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Alerts and Events: Massachusetts
These postings are provided to help publicize and provide examples of 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.
Industrial Wind Impacts in Shelburne: Declining Property Values and Noise Pollution
Saturday, March 3 – 7:00 pm Memorial Hall, Shelburne Falls, MA Michael McCann, CRA Nationally recognized real estate appraiser with over 30 years experience presents The Negative Impact of Industrial Wind on Property Values Since 2005, Mr. McCann has evaluated over 20 wind energy projects with regard to impacts on neighboring residential and agricultural property values. Expected declines of 25 – 40% and even total abandonment of homes have been reported. Mr. McCann will provide insight to residents of Shelburne . . .
Friends of Mt. Massaemet present a FREE screening of WINDFALL
Friends of Mt. Massaemet present a FREE screening of: WINDFALL Sunday, March 18 – 4:00 pm Memorial Hall, Shelburne Falls, MA Wind power . . . It’s green . . . It’s good . . . It reduces our dependency on foreign oil. But does it? Or, is it merely a highly profitable financial scam for the many wind energy developers looking to erect industrial wind turbines in a town near you? Laura Israel’s documentary, WINDFALL, looks at both sides of wind energy development when the . . .
Please help protect the health of people living near wind turbines!
RECOGNIZING THAT YOU HAVE A VERY BUSY SCHEDULE… PLEA: Your presence is urgently needed tomorrow, Tuesday, February 14th, at the State House in Boston, to protest the government’s attempt to permit wind turbines too close to people’s homes. This in an indoor event. [Also Thursday, February 16, in Bourne and Tuesday, February 28, in Lee:] DEP MEETINGS: Please attend any and all of these meetings. The one tomorrow on Beacon Hill is most important. Tuesday, February 14, 2012 10:00 a.m. . . .
“Too Close”
A look into the siting of industrial wind turbine projects in residential areas. You’ll hear from those who experience the shadow flicker and ill health effects of the Hull and Falmouth Massachusetts turbines. You’ll see how another small town is gearing up for a fight against government and the goliath that is the big wind industry.
Ridges Are Not Renewable!
Industrial wind projects are presented as a “green” way to produce energy. But standing on top of one of the world’s oldest mountains, watching forest and stone get blown away to make room for these behemoths – that tells a different story. There is no way to “un-blast” a ridge. Corporations of the world flock towards the capital these projects put in their pockets – they don’t care that they’re the most inefficient and expensive way to make clean energy, that there . . .
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Source: Preston M.
sWINDle billboard – call for pledges
Dear Friends Opposed to Energy from Wind: To date, there have been few clear, widespread public statements on the downsides of energy from wind. A statement via a billboard, I strongly feel, will reach the general public and incite questions. As elected officials are loathe to cross their electorate, hopefully the public will become more skeptical and influence their representatives to change their pro-wind or on-the-fence positions. The local newspapers and TV people could cover the story. I propose a . . .
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Source: Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Council
Wind Energy Forum, April 16, 2011
The Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Council (BLEC) will hold an informational forum on commercial wind turbines, April 16, 2011, at the Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, CT, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Co-sponsors include the Housatonic Valley Association, Audubon/Sharon, Housatonic Environmental Action League, Housatonic Riverkeepers, Housatonic River Initiative, the Northwest Conservation District, and Green Berkshires. Confirmed speakers are: keynote, Albert M. Manville, II, Ph.D., Senior Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to . . .
