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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational effort to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch. They are the products of and owned by the organizations or individuals noted and are shared here according to “fair use” and “fair dealing” provisions of copyright law.


March 27, 2024 • Germany, , Print storyE-mail story

Infrasound from wind turbines could be ‘a huge threat to the entire biodiversity’: doctor

More than 70,000 wind turbines operate across the United States, and the U.S. government continues to approve offshore wind projects as part of its transition toward clean energy. When wind turbines rotate, however, they generate not only electricity but also infrasound. For Dr. Ursula Bellut-Staeck, this development represents “a huge problem for all forms of organisms,” including humans. The medical doctor and scientific author has been studying the health effects of infrasound for several years. She has been looking into . . . Complete story »


March 27, 2024 • Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Print storyE-mail story

Right whales seem to not be a concern in new plans

Massachusetts fishermen say feds are hypocritical in Gulf of Maine wind energy designation. A move to designate two million acres in the Gulf of Maine as a hub for wind energy is snagging a sharp hook from Massachusetts fishermen who say the development overlooks risks to the North Atlantic right whale. A handful of Bay State fishermen advocacy groups are teaming with counterparts from across New England in criticizing the Biden administration’s plans to industrialize the area off the coasts . . . Complete story »


March 27, 2024 • PennsylvaniaPrint storyE-mail story

State police investigating shooting of wind turbines

Police are investigating after two wind turbines in Schuylkill County were shot at. According to Pennsylvania State Police in Frackville, two wind turbines belonging to Avangrid Renewables in the area of Raven Run Road and Ringown Boulevard in Union Township were intentionally shot at with a firearm. Anyone with information on the incident is being asked to contact state police at Frackville at 570-874-5300. Complete story »


March 27, 2024 • OregonPrint storyE-mail story

Tolowa Dee-ni oppose Windmill Energy

The Tolowa Dee-ni Nation announced it has passed a Resolution opposing offshore wind energy. The Nation, which covers Del Norte County and much of southwest Oregon, urges the Department of Interior and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt all scoping and permitting for offshore wind projects, until a comprehensive and transparent procedure is developed. The Tolowa Dee-ni is a federally recognized Indian Nation, one of 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States that depend on traditional places, foods . . . Complete story »


March 20, 2024 • AlbertaPrint storyE-mail story

Wind energy developments won’t be allowed within 35 km of Rocky Mountains

Alberta sent a draft map to industry showing where renewable energy projects will and won’t be allowed. Large swaths of land near Alberta’s Rocky Mountains and foothills will be off limits for wind energy developments under the province’s new regulations for renewables projects. Alberta sent a draft map on Thursday evening to industry showing where renewable energy projects will and won’t be allowed, which restricts developments in national parks and UNESCO heritage sites, and creates a buffer along the eastern . . . Complete story »


March 20, 2024 • WisconsinPrint storyE-mail story

In-depth: Resistance to wind energy in two Wisconsin towns targeted by CCP-backed company

A wind company backed by an entity of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has taken the first step to sue two small Wisconsin towns in response to their effort to pass ordinances written to protect residents’ health and safety. But those local communities are fighting back. “Our resistance is spreading like a turbine fire,” Martin Machtan, an attorney and executive director of Farmland First, told The Epoch Times. Farmland First is an organization that aims to facilitate discussion among community . . . Complete story »


March 20, 2024 • IndianaPrint storyE-mail story

Commissioners approve moratorium on new wind farm projects

A moratorium on the development of any new wind farms in Madison County has been approved by the Madison County Board of Commissioners. The Commissioners Tuesday voted to approve the recommendation of the county’s Plan Commission to put in place the moratorium The county adopted a wind farm ordinance in 2002 and only one project has been approved since that time in northern Madison County. Larry Strange, director of the Planning Department, said the ordinance should be reviewed. “The ordinance . . . Complete story »


March 19, 2024 • MainePrint storyE-mail story

Janet Mills proposes rolling back dune protections to build offshore wind port

Gov. Janet Mills wants to roll back protections for the sand dunes that partially make up the state’s preferred site for a landmark offshore wind terminal. The Democratic governor’s bill, which was submitted this week by Rep. Gerry Runte, D-York, a member of the Legislature’s energy committee, is aimed at clearing the way for the terminal. The Mills administration picked Sears Island in Searsport over nearby Mack Point as its preferred staging ground for shipping wind components out to sea. . . . Complete story »


March 19, 2024 • Virginia, Print storyE-mail story

Biden administration sued over Virginia offshore wind farm approval

A conservative think tank on Monday sued the Biden administration in an effort to reverse approval of what would be the largest offshore wind farm of its kind. The Heartland Institute filed the suit with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, a nonprofit that advocates for an economically libertarian approach to environmental action and has denied the existence of human-caused climate change. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks to reverse the National . . . Complete story »


March 18, 2024 • BulgariaPrint storyE-mail story

Protest in Varna against wind facilities in the Black Sea

Representatives of the fishing and tourism industries are protesting in Varna against the draft law on renewable energy in marine areas. Traffic in the area of the Palace of Culture and Sports was disrupted for 3 hours before noon on Monday 18 March. At the same time, a round table on the development of wind farms in the nearby Black Sea is being organised by the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD). “The so-called CSD continues to lobby for . . . Complete story »


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