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Corsham beekeeper prepares for Wiltshire Bee & Honey Day in Devizes

August 11, 2021 by l

  “Eden Renewables and Viridor are this year’s headline supporters of the show; Eden Renewables will be explaining how biodiversity and solar farms go hand in hand to help provide more forage for pollinators.”   read the entire article   Robertson, Kirsten. Gazette & Herald 11 August 2021.  

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: bees, Eden Renewables, honey, pollinator

Planning submitted for controversial 200 acre solar farm at Forest Gate/Derry Hill

July 6, 2021 by l

  “There’s more uproar over planned solar farm development in Wiltshire following the latest application to go before the council. Eden Renewables has just lodged its bid to get a 200 acre solar farm between Forest Gate and Derry Hill. The site is on land owned by Lord Landsdowne, Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice – who also owns … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables Tagged: Alec Greenwell, Bowood House, Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, Eden Renewables, Forest Gate Solar, Harry Lopes, Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall, Lord Landsdowne, pollinator, Sophy Fearnley-Whittingstall

Case Study: NextEra Energy’s Marshall Solar Array on Prime Farmland

June 22, 2021 by l

  “Developer/owner: NextEra Energy Resources Vegetation: Prairie Restorations, Inc. Location: Lyon County, Minnesota Size: 62 MW (355 acres, scorecard) Constructed in 2016, the 62 MW Marshall Solar Energy Project is located on 355 acres of agricultural land in Lyon County, three miles east of Marshall, Minnesota. Partly in response to several visual renderings of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Pollinator Tagged: Lyon County, Marshall Solar Energy Project, Minnesota, NextEra, pollinator

Could Cape Cod Country Club become a solar farm? That’s what the owner is asking.

March 8, 2021 by l

  “A proposal is before the Planning Board to convert an almost 100-year old golf course in Hatchville into a solar farm. In a letter read into the record at the Planning Board’s Feb. 23 meeting, David Friel, owner of Cape Cod Country Club on Theatre Drive, cited less business over the last decade has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Amp Solar Group Tagged: 300 Committee Land Trust, Amp Energy, Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative, Cape Cod Country Club, clear cutting, Coonamessett, Evan Turner, golf course, Kevin Van Cleef, Massachusetts, National Golf Foundation, pollinator, Sandwich, Twin Brooks Golf Course

City of Gloversville, New York: Eden Renewables Pine Brook Solar, LLC

December 15, 2020 by l

September 1, 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustments “Gloversville ZBA delays ruling on Pine Brook solar farm” The Leader Herald newspaper article   June 5, 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustments “Proposed solar project in Gloversville seeks zoning variance” Schenectady Gazette   March 12, 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustment “Solar developers seek way around Gloversville council rejection … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Gloversville Tagged: 280 Main, community solar, Eden Renewables LLC, Gillian Black, Giovanni Maruca, Gloversville, Hyde Clarke, James Muscato, meeting, minutes, Pine Brook Golf Club, Pine Brook Golf Course, Pine Brook Solar, planning board, pollinator, sheep, Travis Mitchell

Rezoning Pine Brook Golf Club would facilitate community solar power scheme

October 26, 2020 by l

  “Eden Renewables hopes to get a step closer to its aim of bringing low cost community solar power to Gloversville following the next Common Council Meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. If the property of the former Pine Brook Golf Club, which has been vacant for many years, is rezoned for commercial use, the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Gloversville Tagged: 280 Main, Eden Renewables LLC, Giovanni Maruca, Gloversville, Pine Brook Golf Course, pollinator

Regional Planners OK Cotuit Road Solar Farm Plan

July 2, 2020 by l

  “The Cape Cod Commission has granted approval for an unusual solar farm proposal for 18 acres of forested land off Cotuit Road in South Sandwich. The regional planning agency gave its blessing—with conditions—after a subcommittee conducted a public hearing on the matter in February and engaging in subsequent deliberations. The meeting room was packed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Amp Solar Group Tagged: 2018 Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan, Amp Solar Group Inc, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Commission, Massachusetts, Matthew M. Terry, open space, pollinator, Sandwich, Special Use Permit

Senate Bill S2044

January 18, 2019 by l

  “An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the department of agriculture and markets making available information concerning minimum guidelines for vegetation management plans in a manner that is pollinator friendly PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2018, c.399, to clarify provisions relating to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Agricultural and Markets, Department Environmental Conservation, Eden Renewables, herbicide, legislation, Oak Hill Solar, Patty Richie, pesticide, planting, pollinator, Richard Murray, S2044, seeding, Senate

New York Pollinator-Friendly Solar Bill Unanimously Passes Assembly and Senate

June 11, 2018 by l

  “The New York State Assembly and Senate have unanimously passed an agricultural bill to establish a statewide vegetation standard for solar arrays and provide benefits to numerous stakeholders. The Pollinator-Friendly Solar Act, A08083A/S06339A, was sponsored by Senator Patty Ritchie (R-Oswegatchie) and Assemblyman Bill Magee (D-Nelson). The legislation establishes a clear path forward for the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Legistlation Tagged: A08083A, bees, Bill Magee, donations, Een Renewables, environment, First Energy, follow the money, legislation, Patty Richie, pollinator, pollinators, Richard Murray, S06339A

Senate Bill S6339A

May 11, 2017 by l

  “Introduced by Sens. RITCHIE, ALCANTARA, AVELLA, BAILEY, BROOKS, FUNKE, HOYLMAN, KAMINSKY, MARCELLINO, VALESKY — read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agricul- ture — recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 — committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Alcantara, Bailey, birds, Brooks, butterflies, Eden Renewables, Funke, Holyman, Kaminsky, legislation, Marcellino, Patty Richie, pollinator, Richard Murray, Senate, Valesky, vegatation
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