Friday, October 31, 2008

New York Wind ethics code created

Watertown Daily Times | Wind ethics code created

Wind ethics code created
CUOMO'S IDEA:
Aim is to prevent improper dealings
By TOM WANAMAKER
TIMES ALBANY CORRESPONDENT


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31,

ALBANY — In the wake of numerous complaints over potentially unethical activity, the state attorney general has created a voluntary Wind Industry Ethics Code for wind power developers and municipal officials In a Thursday press conference at the state Capitol, Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo called the code an "institutional resolution" to investigations into the activities of two wind developers alleged to have engaged in improper dealings with local officials and anticompetitive practices. TWO COMPANIES SIGN ON "This is going to be an ongoing policy issue," Mr. Cuomo said. "We're doing the right thing for these companies and New York. We want to see these companies succeed.

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