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The Arcadia Wind Study Group is a nonprofit corporation in the State of Michigan. Contributions to the AWSG are not deductible as charitable contributions for tax purposes. You may also contribute by using the paypal link below, or by sending a check to the Arcadia Wind Study Group at PO Box 192, Arcadia, Michigan 49613
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Memorial Day
Today we pause to remember all of the Americans in previous, as well as today’s generations, who have given their lives in service to our country.
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What We Can Learn From One Family’s Life With Industrial Wind
Our friends over at Citizens for Responsible Wind recently called our attention to some new material at a website called “Our Life with the DeKalb Turbines.” This link will take you to the website. We recommend you visit the site to … Continue reading
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Process: Where Do We Go From Here?
Editors Note: The following post describes the steps and process that Arcadia Township will go through as the community and its elected officials evaluate the extent to which industrial wind towers are consistent with the people’s goals and long-range vision for Arcadia. … Continue reading
Apparently This is What Duke Calls “Negotiating”
As we’ve previously reported, the response to our Sunshine Project has been very strong. If you have submitted material and not yet seen it posted, don’t worry. We are analyzing everything we’re receiving and will continue to release information in … Continue reading
Listen to T. Boone Pickens
A letter to the editor from the May 24th Benzie Record Patriot: —– To the Record Patriot: Now that the foremost promoter of wind energy…T Boone Pickens … has decided that wind is no longer a viable source of renewable energy, … Continue reading
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Wind Won’t End Oil Dependency
A letter to the editor from the May 24 edition of the Benzie Record-Patriot: —– To the Record Patriot: Our community has quickly become a staging ground for the national debate over alternative energy. However, many people seem to misunderstand the … Continue reading
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June Township Meetings
Please consider attending the following township meetings taking place in June: Pleasanton Township Monday, June 6 — 7 pm — Planning Commission Monday, June 13 — 7 pm — Township Board Arcadia Township Wednesday, June 1 — 7 pm — … Continue reading
Correcting Misconceptions
In a Letter to the Editor to the Benzie Record-Patriot written on May 24, Joyfield township resident Jane Meyers counters the recent assertions about those citizens who are advocating for zoning in their township: —– To the Record Patriot: Recently … Continue reading
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The Sunshine Project: Secret Meetings Began at Least as Early as February 2010
Ever since we first announced the Sunshine Project, the response has been very strong. Within just a few days we had already recevied information about Duke’s ongoing attempt to buy out smaller landowners with its hush money easement. As with most of the … Continue reading
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Understanding Wind Questions Released
The Alliance for Economic Success has released the final 29-page list of questions which were collected during four public meetings in March. The list of questions is available by clicking this link. With the help of the Michigan Association of Planning, … Continue reading
Gail Wind — Three Mile Setbacks, and do the facts add up
In this letter dated May 17, Charles Beale of Citizens for Responsible Wind Development responds to the op-ed written by Milton Howard, the Duke Energy executive in charge of the “Gail Windpower” project: To the Record Patriot: In order to … Continue reading
Attend a focus group on wind turbine siting
On July 6, as part of the Alliance for Economic Success’ Understanding Wind Initiative, an all day focus group designed to understand “how people feel about various forms of wind energy in their communities”. We encourage people to apply to … Continue reading
Investigate the ramifications of wind
The following letter appeared in the May 17th Benzie Record-Patriot: To the Record Patriot: On our return trip from Florida my wife and I decided to drive straight through. We were just North of Indianapolis around ten p.m. when we … Continue reading
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Don’t Take Duke’s Hush Money
Just a few days ago, the Arcadia Wind Study Group announed the inauguration of the Sunshine Project. We’ve already received important materials. People in our community want the facts to come out. Duke is starting to realize that they can’t just dictate … Continue reading
