Proposed wind farms have a negative side, too
We must all become informed about life with wind turbines. In phase one, the Black Fork Wind Farm will have 112 wind turbines that are more than 400-feet tall with 159-foot blades and red strobe lights that blink on and off all night long. The wind turbines, at times, may create upward to 70 decibels of noise. The EPA says 45 decibels disturbs sleep. The low frequency noise from wind turbines warrant immediate concern according to the 1999 World Health Organization.
These eye sores will totally turn the residential and farm land west of Shelby into an industrial wind farm. What will happen to the property value of that area?
Our tax monies will pay at least 30 percent of the construction costs. Large scale wind power does not reduce our dependence on foreign oil and does not provide lower cost electricity to those who own the land they are on or to anyone else. In fact, it will increase the cost of electricity. The energy produced on the Black Fork Wind Farm may not even be used in Ohio.
There are more than 760 family homes in this planned wind farm. With large dollar payoffs each year, it is understandable some people are reluctant to consider the negative impact. They are willing to ignore the effects of such large machines on themselves and their neighbors. Excited by the financial promises of the wind companies they forget that their giant machines will destroy precisely what makes their community livable — home.
Did you know China has plans to build a $1.5 billion wind farm in Texas using turbines manufactured in China and the Chinese intend to tap into $450 million of U.S. TARP money for this project?
Please send your concerns about the negative side of wind farms in Ohio to:
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Alan R. Schriber, Chairman
180 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215.
Ann Hedrick
Shelby
Mansfield News Journal
22 November 2009
Tags: Wind power, Wind energy
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