Setbacks should always be to property lines, not to homes. The uncompensated taking of land as safety easements for the wind company constitutes the taking of non-participants’ property and rights. The setback and unsafe zone is further out the larger turbines are.
PLIGHT OF MOUNTAINTOP HABITAT
PLIGHT OF MOUNTAINTOP HABITAT Wildlife Biologists and Natural Resource Managers are expressing their growing concerns regarding large scale wind development and its impacts to sensitive mountain habitats. High elevation habitats are a scarce resource in the Northeast. My name is Will Staats and I live in the Northeast Kingdom town of Victory, Vermont. make my … Continue reading PLIGHT OF MOUNTAINTOP HABITAT
The 176 billion dollars in free government money for wind turbines.
ROBERT BRYCE June 6, 2016 It takes enormous amounts of taxpayer cash to make wind energy seem affordable. Last month, during its annual conference, the American Wind Energy Association issued a press release trumpeting the growth of wind-energy capacity. It quoted the association’s CEO, Tom Kiernan, who declared that the wind business is “an American … Continue reading The 176 billion dollars in free government money for wind turbines.
Wind turbines are neither clean nor green and they provide zero global energy
13 May 2017 |Matt Ridley| The Spectator We urgently need to stop the ecological posturing. The Global Wind Energy Council recently released its latest report, excitedly boasting that ‘the proliferation of wind energy into the global power market continues at a furious pace, after it was revealed that more than 54 gigawatts of clean renewable wind … Continue reading Wind turbines are neither clean nor green and they provide zero global energy
Electricity Prices Soaring In Top Wind Power States
2014 James Taylor , CONTRIBUTOR The wind power industry claims switching from conventional power to wind power will save consumers money and spur the economy. However, data from the top 10 wind power states show just the opposite. From 2008-2013 electricity prices rose an average of 20.7 percent in the top 10 wind power states, which is … Continue reading Electricity Prices Soaring In Top Wind Power States
RES sells Texas Wind farm to Chinese company.
Who will we be dealing with once RES sells off the project? No promises or deals with RES will matter once new owners come in. Goldwind Americas acquires second 160MW project in deal with RES May 25, 2017 Goldwind Americas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., announced that it has … Continue reading RES sells Texas Wind farm to Chinese company.
More RES Wind Farms Denied.
RES fails to win govt permit for 50-MW Scottish wind farm April 30 2018 | Veselina Petrova | Renewables Now The Scottish government last week turned down RES UK & Ireland Ltd’s plans for the construction of an up to 50-MW wind farm in the Scottish Highlands. via RES fails to win govt permit for 50-MW … Continue reading More RES Wind Farms Denied.
Wind turbine collapses in Northern Ireland, 2015
Investigation after 328-foot turbine buckles at wind farm in County Tyrone despite only light winds A wind turbine which collapsed at Screggagh wind farm, County Tyrone Photo: Niall Carson/PA 04 Jan 2015 | Emily Gosden, Energy Editor | Telegraph A 328-foot tall wind turbine worth more than £2 million has buckled and collapsed on a mountainside in … Continue reading Wind turbine collapses in Northern Ireland, 2015
ABCbirds Wind Energy And Birds FAQ
Wind Energy And Birds FAQ — Part 1: Understanding The Threats By Michael Hutchins April 08, 2017 Michael Hutchins, Director of ABC's Bird-Smart Wind Energy Campaign, answers some of the more frequently asked questions about threats: How does wind energy threaten birds? What bird species are most threatened? How does the threat of wind energy compare to that … Continue reading ABCbirds Wind Energy And Birds FAQ