National Wind Watch
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Publicizing the adverse impacts of industrial wind energy – https://t.co/Bry4JxvBpi
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Joined January 2009
Wind is intermittent, highly variable, and not dispatchable. So it can be only an add-on to other, more reliable sources. And its low density means massive materials and land/sea area requirements along with heavy-duty access roads and powerlines.
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Spain’s rural areas are backing wine over wind farms #ESP: For over four decades, Maria Jose Nestares’ family has quietly run a vineyard in the Spanish northern region of La Rioja, one of Europe’s largest wine-producing areas. But… #windpower #windenergy
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“Industrial wind turbines are power plants that run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The sound they emit is intrusive and harmful.” —Louise Barteau, Fairhaven, Mass., The Berkshire Eagle, September 22, 2017
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(archive: 2009) Dirty truth about ‘clean’ windpower? What the critics are saying: Author’s Note: The following essay is not intended to criticize or offend local landowners who agreed to have wind turbines placed on their property… #windpower #windenergy
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“The negative effects of wind energy use are as much underestimated as its contribution to the statistics is overestimated.” —Darmstadt (Germany) Manifesto, Sept. 1, 1998
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(archive: 2009) Appeal Decision – Gorsedd Bran, Nantglyn, Wales #WLS: by Stuart B Wild, MRTPI MCIM, an Inspector appointed by the Welsh Ministers, 18/11/09 The development proposed is the construction of 13 wind turbine generators… #windpower #windenergy
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“Given the mounting evidence indicating adverse effects that wind turbines can have on human health, it is critical that more research be conducted into adequate setback distances.” —Stephen Boles, “Wind Turbine Syndrome: Are wind farms hazardous to…
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Legislation would bar wind farms within six miles of another’s property #AZ: When it comes to building wind farms, how close is too close? Six miles, according to proponents of legislation awaiting a House vote. It would bar any… #windpower #windenergy
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(archive: 2013) Estimated U.S. Energy Use in 2011 #USA: Energy flow charts show the relative size of primary energy resources and end uses in the United States, with fuels compared on a common energy unit basis. Click here for a… #windpower #windenergy
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(video archive) Life with Industrial Wind Turbines in Wisconsin: Larry Wunsch: By courtesy of Rock County Tax-Payers for a Better Renewable Energy Plan Interview with Larry Wunsch, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. See transcript… #windpower #windenergy
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RT @windwatchorg: Sensitivity mapping of harbour seals, grey seals and harbour porpoises to the construction and operation of offshore wind…
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N.S. government imposes changes on West Hants wind turbine amendments #NS: A Lower Vaughan resident is among those expressing concern after the Nova Scotia government imposed changes on West Hants Regional Municipality planning… #windpower #windenergy
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“There’s a lot of trouble with the turbines. You’re repairing and repairing and repairing. By the time you get one fixed, the next one doesn’t work.” —Willy Mortenson, Denmark, Captain, Ocean Cat, New York Times, Jan. 18, 2014
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Australia’s oldest commercial wind farm to close as cost of repowering is too high #AUS: In a first clue as to what might be the future for some ageing wind farms sites, renewable energy company Pacific Blue says it will not… #windpower #windenergy
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RT @ElRucioDos: Biden's Inflation and Infrastructure Acts were also funding developers abroad.
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(archive: 2014) Fatal defects in Liverpool Range wind farm environmental assessment #AUS: The proposed Liverpool Range wind farm should be rejected on strategic grounds and because of fatal defects in multiple essential parts of… #windpower #windenergy
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(video archive) La nueva conquista: Eolicos en Oaxaca: El proyecto eolico neoliberal en Tehuantepec Oaxaca #windpower #windenergy
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Community battles wind farm expansion amid regeneration struggle #SCT: A Moray community says efforts to regenerate the local area are being hampered by a large number of wind turbines being built around it. More than 70 turbines… #windpower #windenergy
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“My rule of thumb is 60 acres per megawatt for wind farms on land.” —Tom Gray, Director of Communications and Outreach, American Wind Energy Assocation
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(archive: 2017) Revisiting Ocotillo #CA: Ocotillo, in Imperial County, has been inflicted by massive dust storms ever since 112 turbines were built around it. The desert surface was scraped clean of vegetation as a preparation for… #windpower #windenergy
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