New legislation could affect pending wind energy projects

By Anne Adams • Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bill introduced last Friday by Sen. Lamar Alexander would have profound consequences for the current wind utility decision faced by Highland County. Alexander, a Tennessee senator, announced legislation titled the "Environmentally Responsible Wind Power Act of 2005,â€? co-patroned by Virginia's own Sen. John Warner, who has previously expressed his serious concerns about wind energy development off-shore in the Chesapeake.

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