Vermont utility regulators say the financial details of deals
that Green Mountain Power made with landowners as part of its Lowell wind project can remain confidential.
Protesters challenging construction of a wind project in the Northeast
Kingdom town of Lowell must stay 1,000 feet away from a blasting zone or
risk being found in contempt of court.
House Speaker Shap Smith discusses cleanup costs from Irene, VPR’s John Dillon provides analysis on the Lowell Wind Project and we listen back to the voices in the news this week.
A court order requires opponents of Green Mountain Power’s Lowell Mountain wind project to stay away from its construction zone
during blasting periods. The legal action is the latest development
in a showdown between GMP and a group of protesters.
Construction of a
road that is being built to carry equipment up the mountain has stopped for the time being. But work continues on parts
of the wind project devoted to handling storm water.