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Resource Documents: New York (97 items)

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Unless indicated otherwise, documents presented here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch. These resource documents are shared here to assist anyone wishing to research the issue of industrial wind power and the impacts of its development. The information should be evaluated by each reader to come to their own conclusions about the many areas of debate. • The copyrights reside with the sources indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations.


Date added:  October 20, 2017
Health, Human rights, Law, New York, Noise, Property valuesPrint storyE-mail story

Lawsuit against Invenergy for loss of amenity and well-being

Author:  Andre, Mark; Andre, Donna; et al.

State of New York Supreme Court, County of Wyoming— FACTS 33. Upon information and belief, Defendant Invenergy created and owns a wind energy operation, including wind turbines on property located within 800-1500 feet from the properties owned by Plaintiffs. 34. Upon the construction of and operation of the· wind turbines, Defendant has destroyed Plaintiffs’ rural viewshed from their property. 35. Upon the construction of and operation of the wind turbines, Defendant has caused constant noise, vibrations and flicker to enter . . .

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Review of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Author:  Stevenson, David

The nearly decade-old Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was always meant to be a model for a national program to reduce power plant carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) explicitly cited it in this fashion in its now-stayed Clean Power Plan. Although the RGGI is often called a “cap and trade” program, its effect is the same as a direct tax or fee on emissions because RGGI allowance costs are passed on from electric generators to distribution . . .

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Date added:  September 6, 2017
Economics, Environment, New YorkPrint storyE-mail story

New York’s Clean Energy Programs: The High Cost of Symbolic Environmentalism

Author:  Lesser, Jonathan

Abstract: In 2016, the New York Public Service Commission enacted the Clean Energy Standard (CES), under which 50% of all electricity sold by the state’s utilities must come from renewable generating resources by 2030, and emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) must be reduced by 40%. The CES also incorporates New York’s previous emissions reduction mandate, which requires that the state’s GHG emissions be reduced 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 (the “80 by 50” mandate). Key Findings: Given existing technology, . . .

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Date added:  August 25, 2017
General, Impacts, New YorkPrint storyE-mail story

Report on Wind Turbines to the Town of Enfield

Author:  Enfield Wind Farm Advisory Committee

Contents: Report on Wind Turbines and Noise     Introduction     What Is Noise and How Is It Measured?     Complaints         Wind Turbine Syndrome         Vibroacoustic Disease     What Peer-Reviewed Literature Says     Conclusions and Recommendations Wind Turbine Noise     Summary         Conclusions         Mitigations     Introduction     Animal Studies     Human Studies     Conclusion Ice and Blade Fragment Throw     Introduction     Setback Mitigation     Other Mitigation Measures     Summary Fire, Lightning, Mechanical Failure, Flicker and Other Miscellaneous Issues     Overview – Mechanical Failure, Fire, Lightning     Array Loss/Bearing Failure     Fire     Lightning     Foundation Failure/Turbine Collapse     Flicker     The Impact of . . .

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