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Russia’s main gas-company, Gazprom, was unable to meet demand last weekend as blizzards swept across Europe, and over three hundred people died. Did anyone even think of deploying our wind turbines to make good the energy shortfall from Russia? Of course not. We all know that windmills are a self-indulgent and sanctimonious luxury whose purpose is to make us feel good. Had Europe genuinely depended on green energy on Friday, by Sunday thousands would be dead from frostbite and exposure, and the EU would have suffered an economic body blow to match that of Japan’s tsunami a year ago. From a neighbor in Vinalhaven Somewhere East of Falmouth Neil Weston? Neil Anderson? Huh? And to the North… But everything’s okay in the UK?!? Well maybe not everyone … Read entire article »
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Who we are.
We are people from the Berkshires who have come together out of an informed belief that siting industrial-scale wind turbines on our ridges is a not a wise choice.
We support alternative sources of energy that have real benefits for our communities.
We believe in energy efficiency and conservation.
We believe in being smart about being green.
Our Mission
To learn about the impacts of industrial scale wind turbines and to share what we learn with others.
To insure that our neighbors and political leaders have access to objective, unbiased information about the effects that industrial wind turbines on the ridges of the Berkshire mountains will have on our communities.
To promote the conservation of energy and the choice of smart alternative energy technologies.
To protect the health of our citizens, the beauty of our environment and the future of the Berkshires.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
- Remain vigilant. Educate your friends, neighbors, and family. Support other efforts to help Berkshire County and Massachusetts pursue rational energy policy. Please stay tuned.
Also you may visit Wind Wise Radio on the web at www.windwiseradio.org and like us on facebook at fb.com/windwiseradio
NEW TO THIS? NEED FACTS? START HERE!
- 1. Industrial wind developers are interested only in providing a public service.
- 2. Windplants do not harm wildlife.
- 3. Windplants will reduce the mining/burning of fossil fuels and lessen dependence on foreign oil.
- 4. Windplants are highly efficient and provide power for significant
numbers of homes. - 5. Locals who oppose the wind industry are NIMBYS.
- 6. Windplants will generate significant local revenue and increase property values.
- 7. The wind industry will create many local jobs.
- 8. Wind technology is noiseless and creates few disturbances.
- 9. Wind technology consists of "windmills" on "wind farms."
- 10. Those who are concerned about windpower are not true environmentalists.
Their primary purpose is to take advantage of extraordinary income sheltering opportunities... More...
Despite industry insistence this won't happen, it already has... More...
The wind industry in the East will not put much of a dent in our reliance on fossil fuels. More...
Wind technology is relatively feckless. More...
One of the most persistent hypocrisies from corporate wind... More...
...two recently constructed windplants... have contributed virtually nothing to the local tax base. More...
This is a cruel untruth, especially in economically depressed areas... More...
Large wind turbines... create profound noise reverberations extending out... More...
The reality is that they are mammoth industrial factories... More...
The facts demonstrate otherwise. Notable environmentalists who have studied... More...
- Technology: How an industrial wind turbine works
- Output: Introduction to units and terms and how much electricity wind turbines actually produce
- Economics: Costs, subsidies, taxes, property values, jobs
- Size: Height, weight, supporting infrastructure, space requirements
- The Grid: The electrical supply system and wind's place in it
- Wildlife: Threats to birds, bats, and other animals
- Noise: Ill effects on nearby residents
- Costs vs. Benefits: Do the potential benefits outweight the adverse impacts?
- Also see the NWW introductory fact sheet [22-KB PDF]
- The Facts Regarding the Town of Lenox Turbine Proposal for Lenox Mountain — Trifold Brochure
All of us at Preserve Lenox Mountain are volunteers. Each of us contributes as we can. We are always in need of more help. If you would like to get involved please send us an email with your contact information. We'd love to welcome you aboard.
WINDTOONS and MORE
WINDTURBINE SYNDROME VICTIMS
Dr. Nina Pierpont Interviews Wind Turbine Syndrome Victims From Falmouth, Massachusetts
Mark Cool |
Annie Hart Cool |
Ed Hobart |
Sue Hobart |
Neil Andersen |
Betsy Andersen |
Barry Funfar |
Diane Funfar |
John Ford |
Click on the photos to view each video Interview. |
WINDWATCH
- Another wind project may threaten condorsThe Bureau of Land Management has just released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an Arizona wind project near the mouth of the Grand Canyon. It may pose a threat to the canyon’s population of reintroduced California condors. BP Wind Energy’s proposed Mohave County Wind Farm project would occupy almost 60 square miles of open desert about 20 […]
- Cape Cod community to vote on status of wind turbinesTranscript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next week, voters in Falmouth, Massachusetts decide whether to spend $14 million to tear down two wind turbines – or turbines if you prefer. The Cape Cod town installed these turbines just three years ago in an effort to produce renewable energy and cut costs. Nearby residents says the turbines are a health hazard and that the […]
- Peer-reviewed commentary published in Canadian family physician journalA peer-reviewed article in the official journal of the College of Family Physicians of Canada says its members should expect to see increasing numbers of rural patients reporting adverse effects from exposure to industrial wind turbines. The commentary, published in the May issue of Canadian Family Physician, says turbines can harm human health if built too […]
- Anger at turbines on battle siteA French firm is planning to build a wind farm on the site of a First World War battlefield where 28 members of the 13th Scunthorpe and Brigg Platoon lost their lives. The company, InnoVent, wants to put 10 turbines – each the height of Big Ben – on the site of the 1915 Battle of Loos in France, where tens of thousands of British soldiers were killed. Outrag […]
- Xcel, wind project at odds over 2010 agreementSAINT PAUL — The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is waiting to hear from Xcel Energy and New Era Wind in Goodhue County about what changes have taken place in the controversial wind project’s power purchase agreement. Due to an unprecedented permitting process that has stretched more than four years — a typical project is approved in 6-12 months — New […]
- Villagers turn down proposal for community-owned wind turbineControversial plans for a community-owned wind turbine to help power Denholm and Ancrum are dead in the water. Around 80 locals packed into Denholm Village Hall last Thursday night to give the scheme – which was offered to the villages by local farmer Jim Shanks, whose original proposal for a 74m high turbine was thrown out by councillors last month – a reso […]
- Proposed wind farm setbacks would kill projectsMUNCIE — Delaware County wind farm opponents are asking for setbacks that would almost certainly prevent construction of a wind farm. Opponents are proposing a minimum setback of two miles (or 10,560 feet) between wind turbines and dwellings. Even the 1,320 foot setback now being proposed by Marta Moody, director of the city-county plan commission, could be […]
- Evidence inconclusive as to whether turbines affect property valuesSince the controversy started over the wind turbines more than three years ago, property values in the surrounding area have been a major concern for residents. But whether there is actually cause for concern is an open question. Patricia Favulli, acting assessor for the Town of Falmouth, has seen no evidence that home values have been affected. In the years […]
- Landowner holds forum on wind projectWEST RUTLAND — A landowner who terminated his easement agreement with a wind project developer is hosting a public forum at 7 p.m. Monday at the West Rutland Town Hall. The event is hosted by Derek Saari, who last year pulled out of his agreement with Reunion Power, the developer of the proposed Grandpa’s Knob Wind Farm. According to Saari, the forum will fo […]
- Wind shift ahead in Lee County?DIXON – A third of Lee County Board members have taken a stand on the controversial proposal for a wind farm in the county’s southwestern corner. The rest either are undecided or haven’t returned Sauk Valley Media’s calls for comment. The 24-member board will vote on the wind farm Tuesday. Now, the two highest-ranking board members favor the wind farm, but w […]
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