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Farrell: How Communities Can Take Control Of Their Energy Futures

March 8, 2010 – 1:19 pm

John Farrell is a researcher with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. He recently wrote this commentary for Minnesota Public Radio on how local communities in the Midwest can begin to take control of their energy futures.
"State policies to support local ownership can triple or quadruple the economic benefits of their wind resource. Energy efficiency standards can [...]

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Benzie County Winding Up for Wind Power

February 5, 2010 – 3:14 pm

As counties and townships consider wind ordinances, here is one article on the wind ordinance Benzie county recently adopted.
From DOME magazine:
"Benzie County packs a lot of punch into a little space. Located in the northwest Lower Peninsula, it’s Michigan’s smallest county in terms of size, but its sweeping shorelines, majestic bluffs, and crystal clear waters [...]

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Wind Energy: News, Video, Broadcasts on Cadillac Windfarm, Ludington Windfarm, & MI Renewable Energy Use

January 28, 2010 – 3:55 pm

There has been quite a bit of wind energy news in the headlines the past week. Here is a quick round-up:
VIDEO: A forum on the potential wind farm on Lake Michigan near Ludington was attended by roughly 500 people.
7&4 News has this report and 9&10 News filed this report on the forum.
The Record-Eagle has this [...]

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Centerville Township's Commercial Wind Ordinance

January 27, 2010 – 2:07 pm

When it comes to Commercial Wind Ordinances you may not find one more comprehensive than the draft in front of the Centerville Township Planning Commission. (Read the ordinance here.)
The result of nearly four years worth of work, the original was compiled by the Commercial Wind Energy Systems (CWES) Sub-Committee. The members of the sub-committee traveled [...]

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Public To Weigh-In On Groundbreaking Wind Ordinance for Leelanau County

January 25, 2010 – 1:23 pm

This Tuesday (Jan 26), at 7 p.m. in Cedar's fire hall, the public will weigh-in on a proposed wind ordinance for Centerville township.
As the Leelanau Enterprise reports, such an ordinance ("governing commercial wind operations") would be the first of its kind for Leelanau County:
“This began in February 2006 when Noble Energy came in and started [...]

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