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Portuguese Supreme Court orders 4 wind turbines removed
Author: Supremo Tribunal de Justiça
Wind turbine #2 is at a distance of 321.83 m from the house and 182.36 m from the stables; wind turbine #3 at 539.92 m and 439.64 m, respectively; wind turbine #4 at 579.86 m and 565.50 m; and wind turbine #1 at 642.08 m and 503 m. Before November 2006, Quinta was a quiet and peaceful place, with little human presence in the surrounding area, and limited human presence at the site itself – only birds, vegetation, and trees. . . .
More »Community impacts of Waterloo wind energy development
Author: Various
Select Committee on Wind Farm Developments in South Australia, The Legislative Council, Wednesday 17 July 2013. Witnesses: ALLAN AUGHEY, Mayor, Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council PETER MATTEY, Mayor, Regional Council of Goyder MARY MORRIS and WANDA ALLOTT JULIE QUAST and JOHN FAINT, Waterloo and District Concerned Citizens Group JIM DUNSTAN Download original document: “Select Committee on Wind Farm Developments in South Australia, 17 July 2013”
More »Case-control study of support/opposition to wind turbines: Perceptions of health risk, economic benefits, and community conflict
Author: Baxter, Jamie; Morzaria, Rakhee; and Hirsch, Rachel
Abstract. Despite considerable quantitative case study research on communities living with turbines, few have studied the roles played by the perceptions of health risk, economic benefits/fairness, and intra-community conflict. We report the findings from a case-control survey that compares residents living with/without turbines in their community to understand the relative importance of these variables as predictors of turbine support. Ontario is the context for this study as it is a place where the pace of turbine installations is both very . . .
More »Testimony to Vt. Senate Committee for Health and Welfare
Author: Various
Luann Therrien, Sheffield: “Before the turbines were built, we felt we did not know enough about Industrial Wind to have an informed opinion. We did not oppose them being built. We did not oppose the many inconveniences during construction that comes with a project this size. We did not oppose the project, not until it was up and running and creating noise. Creating noise that – unlike what the wind developers will try and make you believe – IS distinguishable . . .
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