The founders of the Kent Conservation & Preservation Alliance are the first to say that their new organization walks in the footsteps of some remarkable Kent County citizen committees. From Chestertown’s own little tea party … Read More »
Posts Categorized: Wind
Apex suspends but does not end efforts to develop industrial wind Turbine facility in Kent
January 5, 2016 To Keep Kent Scenic Supporters: In December Apex Clean Energy announced that they are suspending their efforts to develop an industrial wind turbine power generator in Kent County, and because “they have … Read More »
QA’s commissioners oppose Apex wind turbine project in Kent
Credit: By Angela Price | August 5, 2015 | www.myeasternshoremd.com ~~ CENTREVILLE – The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners sent a letter July 23 to the Kent County Commissioners in support of their opposition to Apex … Read More »
Proposed turbine noise rules would be most restrictive in Nebraska
The proposed rules would give Lancaster County, Nebraska, the most restrictive noise regulations for commercial wind turbine projects in the state. Wood said the likelihood of violating those regulations would be so great that wind … Read More »
Community Informational meeting on Mills Branch Industrial Wind Turbine Plant
The Kent County Farm Bureau, Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, Queen Anne’s Conservation Association & Keep Kent Scenic Invite you to attend a community information forum about the Mills Branch Industrial Wind Turbine Generation Plant. Thursday … Read More »
Keep Kent Scenic organizer William Graham speaks to Kent County Council of Governments
By DORIAN MITCHELL dmitchell@thekentcountynews.com MILLINGTON – Officials from various towns listened to wind farm opposition Wednesday, May 20, during the monthly Kent County Council of Governments meeting at Two Tree Restaurant in Millington. William Graham … Read More »
QACA, Keep Kent Scenic join forces against wind turbines
Keep Kent Scenic and Queen Anne’s Conservation Association, two citizen-supported groups committed to farmland preservation, have created an alliance and entered into an agreement to cooperate in opposing the Apex industrial wind turbine project in … Read More »
Wind Turbines are endangering the Lesser Prairie Chicken
The growing mantra of clean energy has had the unfortunate side effect of pitting clean energy activists against many in the naturalist community. This growing conflict points out the need for more scrutiny of the … Read More »
Urbanizing a Rural Landscape
There are 11 buildings in Philadelphia, 1 in Washington D.C. (the Washington Monument), one in Virginia Beach, 0 in Baltimore, Richmond and Wilmington over 500 feet tall.(http://www.city-data.com/forum/city-vs-city/1127664-ranking-50-largest-msas-number-existing.html) The Apex Industrial Wind installation would place 25-50 … Read More »
Inefficient generation: An editorial in MyEasternShoreMD
To the editor: There has been a lot of talk about the environmental impact of wind turbines, but very little on the actual efficiency and long-term viability of wind power. There is a term in … Read More »