National Wind Watch

Publicizing the adverse impacts of industrial wind energy –

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Wind is intermittent, highly variable, and not dispatchable. So it can be only an add-on to other, more reliable sources. And its low density means disproportionate materials and land/sea area requirements along with heavy-duty access roads and powerlines. https://t.co/NZoZQnuBDb

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«[Wind turbines make noise.] Windturbines maken geluid. Dit komt vooral door de draaiende rotorbladen (aerodynamisch geluid) en in mindere mate door de techniek in de turbine, zoals de generator (mechanisch geluid). In een rustig buitengebied valt het… https://t.co/oZqVuRZzLt

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Kodiak Island wind turbine specs #AK: The Kodiak Electric Association owns, operates, and maintains an isolated grid. The system runs on hydro (85%) and wind (15%, with flywheels and battery storage systems). KEA also maintains diesel generation… https://t.co/nksfoECoge

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Evaluating interactive effects of the Conservation Reserve Program and wind energy infrastructure on grassland bird abundance in the United States #USA: Abstract: The extent of grasslands has contracted globally, leading to significant declines in… https://t.co/1iqS54Iznn

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(archive: 2011) Wind Energy Is Not the Answer: Abstract. Wind energy is not the answer to climate change concerns and cannot do the heavy lifting required by the modern American economy. It would take hundreds of thousands of wind turbines to… https://t.co/wPlPFvQuT8 #windenergy

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(video archive) This Is Green Energy?: Blasting and clearing of Lowell Mountain in Vermont https://t.co/wHCjtDhRnH #windenergy

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«When people think about the advantages and disadvantages of wind farms, as they would if a wind farm were proposed for their community, their support diminishes.» —Eric Smith & Holly Klick (2007) https://t.co/uARIff1E5y

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Pros and cons presented as public hearing begins on massive Peoria County wind turbine project #IL: A large crowd showed up Monday for the first day of a public hearing on a proposed large-scale commercial wind energy project for northwestern… https://t.co/L8zMINk9MW #windenergy

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“Calling fossil fuels “backup’ is a misuse of the English language that only serves the wind and solar industrial complex. It’s equivalent to calling the starting pitcher a backup in favor of a pitcher who can only play when the wind blows or the sun shines.” (from another piece by Lasee)

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Politicians ignored the cost of backup power when they pushed clean power in 13 states #MN #USA: Thirteen states from Vermont to Hawaii have written a hard deadline into law: 100 percent carbon-free (CO2-free) or “clean” electricity, most by… https://t.co/pE5gotNMea #windenergy

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@lily_loo23 Agree. We usually copy articles, including their headlines, without change. In this case, the headline actually came from another outlet. We've now put quotemarks around "clean power".

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(archive: 2024) Wind farms in proximity to marine protected areas put conservation targets at risk #DEU: Abstract Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are an important EU legislative tool to protect species biodiversity. Red-throated loons Gavia… https://t.co/1LVcHFwlLM #windenergy

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Riding school facing closure over controversial wind farm plans is ‘lifeline’ for disabled children #ENG: A ‘lifeline’ riding school is facing closure following the approval of a wind farm in the Fylde. Earlier this week (September 12), plans… https://t.co/ow9B9NBbHm #windenergy

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«Overall, it is anticipated that there would be no collective impact on global warming as a result of offshore wind projects.» —Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project Final… https://t.co/dU4O51nzRv

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Archimandrite Nektarios Holy Trinity Monastery in upstate New York is fighting radical @GovKathyHochul ORES, which is threatening to site a 75,000 acre industrial wind project on the farm land surrounding this historic landmark. When asked how he feels about it? He said this👇

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(archive: 2008) Effect of atmospheric stability on wind turbine sound and microphone noise #NLD: Doctoral Thesis, 12 May 2006, University of Groningen, the Netherlands Godefridus Petrus van den Berg IV.3 Wind turbine noise perception There is… https://t.co/DcGfYn06Ev #windenergy

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(video archive) Wind Madness: U.K. “Major Infrastructure Projects” to override local concerns https://t.co/L15r88wqTb #windenergy

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«It is not just that wind farms are producing significantly less power than predicted, but that other power stations are required to run in an inefficient manner to support them ... this inefficient practice results in them producing higher levels of… https://t.co/37Wt69ZJRx

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Efficacy of Painting Wind Turbine Blades as a Mitigation Measure to Reduce Bird Collisions in a Mediterranean Wind Farm #ESP: ABSTRACT: One of the most notable impacts of wind energy is bird mortality due to collisions with wind turbines, making it… https://t.co/udxTZdWZqB

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Related: “carbon credits” in Bolivia. https://t.co/wfrOqeABOh

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Brazil.

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“The story of Serra do Mel is one that is often heard …” https://t.co/QQlufU5mnE