“So, when you think of industrial wind turbines on a ridge line, envision an airport with a line of airplanes that are holding for take-off. The airplanes are powered by chainsaw engines that have run up their engines to full power. But, unlike planes at an airport, the turbines never take off. Now, imagine this at two o’clock in the morning.”

What do you think of when you think of an industrial wind project? Wind developers want you to think of free, green electricity. People who live near industrial wind turbines think of noise. Let’s see why.

An industrial wind project in Swanton, Vermont proposes to install seven 499-foot tall wind turbines along 6,000 feet of Rocky Ridge (elevation 323 feet). We don’t know what turbine model the developer is considering, so let’s look at the GE 2.75-120 Wind Turbine.…

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A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every three weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and the environment. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.

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Some of the more informative articles in this issue are:

The Big Sunshiny Lie

Fraud and Corruption in the Power Generation Industry

Appeals court blasts US Government’s view of key bird law

Study: Intermittency of UK Wind Power Generation 2013 and 2014

CO2 Emissions Reductions – What History Teaches Us

Wind Energy’s Claim that it’s “Clean” is not true

Saving the Environment from Environmentalism

Study: Energy Efficiency Investments Do NOT Deliver

Models vs.…

The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy and environmental policies. Our premise is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science (please consult WiseEnergy.org for more information).

A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every three weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and the environment. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.

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Some of the more informative articles in this issue are:

How a NC Wind Project Undermines US National Security

An Open Letter To Amazon about the NC Desert Wind project

China drastically reducing wind and solar subsidies

UK PM Cameron: “Get Rid of the Green Crap”

Video: Wind Turbines Can Cause Human Health Impacts

AWEA’s Eagle Mortality Defense: A Response

The story behind “Renewables” and “Sustainability”

“Renewable” Energy – Powerful Words Make Us Do Stupid Things

Global Warming Goes To Court

Ted Cruz on “Climate Change”

Report: Private Interest and Public Office

Settled Science is a Myth

Greed Energy Economics:

China drastically reducing wind and solar subsidies

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Call for Ending Energy Subsidies

UK PM Cameron: “Get Rid of the Green Crap”

Talk Is Cheap but Renewable Energy Is Not

Study: Wind Energy has Diminishing Returns

Wind Energy Profits Gone with the Wind

Wind Farm Investment Plunges With Power Prices in Nordic Region

Transparency lacking in state energy moves

Uncle Sam’s Solar Racket — A Cesspool Of Waste And Corruption

NC Shouldn’t Renew ‘Renewable’ Handouts

NC’s RPS cost = $3,800 per NC family

NC’s Energy Policy is “Morally Repugnant”

Turbine Health Matters:

Video: Wind Turbines Can Cause Human Health Impacts

New Research: Less Sleep Causes Higher Chance of Sickness

Web MD: Ten Things to Hate About Sleep Loss

Healthline: The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on the Body

Harvard: Consequences of Insufficient Sleep

NIH: Consequences of Sleep Loss

NHS: Why Lack of Sleep is Bad for Your Health

More deaths from relocation than from Fukushima or tsunami

Turbine Wildlife Matters:

AWEA’s Eagle Mortality Defense: A Response

Raisin Supreme Court ruling seen as lifeline for endangered species

Is wind energy development, killing the green energy movement?…

“There has been pretence that there is no evidence of harm at the levels of infrasound and low-frequency noise being emitted. This is untrue. There is an extensive body of research conducted by NASA and the US Department of Energy 30 years ago, which: established direct causation of sleep disturbance and a range of physiological effects euphemistically called ‘annoyance’,”

– Dr. Sarah Laurie CEO, Waubra Foundation. Testimony before the Australian Senate Select Committee on Wind Turbines, June 29, 2015.

Considerable evidence of negative effects to health was recorded during the Australian Senate’s call for testimonies and evidence to its Select Committee on Wind Turbines.

The following testimony of Dr. Sarah Laurie, complementing the testimony reproduced yesterday by Robert McMurtry at MasterResource, contradicts that of Australian Wind Alliance national co-ordinator Andrew Bray who testified that people living near wind facilities experience no health problems.…