May 23, 2008 — An 86-tower wind farm will soon go up on Wolfe Island in the St Lawrence River. Each tower will be more than 240-feet tall, with turbine blades stretching beyond 175 feet. They'll be a prominent feature of the landscape, visible from Cape Vincent, New York and Kingston, Ontario. Canadian Hydro is developing the wind farm. The company says it will generate enough electricity to power a city the size of Kingston, or 75,000 homes, for a year. Jonathan Brown has more.  Go to full article

May 08, 2008 — A state Supreme Court judge has thrown out a lawsuit aimed at challenging a grand jury's investigation into wind farms in northern Franklin County. Franklin County's district attorney is probing alleged conflicts-of-interest between town officials and wind companies. Jacob Resneck reports.  Go to full article

Apr 22, 2008 — NCPR is media sponsor for the 13th annual North Country Sustainable Energy Fair at SUNY Canton this weekend. The fair includes more than 50 workshops, panels and demonstrations from alternative energy to zero carbon houses. Todd Moe talks with Patricia Greene of Community Energy Services, one of the organizers of the event.  Go to full article

Apr 02, 2008 — Over the last couple years, we've reported extensively on the explosion of wind power in the North Country and the passionate debate it's kindled. Are the wind turbines...  Go to full article

Nov 23, 2007 — Jefferson County is taking steps to get the most from corporations that want to build wind farms there. The county is hiring a consultant who specializes in...  Go to full article

Oct 24, 2007 — More than a dozen towns along the rooftop of New York State, from Jefferson County to Clinton County, are caught up in a "wind rush". Big corporations from Spain, Portugal,...  Go to full article

Sep 17, 2007 — Developers of a massive wind power project in northern Franklin County will pay more than $1.1 million a year to the towns of Chateaugay and Bellmont, the Chateaugay School...  Go to full article