Vermont Supreme Court permits wind power project despite local objections

[JURIST] The Vermont Supreme Court [official website] on Friday dismissed [opinion, text] a challenge to a proposed energy project to construct wind turbines in the Lowell Mountain Range. The challenge was filed by the Lowell Mountain Group [Lowell Mountains News backgrounder] and the towns of Albany and Craftsbury, and claims that the project would negatively affect the region's environment. The court held [AP report] that the wind project's positive effects, such as providing electricity and economic growth to the Lowell...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/10/vermont-supreme-court-permits-wind-power-project-despite-local-objections.php

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