Alerts Category: Presentations
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.
Health, Illinois, Law, Noise, Presentations, Property values •
Source: Whitley County Concerned Citizens
Realities and Legalities – Other Perspectives on Industrial Wind Energy
Dave & Stephanie Hulthen and their four children live in the home pictured below. It was their dream farmhouse in rural Dekalb County, Illinois, until the wind turbines moved in next door. Today the Hulthen family lives surrounded by thirteen 40-story turbines within one mile of their house, the two closest a mere 1400 feet away. When the realities of living with their new neighbors became clear, they launched their blog, Our Life with Dekalb Turbines, to record and share . . .
Connecticut, Events, Impacts, Massachusetts, Presentations •
Source: Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Council
Wind Energy Forum, April 16, 2011
The Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Council (BLEC) will hold an informational forum on commercial wind turbines, April 16, 2011, at the Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, CT, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Co-sponsors include the Housatonic Valley Association, Audubon/Sharon, Housatonic Environmental Action League, Housatonic Riverkeepers, Housatonic River Initiative, the Northwest Conservation District, and Green Berkshires. Confirmed speakers are: keynote, Albert M. Manville, II, Ph.D., Senior Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to . . .
Canada, Europe, Impacts, Presentations, Publications, U.S., Videos •
Source: Windfall
Windfall movie available for community screenings
windfallthemovie.com: We are currently releasing the film for community screenings by special request and hope to inspire broader interest for mainstream distribution and broadcast. We are also close to announcing a theatrical release, which will open up many opportunities for the film as well as the issue. We are not selling the DVD or streaming the film until after the theatrical release. Please contact us if you’d like to discuss setting up a screening in your community: For the US, . . .
Energy presentation now available via Skype
As you may know, I have been asked to give my well-received energy presentation all over the world. For a variety of reasons I have so far restricted giving it to some 10 nearby states where I could keep my time to a minimum, and my travel & lodging costs down. I am now going to offer another option: To give my free energy presentation to other communities throughout the world via Skype. That’s right, whether you are in Australia, . . .
Aesthetics, Impacts, Oregon, Presentations, Protests •
Source: Friends of the Grande Ronde Valley
Craig Mountain parade float
Friends of the Grande Ronde Valley (FGRV) float depicting Craig Mountain (silhouetted in the background) if the Antelope Ridge Wind Farm’s 164 wind turbines are approved by Oregon Department of Energy. The homemade float appeared and received blue ribbons in several Eastern Oregon parades and events over the summer of 2010. FGRV supporters on foot, on horseback and even lamas marched along with the float all summer long. On a closer look of the float you can see covered wagons . . .
Health, Meetings, Noise, Presentations, Press releases, Property values, Vermont •
Source: Lowell Mountain Group
Information Meeting on Industrial Wind Turbines, February 18
(Lowell, VT) The Lowell Mountain Group is hosting an information meeting on industrial wind turbines on February 18 at the Lowell Graded School, from 7 to 9 pm. This is a rescheduling of the meeting planned for January 28th that was cancelled because of weather. The meeting includes a panel of speakers and the opportunity to ask questions about issues that keep coming up in rural communities where industrial wind projects have been sited or proposed. There will be four . . .
Energy, Environment, Health, Noise, Presentations, Vermont •
Source: Vermonters for a Clean Environment
Wind and Energy Forum
Vermonters for a Clean Environment is hosting an upcoming discussion on wind and energy issues in Rutland County and Vermont: West Rutland Town Hall, Thursday, October 22nd, 7 – 9 p.m. Presentation topics include: Siting Wind Turbines to Prevent Health Risks from Sound Richard R. James, INCE Can Industrial Wind Turbines Affect Your Health? Carmen M.E. Krogh, BscPharm Can Vermont Meet Renewable Energy and Climate Change Goals Without Ridge Top Wind? Kevin B. Jones, PhD A social hour, with light . . .
