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Alerts and Events: U.S.
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.
Action alerts, Health, Noise, Wisconsin •
Source: Brown County Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy
Shirley Wind Human Health Hazard Declaration — Request for Words of Support
At the October 14, 2014, Brown County (Wisconsin, USA) Board of Health meeting a motion was made to declare the Shirley Wind turbines a Human Health Hazard. The motion was unanimously approved by the Board: “To declare the Industrial Wind Turbines at Shirley Wind Project in the Town of Glenmore, Brown County, Wisconsin, a Human Health Hazard for all people (residents, workers, visitors, and sensitive passersby) who are exposed to Infrasound/Low-Frequency Noise and other emissions potentially harmful to human health.” . . .
Action alerts, Campaigns, Economics, Emissions, Environment, Health, Letters, U.S., Vermont •
Source: Vermonters for a Clean Environment
Vermonters’ Plea: DO NOT REINSTATE the Wind Energy PTC
Dear Senators Leahy and Sanders and Congressman Welch: We, the undersigned, join many thousands of U.S. taxpayers and ratepayers nationwide in urging you and your colleagues to eliminate the 22-year old wind production tax credit (PTC). You should know by now that development of wind power in the United States does not reduce our need to maintain and build reliable generation, nor does it add materially to employment in our country. The small amount of energy it generates is intermittent, . . .
Advertisements, Aesthetics, Economics, Energy, Maine, Radio •
Source: Saving Maine
Saving Maine’s first three radio commercials exposing wind power
“Goodbye, Saddleback Mountain” “Poor Wind vs. Tax Breaks” “Power Exporter”
Announcements, Hearings, Law, Oklahoma •
Source: Corporation Commission of Oklahoma
Inquiry of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to identify and resolve issues related to the development and use of wind energy
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (“Commission”) opens this Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) to identify and examine issues regarding wind energy development in the State of Oklahoma and in consideration of Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman’s letter dated May 19, 2014, requesting that the Commission examine certain aspects of wind energy development. The following items are some, but not necessarily all, matters to be considered: SITING: When siting a wind farm, which, if any, governmental entities are involved with the approval . . .
Note to Senators to reject PTC extension
Ladies & Gentlemen: I’m now sending the following note to various senators. If any of you find it useful, feel free to use it in whole or part with or without attribution. When contacting senators’ offices, please don’t forget their in-state offices. You can find telephone and fax numbers on members’ web sites. Glenn Schleede April 2, 2014 How much will Senator Grassley’s plan to extend the Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) add to the national debt we are passing . . .
Wind2050 – Multidisciplinary study on local acceptance and development of wind power projects
[click image to download high-resolution PDF] Wind power systems are expected to contribute significantly to Danish fossil free energy production by 2050. Despite initiatives aimed at increasing public participation and local acceptance, both public and private bodies continue to experience an increasing lack of local acceptance of wind power projects. This has been a common issue across Europe, with the factors driving and influencing acceptance appearing to differ depending on economic, political and cultural context. The Wind2050 project is unique . . .
Fish & Wildlife official admits 20 Eagles may be killed annually by proposed Delmarva wind farm
Download MP4 file (321 MB). This video (sent by Tammy of Somerset County, Md.) was taken at the January 15th public meeting for the “Great Bay Wind Energy Center”, a 150-megawatt industrial wind turbine project proposed for Somerset County on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay (Delmarva Peninsula). The developer is Pioneer Green Energy [PGE] of Austin, Texas, which claims to have more than 3,000 megawatts of wind power under development in 16 states. The video shows a U.S. Fish . . .
