Pandora’s Pinwheels: The Reality of Life with Wind Turbines - Australia and New Zealand
(1 hr. 57 min.)
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Content:
0:00 - Introduction; background of those interviewed - experts, journalist, people who live too close to wind turbines in three separate areas
10:46 - Prior attitudes
13:14 - People felt lied to
28:03 - Noise, the many facets of wind turbine noise and how it is different from other industrial noise
53:37 - Health impacts and how close is too close; some people live over 2 miles from the nearest turbine
1:18:51 - Shadow, blade flint, flicker, red flashing lights
1:23:00 - Property values
1:31:34 - Community fracture
1:37:48 - Quality of life; amenity
1:45:44 - What would you tell others if a wind developer comes to a community
1:49:09 - Conclusion
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