NOAA/NWS document: wind turbines affect weather radar, create false storm impressions April 29, 2018 | Anthony Watts | Watts Up With That? From the Watertown Daily News, and the “law of unintended consequences” department comes an inconvenient truth from the National Weather Service, that upon further investigation appears to be a nationwide problem for the WSR-88D … Continue reading NOAA/NWS document: wind turbines affect weather radar, create false storm impressions
Wild Horse Wind Farm in Kittitas County goes to ‘Hunt by Reservation’
Puget Sound Energy’s Wild Horse Wind Farm in Kittitas County will be in Washington's Hunt by Reservation Program starting in 2016. July 28, 2016 | Rich Landers | The Spokesman-Review HUNTING -- A popular 9,000-acre hunter access property in Kittitas County has changed from the state's Hunt By Written Permission program to the on-line Hunt … Continue reading Wild Horse Wind Farm in Kittitas County goes to ‘Hunt by Reservation’
U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Overview As with many land uses, trade-offs exist between costs and benefits. New wind developments are occurring rapidly in parts of the United States, often leaving little time for evaluation of potential site-specific effects. These developments are known to affect wildlife, directly from fatality due to collision … Continue reading U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Duke Energy Pleads Guilty Over Eagle Deaths At Wind Farms (2013)
November 23, 2013 | Eyder Peralta | The Two-Way, NPR In a settlement reached with the Department of Justice, Duke Energy Renewables pleaded guilty in the deaths of 14 golden eagles and 149 other migratory birds at two of its wind energy facilities in Wyoming. "We deeply regret the impacts to golden eagles at two of our … Continue reading Duke Energy Pleads Guilty Over Eagle Deaths At Wind Farms (2013)
Video: Wind Energy vs. Golden Eagles
California’s Altamont Pass wind farms are famous for killing hundreds of raptors each year, including an estimated 35 golden eagles.
Florida Based Energy Company Violates New Law
NextEra Energy, is putting up new wind turbines without the needed federal approval, in violation of a recently approved state law. Aug 30, 2018 |ALEX CAMERON | News9.com | Oklahoma City, OK HINTON, Oklahoma - The actions of a Florida-based energy company are proving to be a test case for a new law intended to protect … Continue reading Florida Based Energy Company Violates New Law
Dangers: Wind turbine spinning out of control.
Wind turbine spinning out of control in Mitchell County, family of 5 forced out of home August 29th 2018 | Jamie Burch | ktxs.com LORAINE, Texas — A Mitchell County family of five is temporarily out of a home because of an out of control wind turbine. Christopher Madrid said he woke up about 2 a.m. Sunday … Continue reading Dangers: Wind turbine spinning out of control.
The Health Benefits of Trees
July 2014 | James Hamblin | The Atlantic They prevent $7 billion in health costs every year by filtering air pollution—not to mention their psychological effects. Research says the closer you can live to trees, the better off you are. John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman stomped through the Midwestern winter snow with bare feet. His cloak … Continue reading The Health Benefits of Trees
Study calls for 16-km turbine setback from Great Lakes
August 16, 2016 | THE LONDON FREE PRESS It’s a standard that would eliminate almost all of Ontario’s current wind farms and the ones recently approved. In the wake of the release of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service migratory bird study, the American Bird Conservancy is calling for an 16-kilometre buffer around the Great Lakes for … Continue reading Study calls for 16-km turbine setback from Great Lakes
FIRE SAFETY IN WIND TURBINES
Possible ignition sources include lightning strikes, overheating, surface ignition, and electrical failure. Combustible materials inside a wind turbine include the composite materials of the blades, the interior surfaces and linings of a nacelle, and the main shaft of the turbine itself. Furthermore, there are flammable liquids in various parts of the nacelle, including the gear box, hydraulic system, oil pumps, mechanical brake, and generator.
Save The Huron Mountains 