Government Related Sites
Wind Energy Toolkit – NYSERDA http://www.powernaturally.org/Programs/Wind/toolkit.asp?i=8
Wind Energy Development: A Guide for Local Authorities in New York: http://text.nyserda.org/programs/pdfs/windguide.pdf
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
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Small Wind (Quick Guide-2009) http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/or/biz/QuickGuide2SmallWind.pdf
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Large Wind (Quick Guide – 2009) http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/OR/biz/QuickGuide2LargeWind.pdf
U.S. Department of Energy:
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Wind & Hydropower Tech. Program http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/
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20% Wind Energy by 2030 http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/pdfs/41869.pdf
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National Renewable Energy laboratory: Wind Energy Basics http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_wind.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) http://www.epa.gov/cleanrgy/index.htm
NYS Office of the Attorney General:
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Wind Industry Ethics Code http://www.oag.state.ny.us/media_center/2008/oct/oct30a_08.html
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Email address for complaints: windtaskforce@oag.state.ny.us
National Wind Coordinating Collaborative http://www.nationalwind.org(U.S. consensus-based, dedicated to resolving issues related to wind energy)
Using Pennsylvania National Heritage Program Data for Wind Energy Planning: A Manual for Townships http://www.ruralpa.org/wind_energy_planning.html
National Energy Education Development
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The NEED Project http://www.NEED.org