Kingston. According to Hirschey: This has been an ongoing committee. Its purpose

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Since it is an election year, it is no wonder that President Obama's State of the Union was more of a "State of My Campaign".  During his presentation, Mr. Obama called for a comprehensive energy strategy that's "cleaner, cheaper and full of new jobs,".  He pointed out that we have a supply of natural gas that could last the nation nearly 100 years and could create 600,000 jobs by the end

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This reminder from the folks in WPEG: CapeVincent citizens need to keep vigilant and involved, they need to keep giving our Town Board the support to do what they were elected for. Everyone needs to come to the Special Meeting of the Town Board   Feb. 7 at 7 PM at r Recreation Park so our side has plenty of representation and the green shirts don't stack the deck.  The main item is a Public

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Four members of the Cape Vincent Town Board have listened to the majority of the citizens and favor a wind development moratorium On February 7, 7:00 PM at the Cape Vincent Recreation Park on James Street, the Town of Cape Vincent will hold a special meeting for the purpose of hearing comments on a proposed seven month moratorium on industrial wind development in the town.  The seven

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The Town of Cape Vincent, NY is not the only group who is asking for suspension of industrial wind. They are set to put in place a seven month moratorium after a public hearing on Feb. 7. My guess is that there may be citizens attending the hearing who will say that seven months is not enough since there are numerous reasons for enacting the moratorium.  One being that, asking for the

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This from the website, Wind Turbine Syndrome: —Calvin Luther Martin, PhD Infrasound continues to mystify many readers of this website.  That’s a pity, because infrasound is the chief cause of Wind Turbine Syndrome (WTS).  If you don’t grasp the nature of infrasound, you’re going to have difficulty grasping WTS. What we find, in particular, is that many people don’t appreciate how far

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Only mitigation option is separation  Credit:  Neil Andersen, Blacksmith Shop Rd., Falmouth. What makes a person who has been in the alternative energy business for over thirty years, shut down his home building business (Energy Star certified), spend most of his time, as well as his savings, while racking up mileage traveling to different communities, feel compelled to “bad mouth” certain

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Maine State board deals potentially fatal blow to First Wind deal By Naomi Schalit and John Christie, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting Last April, Maine’s largest wind energy developer, First Wind, trumpeted a multimillion-dollar deal that would pay for the company’s ambitious plans to erect more wind turbines throughout Maine and the Northeast. But the Maine Public Utilities

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It is estimated that a Rosiere strip club could create 22 jobs, bring nearly a million a year into the Town of Cape Vincent economy and would save the Cape Elementary. The nudie club comment was a quote in the Watertown Daily Times by Alan Wood, former Zoning Officer for the Town of Cape Vincent, NY. Mr. Wood was referring to what he called grey areas in the present Town of Cape Vincent

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Is natural gas, the energy source that is actually helping to reduce our dependance on foreign oil. But reduction of our dependency on foreign oil is not necessarily a good thing for the American Citizens who live on St. Croix in the  U.S. Virgin Islands. St. Croix is home to one of the largest oil refineries in the world. The refinery is owned by Hovensa a partnership of Hess

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From the NY State AG website: A.G. SCHNEIDERMAN ANNOUNCES SENTENCING OF FORMER NORTH COUNTRY TOWN CLERK FOR STEALING PUBLIC MONEY Attorney General’s Public Integrity Investigation Ends With Sentencing Of Public Official Schneiderman: Public Officials Can't Get Away With Using Their Positions To Steal From Taxpayers WATERTOWN - Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced

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“CONGRESSMAN, IT’S TIME” Doheny again urges Democratic opponent to drop support for troubled anti-piracy bill in light of defections WATERTOWN – Matt Doheny, a Republican candidate for Congress, today applauded House and Senate leaders for saying they will not move on the Stop Online Piracy Act or its companion, the Protect IP Act, in light of the overwhelmingly negative feedback they

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During 2011, every National Grid customer was offered an option to pay more now for "wind electricity" instead of waiting to have their rates go up at a later date. I made an inquiry. Of course, they were a little vague on how much higher my monthly electric bill would be if I wanted to donate to the industrial wind cause. But I was told that thousands of people were paying more every month so

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Tonight's Town of Cape Vincent Board meeting was unusually long, lasting until after 9 PM. During the privilege of the floor, Cape Vincent citizen Mike Bell told the board, "The past town board and planning board worked diligently to earn what they were being paid for and I must commend them on their loyalty to their benefactors. This past election has shown that the overwhelming majority

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 OWENS IGNORES CONSTITUENTS  TO STAY COZY WITH TRIAL LAWYERS, UNIONS & HOLLYWOOD Democrat can’t quit bill because he risks turning off SOPA spigot WATERTOWN – Bill Owens’ price for selling out his constituency: $419,508. That’s how much supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act have given to the Plattsburgh Democrat to keep his loyalty, according to MapLight. Our current

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All attempts at the Town of Cape Vincent, NY putting a "Wind Law" in place came to a screeching halt when a Voter for Wind committee member, Beth White, told the citizens that she worked  in a 60 decibel environment all day so what is the big deal with those noise conditions in our homes? On behalf of the Voters for Wind and their wind developer partners, Ms. White refused to budge on any

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 Ottawa Citizen  New guidelines will recommend minimum safe distances between homes and wind towers BY DAVE HUTTON AND JEFF DAVIS, POSTMEDIA NEWS JANUARY 18, 2012 Health Canada is drafting national guidelines for electricity-generating wind turbines that will establish a recommended minimum safe distance between the structures and homes. Across Canada, many are concerned about

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Voter for Wind, Beth White, is using the claim of economic benefits to our children as a human shield to protect her own financial interests in Cape Vincent industrial wind. Little White lies about the economic benefits of wind. In a letter published by the Watertown Daily Times, Ms. White also claims that, "wind farms are peacefully operating in many communities, just like ours,

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Wind and Solar Power, Part I: Uncooperative Reality By Benjamin Zycher Despite widespread political support and large direct and indirect subsidies from both the federal and state governments, renewable electricity—wind and solar power, in particular—produces only 3.6 percent of US power generation. This small market share suggests inherent limitations that can be overcome only at very

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By all accounts, it appears that the world standard of safety for proximity of industrial wind turbines to occupied buildings is going to be 2 Kilometers or 1.2 miles. And that is the present recommendation for set back from industrial wind by the World Health Organization. Even members of the liberal cause in Australia are asking for the same. Of, course, they want to be re-elected, but

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 CONGRESSMAN OWENS? ARE YOU READY TO  DROP SOPA YET? President, others flee bad bill, but Owens still a supporter WATERTOWN – Republican Matt Doheny is glad the Obama administration has followed his lead and opposed the current version of the Stop Online Piracy Act, which would censor the Internet and undermine security. The congressional candidate has been vocal in his opposition

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The Town of Cape Vincent Zoning Law Committee will be meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan 17 at the Town Recreation Center, 1:30 PM. Citizens are welcome to attend, listen in, and submit written comments and suggestions. It is a committee work session and there is no privilege of the floor. I will not be able to attend any of the work sessions until the month of February, so I will not be

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The South Australian opposition has backed more wind farm development but doesn't want them close to homes. Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond said a future Liberal government would ban new wind turbines being located within two kilometres of existing homes.  She said her government would also protect nearby landowners from economic losses caused by restrictions on aerial spraying and

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The problem at this point could not be clearer: the town's wind turbines have intruded on the lives of residents in that area. The community must now find a solution. More bickering, more accusations of unfairness, of conspiracy will do nothing, nothing whatsoever, to help get to that solution. We understand the distress of the residents in the neighborhood of the turbines. It is clear something

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Canadian Senator Bob Runcilman received full  support for the institution of a moratorium on industrial wind development along the Eastern end of Lake Ontario across from Cape Vincent, NY. Oh Canada? What the hell has Wolfe Island done to us? The concern is for bird and bat kills in a region from the eastern end of Wolfe Island in the St. Lawrence River to the Western end of Prince Edward

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If you want to find out what the rest of the United States is learning today about our NY 23rd. District Congressional challenger Matt Doheny, you can visit this Washington Post Report. Better than that, If you want to listen to and talk with Matt, you can share dougnuts, coffee, or water with him at the Cape Vincent, NY Recreation Center, James Street, at 9:00 AM., February 4. This

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Engineers investigate after wind turbine ripped apart   A wind farm in Mid Wales has been temporarily closed while engineers investigate damage to one of its wind turbines. Operators Scottish Power Renewables said the Llandinam Windfarm, between Llanidloes and Newtown, had been taken offline while engineers looked into how the turbine was damaged in December. The recent flurry of

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   On August 4, 2011, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law Chapter 388 of the Laws of 2011 that enacts Article 10 of the Public Service Law.  The primary purpose of Article 10 is to provide for the siting review of new and repowered or modified Major Electric Generating Facilities in New York State by the Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) in a unified

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During the summer of 2010, I was at a Jefferson County Industrial Development Meeting listening to a group of Jefferson County Businessmen hassle over whether, in a proposed unified tax exempt policy, local taxing jurisdictions should get to vote on PILOTs. During that discussion, a JCIDA consultant said, "Industrial wind is a high risk venture." A board member said, "If that is the case,

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One year ago, Acciona's Tim Conboy and Voters for Wind attended a Town of Cape Vincent meeting and asked for the resignation of Town Supervisor Urban Hirschey. They accused him of releasing information that proved to many  members of the public, at least, that the Town Planning Board was not taking a good look at the sound studies that were conducted by professional sound experts. The

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Today, at the first meeting of the Town of Cape Vincent Zoning Law Committee, Chairman Bob Brown presented each member with a copy of a working draft zoning law. Mr. Brown emphasized that it is a "working draft" and all reference to the "zoning law" means the draft. Brown emphasized that it is the job of this group to put the zoning law together. He and Butch Cullen have been working on the

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Wind turbine giant Vestas to cut over 2,300 jobs "A total of 2,335 employees are expected to be made redundant." In addition, the company said it may lay off an additional 1,600 people in the United States. January 12, 2012 in Channel News Asia COPENHAGEN - The world leader in the wind turbine industry, Danish company Vestas, said on Thursday it would cut 2,335 jobs by the end of the

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Today (Thursday) local members of the Coalition on Article X will appear on Glen Curry's Live at Five at 5:00 PM. WATN 1240. Today is a very bad weather day here in the North County. But, present plans are for Glenn to talk with Brooks Bragdon, Hester Chase, and Rob Alliaso. COAX is a rapidly growing  state wide organization  Coalition on Article X mission statement As a

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Cape Vincent Zoning Officer Alan Wood has told the Watertown Daily Times that if he had known his job was in jeopardy, that he would have run for Town Supervisor against Urban Hirschey. He further claims that since he was also told by other members of the Town Board that he was doing a good job, he decided that he would not run against Mr. Hirschey. Mr. Wood is quoted in the Jaegun Lee

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This is a condensed version of a Jim Cummings review of Windfall: Wind Energy in America Today, by Robert Righter: A new book, Windfall: Wind Energy in America Today, by historian Robert Righter,  was recently published by University of Oklahoma Press.  Righter also wrote an earlier history of wind energy, published by UofO Press in 1996.  In the intervening years, of course, the wind industry

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Matt Surtel of The Daily News in Batavia, NY reports that New York State Supreme Court Justice Patrick NeMoyer has ruled in favor of a property owner who says that a planned wind turbine is too close to his hunting cabin. ORANGEVILLE — A judge’s decision has reversed two authorizations for a tower in the planned Stony Creek Wind Farm. State Supreme Court Justice Patrick NeMoyer ruled  Jan

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At tonight's Town of Cape Vincent Planning Board meeting, Richard MacSherry introduced the new Board members and alternates. Cape Vincent citizen Keith Walker agreed to take tonight's minutes. Mr. MacSherry announced that it was his intent to find a secretary to take minutes so the members can be free to serve the committee and participate  with all business. Steve Weed productions did not

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At tonight's Town of Cape Vincent Planning Board meeting, planning board member Bob Brown, who is also the chairman of the committee recently appointed by the Town Board to revise the Town's 1989/1998 zoning law has set Thursday (tomorrow), January 12 as their first meeting date. The meeting will be held at Recreation Park at 1:30 PM. The zoning law committee members are: Chairman:  

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On January 8, Nancy Madsen of the Watertown Daily Times filed a report that said the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency had voted 3:2 for pilot-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements that "would allow the board to force a PILOT with a standard pro rata distribution, even if not all of the taxing jurisdictions agreed. The action would require five votes of the seven members, by statute. PILOTs

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Congressional candidate hosts informal forums to listen to voters WATERTOWN – Matt Doheny is offering a fun way for people to get to know him and to discuss the issues that matter most. The Republican candidate has created Doughnuts With Doheny, an informal town hall-style event that will be held on successive Saturdays across the district. This forum gives Doheny an opportunity to listen

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JLL thanks the readers who stopped by this Wednesday Morning. Later this evening, I will report on tonight's CV Planning Board Meeting.

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The following is part of a Joanna Richards North Country Public Radio report about Hammond and Cape Vincent that you can read and hear in its entirety here. The following is a transcript of NCPR interview with Cape Vincent Supervisor Urban Hirschey: In Cape Vincent, there is no law governing wind turbines. Supervisor Urban Hirschey says that leaves the town vulnerable. Hirschey (0:35):

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After missing the month of December 2011, the Town of Cape Vincent Planning Board will reconvene at 7:00 tonight (Wednesday) at the Town Recreation center. The planning board now has a full roster and has added two alternates who will have voting privilege in the event of the absent of other members. It is my understanding that attendance at each meeting is required of the two alternates.

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The Watertown Daily Times is reporting that the Cape Vincent Town Board might replace Zoning Officer Alan Wood at its next Town Board meeting. Mr. Wood made the controversial decision to grant Roger Alexander a permit for a 92 foot turbine at 35157 County Rt. 7. Mary C. Grogan presented the case that the turbine was too close to her home. In an attempt to accommodate Alexander, it appeared

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The proposed Champlain-Hudson energy highway is a high voltage direct current submarine power cable that would link Montreal Quebec to New York City. Promoters claim the line is expected to be commissioned during 2015. Using the mostly underwater route would provide an environmentally friendly solution to the growing cost of electricity and is projected to save New Yorkers $8.1 billion on

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Amidst the doom and gloom headlines presaging dire prognostications for the Western economies in 2012 there is the very real promise of a global economy re-directing miracle in the making. The impact and promise of shale gas and shale oil is probably the good news story as we step into 2012. Not that you would know it, given the media’s predilection for bad news. Only two obstacles stand

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Aaron Curtis of The (Oswego, NY ) Palladium Times recently wrote an article describing the state-wide growing resistance to the loss of home rule that was included in the legislation. Here is part of Aaron's article: Shortly after the ink from Cuomo’s pen dried on the legislation (Power NY, Article X), pockets of opposition to the measure began to pop up due to the reference to a

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The following is my reply to an email that I received. The person sending the email said he was surprised that, in one of my recent posts, I hinted that I was in favor of Governor Cuomo's plan for his "energy highway" that would connect the dots between Buffalo - New York City and Quebec - New York City. The Niagara Frontier and the Quebec-Ontario border, including the Massena area, is

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The Watertown Daily Times is reporting that the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency narrowly authorized distribution of new tax-exempt policies that would allow overrides. What that means is that the JCIDA, a non-elected body would have the power to jam a PILOT down the pie holes of local taxing jurisdictions.  This could be very bad news for home rule in industrial wind matters

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JLL just learned that last night, while we were all  sleeping, Congress was convened and rammed through the "Internet Surfer Obligatory Act" which requires all internet surfers to read all web site posts that they link too. "We we getting sick of all those 5 second visits to our blogs", said Johnny Nonsense, lobbyist for the AIB (Association of Independent Bloggers)." When asked how the AIB

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From the blog, Our Finite World. Obstacle 1:  Wind energy is dependent on large subsidies. Obstacle 2:  Wind energy is of a lower quality than electricity produced by fossil fuels and by nuclear energy. Obstacle 3:  Natural gas is now very cheap in the US, and there is a huge amount of natural gas generating capacity already built. Obstacle 4:  In the US, we do not have an electrical grid

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I just received this email and picture from my new grandson who at the time of this post was 33 minutes old: Hi Grandpa! Love,  Charles Xavier Wiley (I think he had help writing it).

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Today, Industrial Wind Action Group tells us about three turbines that lost their blades in high winds.  It happened on Windmill Lane. You can link to the story, here.

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According to Pandora's Box of Rocks a wind developer good neighbor agreement is, " A device used by wind developers that allows them to take advantage of people that live near industrial wind plants." You can view a copy of British Petroleum's invitation to A. Chump to become a good neighbor at this link to Pandora's Box of Rocks.

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Last Wednesday, I listened intently to Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State. What the hell! I am retired and have the luxury of the time it takes to pay attention to my government.  Holy crap! I was even listening so closely that I said to my wife, "Not now! I am listening to something important!" As a result of what I heard, I then made a post on my blog that claimed that our

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Just think of how many votes you could buy with a billion dollars. Governor Cuomo, who lost all eight Western New York counties in the 2010 gubernatorial election, said the state needs a special focus on Buffalo, which he noted is the nation's third-poorest city, with a quarter of its population at or below the poverty line. In his speech He forgot to mention the part about losing all

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Windstream Wolf Island Orders up to 130 Siemens Wind Turbines By Aaron Kirchfeld - Jan 4, 2012 10:39 AM ET Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals Inc. said it has signed a binding agreement with Siemens AG (SIE) to supply as many as 130 turbines for a 300-megawatt offshore wind power project on Lake Ontario. The turbine blades will be manufactured at Siemens’ factory in Tillsonburg, Ontario, the

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The Coalition on Article X mission statement: As a diverse, grassroots, statewide coalition we will act as advocates for the Towns of New York State that have lost their home rule to Albany bureaucrats in critical community planning and zoning decisions. PURPOSE Our purpose as Coalition on Article X (“COAX”), is to protect and reinstate “Home Rule” regarding siting of energy

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Two years ago, when former New York State Power Authority CEO Richie Kessel was standing in front of the Jefferson County Board of Legislators, he told them that, "Someone had to keep the lights on in Long Island." According to Kessel's thinking, that "someone" would be us, the Golden Crescent and Thousand Island Region. Richie's solution was to crap up our home turf and the eastern end of

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Today, in front of Cape Vincent Town Clerk Michelle Bouchard Supervisor Urban Hirschey and Councilmen John Byrne swore to support the constitution of the United States and the State of New York and singled copies of the Town's Code of Ethics.  Town of Cape Vincent Supervisor, Urban Hirschey.  Town of Cape Vincent Councilman, John Byrne. Town of Cape Vincent Councilman, Clif

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During the first meeting of the new version of the Town of Cape Vincent Board, Supervisor Urban Hirschey announced that the Town has drafted a moratorium on industrial wind development. The document will be posted on the website, and sent to the Jefferson County Planning Board for their review. The Town will then hold a public hearing after which the board will vote  on its implementation. In

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Last November, the voters of the Town of Cape Vincent voted two to one for the anti-wind, pro-government ethics Supervisor Candidate Urban Hirschey. Along with the selection of Hirschey, the voters kicked two industrial wind lease councilmen to the curb and replaced them with Clif Schneider and John Byrne who ran along side of Hirschey. The three had agreed to a campaign policy that included a

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By James Eng, msnbc.com The federal government is proposing to grant a first-of-its-kind permit that would allow the developer of a central Oregon wind-power project to legally kill golden eagles, a regulatory move being closely watched by conservationists. The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday released a draft environmental assessment that would allow West Butte Wind

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By Bob Boughner, Chatham Daily News Dr. Patrick Mooreco-founder of Greenpeace. RIDGETOWN – Southwestern Ontario’s flourishing wind energy industry came under fire Wednesday from the co-founder of Greenpeace.  Dr. Patrick Moore told more than 1,000 area farmers the industry destroys more jobs than it creates, and causes energy prices to climb for all users. “The industry is a destroyer of

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You can see more about wind turbine failure at this link.

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Governor Cuomo suggests a New York Energy Highway. Today, He said in the State of the State, that we must connect the dots to bring energy from Buffalo and Quebec. He said it was all about jobs, jobs, jobs. But what Cuomo failed to mention was the role of or need for renewables that might be built along that superhighway. In fact, he did not mention wind at all. The closest he got to

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 DOHENY: SOPA IS AN INTERNET KILL BILL Owens-backed legislation would hurt commerce, free speech The government has an important role in protecting intellectual property rights, but never at the cost of our basic freedoms. A new piece of legislation introduced in Congress called the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would give overly broad powers to the U.S. Justice Department to

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Last night, during a Jefferson County Legislative privilege of the floor, Watertown Times Staff reporter, Nancy Madsen said goodbye to the Jefferson County Board of Legislators. Nancy reminded the "County Legs" that they were the first government body that she had been assigned to in her career and she thanked them for their cooperation and patience over the several years of their

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You can hear New York State Governor Andy Cuomo's State of the State Address at this link, 1:30, this afternoon.

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Michael J. Docteur Jefferson County District 1 Cape Vincent-Clayton JLL has learned that Clayton-Cape Vincent Jefferson County Legislator, Michael J. Docteur will replace Kent Burto as the JCIDA sitting representative from our Jefferson County Legislature. Cape Vincent and Clayton have been targeted for three massive industrial wind projects. The developers of those projects have said all

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From the times union.com. Those listening to Cuomo's second State of the State address on Wednesday should hear about an energy plan that might explain how New York can do without the Indian Point nuclear plant, perhaps with an emphasis on solar power, and how the expansion of casino gambling makes sense from an economic and job creation standpoint, according to people being briefed on 

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Stantec has just released report #5, which covers the first half of 2011 on Wolfe Island.  This was generally an uneventful report, with many of the patterns established in the first 4 reports continuing.  At least I don’t have as many criticisms of Stantec as I did in my critique of their report #4.  For instance, the power production on the days they did the survey wasn’t always minimal.  

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According to Cape Vincent Town Clerk, Michelle Bouchard, the swearing-in of Town Board Members and Judge will be held at the Town Clerk's Office, upper Market Street on Thursday, January 5th. at 3:30 PM. The swearing-in will be followed by a  4:30 PM Town Board Organizational meeting, also at the Town Building on Market Street.

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Former Cape Vincent Mayor, Andy Mahaffy, Sr. and a partner, pleaded guilty to stealing and splitting over two million dollars from TDS Telecom. Between 1998 and December 2009, 327 phony invoices were sent to TDS by F.F. Tronixs, U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil said. The scheme started while Mahaffy worked at the TDS office in Cape Vincent, N.Y., where he was also village mayor from 2001 to 2005.

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Forty people attended tonight's Cape Vincent Republican Committee meeting and, by secret ballot, elected Billy Gould to fill the committee position vacated by Judge-elect Colleen Knuth. Prior to the voting, Committee Chairman reminded the candidates that they would be required to support Republican Candidates. The candidates presented their qualifications and answered questions asked by the

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At least eight families in Shirley, Wisconsin are now reporting health problems as a result of their proximity to five hundred foot tall wind turbines. Eight wind turbines were started up about a year ago, and one family who lives a little over a mile away reports that they have abandoned their home and now pay two mortgages. A farmer just a little over a mile away talks about the effects

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NO ONE with any real grasp of ecology thinks Ontario has anything but a criminal record on environmental issues since the Green Energy Act enabled the industrialization of minimally impacted wilderness and wetland.  “Perhaps it’s a failure in how we develop policy.” Well yes, indeed! Billions have been squandered on bad policy because as the Auditor General of Ontario recently pointed out :

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Holy Crap! Talk about taxpayer rip-off!  In Oswego County, onion farmer Nick Gianetto is bragging that he is saving a whole bunch of money because he put up a 147 foot-tall wind turbine. Jeff Wallace, a wind energy consultant says he admires the cutting-edge thinking of the farmers, like Gianetto. But, the report, that you can read here, tells us where the money actually comes from

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Two thousand and eleven ended as a very good year for the majority of the citizens of Cape Vincent, NY and ended as a very bad year for "greed energy" (Not a typo folks. A term passed on to me by a JLL reader during a recent new year greeting phone call) Two Thousand and eleven started out  with a vicious Acciona Energia-Voters for Wind attack on our community's  Town Supervisor when, at a

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Energy Solutions or Energy Pork?  We have a choice. contributed by a JLL Reader I think the word must have gone out from Wind Lobby Central Command, to all those who stand to gain directly or indirectly from Big Wind, to immediately cease and desist from the use of any talking points other than "jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs."  That's all the wind lobby is talking about in Washington right now

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In the Cape Vincent Supervisor's message which has been published on the Town's new website, Supervisor Urban Hirschey reminds all Cape Vincent citizens that the entire town, including the Village, is facing a re-valuation process: During this year the town is obligated to reassess all property values -- this will be a laborious but necessary process to ensure that our properties are fairly

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Home rule in Cape Vincent was derailed by conflicts of interest before the Power NY Act of 2011 took home rule on energy siting matters away from other New York Communities. Recently, COAX NY posted this CitizenPowerAllian.org letter from Mary Kay Barton. The funny thing about Senator Patrick Gallivan’s 12/27/11 response letter, Power NY: A comprehensive, inclusive energy strategy, to

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Wind Concerns Ontario: Auditor General’s report shows opponents correct about turbines TORONTO - The Ontario Auditor-General’s report released last (Dec 12) week was a blistering assessment of Premier Dalton McGuinty’s rush to cover Ontario with industrial scale renewable energy projects, according to Wind Concerns Ontario. The group has been asking the government to slow down on turbines

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By Wayne Wegner, The Windsor Star December 29, 2011 Robert Hornung, puffing spokesperson for the heavily subsidized wind industry in Canada, should have titled his piece, "Wind Drives Out Investment." Regardless of the one-sided propaganda that his industry spews out on a regular basis, the use of expensive wind energy also hammers the economy with a knockout punch. It appears from

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As a result of proposed wind turbines in the vicinity, a Texas Naval Air Station could possibly be forced into relocating. What is significant about this story is that with the potential of 130 Cape Vincent industrial wind turbines,  Fort Drum in Jefferson County faces the same potential radar interference problems that could jeopardize the security and force the relocation of the Kingsville

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When it comes to facing the reality that industrial wind is a technological, social, health and economic flop, the United States is behind the times.  Worse yet is the fact that the very turbines that developers want to install in places like my home-town of Cape Vincent are the left over junk that caused the very problems that have forced the rest of the world into scrutinization and

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You won't want to miss Pandora's Box of Rocks, "A Windy year in Review". Here is just one example of an important 2011 event that Pandora lists in her 2011 important Cape Vincent dates: If your skin has been crawling and you have had an incessant urge to scratch, it could have been the 2011 Cape Vincent green-eyed bug. October 13: Harold C. Wiley, Chairman Cape Vincent Democratic Party,

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