http://nowindfarms.com/blog FPL Lee-DeKalb Wind Farm Education Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en PR-inside--Dr. Nina Pierpont, a pediatrician and population biologist in Malone, NY, announced the publication of her book-length study: "Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment." In interviews with 10 families living 1,000 feet to 4,900 feet away from recently built industrial-size wind turbines, a "cluster" of symptoms was revealed: ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/wind-turbine-syndrome-study-of-adverse-health-effects-published/ Further evidence-based research is needed to confirm health problems associated with wind turbines and to devise effective buffer-zone regulations and sound-cancelling technologies. Until then, I say NIMBY! Jess Dancer, EdD, is professor emeritus of audiology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Recently I received an e-mail with an attached article ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/wind-turbine-syndrome/ Wondering what a day in the footprint of the DeKalb County industrial wind energy center might sound like? Yes, there were planes flying over the area, but not during these clips, it just sounds that way. All the video was captured with the same camera and settings. The distances were ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/dekalb-county-wind-turbine-noise/ There is no evidence that industrial wind power is likely to have a significant impact on carbon emissions. The European experience is instructive. Denmark, the world’s most wind-intensive nation, with more than 6,000 turbines generating 19% of its electricity, has yet to close a single fossil-fuel plant. It requires 50% ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/wind-power-is-a-complete-disaster/ People living near turbines increasingly report sleep deprivation, headaches and vertigo. The wind lobby says there's no proof. Imagine this scenario: The oil and gas industry launches an aggressive global drilling program with a new type of well. Thousands of these new wells, once operational, emit a noxious odor so offensive ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/the-brewing-tempest-over-wind-power/ There has been a lot of talk about the Property Value Guarantee Agreement from FPL Energy Illinois Wind, LLC ( referenced simply as FPL further in this discussion). This agreement applies to property that is within 3/4 of a mile of the base of any wind tower that is part ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/fpl-energy-illinois-wind-property-value-guarantee/ Wind turbines  in Lee-DeKalb Counties,  IL [nggallery id=6] http://nowindfarms.com/blog/lee-dekalb-wind-turbines/ Victoria's largest wind farm operation is attracting attention as the residents of Waubra, north-west of Ballarat, claim the turbines are causing health problems. Video: JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA, PRESENTER: It's the biggest wind farm operating in Victoria and it's putting the tiny town of Waubra on the map in ways the locals never predicted. ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/claims-of-wind-farm-illness/ Barbara Ashbee-Lormand traveled from central Ontario to central Vermont in late October to a discussion of an industrial wind turbine development proposed for the town of Ira, organized by Vermonters for a Clean Environment. She's a rare figure in the debate over the effects big wind towers have on people. ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/wind-tower-neighbor-bought-out-for-health-reasons/ Turbine shadow flicker occurs in the home, around the home and on the local roads in the Lee-DeKalb counties. It's difficult to get away from it, even if it's not in your own home. Our friends and neighbors have it in their homes. Even if neither of us has in ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/shadow-flicker/ Wondering what turbine shadow flicker looks like. Check out the video from our home. This was our New Years day gift, courtesy of the DeKalb County Board. Video: 8:42 AM http://nowindfarms.com/blog/shadow-flicker-blues-ii/ WindAction Editorial Last September, Concerned Citizens to Save Roxbury and others filed an appeal of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MEDEP) final order approving the Record Hill wind energy facility proposed for Roxbury, ME. The appeal challenged the permit on a number of important issues including MEDEP's reliance, in part, on claims ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/annoyance-another-word-for-torment/ Today's shadow flicker is brought to you courtesy of the DeKalb County Board. The turbines are operational now, and we have experienced first hand shadow flicker. I'm an optimistic realist, but no longer optimistic regarding shadow flicker. This is a small portion of over 45 minutes of shadow flicker that occurred ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/shadow-flicker-blues/ The Village of Lee has filed a motion asking that a judge dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by a company that wants to build wind turbines near their borders, and the law firm representing the village of just over 300 people on the western edge of DeKalb County says ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/lee-wants-suit-by-wind-farm-company-dismissed/ DeKALB – Lawyers for the Village of Lee are asking a judge to examine how court summons were served to village board members who are being sued for rejecting a request by an energy company to build six wind turbines near the village. In court documents filed Wednesday, lawyers for Lee ... http://nowindfarms.com/blog/village-of-lee-petitions-judge-to-examine-how-summons-were-served/