Alerts Category: Impacts
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.
Wind Wise Radio
Internet Wind Energy Talk — Every Sunday Evening [Click here for archives at National Wind Watch.] Infrasound and Adverse Health Effects. Ambrose and Rand. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 7:00-8:00PM Join us for the first edition of Wind Wise Radio when we will be delighted to welcome Stephen Ambrose and Robert Rand, professional acousticians, members of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering, and the authors of “The McPherson Infrasound and Low Frequency Noise Study” which investigated the possible relationship between infrasound . . .
Spinning a Green Yarn — Another Inconvenient Truth
Published: Jan. 23, 2012 Tall gleaming white towers and intimidating gleaming white blades, creating energy from out of thin air — what could be more wholesome for the environment, wildlife, humankind, and the planet?! This book will help you to have a better understanding of the full impact of commercial wind power on the environment. Read this book and see if the facts mesh with your beliefs! “Green” Energy from Commercial Wind Power — Really? What are you thinking when . . .
Besat af vind (Possessed by wind)
Ren elektricitet fra industriel vindkraft har en dyster skyggeside— Besværende støj, der kan høres igennem lyden fra fjernsynet. Generende skygger, der bølger hen over landskabet og gennem vinduerne ind i husets værelser. Roterende bevægelser i landskabet, hvor man end kigger. Blinkende røde eller hvide advarselslys på nattehimlen. En egenrådig vindindustri der spiller på angsten for global opvarmning, klimaforandringer og atomkraft. Uden at der tages nævneværdige hensyn til naboer, der får deres tilværelse slået itu. Skadevirkningerne på natur og mennesker står . . .
Wind Farm Scam
An excellent gift for your local councillors/selectmen/zoning administrators! (Combine it with Wind Turbine Syndrome, by Dr. Nina Pierpont.) The spectre of global warming and the political panic surrounding it has triggered a goldrush for renewable energy sources without an open discussion of the merits and drawbacks of each. In The Wind Farm Scam Dr Etherington argues that in the case of wind power the latter far outweigh the former. Wind turbines cannot generate enough energy to reduce global CO2 levels . . .
Advertisements, Campaigns, Economics, Emissions, Idaho, Publications •
Source: Energy Integrity Project
Not cheap. Not clean. Not for Idaho.
Billboard created by the Energy Integrity Project. They have taken five billboards for 6 months. (click to download PDF)
Windfall screenings, Jan. 14 & 20
Saturday, January 14: Windfall Screening Time: 7:00 PM Price: free Location: Craftsbury Public Library, Craftsbury Common, Vt. Description: The Craftsbury Public Library is partnering with the Ridge Protectors to bring a screening of the movie Windfall to Craftsbury on Saturday, January 14, at 7PM. Wind power… it’s sustainable… it burns no fossil fuels…it produces no air pollution. What’s more, it cuts down dependency on foreign oil. That’s what the people of Meredith, in upstate New York first thought when a . . .
Action alerts, Comments, Health, Oregon •
Source: Oregon Public Health Division
Oregon Wind Energy Health Impact Assessment
Draft report released January 3, 2012 The Oregon Public Health Division spent the last year responding to questions from the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), local health departments, and community members in Eastern Oregon about the potential health impacts of wind energy facilities on Oregon communities. The draft Wind Energy Health Impact Assessment is a tool to help community members, elected officials and ODOE understand and respond to health-related questions about wind energy developments in Oregon. This initial HIA on . . .
