As we move towards a critical November election in the US, you should look for an opportunity to communicate with your local House or Senate candidate.
Published: Sunday, July 27th, 2014 @ 11:53 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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This is rather disturbing since the US Power Grid has been called the most significant engineering accomplishment of our time!
Published: Thursday, June 26th, 2014 @ 10:40 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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There have been some extremely interesting recent developments regarding writing local wind energy laws — so I decided to write up a brief layperson's summary document about what's going on.
Published: Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 @ 4:57 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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When the Mill Pond project was first publicly announced in October, our number one objective was to see that the two affected communities had laws providing adequate protections to citizens, local businesses, the military, and the environment.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 @ 9:32 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Several people have asked me where things stand regarding the wind energy matter in Carteret County and Newport, and what do we do next.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 10:56 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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It became official today that Torch Energy threw in the towel regarding the proposed Mill Pond wind project!
Published: Monday, February 3rd, 2014 @ 12:04 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Some were concerned about how many people would show up on a poor weather night, in the holiday season, with the flu being prevalent. The answer: the Civic Center was jam packed.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:57 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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I hope that you and your family are enjoying the holiday season, and will have a healthy, prosperous New Year.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 10:20 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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The Carteret County Commissioners meeting today regarding the Mill Pond project, was an eclectic affair. This is the best of my recollection as to a summary of what transpired.
Published: Sunday, December 15th, 2013 @ 9:40 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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I have just been notified that the Carteret County Commissioners will have a special meeting this week, about making improvements to their Tall Structure Ordinance.
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 @ 3:13 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Yesterday the second Mill Pond educational forum was held (at the Hilton DoubleTree hotel, Atlantic Beach).
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Despite the inclement weather, last night's wind energy community forum in Newport was standing room only.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2013 @ 1:07 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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As you probably know, the proposed Mill Pond wind project is a highly technical matter that has generated a lot of good questions.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 @ 3:52 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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The latest Energy and Environmental Newsletter is now available online.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 @ 7:38 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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What most civilians do not know, is that military personnel (including base commanders) have been specifically ordered not to speak out publicly against any wind energy projects.
Published: Saturday, November 16th, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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This is in response to the Carteret News Times wind energy article appearing in the headlines of that paper today.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2013 @ 10:45 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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The first line of defense against industrial wind energy, is a strong local wind ordinance. As such, we at AWED are frequently asked for assistance in writing an effective measure.
Published: Saturday, November 9th, 2013 @ 9:04 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Yesterday (11/5/13: in Wilmington) was the first "official" state meeting regarding the proposed Newport wind project.
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2013 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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During that time two senate hearings were held, and both committees passed the bill. The Senate then also passed H484.
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013 @ 4:49 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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As you know by now, our number one North Carolina energy/economics/environmental bill of the year is H298.
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 @ 11:03 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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This is an update on H484 -- which is setting up the first statewide permitting process for industrial wind energy.
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2013 @ 8:04 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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At this point there aren't adequate safeguards for ANY of these groups. I have formally contacted top level DENR and DHHS people of the serious deficiencies, so it is now up to them to step up. Hopefully they will.
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 @ 1:43 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Again there will be a hearing on H484 at the Environmental Committee, tomorrow (#555 LOB at 10 AM).
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 @ 11:25 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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As you probably know, I've been actively involved with environmental issues for over thirty years. I've learned a lot from dealing with many thousands of people over this time.
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 1:32 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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