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Documents presented here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch. This resource library is provided to assist anyone wishing to research the issue of industrial wind power and the impacts of its development. The information should be evaluated by each reader to come to their own conclusions about the many areas of debate.
Resolution: Effects of Wind-Energy Facilities on Bats and Other Wildlife
Author: American Society of Mammalogists
WHEREAS, wildlife conservation and energy efficiency should be major considerations in the development of viable sources of alternative energy (Government Accountability Office 2003; Arnett et al. 2007; National Research Council 2007); and,
WHEREAS, wind turbines were once assumed to have no adverse environmental impacts, however, onshore wind-energy facilities have killed thousands of bats and birds (Government Accountability Office 2003; Kunz et al. 2007b; National Research Council 2007); and,
WHEREAS, onshore wind-turbine construction and associated infrastructure have pronounced effects on wildlife habitat (Government . . .
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The "how to" guide to criteria for siting wind turbines to prevent health risks from sound
Author: Kamperman, George; and James, Rick
Version 1.0, July 30, 2008
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Permitting Setbacks for Wind Turbines in California and the Blade Throw Hazard
Author: Larwood, Scott
Prepared for the California Wind Energy Collaborative
By Scott Larwood, University of California, Davis
June 16, 2005
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Simple guidelines for siting wind turbines to prevent health risks
Author: Kamperman, George; and James, Rick
Paper presented at Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE) NOISE-CON 2008, July 28-31, 2008
George W. Kamperman, INCE Bd. Cert. Emeritus, INCE Kamperman Associates, Inc., george@kamperman.com
Richard R. James, E-Coustic Solutions, rickjames@e-coustic.com
Rev. 1.0, July 27, 2008
Industrial scale wind turbines are a familiar part of the landscape in Europe, U.K., and other parts of the world. In the U.S., however, similar industrial-scale wind energy developments are just beginning operation. The presence of industrial wind projects will increase dramatically over the next few years . . .
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Environmental Noise Guidelines: Wind Farms
Author: Southern Australia Environment Protection Authority
Wind farms need specific guidelines because wind turbines have unique noise generating characteristics and the environments surrounding wind farm sites usually have low ambient noise. …
2 NOISE CRITERIA
The general approach in setting noise criteria for new developments is to require compliance with a base noise level.
This base noise level is typically 5 dB(A) lower than the level considered to reflect the amenity of the receiving environment. Designing new developments at a lower level accounts for the cumulative effect of noise from . . .
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Environment, New York, Property values, Regulations, Safety, Siting, Tourism
Comments to the Moresville Energy Project DEIS
Author: Western Catskill Preservation Alliance
In addition to the comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), the large file below includes graphics and signed Declarations of Opposition to the Moresville Energy Project in the towns of Stamford and Roxbury, N.Y..
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USFS Public Comment Letter
Author: Friends of Beautiful Pendleton County
Friends of Beautiful Pendleton County, Inc. was formed by concerned citizens and landowners in Pendleton County, West Virginia to preserve our rich heritage, protect the priceless natural environment, and ensure that citizens receive responsible, factual information. We have endeavored to determine the possible impacts of the proposed Forest Service Directives for Wind Energy on Pendleton County, which is approximately thirty eight percent national forest consisting of both the Monongahela National Forest and the George Washington National Forest.
We value this opportunity . . .
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Comments: USFS Wind Energy Proposed Directives
Author: Wilderness Society
These comments are submitted in response to the Federal Register Notice for the Wind Energy, Proposed Forest Service Directives. Federal Register, Volume 72, No. 184, pages 54233-54239, commensurate with the Notice of Extension of Public Comment for the Forest Service Proposed Wind Energy Directives. Federal Register, Volume 72, No. 227, pages 66130-66131.
January 23, 2008
Attention: Director, Lands Staff
4th Floor-South
USDA Forest Service
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Mailstop 1124
Washington, DC 20250
FAX: 202-205-1604
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Northwest Oklahoma — Last Great Place To Ruin
Author: Selman, Sue
Rotary Club Speech, November, 2007, by Sue Selman, President, Save the Prairie, Woodward, Oklahoma, savetheprairie@hotmail.com
Will Rogers once said, “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” That is what I feel will happen to all of us if we don’t pay attention to what is going to happen here with the wind industry.
I want to thank you for inviting me here today. This tells me you are interested in being . . .
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Government disregard for wind turbine noise and health problems
Author: Davis, Jane and Julian; Arp, Jyette; and Nilsson, Lotta
A Christmas update from the Davises of Deeping St Nicholas about the wind turbine noise that drove them from their home, followed by a 1994 letter from Denmark and a 2001 letter from Sweden (thanks to Angela Kelly of Country Guardian in the U.K.) showing that nothing has changed. Noise, and flicker, remains a serious problem (how could a 90-meter-across propeller with a blade assembly weighing 40 tons be otherwise), and it is still officially ignored.
From Deeping St Nicholas, England, . . .