Alerts Archive: February 2008
These postings are provided to help publicize the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Letter to N.Y. town supervisors re: Article X threat to home rule
The New York State Coalition of Concerned Citizens have come together to get the word out to all NYS municipality officials and citizens regarding the upcoming legislation, known as Article X, and the importance of maintaining Home Rule in our state. We have sent a letter to all NYS Supervisors, encouraging them and their respective boards and citizens, to contact and inform Governor Spitzer, Senate Majority Leader Bruno, Senate Energy Chairman Wright, and all their representatives that we simply refuse . . .
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Wind plants and travel
I went away for the weekend to escape the monster turbines and in that time I went to Wexford Ireland to see some people suffering with the monsters.
I have discovered that I cannot go anywhere near them or even go past them to get to a destination. Life is planning a route around the monsters so I can travel pain free and not go as white as a sheet and dizzy. The visual impact is frightening to say the least . . .
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Wind Turbine Syndrome — call for testimony
If you know anyone in the USA who is having health problems as a result of living near industrial wind turbines, and if this person (or family) is willing to be interviewed by Nina Pierpont, MD, PhD, for her forthcoming article on Wind Turbine Syndrome, please have them contact me at rushton@twcny.rr.com or (518) 651-2019, ASAP.
Thanks,
Calvin Luther Martin
Malone, NY
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Radio show: health impacts of industrial wind
We are concerned citizens of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada, and for the rest of EARTH!
Kim Iles and myself, Greg Foster, thought wind energy was great, and I still think individual wind turbines are one of many things we can do for ourselves to lessen the impact on the earth. Industrial Wind power is NOT!
We have been told at a recent meeting that 450 turbines are to be put in the Chatham-Kent are and in our neighboring county of Essex 900 . . .
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Impact of Article 10 Siting on NYS Local Governments in Rural Counties
The NYS Legislative Commission on Rural Resources has just circulated the attached 2-page questionnaire to all municipalities throughout the state, asking for comment on industrial wind projects in these communities.
This document was kindly brought to my attention by our town supervisor, Howard Maneely. I called the Commission office in Albany and had a long discussion with one of the staffers. It turns out the Commission (chaired by State Senator George H. Winner, Jr.) is very interested in hearing from . . .
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