Category Archives: wind turbine noise

Wind Turbines – The Test of Time (video)

We thank Joan & John Terry for this video, which is the result of their personal effort to compare the conflicting claims of wind power advocates and wind power detractors.  The Terrys describe their trip as “an unofficial, unscientific eleven … Continue reading

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Industrial wind’s floating crap game

I’m just suspicious by nature, I suppose.  For example: I wouldn’t be surprised if the jobs created when Nordic Windpower grabbed $16,000,000 from US taxpayers under a July, 2009 DOE loan guarantee to expand its US wind turbine production at … Continue reading

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The adverse effects of wind turbine noise – what you won’t hear from the wind industry!

We thank Mr. Jon Boone of Stop Ill Wind for directing us to these excellent position pieces concerning industrial wind turbine noise and the negative effect on your health. The first is a presentation by Nina Pierpont, author of Wind … Continue reading

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Read Doctor Nissenbaum’s testimony stating there is a risk to health from wind turbines. Hey! Then maybe you can help me understand why the Maine Board of Environmental Protection sided with ex-Gov wind developer instead.

The Mainebiz news staff matter of factly said the appeal of a 22 turbine wind farm near Roxbury was tossed out. In their obvious haste to get the facts out it seems the name of the citizen’s group was omitted.  … Continue reading

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Robert Bryce: The Brewing Tempest Over Wind Power

“If policy makers are serious about considering all of the impacts of “green” energy, then an impartial, international study of the effects of wind turbine noise should be undertaken without delay.” – Robert Bryce Full and original article can be … Continue reading

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Baltimore Sun: Maine residents turning against industrial wind they once welcomed.

From the Baltimore Sun’s B’more Green Blog: Bad vibes over wind energy in Maine Wind energy is generating some bad vibes in Maine, it seems, where some residents of an offshore village have turned against the industrial-sized turbines they originally … Continue reading

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Watertown Daily Times | Noise, shadow flicker from wind farms causing an uproar

RURAL MINNESOTA: State is fourth-largest wind power producer; projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars being opposed MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010 ELKTON, Minn. — Every sunny morning, shadows from the massive rotating blades swing across their breakfast table. The giant … Continue reading

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Ahhh! The beautiful sounds of industrial wind in nature. Who needs songbirds, anyway?

Click on the link – Sound is Art! to hear the wonderful Mojave Wind Turbines, as recorded by Michael Peters What wondrous music!  I’ll be taking down my bird feeders as soon as I can find an old industrial metal … Continue reading

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AWEA noise study – what you won’t “hear” in the industry funded report.

The Acoustic Ecology Institute commentary, “Wind industry study says no health effects – but omits any mention of sleep disruption” presents an excellent assessment of the recent study issued, and funded by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the … Continue reading

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Trade group funded study says allegations of adverse health effects from industrial wind unproven, so why spend the money to see if they’re real. What???

From the “wishing it makes it so” file, the LA Times article claims “Wind turbine noise is not a health risk, says trade group report”  Take note that their source is the industrial wind’s own “trade group,” the AWEA, American … Continue reading

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