A proposal to erect two large wind turbines in Derby Line, on two different farms, is running into harsh resistance-especially from Canadians who say the turbines are too close to their properties.

Newport Daily Express reporter Laura Carpenter on a proposed wind project in Derby Line, and the opposition from the town and its neighbors in Stanstead, Quebec.

At a select board meeting in Derby, approximately 50 people were present when the town's ad hoc Wind Committee submitted their unanimous recommendation that the Select Board oppose the proposed Derby Wind Line project.

These were some of the voices in the news this week.

An environmental group is appealing a decision by the U.S. Forest Service that would allow the construction of 15 wind turbines in the towns of Searsburg and Readsboro.

Last month's Forest Service approval for a wind turbine project in Searsburg and Readsboro is facing a challenge from an environmental group.

Vermont's newest commercial wind power project is starting to pay dividends to the town where it's located.

The U.S. Forest Service has approved the construction of 15 wind turbines in the Green Mountain National Forest in southern Vermont.

The state Agency of Natural Resources is concerned that a large wind power project planned for Rutland County could have unacceptable environmental impacts. Agency officials met recently with the developer and told him the project faces steep hurdles for approval.

The top energy official in the Shumlin Administration says Vermont probably won't see more big wind energy projects beyond those that have already been approved. But the issue of how much wind power is enough for the state's ridgelines continues to divide environmentalists.

The Shumlin Administration says the state should consider lifting a moratorium on wind development on public land. The recommendation is contained in a draft state energy plan, and it's drawing fire from environmental groups.

The state's biggest wind project officially opened on Wednesday even as protesters staged a demonstration near another large-scale wind development under construction in Lowell. The events offered a contrasting view of wind energy development in Vermont.

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.

Construction has begun on the Kingdom Community Wind project on Lowell Mountain, and Green Mountain Power says basic construction is already under way.  

VPR Reporter John Dillon has been covering the topic of wind development in Vermont.  He joins Bob Kinzel with an update.

Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca discusses the top school issues, VPR's John Dillon provides the latest on wind power developments and we listen back to the voices in the news this week.

Protesters turned out on the Statehouse lawn on Wednesday to oppose a wind energy project in Lowell and others planned around the state. The critics of large-scale wind say solar power is the better way to meet Vermont's energy needs.

Green Mountain Power has cleared more hurdles in its effort to build a large wind energy project on a Northeast Kingdom ridgeline. The latest step involves wetlands on Lowell Mountain.

Members of the Vermont Electric Cooperative are saying yes to a $12 million transmission line upgrade linked with a wind farm project in Lowell.