Key Issues

These are some key issues that real people have experienced with wind power plants around the world.

Turbine Noise

The American Wind Energy Association says that wind turbine make about “as much noise as a kitchen refrigerator.” The truth is that wind turbines have varying noise output and for many thousands of people who live near them they are a great disturbance. Videos. Articles.

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. Videos. Articles.

Property Value Loss

Who wants to live near a wind farm? Not many it seems. Videos. Articles.

Human Health

Nausea, Vertigo, Difficulty sleeping, Migraine Headaches, Depression, Tinnitus, Heart palpitations. Videos. Articles.

Inhibiting full use of Farmland

How do you Aeriel crop dust when you have large towers in or adjacent to your field? Videos. Articles.

Turbine Fires

How do you fight a fire 268 feet up in the air in September in the middle of a dry corn field? Videos. Articles.

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. Videos. Articles.

Wildlife Destroyed

Chopped up birds, exploding bats. Videos. Articles.

Other Turbine Hazards

Lightening, Ice throwing, Collapse, Brake Failure. Videos. Articles.