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• BOC asks planners to review wind ordinance  10/12/2011 by Kate Hessling in The Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Commissioners defer Deerfield wind district vote  10/12/2011 by Kate Hessling in The Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Offshore wind legislation stymied  Wind Action 10/8/2011 by Jacob Kanclerz in Traverse City Record-Eagle (Michigan)

• Energy company tries to gain support, still meets opposition  Wind Action 10/5/2011 by Angi Gonzalez in Northwest Ohio (Michigan)

• Michigan courts cut Lake Michigan wind research, right along with heating assistance funds  Wind Action 9/30/2011 by Dave Alexander in The Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan)

• Sigel Wind Farm gets preliminary OK  9/30/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• County officials discuss 3-mile turbine setback from shoreline  9/24/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Bay County wind farm project divides township, turns 'neighbor against neighbor'  9/4/2011 by Andrew Dodson in The Bay City Times (Michigan)

• Wind moratorium talks put on hold  Wind Action 9/14/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily tribune (Michigan)

• Power struggle Michigan over wind farms is growing  7/23/2011 by Katherine Yung in The Detroit Free Press (Michigan)

• Wind ordinance Riga Township, Lenawee County, Michigan  Wind Action 7/13/2011 Final wind ordinance (Riga Township, Michigan)

• Notice filed to get wind ordinance on ballot  07/12/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Lake Township, Huron County, Michigan)

• New Riga ordinance doesn't leave space for divisive wind turbines  Wind Action 6/9/2011 by Traci Tillman in Toledo Blade (Michigan)

• County officials propose creating trust fund...  6/16/2011 by Kate Hessling in The Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• County planners recommend Apple Blossom wind district  Wind Action 6/2/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• ITC land agents working their way to Huron County  5/27/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Wind developers reacting to talks of halting projects  5/26/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Wind energy: Still stormy debate in Emmet County  5/20/2011 by Brandon Hubbard in Petoskey News (Michigan)

• Tax issues might stall wind 5/19/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Power line upgrade costs would hit Michigan unfairly  Wind Action 4/29/2011 in Detroit Free Press

• 200 hear of wind turbines' noise  4/20/2011 Wind Action by Tom Henry in Toledo Blade (Michigan)

• Madison Township puts hold on future wind turbines  4/14/2011 by John Mulcahy in Daily Telegram (Michigan)

• County approves Pheasant Run wind overlay district  4/14/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• DTE announces sites for three wind farms in Thumb  4/13/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• MPSC denies motions to stay Thumb Loop approval  4/13/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Up to 75 turbines in Apple Blossom Farm  4/9/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Ogden Township board passes 6-month moratorium on wind turbines  3/15/2011 by Dan Cherry in Daily Telegram (Michigan)

• Concerns of Thumb Loop aired at planning meeting  4/9/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• West Michigan lawmakers propose total ban of wind turbines on Michigan's Great Lakes  Wind Action 4/7/2011 by Dale Alexander in Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan)

• New Wind District OK'd  4/1/2011 by Kelly Jerome Tribune Editor in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Editorial: Pull the plug on power plan  3/28/2011 Editorial in The Detroit News (Michigan)

• ITC Transmission Faces Opposition to Transmission Line Placement  2/3/2011 by Energy Attorney for Howard & Howard Attorneys in Energy-Farmer.Org

• Profit: Taxing the wind  3/11/2011 by Mary Drier in Tuscola Today (Michigan)

• Appealed: Group attempts to stop transmission line 3/25/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Michigan)

• Turbines in Michigan spur recall petitions  Wind Action 3/21/2011 by Tom Henry in Toledo Blade (Michigan) (Ohio)

• Wind turbines twirl cash, but many hesitate  Wind Action 3/11/2011 by Tom Henry in Toledo Blade (Michigan) (Ohio)

• Township proposes 3,000 foot buffer  Wind Action 3/7/2011 by Peter Payette in IPR News (Michigan)

• Another wind project, another hearing  Wind Action 3/4/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• More turbines shot in Ubly  Wind Action 3/4/201 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Thumb Loop project approved 2/26/2011 in The Huron Daily Tribune (Tuscola, Huron, Sanilac & St. Clair Counties) (Michigan) 

• Fairfield Township orders removal of meteorological tower Wind Action 2/19/2011 by David Frownfelder in The Daily Telegram (Michigan)

• TOURISM Links & Letter from Carl Levin US Senator from Michigan

• Energy company offers payments to turbine neighbors  Wind Action 1/21/2011 in Daily Telegram (Riga, Michigan)

• Wind: Economic health or sleepless nights?  Lakeshore communities debate large-scale wind  Wind Action 1/21/2011 by Bob Allen in Iterlochen Public Radio (Michigan)

• Officials asking state to slow down on offshore wind turbines  Wind Action 1/16/2011 by Amy Biolchini in Times Herald (Michigan)

• Consumers Energy executive predicts superhighway to transmit power across Midwest will raise costs for Michigan residents  Wind Action 1/17/2011 by Chris Gautz in Jackson Citizen Patriot (Michigan)

• County fears loss of personal property tax (Wind turbines & Taxes) 1/14/2011 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County Michigan)

• Failed attempt to exempt wind energy from taxes  Wind Action 12/29/2010 by Michigan Township Association (Michigan)

• Group seeks wind moratorium in Benzie township  Wind Action 12/6/2010 by Bob Allen in IPR News (Michigan)

• Riga planners, residents hear more on ordinance 12/17/2010 by David Frownfelder in Daily Telegram (Riga, Michigan)

• Wind Turbine's volt transformer shot  Wind Action 12/11/2010 by Stacy Langley in Huron Daily Tribune (Michigan)

• Governor Announces First Large-Scale Michigan Wind Turbine Manufacturing 12/7/2010 News Release Michigan Gov. News Wire (Michigan)

• Benzie township passes wind moratorium  Wind Action 12/10/2010 by IPR News in Bob Allen (Michigan)

• Consumers files wind farm application  1/18/2011 by Jennifer Linn Hartley in  Ludington Daily News (Michigan)

• Riga planners, residents hear more on ordinances  12/17/2010 by David Frownfelder in Daily Telegram (Riga Township, Lenawee, Michigan)

• Contradiction in video versus questions asked at rehiring of Zoning  administrator  Riga Township,  Lenawee County, Michigan presentation 12/16/2010 (Michigan) (Video)

• Property Values and Complaint Procedures Huron County's Approach Riga Township,  Lenawee County, Michigan presentation 12/16/2010 (Michigan) (Video)

• Consumers Energy executive predicts superhighway to transmit power across Midwest will raise costs for Michigan residents  Wind Action 1/17/2011 by Chris Gautz in Jackson Citizen Patriot (Michigan)

• House panel will discuss wind turbines  Wind Action 11/25/2010 by Tina Lam & Tresa Baldas in The Detroit Free Press (Michigan Great Lakes)

• Transmission lines in farm fields a concern  11/18/2010 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Towers for the Power  11/18/2010 by Kate Hessling in Huron Daily Tribune (Huron County, Michigan)

• Let's End the Wind Turbine Debate 11/09/2010 by Tran Longmoore in The Advance (Michigan)

• MPSC Approves Detroit Edison Wind Energy Purchase  (With Comment by Knowwind) 09/14/2010 by Benzinga Staff (Michigan)

• Deere sells wind energy business for $990M  Wind Action 08/31/2010 in Yahoo Finance

• Consumers Energy quietly enters the wind farm business  Wind Action 08/22/2010 by Dave Alexander in Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan)

• Clean energy transmission takes big step forward in state  08/21/2010 Huron Daily Tribune (Michigan)

• Oceana County wind farm meeting turns ugly, former lawmaker forced off stage  Wind Action 08/06/2010 by Dave Alexander in Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan)

• Riga planners recommend one year moratorium on wind farm issue  Wind Action 08/03/2010 by Deane Erts in The Advance (Michigan)

• New Jersey company eyes West Michigan's wind farm possibilities  Wind Action 07/26/2010 by Dave Alexander in Muskegon Chronicle  (Michigan)

• Caution to the wind?  Wind Action by Stephen Tait the Times Herald 07/23/2010 (Michigan)

• Great Lakes Wind Council's pitch meets skepticism at Grand Rapids meeting   Wind Action 07/21/2010 by Rick Wilson the Grand Rapids Press (Michigan)

• How wind turbines are taxed  07/21/2010 by Kate Hessling the Huron Daily (Michigan)

• County pulls contract with local assessors  07/14/2010 by Kate Hessling the Huron Daily (Michigan)

• Deere plans 2 new wind farms in Thumb  07/08/2010 by Kate Hessling the Huron Daily Tribune (Michigan)

• 2 new wind districts OK'd  07/07/2010 by Kate Hessling the Huron Daily Tribune (Michigan)

• Is this also the future of Lake Huron/Saginaw Bay? (Fox News)

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• Kochville stalls wind energy ordinance, extends moratorium   Wind Action 06/24/2010 by Deborah Brown (Saginaw News) (Michigan)

• Lake Twp weighs adopting county's wind ordinance  5/18/2010 Lake Township  (Michigan)

• Wind turbines blow up debate; Public hearing set for more possible sites  5/16/2010 Huron County Press ( Michigan)

• We can't make mistake in lake Wind Action 06/24/2010 by Jeff Hoenle (Traverse City Record Eagle) (Michigan)

• Wind Proposal blows away neighbor unity  Monterey Twp. 5/07/2010 (Michigan)

• Cape windbags come to the Great Lakes  Wind Action 4/30/2010 (Michigan)

• Lake Township board rejects wind ordinance    Wind Action 4/24/2010 (Michigan)

• Monterey delays permit decision   Allegan County, Michigan      (Wind Action)  4/7/2010

• Michigan farmers agree to wind energy contracts   05/13/2010 (Farm World)

• Official: Michigan's wind energy will 'die on the vine' without upgrade to state's electrical transmission system  04/21/2010  Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan)

• Lake turbines plan hits rough seas  06/01/2010 The Detroit News (Michigan & Canada)

• Lake Township board rejects wind ordinance    Wind Action 4/24/2010 (Michigan)

• 2800 Turbines in the Thumb of Michigan  Thanks Charlie

• 5000 Turbines in the Thumb of Michigan  Thanks Charlie

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife goes for birds, against Muskegon County's wind Turbine Plan  Wind Action  4/15/2010  (Michigan)

• Michigan's Thumb named primary wind zone  Wind Action 1/29/2010 (Michigan)

• Lets talk about Energy  Mich. Country Lines (Thumb Electric Cooperative)  Sept./Oct. 2008

• Plan for Wind Energy in Michigan (Case 15899) Mich. Public Service Commission 2009/2010

• MAS Research Ltd. Michigan Windmill Letter  (Case 15899) Swinbanks 12/09/09

• NASA - Langley Wind - Turbine Noise Research  Dr. M.A. Swinbanks M.A.,PhD.

• MPSC Issues Request for Proposal for Michigan Energy Efficiency Grant (Case U-13129)  Offshore Wind Technology

• Offshore wind company talking to Muskegon-area leaders    Wind Action  3/10/2010  (Michigan)

• Homeowners fight against the wind  Detroit Free Press 9/27/2009  (Michigan)

• Lakeshore residents continue battle against wind farm proposal  WZZM13.com  2/17/2010  (Michigan)

• Residents pack Shelby meeting to voice opposition to offshore wind farm proposal  Wind Action  1/17/2010  (Michigan)

• Group incorporates to oppose offshore wind farm   Ludington Daily News  1/14/2010  (Michigan)

• Plan for wind energy farm on Lake Michigan has neighbors howling    Detroit Free Press  12/23/2009 Article deleted  (Michigan)

• Offshore Wind Turbines in Lake Michigan  Ludington, Michigan  Detroit Free Press   Ludington Daily News  (Michigan)

• Living by wind farms......    Lansing, Michigan

• Low-frequency noise study needed ASAP  Huron Daily Tribune  2/6/2010  (Michigan)

• Sound Study conducted for Developer, John Deere by Epsilon Associates Inc.  of Massachusetts for a Michigan Wind Farm.  Huron Daily Tribune     Bad Axe, Michigan

• Looking into noise about Wind Turbines   Cadillac News  12/5/2008  (Michigan)

• Wind Energy Resource Zoning Board Wind energy hearing draws 60 at Scottville meeting  9/1/2009  (Michigan)

• Bad Axe Residents Who Don't Want Windmills  Michigan Now  (Audio & Text)