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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational mission 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. The original articles, links to which are provided, may have additional links and photos and other media that were not included here.
Photos: Lotus Creek Wind Farm site, Connors Ranges, coastal range of Central Queensland
Here are some very recent photos of what is happening at the Lotus Creek Wind Farm site, Connors Ranges, coastal range of Central Queensland. This project has just commenced and will consist of 46 wind towers. The images here show clearing for the first 4 wind towers. The energy provided by this development will generate 0.47% of Queensland electricity requirements … sometimes (based on 30% capacity factor) … and was bought off the plan by state Labor for $1.3 billion . . . Complete story »
Balsa wood logging for wind turbine blades is a nasty scene: Environmental degradation and human rights abuses abound
I get why the “green” energy narrative appeals to people. We do indeed need to de-carbonize our societies. We should leave fossil fuels in the ground. So people are relieved when presented with the idea that coal, oil and gas can be replaced by ostensibly “clean” alternatives like solar, wind, hydro and geothermal power, and battery storage.[1] For example, since electric vehicles lack tailpipe emissions, they must be a silver bullet. However, the narrow focus on greenhouse gases paints an . . . Complete story »
The Feds are hiding their eagle death data
Imagine there is an industry product that is killing thousands a year and the number is growing. The government is tracking it closely, while keeping the data secret in order to protect the product. Outrageous, right? But that is exactly the case with wind power killing eagles. Every wind-killed eagle found at an industrial wind site is quickly reported to the federal Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Every year each site also submits an annual kill report to FWS. None . . . Complete story »
The Queensland Quixote: Steven Nowakowski fights the march of industrial wind farms
In far north Queensland, in the ancient forests of the Atherton Tablelands, Steven Nowakowski has spent three decades fighting to protect the natural world. A wilderness photographer and lifelong environmentalist, he once stood as a Greens candidate. Now he finds himself in open conflict with those who claim to be saving the planet. Steven and I met in 2024, while filming The Real Cost of Net Zero. Steven’s epiphany came through a camera lens. He began documenting the destruction wrought . . . Complete story »
Bill to strip local control of wind turbine siting advances
Today, Senators Mike Klimesh, (R, Winneshiek County, District 32), Mike Bousselot (R, Polk County, District 21), and Izaah Knox (D, Polk County, District 17) all voted to unanimously ignore the overwhelming will of the citizens of Iowa and instead accept payouts from wind energy companies. After only 30 minutes of discussion, all three voted to move forward with an insanely irresponsible bill (SF-376) introduced by wind energy companies that strips all local control of siting of wind turbines in their . . . Complete story »
The State of Iowa is trying to force wind turbines down our throats again!
It looks like this site won’t be shutting down as soon as we thought it would. Just when we thought we were safe and we had won our nearly two year long battle (99% of which the community citizens paid for out of their own pockets) to get reasonable protections for non-participating landowners against encroachment of wind turbines on their land, these people are at it again, this time attacking us at the state level. Iowa Senate Bill SF 376, . . . Complete story »
Toxic blade time bomb
We have documented the threats of industrial wind turbines to both soil and water in their pre and post-construction phases, not to mention birds, bats, insects, and humans. But not enough has been said about the serious environmental threat of “blade shedding.” This is erosion that occurs primarily on the edge of turbine blades as they are exposed to the elements. And it is far from benign: “Microplastic shedding from turbine blades, known as Leading Edge Erosion, is a great . . . Complete story »
Another windfarm surpasses £1 billion in subsidy payments
The Beatrice Offshore Windfarm has become the fourth windfarm to have received more than £1 billion in subsidy payments. The landmark was reached in just its seventh year of operation, suggesting that it could reach £2 billion over the course of its subsidy agreement. Beatrice, situated in the Moray Firth, cost £2.2 billion to construct. Thus consumer levies will pay for almost the entire cost of the windfarm. The profits are ultimately shared by SSE plc and the Danish investment . . . Complete story »
BOEM finally acknowledges the harm caused by offshore wind farms
In a surprising yet overdue move, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the New York Bight. This document, despite its extensive layers of technical jargon and cautious language, marks a pivotal shift. It appears to be a rare admission from BOEM that offshore wind farms are indeed capable of causing harm—biologically, socioeconomically, physically, and culturally. The PEIS covers six commercial wind energy leases off the shores of New Jersey . . . Complete story »
Offshore wind’s bogus benefits bragged on
Resources for the Future (RFF) has produced a combined cost benefit analysis for 32 U.S. offshore wind projects now in development. They proudly point to the benefits outweighing the costs by a whopping 14 times. But these supposed benefits are not just exaggerated; they are fabricated. They simply do not exist. Their lengthy title is “Offshore Wind Power Examined: Effects, Benefits, and Costs of Offshore Wind Farms along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts”. See https://www.rff.org/news/press-releases/new-modeling-shows-offshore-winds-benefits-to-climate-health-and-energy-bills/. The analysis is fairly . . . Complete story »
