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Today in Chicago History: Kerry Wood gets 20 strikeouts https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/691694/ #Baseball #Chicago #ChicagoCubs #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoCubs #Cubs #hindenburg #JonBurge #KerryWood #May6 #MLB #O'hareInternationalAirport #WLS

Today in Chicago History: Kerry Wood gets 20 strikeouts https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/691694/ #Baseball #Chicago #ChicagoCubs #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoCubs #Cubs #hindenburg #JonBurge #KerryWood #May6 #MLB #O'hareInternationalAirport #WLS

Giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower leave rural North Wales residents ‘horrified’ #WLS: Residents have erupted in anger over plans for giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower on a ridge in rural Conwy. Fury is growing after proposals emerged to erect five 180-metre turbines on Mynydd Tryfan which it is claimed, would be the tallest ever built on land in North Wales. The huge structures would stand around 20 metres higher than… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/25/giant-wind-turbines-taller-than-blackpool-tower-leave-rural-north-wales-residents-horrified/ #windpower #windenergy

Giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower leave rural North Wales residents ‘horrified’ #WLS: Residents have erupted in anger over plans for giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower on a ridge in rural Conwy. Fury is growing after proposals emerged to erect five 180-metre turbines on Mynydd Tryfan which it is claimed, would be the tallest ever built on land in North Wales. The huge structures would stand around 20 metres higher than… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/25/giant-wind-turbines-taller-than-blackpool-tower-leave-rural-north-wales-residents-horrified/ #windpower #windenergy

Giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower leave rural North Wales residents ‘horrified’ #WLS: Residents have erupted in anger over plans for giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower on a ridge in rural Conwy. Fury is growing after proposals emerged to erect five 180-metre turbines on Mynydd Tryfan which it is claimed, would be the tallest ever built on land in North Wales. The huge structures would stand around 20 metres higher than… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/25/giant-wind-turbines-taller-than-blackpool-tower-leave-rural-north-wales-residents-horrified/ #windpower #windenergy

‘Horrified’ residents fight plans for towering wind turbines on rural ridge #WLS: Residents have erupted in anger over plans for giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower on a ridge in rural Conwy. The proposals are for five 180-metre turbines on Mynydd Tryfan which would be the tallest ever built on land in north Wales. The structures would stand around 20 metres higher than Blackpool Tower, altering the skyline above communities between… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/21/horrified-residents-fight-plans-for-towering-wind-turbines-on-rural-ridge/ #windpower #windenergy

‘Horrified’ residents fight plans for towering wind turbines on rural ridge #WLS: Residents have erupted in anger over plans for giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower on a ridge in rural Conwy. The proposals are for five 180-metre turbines on Mynydd Tryfan which would be the tallest ever built on land in north Wales. The structures would stand around 20 metres higher than Blackpool Tower, altering the skyline above communities between… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/21/horrified-residents-fight-plans-for-towering-wind-turbines-on-rural-ridge/ #windpower #windenergy

‘Horrified’ residents fight plans for towering wind turbines on rural ridge #WLS: Residents have erupted in anger over plans for giant wind turbines taller than Blackpool Tower on a ridge in rural Conwy. The proposals are for five 180-metre turbines on Mynydd Tryfan which would be the tallest ever built on land in north Wales. The structures would stand around 20 metres higher than Blackpool Tower, altering the skyline above communities between… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/21/horrified-residents-fight-plans-for-towering-wind-turbines-on-rural-ridge/ #windpower #windenergy

‘It would break my heart’ – wind farm plans leave people divided #WLS: From a hillside above Abercarn in Caerphilly county, Grace Lloyd points across the moorland she can see from her home. “We’re sort of surrounded by where the wind farms are going to be,” she said. Familiar electricity pylons are dotted across the common. Planned wind turbines, she said, would be five times taller. “It would break my heart to see this covered in concrete and… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/19/it-would-break-my-heart-wind-farm-plans-leave-people-divided/ #windpower #windenergy

‘It would break my heart’ – wind farm plans leave people divided #WLS: From a hillside above Abercarn in Caerphilly county, Grace Lloyd points across the moorland she can see from her home. “We’re sort of surrounded by where the wind farms are going to be,” she said. Familiar electricity pylons are dotted across the common. Planned wind turbines, she said, would be five times taller. “It would break my heart to see this covered in concrete and… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/19/it-would-break-my-heart-wind-farm-plans-leave-people-divided/ #windpower #windenergy

‘It would break my heart’ – wind farm plans leave people divided #WLS: From a hillside above Abercarn in Caerphilly county, Grace Lloyd points across the moorland she can see from her home. “We’re sort of surrounded by where the wind farms are going to be,” she said. Familiar electricity pylons are dotted across the common. Planned wind turbines, she said, would be five times taller. “It would break my heart to see this covered in concrete and… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/19/it-would-break-my-heart-wind-farm-plans-leave-people-divided/ #windpower #windenergy

These enormous wind turbine projects would damage Wales – and all to supply the rest of the UK with energy #WLS: Yes, the world is getting hotter, and yes, Britain should produce more renewable energy. But what should be the price of that principle? The Cambrian mountains in mid-Wales are the national park that never was. In the 1950s, when the official designations were declared, Wales was awarded Eryri (Snowdonia), the Pembrokeshire coast and the… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/11/these-enormous-wind-turbine-projects-would-damage-wales-and-all-to-supply-the-rest-of-the-uk-with-energy/ #windpower #windenergy

These enormous wind turbine projects would damage Wales – and all to supply the rest of the UK with energy #WLS: Yes, the world is getting hotter, and yes, Britain should produce more renewable energy. But what should be the price of that principle? The Cambrian mountains in mid-Wales are the national park that never was. In the 1950s, when the official designations were declared, Wales was awarded Eryri (Snowdonia), the Pembrokeshire coast and the… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/11/these-enormous-wind-turbine-projects-would-damage-wales-and-all-to-supply-the-rest-of-the-uk-with-energy/ #windpower #windenergy

These enormous wind turbine projects would damage Wales – and all to supply the rest of the UK with energy #WLS: Yes, the world is getting hotter, and yes, Britain should produce more renewable energy. But what should be the price of that principle? The Cambrian mountains in mid-Wales are the national park that never was. In the 1950s, when the official designations were declared, Wales was awarded Eryri (Snowdonia), the Pembrokeshire coast and the… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/04/11/these-enormous-wind-turbine-projects-would-damage-wales-and-all-to-supply-the-rest-of-the-uk-with-energy/ #windpower #windenergy

Abertillery Wind Farm refused #WLS: Applicant: RWE Renewables UK Ltd Site Address: Land between Abertillery and Abersychan Description: The construction and operation of up to six wind turbines with a maximum blade tip height of up to 200m and associated infrastructure. References: DNS/3278009, S16 & S38 Common Land Secondary Consent Applications Decision Date: 06/03/2026 Decisions: The applications are refused. Having regard to the written… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/08/abertillery-wind-farm-refused/ #windpower #windenergy

Abertillery Wind Farm refused #WLS: Applicant: RWE Renewables UK Ltd Site Address: Land between Abertillery and Abersychan Description: The construction and operation of up to six wind turbines with a maximum blade tip height of up to 200m and associated infrastructure. References: DNS/3278009, S16 & S38 Common Land Secondary Consent Applications Decision Date: 06/03/2026 Decisions: The applications are refused. Having regard to the written… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/08/abertillery-wind-farm-refused/ #windpower #windenergy

Abertillery Wind Farm refused #WLS: Applicant: RWE Renewables UK Ltd Site Address: Land between Abertillery and Abersychan Description: The construction and operation of up to six wind turbines with a maximum blade tip height of up to 200m and associated infrastructure. References: DNS/3278009, S16 & S38 Common Land Secondary Consent Applications Decision Date: 06/03/2026 Decisions: The applications are refused. Having regard to the written… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/08/abertillery-wind-farm-refused/ #windpower #windenergy

Bute Energy must address concerns over its “incomplete” Radnor Forest wind farm proposal, say planning inspectors #WLS: Campaigners fighting an industrial scale wind farm in Mid Wales have welcomed demands by the Welsh Planning Inspectorate (PEDW) for more information and clarity on major aspects of the planning application. Only two weeks after a public consultation on Bute Energy’s Nant Mithil Energy Park application closed, PEDW Inspectors have… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/04/bute-energy-must-address-concerns-over-its-incomplete-radnor-forest-wind-farm-proposal-say-planning-inspectors/ #windpower #windenergy

Bute Energy must address concerns over its “incomplete” Radnor Forest wind farm proposal, say planning inspectors #WLS: Campaigners fighting an industrial scale wind farm in Mid Wales have welcomed demands by the Welsh Planning Inspectorate (PEDW) for more information and clarity on major aspects of the planning application. Only two weeks after a public consultation on Bute Energy’s Nant Mithil Energy Park application closed, PEDW Inspectors have… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/04/bute-energy-must-address-concerns-over-its-incomplete-radnor-forest-wind-farm-proposal-say-planning-inspectors/ #windpower #windenergy

Bute Energy must address concerns over its “incomplete” Radnor Forest wind farm proposal, say planning inspectors #WLS: Campaigners fighting an industrial scale wind farm in Mid Wales have welcomed demands by the Welsh Planning Inspectorate (PEDW) for more information and clarity on major aspects of the planning application. Only two weeks after a public consultation on Bute Energy’s Nant Mithil Energy Park application closed, PEDW Inspectors have… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/04/bute-energy-must-address-concerns-over-its-incomplete-radnor-forest-wind-farm-proposal-say-planning-inspectors/ #windpower #windenergy

Terwijl ik zat te wachten op de uitslag van mijn #WLS-keuring, had ik dit uitzicht over #Ouder-Amstel en #Amstelveen. P.S. Ik ben weer voor vijf jaar goedgekeurd.

Terwijl ik zat te wachten op de uitslag van mijn #WLS-keuring, had ik dit uitzicht over #Ouder-Amstel en #Amstelveen. P.S. Ik ben weer voor vijf jaar goedgekeurd.

Terwijl ik zat te wachten op de uitslag van mijn #WLS-keuring, had ik dit uitzicht over #Ouder-Amstel en #Amstelveen. P.S. Ik ben weer voor vijf jaar goedgekeurd.

Terwijl ik zat te wachten op de uitslag van mijn #WLS-keuring, had ik dit uitzicht over #Ouder-Amstel en #Amstelveen. P.S. Ik ben weer voor vijf jaar goedgekeurd.

Blade shears off wind turbine shutting Welsh beauty spot #WLS: A large area of a popular Welsh forest has been closed to the public after a wind turbine lost one of its blades. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) confirmed that part of Brechfa Forest in Carmarthenshire would be closed for a week due to the potential danger to the public. The forest, which is popular with walkers, horse riders and mountain bikers, covers around 6,500 hectares of land near… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/02/blade-shears-off-wind-turbine-shutting-welsh-beauty-spot/ #windpower #windenergy

Bute Energy withdraws wind farm plans #WLS: A wind farm planned for Carmarthenshire has been shelved following a review. Bute Energy has withdrawn its application for up to 13 turbines at Nant Ceiment Energy Park, around three miles south of Lampeter, citing environmental, land and commercial challenges. People who oppose the project said they are relieved. They felt the cumulative impact of current and planned wind farms in the wider area was… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/01/bute-energy-withdraws-wind-farm-plans/ #windpower #windenergy

Bute Energy withdraws wind farm plans #WLS: A wind farm planned for Carmarthenshire has been shelved following a review. Bute Energy has withdrawn its application for up to 13 turbines at Nant Ceiment Energy Park, around three miles south of Lampeter, citing environmental, land and commercial challenges. People who oppose the project said they are relieved. They felt the cumulative impact of current and planned wind farms in the wider area was… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/01/bute-energy-withdraws-wind-farm-plans/ #windpower #windenergy

Bute Energy withdraws wind farm plans #WLS: A wind farm planned for Carmarthenshire has been shelved following a review. Bute Energy has withdrawn its application for up to 13 turbines at Nant Ceiment Energy Park, around three miles south of Lampeter, citing environmental, land and commercial challenges. People who oppose the project said they are relieved. They felt the cumulative impact of current and planned wind farms in the wider area was… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/01/bute-energy-withdraws-wind-farm-plans/ #windpower #windenergy

A new 12 bird collection has landed! "Common Birds of Wales (12)" is now playable: https://birdbrainer.app 🙌 Learn birds. Love nature #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer | #birdsoftheworld #birds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #wales #wls

A new 12 bird collection has landed! "Common Birds of Wales (12)" is now playable: https://birdbrainer.app 🙌 Learn birds. Love nature #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer | #birdsoftheworld #birds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #wales #wls

A new 12 bird collection has landed! "Common Birds of Wales (12)" is now playable: https://birdbrainer.app 🙌 Learn birds. Love nature #birdbrainerapp #birdbrainer | #birdsoftheworld #birds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #wales #wls

‘Are there any positives?’ Councillor questions benefit of massive wind turbine project #WLS: Are there any positives in having a massive wind turbine project in a Welsh county, a councillor has asked. At a meeting a meeting of Powys County Council’s Planning committee on Thursday, February 12, the Local Impact Report (LIR) on the Nant Mithil Energy Park proposal by Bute Energy at Radnor Forest near Llandrindod Wells came before councillors which… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/17/are-there-any-positives-councillor-questions-benefit-of-massive-wind-turbine-project/ #windpower #windenergy

‘Are there any positives?’ Councillor questions benefit of massive wind turbine project #WLS: Are there any positives in having a massive wind turbine project in a Welsh county, a councillor has asked. At a meeting a meeting of Powys County Council’s Planning committee on Thursday, February 12, the Local Impact Report (LIR) on the Nant Mithil Energy Park proposal by Bute Energy at Radnor Forest near Llandrindod Wells came before councillors which… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/17/are-there-any-positives-councillor-questions-benefit-of-massive-wind-turbine-project/ #windpower #windenergy

‘Are there any positives?’ Councillor questions benefit of massive wind turbine project #WLS: Are there any positives in having a massive wind turbine project in a Welsh county, a councillor has asked. At a meeting a meeting of Powys County Council’s Planning committee on Thursday, February 12, the Local Impact Report (LIR) on the Nant Mithil Energy Park proposal by Bute Energy at Radnor Forest near Llandrindod Wells came before councillors which… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/17/are-there-any-positives-councillor-questions-benefit-of-massive-wind-turbine-project/ #windpower #windenergy

Hundreds gather outside the Senedd for a mass protest against large-scale wind farms #WLS: Angry protesters from across Wales descended on the Senedd yesterday, to take part in a noisy demonstration against plans to build some of the UK’s tallest turbines near to rural communities. Representatives of all political parties in Wales were invited to address the crowd, and all except Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party were represented. During the… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/12/hundreds-gather-outside-the-senedd-for-a-mass-protest-against-large-scale-wind-farms/ #windpower #windenergy

Hundreds gather outside the Senedd for a mass protest against large-scale wind farms #WLS: Angry protesters from across Wales descended on the Senedd yesterday, to take part in a noisy demonstration against plans to build some of the UK’s tallest turbines near to rural communities. Representatives of all political parties in Wales were invited to address the crowd, and all except Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party were represented. During the… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/12/hundreds-gather-outside-the-senedd-for-a-mass-protest-against-large-scale-wind-farms/ #windpower #windenergy

Hundreds gather outside the Senedd for a mass protest against large-scale wind farms #WLS: Angry protesters from across Wales descended on the Senedd yesterday, to take part in a noisy demonstration against plans to build some of the UK’s tallest turbines near to rural communities. Representatives of all political parties in Wales were invited to address the crowd, and all except Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party were represented. During the… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/12/hundreds-gather-outside-the-senedd-for-a-mass-protest-against-large-scale-wind-farms/ #windpower #windenergy

Negative impacts found in plan for park of 220m wind turbines #WLS: Powys councillors are set to receive a report outlining county planners’ assessment of proposals for an energy park featuring 30 wind turbines reaching heights of up to 220m. During a Powys County Council Planning committee meeting on Thursday, February 12, members will consider the local impact report (LIR) concerning Bute Energy’s Nant Mithil Energy Park proposal at Radnor Forest… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/08/negative-impacts-found-in-plan-for-park-of-220m-wind-turbines/ #windpower #windenergy

Negative impacts found in plan for park of 220m wind turbines #WLS: Powys councillors are set to receive a report outlining county planners’ assessment of proposals for an energy park featuring 30 wind turbines reaching heights of up to 220m. During a Powys County Council Planning committee meeting on Thursday, February 12, members will consider the local impact report (LIR) concerning Bute Energy’s Nant Mithil Energy Park proposal at Radnor Forest… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/08/negative-impacts-found-in-plan-for-park-of-220m-wind-turbines/ #windpower #windenergy

Negative impacts found in plan for park of 220m wind turbines #WLS: Powys councillors are set to receive a report outlining county planners’ assessment of proposals for an energy park featuring 30 wind turbines reaching heights of up to 220m. During a Powys County Council Planning committee meeting on Thursday, February 12, members will consider the local impact report (LIR) concerning Bute Energy’s Nant Mithil Energy Park proposal at Radnor Forest… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/08/negative-impacts-found-in-plan-for-park-of-220m-wind-turbines/ #windpower #windenergy

Opponents of giant wind farms determined to make their voices heard at protest outside the Senedd #WLS: Opponents of plans to build industrial scale onshore wind farms across rural Wales are preparing to protest outside the Senedd on February 11 2026 from noon. Coaches are being laid on and it’s hoped that several hundred people will attend. Buses are planned from Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells, Llanwrtyd Wells, Llandovery, Llandeilo and Lampeter.… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/04/opponents-of-giant-wind-farms-determined-to-make-their-voices-heard-at-protest-outside-the-senedd/ #windpower #windenergy

Opponents of giant wind farms determined to make their voices heard at protest outside the Senedd #WLS: Opponents of plans to build industrial scale onshore wind farms across rural Wales are preparing to protest outside the Senedd on February 11 2026 from noon. Coaches are being laid on and it’s hoped that several hundred people will attend. Buses are planned from Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells, Llanwrtyd Wells, Llandovery, Llandeilo and Lampeter.… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/04/opponents-of-giant-wind-farms-determined-to-make-their-voices-heard-at-protest-outside-the-senedd/ #windpower #windenergy

Opponents of giant wind farms determined to make their voices heard at protest outside the Senedd #WLS: Opponents of plans to build industrial scale onshore wind farms across rural Wales are preparing to protest outside the Senedd on February 11 2026 from noon. Coaches are being laid on and it’s hoped that several hundred people will attend. Buses are planned from Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells, Llanwrtyd Wells, Llandovery, Llandeilo and Lampeter.… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/02/04/opponents-of-giant-wind-farms-determined-to-make-their-voices-heard-at-protest-outside-the-senedd/ #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2009) Wind farm illness #WLS: SIR – There seems to be a great deal of controversy about the effect of wind turbine noises on human health. I can assure everyone who needs to know, that some people like myself have found it impossible to live near them. I had lived on our family farm for 27 years. I was living in the community where I grew up and where some of my family still live. We had invested a great deal of our time into . . . https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-farm-illness/ #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2009) Wind farm illness #WLS: SIR – There seems to be a great deal of controversy about the effect of wind turbine noises on human health. I can assure everyone who needs to know, that some people like myself have found it impossible to live near them. I had lived on our family farm for 27 years. I was living in the community where I grew up and where some of my family still live. We had invested a great deal of our time into . . . https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-farm-illness/ #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2009) Wind farm illness #WLS: SIR – There seems to be a great deal of controversy about the effect of wind turbine noises on human health. I can assure everyone who needs to know, that some people like myself have found it impossible to live near them. I had lived on our family farm for 27 years. I was living in the community where I grew up and where some of my family still live. We had invested a great deal of our time into . . . https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-farm-illness/ #windpower #windenergy

Powys council aims to take 5% slice of wind turbine money #WLS: Powys County Council could make up to £82 million from energy schemes in the county over the next 25 years. But this hinges on whether energy production firms are willing to pay a five per cent levy to the council for “doing business” in Powys. Senior councillors received a report which will see the council endeavour to implement a raft of proposals in a bid to make money out of energy… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2025/12/18/powys-council-aims-to-take-5-slice-of-wind-turbine-money/ #windpower #windenergy

Powys council aims to take 5% slice of wind turbine money #WLS: Powys County Council could make up to £82 million from energy schemes in the county over the next 25 years. But this hinges on whether energy production firms are willing to pay a five per cent levy to the council for “doing business” in Powys. Senior councillors received a report which will see the council endeavour to implement a raft of proposals in a bid to make money out of energy… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2025/12/18/powys-council-aims-to-take-5-slice-of-wind-turbine-money/ #windpower #windenergy

Powys council aims to take 5% slice of wind turbine money #WLS: Powys County Council could make up to £82 million from energy schemes in the county over the next 25 years. But this hinges on whether energy production firms are willing to pay a five per cent levy to the council for “doing business” in Powys. Senior councillors received a report which will see the council endeavour to implement a raft of proposals in a bid to make money out of energy… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2025/12/18/powys-council-aims-to-take-5-slice-of-wind-turbine-money/ #windpower #windenergy

Plans for giant Y Bryn wind farm near Port Talbot refused after landscape concerns #WLS: The Y Bryn Wind Farm would have seen up to 18 turbines, each rising to 250 metres from base to tip, constructed on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate northeast of Port Talbot. At that scale, the turbines would have been more than twice the height of Swansea’s Meridian Quay Tower, and visible across much of South Wales. A project promising power for thousands… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2025/11/29/plans-for-giant-y-bryn-wind-farm-near-port-talbot-refused-after-landscape-concerns/ #windpower #windenergy