Lightening, Ice throwing, Collapse, Brake Failure.
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Wildlife Destroyed
Chopped up birds, exploding bats.
Ground Current/Stray Voltage
Though the issue of stray voltage is a contentious one, there is no getting around the fact industrial wind plants require hundreds of miles worth of electrical cable be trenched into the ground.
Turbine Fires
How do you fight a fire 268 feet up in the air in September in the middle of a dry corn field?
Inhibiting full use of Farmland
How do you Aeriel crop dust when you have large towers in or adjacent to your field?
Human Health
Nausea, Vertigo, Difficulty sleeping, Migraine Headaches, Depression, Tinnitus, Heart palpitations.
Property Value Loss
Who wants to live near a wind farm? Not many it seems.
Blade Flicker
Shadow flicker is the term used to describe what happens when rotating turbine blades come between the viewer and the sun, causing a moving shadow.
Turbine Collapse Altona, NY
Many area residents are worried that a massive turbine could suddenly collapse.
“I’m just hoping that this was an isolated incident.”
Wind Turbine Collapse Altona, NY
ALTONA — Many residents were shocked that a massive wind turbine could come tumbling down and officials say it could take months to learn why one collapsed Friday.
Wind turbine collapses, sparks fire
A Noble Environmental Power wind turbine collapsed Friday morning, starting a small fire at the Altona wind park off Fisher Way.
Wind turbine collapses, sparks fire – No injuries; cause under investigation
ALTONA — Area residents were startled Friday morning when they heard what sounded like explosions at Noble Environmental Power wind park here.
Residents shocked by wind-turbine collapse
Many area residents are worried that a massive turbine could suddenly collapse.
Residents shocked by wind-turbine collapse
ALTONA — Many residents were shocked that a massive wind turbine could come tumbling down and officials say it could take months to learn why one collapsed Friday.
Mike Fellion flew over the wreckage Saturday morning and was amazed to see [...]
County board member seeks city’s input
DeKalb County Board Member Mike Haines addressed the Genoa City Council last week asking for feedback on a 133-unit windmill operation proposed by NextEra Energy Resources. “If this was for the public good it would be different, but this is to benefit the (company) shareholders, and some people’s quality of life will change a lot.”
He [...]
Broken Perkins High School wind turbine ripped out
One of the three 60-foot-tall wind turbines at the edge of the Perkins High School student parking lot lays on the ground. The pole was removed from the 4-foot deep, 60-ton concrete base. …”We have no updates,” he said. “The manufacturer is finalizing the investigation as to the malfunction of the blades.”
Say no to the DeKalb-Lee wind farm
Should the wind-farms get built, the residential development potential on the land surrounding it, will be destroyed, and its “development premium” will disappear. This is because, no one in their right mind, would invest a quarter of a million dollars to build a residence, on land which is engulfed by 40 story towers, when they [...]
Turbine leaseholder complains of noise
Turbine leaseholder complains of noise in Cohocton, New York
Mr. Graham of Cohocton, New York, agreed to lease his land to UPC/First Wind for the siting of wind turbines. The turbines went online in December 2008 and the noise complaints started immediately. In this video, Mr. Graham pleads with town officials to shut off the turbines [...]
