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Wind Power News: November 2004
These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational effort to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch. They are the products of and owned by the organizations or individuals noted and are shared here according to “fair use” and “fair dealing” provisions of copyright law.
Dr Iser conducts survey on wind power station effects
Promontory district medical practitioner and South Gippsland Shire Medical Officer of Health Dr David Iser has conducted his own confidential survey on the health effects of living near a wind power station. Dr Iser said he was prompted to undertake such a study because “it has been brought to my attention that there may be adverse health effects caused to people living in close proximity to wind power stations. “A literature review of studies overseas has shown that while there . . . Complete story »
Windfarm protesters 'confident of victory'
Protesters fighting proposals for a windfarm on Orton and Tebay’s horizon are confident they can win the public inquiry next year. Local campaigners and energy giants The Renewable Development Company (RDC) are to lock horns at a public inquiry on April 19 in the final battle over the proposed Whinash Windfarm development. Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Patricia Hewitt has just announced the date for the much-anticipated public inquiry a move that has been welcomed on both sides . . . Complete story »
Citizens Sue Norton for Wildlife Death Information
Charleston, WV—Twenty citizen groups from around the country are supporting a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed against U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary, Gale Norton, by the Friends of Blackwater. The lawsuit charges that Norton has refused to turn over documents relating to wildlife deaths and injuries from wind turbines. “Department of Interior has not justified withholding these important documents,” said Judy Rodd, Executive Director of Friends of Blackwater. Rodd said, “ We deeply appreciate the support we . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine lorry gets stuck in lane
Furious anti-wind turbine campaigners have described how a lorry which will be used for transporting wind turbine components into the Westcountry became jammed in a rural lane during a trial run to Devon’s first windfarm. As work on the Bradworthy site accelerated, residents in the small community in North Devon said they had witnessed precisely the scenes they had feared for months. Members of Bradworthy Lobby Opposing Turbines (BLOT) said the telescopic lorry got stuck for at least 20 minutes . . . Complete story »
House price chill in the wind
But a survey published today has supported many residents' fears; that windfarms have a negative impact on house prices. Complete story »
A Balanced Approach to Commercial Wind Energy Development in Virginia
..modern commercial wind projects present their own set of environmental problems due to the massive scale and numbers of the turbines, the high wind-energy potential of our ecologically sensitive mountain ridges and coastal waters, and the absence of any reliable pre-development assessment process. Complete story »
Wind Turbines are Part of the Solution but a Small Part
And, while I agree with Mr. Shutkin that wind power, as a source of clean and renewable energy, should and will play a role in our future energy portfolio, its role will necessarily be small because of its fundamental limitation as an energy source: wind power is ‘intermittent’, i.e. it provides energy only when the wind blows, and, as such, wind power is a source of supplemental, not ‘base load’ energy. Complete story »
Many Questions about Wind Must be Answered
All too often I hear an enthusiastic statement that wind generators will replace the power plant and become the singular source of our energy supply. Despite what the infrequent visitor to western Kansas may think, the wind does not always blow. Consumers want to turn on the television or do the wash at any time, illustrating that the demand for electricity is present even when the wind is not blowing. Complete story »
