“We can only fight it on planning grounds whereas we think it needs to be debated at a much wider level,” she said. “They are selling the wind farm to council as an answer to climate change and greenhouse gas but it is not.”~ Kathy Russell, Mt Pollock Landscape Guardians.
Collapse Of Weather Mast At Proposed Wind Farm Site Under Investigation
"There were high winds all week and ironically, it could have been the wind that knocked over the mast..."~ Tash Blake, Strzlecki Community Alliance
A Proposed Metric For Assessing The Potential Of Community Annoyance From Wind Turbine Low-Frequency Noise Emissions- 1987
http://www.windaction.org/posts/38138-a-proposed-metric-for-assessing-the-potential-of-community-annoyance-from-wind-turbine-low-frequency-noise-emissions#.Xy5gGChKjIU This paper, presented at the Windpower ’87 Conference & Exposition in San Francisco by N.D. Kelley, a physicist at the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden, Colorado validates the fact that turbines (both upwind and downwind) produce low-frequency sound emissions that can negatively impact humans within their homes. Although modern wind turbines are different … Continue reading A Proposed Metric For Assessing The Potential Of Community Annoyance From Wind Turbine Low-Frequency Noise Emissions- 1987
Angry Locals Say No Consultation On Gympie Region Wind Farm
Residents near the site say it's not a case of 'not in my backyard', but they have concerns. 2nd August, 2020 By Scott Kovacevic, Gympie Times; www.gympietimes.com.au Claims of widespread community consultation on a proposed $2 billion wind farm at Toolara have been refuted, with accusations the process kept people in the dark so they … Continue reading Angry Locals Say No Consultation On Gympie Region Wind Farm
Disintegrating Rotor Blades
via Wind power? The glamour is gone. Disintegrating rotor blades Cracks in the rotor blades of eight wind power plants Vestas V136 in the Grohnde-Kirchohsen wind park (Emmenthal municipality in Hameln-Pyrmont county) are visible with the naked eye. Wind power? The glamor is gone. This is but one of the many environmental damages caused by wind … Continue reading Disintegrating Rotor Blades
Power Play Cape Bridgewater Residents Oppose Pacific Hydro’s Proposed Powerline Route- 2006
By Spectator-Observer Partnership-4th Sep 2006 Originally written by Bill Meldrum Cape Bridgewater residents are gearing up for a campaign against Pacific Hydro's proposed powerline route for the second stage of the Portland Wind Energy Project. It follows the leaking and circulation of terse correspondence made last year by Pacific Hydro project co-ordinator Danny Halstead in … Continue reading Power Play Cape Bridgewater Residents Oppose Pacific Hydro’s Proposed Powerline Route- 2006
Victorian Farmer Ploughs Message To Ausnet Over Powerline Project Into Myrniong Paddock
2nd August 2020 by Daniel Miles-ABC South West Vic Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-02/victorian-farmer-ploughs-message-to-ausnet-powerlines-myrniong/12516126 Farmer Peter Muir normally grows canola, wheat and barley in this western Victorian paddock(Supplied: Moorabool And Central Highlands Power Alliance) A western Victorian farmer has taken a plough to one of his most productive paddocks to send a message to the company behind a … Continue reading Victorian Farmer Ploughs Message To Ausnet Over Powerline Project Into Myrniong Paddock
EPBC Act Review-2020
All Australians are invited to participate in the statutory review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) that commenced on 29th October 2019. The review will look at how the EPBC Act has been operating, and any changes needed for Australia to support ecologically sustainable development into the future. Copy the … Continue reading EPBC Act Review-2020
Health Effects of Industrial Wind: The Debate Intensifies
Health Effects of Industrial Wind: The Debate Intensifies (update with Steven Cooper) 30th July, 2020 By Sherri Lange - Master Resource Source: https://www.masterresource.org/wind-turbine-noise-issues/health-effects-update-steven-cooper-june-2020/ “Exposing the fact that the cost-benefit analyses for wind farms are wrong, the power output modelling is wrong, the acoustic modelling is wrong, and the acoustic dose response data is wrong could … Continue reading Health Effects of Industrial Wind: The Debate Intensifies
Moyne Shire Council Calls To Set Back Hawkesdale Wind Farm Five Kilometres From Town
28th July 2020 Jackson Graham, The Standard- http:www.standard.net.au https://www.standard.net.au/story/6854065/council-calls-to-set-back-wind-farm-five-kilometres-from-town/ (Subscriber) FURTHER AWAY: A Hawkesdale community group, backed by Moyne Shire, is seeking a five kilometre set back for a proposed 26 turbine wind farm with 180-metre tall structures near the town. A PROPOSED Hawkesdale wind farm could restrain nearby future growth unless set back at … Continue reading Moyne Shire Council Calls To Set Back Hawkesdale Wind Farm Five Kilometres From Town
