Alerts Category: Petitions
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.
U.K. Petition to study wind turbine noise and the health consequences
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to set up an independent working party of acousticians and medical experts to fully explore the problems of wind turbine noise and the health consequences as ETSU-R-97, the measurement presently used, is invalid and does not protect our communities from unbearable noise pollution.
Click here to sign if you are a U.K. citizen (deadline 16 April 2010)
ETSU-R-97 is woefully out of date for measuring noise generated by current wind turbines & not fit for . . .
Save the outstanding landscape of Nant y Moch in the Cambrian Mountains
Petition:
We, the undersigned, request that Scottish and Southern Energy plc drops its plans for a wind power station at Nant y Moch and that the Infrastructure Planning Commission listens to local and national objections and declines permission for such a development.
We also request that the importance of this scenic landscape is recognised by the Welsh Assembly Government by dropping it from the wind energy target areas.
Sign the petition
Background (Preamble):
One of the last truly remote, wild and undeveloped parts of southern . . .
Aesthetics, Economics, Health, Law, Noise, Petitions, Setbacks, U.K. •
Source: Ian Corkin
Petition for minimum 2km between wind turbines and dwellings
UK citizens should have the same right as many in the rest of Europe, and be protected from huge turbines being built adjacent to their properties.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Introduce a minimum distance of 2km between wind turbines and dwellings. More details
Submitted by Ian Corkin – Deadline to sign up by: 23 December 2010
petitions.number10.gov.uk/tubine-distance/
Action alerts, Economics, New York, Petitions •
Source: Coalition for the Preservation of the Golden Crescent and Thousand Islands Region
Opposition of PILOT for Upstate NY Power Corporation
Background (Preamble):
Upstate NY Power Corporation has applied for a PILOT as of October 5, 2009. The requested a decision not later than December 31, 2009 to allow their project financing to be completed. They also stated that they are under a strict deadline to allow their construction to start and reach a certain percentage completion, to qualify for 30% Federal subsidies from the Stimulus Fund.
The application has not provided sufficient details about their financial strength, and actually refuses to provide . . .
Petition to establish a minimum distance of 2kms between wind farms and places of habitation
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to bring English law in line to that in Scotland for a minimum distance of 2kms between wind farms and places of habitation.
petitions.number10.gov.uk/stopwindfarms
The effects of wind turbines situated closer than 2kms on the health, wellbeing and quality of life are now becoming apparent all over the world. No minimum distances for these developments exist in England. In Scotland a minimum distance of 2kms is in place. Currently developments in England are being proposed . . .
Action alerts, Health, Law, Noise, Petitions, Technology, U.K. •
Source: North Hambleton Windfarm Action Group
U.K. petition to investigate wind turbine noise and revise measurement standards
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to set up an independent working party of acousticians and medical experts to fully explore the problems of wind turbine noise and the health consequences as ETSU-R-97, the measurement presently used, is invalid and does not protect our communities from unbearable noise pollution.
Submitted by Julie Hauserman of Appleton Wiske
Deadline to sign up by: 16 April 2010
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/ETSU-R97Failings/
ETSU-R-97 is woefully out of date for measuring noise generated by current wind turbines & not fit for . . .
Petition to assess RESPONSIBLY the health impacts of wind turbines and set a minimum set back distance of 2km
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to assess RESPONSIBLY the health impacts of wind turbines and set a minimum set back distance of 2km.
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Submitted by Mr. Anthony James Leatham
Deadline to sign up by: 09 September 2009
In response to a recent petition about minimum setback distance from wind turbines, the Government’s reply used old surveys carried out by Hayes McKenzie, a firm of accoustic engineers deeply embedded in the wind industry.
Unsurprisingly, the outcome was a foregone conclusion: there are . . .
Illinois, Noise, Petitions, Setbacks •
Source: Citizens for the Protection of Libertyville
Petition for a safe renewable wind ordinance in the town of Libertyville
We, the undersigned, believe a renewable energy plan must no endanger our four most important non-renewables: our families, our homes, our community, our land.
Aldridge Electric has built a wind turbine within 250 ft of residential property lines. It is very disruptive to our lives. It is obtrusive, incessant, loud and a nuisance.
For reasons of health and safety associated with noise, shadow flicker and other concerns, wind turbines should not be built any closer than 1 mile or more from residential . . .
Economics, Energy, Impacts, New York, Petitions, Publications •
Source: John Droz
N.Y.S. Citizens' Wind Energy Questions
Friends:
This is a special mailing that I’m sending you this as you may be interested in what is going on in NYS regarding wind energy.
Attached is the NYS Citizens’ Questions document (PDF) that was submitted yesterday to NYSERDA concerning their proposed Wind Power meeting. [The cover letter is the last two pages of the document.]
(NYSERDA is the NYS Energy Research Development Authority — the main NYS agency that oversees wind projects. Read the History section of the document for some . . .
Urgent! — Petition to preserve local control over industrial wind turbine siting
URGENT! — PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION TO PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL OVER INDUSTRIAL WIND TURBINE SITING AT WWW.GREENBERKSHIRES.ORG
The governor and legislature are moving quickly to pass a bill to promote industrial wind development in every community within the Commonwealth. It targets the Berkshires and Highlands of western Massachusetts, and the coastal areas.
The legislation, titled the Wind Energy Siting Reform Act, will remove local zoning control and veto power over onshore wind power plants of 2 megawatts (MW) or more. This means . . .
