Maine wind farm reimburses everyone in town for their electric bill costs
Updated: 2012-04-30 15:01:14
Apr 16 2012 Maine wind farm reimburses everyone in town for their electric bill costs Human impacts News Wind turbines Add comments The Record Hill Wind Farm has made the first of planned ongoing quarterly payments to all year-round and seasonal property owners in Roxbury , Maine . The checks , for 111.57, reflect the average cost of the power used by residents in town over the course of three months . While wind farms cannot directly supply local electricity their power is sent into the grid , and often sold in bulk to utilities or other purchasers of electricity this innovative program aims to give local citizens a direct benefit to compensate for wind farm’s intrusion in the local . landscape While Roxbury’s 400 landowners seem enthusiastic about the payments , some landowners in nearby
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: . , Pages local ecologist About Writing Projects Tuesday , March 27, 2012 James R . Urban , FASLA critiques tree stabilization Not long after reading James R . Urban's essay arguing against automatically staking newly planted trees in the January 2012 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine I saw an example of a tree that had been staked too long and improperly . nbsp Urban recommends above ground staking with arbor tie tape and in most cases , removal after the first growing season . nbsp Read an excerpt of the essay here and the full article is available with a subscription to LAM . Don't miss the next post Spread the word 0 comment(s Post a Comment Thank you for commenting on this post and hope to hear from you , . soon Next Page Previous Page Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom
: Pages local ecologist About Writing Projects Saturday , March 24, 2012 Two favorite early spring flowering trees My favorite spring flowering trees are the Callery pear and the ornamental cherry . I particularly like the pair of Callery pears on West 4th near Greene Street and the three large weeping cherries in the southwest quadrant of the Sasaki Garden at Washington Square Village . What are your favorite spring bloomers View more photographs in the Early-Spring Flowering Trees Flickr photoset . Don't miss the next post Spread the word 2 comment(s Les Mar 25, 2012 04:18 AM I can't say I have one favorite , but this spring I am enjoying Cercis , which seems to be liking the . weather Reply Delete Georgia Mar 31, 2012 09:01 AM Seeing Cercis , too , and Magnolia and more . I might have