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Featured Photo

Ocean Power Display at Nauticus in Norfolk, VA (Jose Blanco, August 2008)

Wind News in the Region

5th Annual Small Wind Conference a Huge Success!, Interstate Renewable Energy Council (Aug. 10th, 2009)

An Energetic Agenda, Cooperative Living (May 1st, 2009)

U.S. to clear way for offshore wind farms, Chicago Tribune (Apr. 22nd, 2009)

Southwest Virginia: from coal power to wind power?, Richmond Times-Dispatch (Apr. 8th, 2009)

Creating 'green' jobs, Virginia Business (Mar. 27th, 2009)

Wind energy finds fix for exploding bats, The Washington Times (Mar. 23rd, 2009)

Renewable and Affordable, The Washington Post (Mar. 12th, 2009)

Stimulus may get small wind turbines spinning, CNN (Mar. 10th, 2009)

Growing excitement, expectations for green jobs corps, CNN (Mar. 2nd, 2009)

Citizens speak out on wind farm, Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Feb. 24th, 2009)

Dominion and BP Wind Energy officials encourage ridgeline ordinance, Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Feb. 24th, 2009)

Blowin' in the Wind: Turbines Take Off, ABC News (Feb. 11th, 2009)

Tilting toward wind off Virginia's coast, The Virginian-Pilot (Feb. 8th, 2009)

Supporters of offshore wind farm seek stimulus help, The Virginian-Pilot (Feb. 4th, 2009)

Companies silent on potential sites for SW Va. wind turbines, Kingsport Times-News (Feb. 3rd, 2009)

It's blowin' in the wind, Augusta Free Press (Jan. 30th, 2009)

Governor Kaine Announces Legislation to Promote Green Jobs, Part of Renew Virginia Initiative (Jan. 12th, 2009)

Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative Events Archive

VWEC Events

21 Apr 2005 The VWEC Environmental GIS Wind Siting Tool Workshop. Agenda
21 Apr 2005 The 2nd Virginia Small Wind Energy Workshop. Agenda
9 Oct 2004 Wind turbine installation at James Madison University (picture gallery)
30 Jun 2004 Environmental Wind Working Group and VWEC meeting
16 Apr 2004 JMU/VWEC 2003-04 Thesis Presentation
29 Mar 2004 JMU VWEC presents to the American Wind Energy Assn. Annual Conference on VWEC's Anemometer Loan Program and Environmental GIS projects
21 Feb 2004 Small Wind Energy Workshop at James Madison University
Nov 2003 Presentation to the EPA/DOE National Green Power Partnership on clean air and wind energy issues
15 Jul 2003 2nd Environmental Groups and VWEC meeting
19 Jun 2003 2nd Virginia Wind Energy Regional Workshop: Promoting Clean Air with Wind Power
09 May 2003 1st Environmental Groups and VWEC meeting: minutes participant list
21 Mar 2003 1st Virginia Wind Energy Regional Workshop: Developing Utility Scale Projects
13 Nov 2002 1st VWEC Planning Meeting – James Madison University: minutes attendees

Out of State Events

16 Feb 2005 New York Times Op-Ed piece: Tilting at Windmills
8 Feb 2005 Keeping Up with the Rapidly Growing Wind Industry
18 Oct 2004 North Carolina Small Wind Initiative Workshops
8 Oct 2004 American Wind Energy Assoc. press release on the wind production tax credit

State of Virginia Events

22 Sep 2004 Rockingham County Zoning Amendment submitted by VWEC Passes
22 Sep 2004 Rockingham County Board of Supervisors meeting to discuss amendment proposed by VWEC. Agenda
29 Apr 2004 Wind Energy Forum for Highland County, Virginia
19 Mar 2004 Workshop for the Virginia Association of Zoning Officials (Region 3) and the Virginia Association of Planning Officials (Shenandoah Valley Section) on Wind Energy Issues.
01 May 2003 Energy Panel on Renewable Energy Issues by Shomrei Adamah for Metropolitan Washington Jewish Community
29 Mar 2003 Workshop of the Stewardship of Creation of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia on renewable energy issues

Education Events

8 Oct 2004 "The Master of Wind" Newsweek article by Brad Stone; Published 20 Sept 2004