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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Fiscal cliff deal brings good news for wind industry</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21179/20130103/fiscal-cliff-deal-brings-good-news-for-wind-industry</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 3, 2013) As part of its &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; deal, the U.S. Congress agreed earlier this week in Washington, D.C., to extend production tax credits for wind energy producers until the end of 2013.In 2012, wind projects could only qualify for the production tax credit if they&apos;d finished construction and started producing energy. But this year, projects will be eligible for the tax break simply by starting construction. They don&apos;t have to be finished by the end of the year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21179/20130103/fiscal-cliff-deal-brings-good-news-for-wind-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As part of its &quot;fiscal cliff&quot; deal, the U.S. Congress agreed earlier this week in Washington, D.C., to extend production tax credits for wind energy producers until the end of 2013.In 2012, wind projects could only qualify for the production tax credit if they&apos;d finished construction and started producing energy. But this year, projects will be eligible for the tax break simply by starting construction. They don&apos;t have to be finished by the end of the year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21179/20130103/fiscal-cliff-deal-brings-good-news-for-wind-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, wind farm, energy, fiscal cliff, renewable energy, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Wind farms test New York&apos;s home rule tradition</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20654/20121012/wind-farms-test-new-york-apos-s-home-rule-tradition</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 12, 2012) A company that wants to erect 48 wind turbines in the town of Clayton recently announced it would seek permitting through the state&apos;s Article X, not the town council.  Another company did the same thing in nearby Cape Vincent earlier this year.Article X is a law passed last year. It gives a state board the authority to green light new power plants, including wind farms, possibly over local objections. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20654/20121012/wind-farms-test-new-york-apos-s-home-rule-tradition">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A company that wants to erect 48 wind turbines in the town of Clayton recently announced it would seek permitting through the state&apos;s Article X, not the town council.  Another company did the same thing in nearby Cape Vincent earlier this year.Article X is a law passed last year. It gives a state board the authority to green light new power plants, including wind farms, possibly over local objections. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20654/20121012/wind-farms-test-new-york-apos-s-home-rule-tradition">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, environment, energy, wind power, wind farm, wind, clayton, tijf, st. lawrence river, cape vincent, cuomo, [loc:44.2394910 -76.0857759], jefferson county, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Offshore wind remains divisive</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19608/20120403/offshore-wind-remains-divisive</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 3, 2012) New York is one of five states joining the Obama Administration in an agreement designed to spur offshore wind development in the Great lakes. But as the Innovation Trail&apos;s Zack Seward reports, the issue of offshore wind farms is still a divisive one. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19608/20120403/offshore-wind-remains-divisive">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Innovation Trail</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York is one of five states joining the Obama Administration in an agreement designed to spur offshore wind development in the Great lakes. But as the Innovation Trail&apos;s Zack Seward reports, the issue of offshore wind farms is still a divisive one. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19608/20120403/offshore-wind-remains-divisive">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, energy, economy, politics, cuomo, outdoor recreation, energy, wind farm, lake ontario, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Article X raises local concerns</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18504/20110929/article-x-raises-local-concerns</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 29, 2011) The New York Power Act signed this summer includes an item called Article X. Article X creates a state-run process for siting large power plants. The Innovation Trails’s Emma Jacobs reports how the law meant to streamline new power generation has some local people upset. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18504/20110929/article-x-raises-local-concerns">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The New York Power Act signed this summer includes an item called Article X. Article X creates a state-run process for siting large power plants. The Innovation Trails’s Emma Jacobs reports how the law meant to streamline new power generation has some local people upset. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18504/20110929/article-x-raises-local-concerns">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:48</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, environment, stlv, tijf, energy, wind power, wind farm, cape vincent, henderson, topstory, [loc:43.0481221 -76.1474244], [loc:44.1278299 -76.3330006]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Wind power educational forum set for today in Cape Vincent</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18294/20110831/wind-power-educational-forum-set-for-today-in-cape-vincent</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 31, 2011) A group called the New York Wind Education Collaborative will hold a public forum on wind energy development Wednesday in Cape Vincent. Two companies have proposed wind farms in the town, and residents there have been divided for years over the issue. Reporter Joanna Richards spoke with a representative of the group about who&apos;s involved, why they&apos;re coming to Cape Vincent and what they hope to accomplish with the forum. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18294/20110831/wind-power-educational-forum-set-for-today-in-cape-vincent">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A group called the New York Wind Education Collaborative will hold a public forum on wind energy development Wednesday in Cape Vincent. Two companies have proposed wind farms in the town, and residents there have been divided for years over the issue. Reporter Joanna Richards spoke with a representative of the group about who&apos;s involved, why they&apos;re coming to Cape Vincent and what they hope to accomplish with the forum. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18294/20110831/wind-power-educational-forum-set-for-today-in-cape-vincent">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, Cape Vincent, [loc:44.1278299 -76.3330006], wind farm, wind energy, environment, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>&quot;Wind Tamer&quot; and the incentives game</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16972/20110111/quot-wind-tamer-quot-and-the-incentives-game</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 11, 2011) WindTamer, the Rochester-based startup that makes small wind turbines, announced Monday that it&apos;s expanding in New York. The move comes with substantial taxpayer help, but as the Innovation Trail&apos;s Zack Seward reports, one analyst warns this fairy tale might not have a happy ending. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16972/20110111/quot-wind-tamer-quot-and-the-incentives-game">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[WindTamer, the Rochester-based startup that makes small wind turbines, announced Monday that it&apos;s expanding in New York. The move comes with substantial taxpayer help, but as the Innovation Trail&apos;s Zack Seward reports, one analyst warns this fairy tale might not have a happy ending. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16972/20110111/quot-wind-tamer-quot-and-the-incentives-game">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:14</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, energy, wind power, wind farm, economic incentives, tax breaks, jobs, topstory, [loc:43.1610300 -77.6109219]</itunes:keywords>
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