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New Joint Venture Acquiring 2 Wyo. Wind Farms

Associated Press — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:27:09 +0000

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A new joint venture funded by TIAA-CREF (T-I-A-A Kref) and an Alaskan company, Cook Inlet Region, Inc. is acquiring two wind farms in Wyoming.

The two companies have joined with Edison Mission Energy to form Capistrano Wind Partners LLC

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Groups Discuss Wind Farm Impact On Historic Sites

Associated Press — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:59:09 +0000

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Federal and state officials held a closed meeting recently with private landowners about the Chokecherry Sierra Madre wind farm project south of Rawlins.

Bureau of Land Management archaeologist Pat Walker says the meeting last week in Rawlins was not open to the public in order to protect the location of archaeological sites on private land

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BLM Plans To Fast-Track 3 Wyoming Wind Projects

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:31:37 +0000

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Three proposed wind farms in Wyoming are among the projects that the Bureau of Land Management plans to fast-track nationally.

One is the 1,000-turbine Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy project south of Rawlins, proposed by the Denver-based Anschutz Corp

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Sweetwater Wind Farms Face Challenges

Associated Press — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:31:16 +0000

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Two proposed wind farms in Sweetwater County are facing challenges.

The proposed wind farm on White Mountain is moving slowly forward, though proponents are grappling with issues raised by eagles in the area

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