http://www.windaction.org/ facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts en-us Windaction hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.windaction.org/articles/7985 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:23:26 GMT "People bought property here specifically for the silence," said Wendy Todd (with her husband, Perrin), in Mars Hill, Maine. http://www.windaction.org/articles/7985 http://www.windaction.org/articles/15354 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:28:53 GMT Mountain Road residents Perrin and Wendy Todd say their sleep patterns are disrupted by noise from the line of windmills that loom over their newly constructed house. http://www.windaction.org/articles/15354 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37643 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:29:41 GMT "We are encouraged to see that the Court will not be a rubber stamp for DEP decisions on wind power. This is a decision that FMM finds helpful because the Court addresses the health and environmental impacts of wind power projects." http://www.windaction.org/articles/37643 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37618 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:50:03 GMT The court unanimously agreed with the groups' appeal of a ruling by the Board of Environmental Protection that backed the DEP's decision that the nighttime noise level for the windmills should be at or below 45 decibels. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37618 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37436 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:38:19 GMT 14 of the 22 wind turbines stretch 4 miles across the Record Hill Ridge in Roxbury. Roxbury residents approved the project but the town of Byron, where Paquette lives, turned it down. Philip Paquette: "No one wants it their backyard but it's not in my backyard it's in Roxbury's and they put it in my backyard when I said no." http://www.windaction.org/articles/37436 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37370 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:55:04 GMT After hearing from the attorneys for the farm owners, the town and the developer, Justice Andrew M. Horton determined there was some controversy about where sound receptors were located and told the two parties to submit a brief describing their locations by next Wednesday. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37370 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35685 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:08:43 GMT Woodstock property owners near the Spruce Mountain Wind turbines - particularly camp owners on Shagg and Concord ponds - said at a public informational meeting last week that noise from the towers is louder than expected, because it carries over water and bounces off nearby hills. Its effects, some said, include sleepless nights and headaches, as well as general annoyance. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35685 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34048 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:47:35 GMT Kuras told Roxbury selectmen Tuesday night that the low frequency noise sounds like something heavy tumbling in a clothes dryer. ..."I know what the ice in the lake sounds like and this noise is not that," she said. "This is a repetitive thumping sound: a whemp, whemp. What was once a quiet night's sleep is now this." http://www.windaction.org/articles/34048 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33766 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:09:10 GMT According to facilities committee chair Edmund Hartt, no acoustic engineer was brought on-site to evaluate the project. The problem with spending money on an acoustic study is that there is no extra money. ...The three committee members unanimously voted to ask the school board whether an acoustic engineer should be hired to conduct a sound study. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33766 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33044 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:06:31 GMT In a split decision, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection voted Thursday to impose more stringent noise regulations on commercial wind turbines operating near homes or businesses. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33044 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33035 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:50:01 GMT Petitioners who asked the Board of Environmental Protection to lower the allowable nighttime noise level of the turbines are unhappy that the standards were lowered by only 3 decibels, from 45 to 42, rather than to the 35-decibel level they sought, said Portland attorney Rufus Brown ..."So far it's the only time where the issues we've raised have been seriously. I think it's a landmark in that sense." http://www.windaction.org/articles/33035 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33010 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:35:39 GMT Maine's noise law applies a decades-old standard that critics contend did not anticipate the unique noise and vibrations generated by 400-foot-tall wind turbines. Industry representatives argue that the existing standards and practices observed by companies are sufficiently protective. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33010 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32706 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:45:58 GMT That department's Board of Environmental Protection has been working since December to decide if Maine needs tougher noise standards. Acting DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho says the existing noise rules come from 1989, long before there were any wind farms envisioned for the state. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32706 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32697 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:44:51 GMT Staff with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection have waded into the debate over noise from commercial wind turbines by recommending a slight reduction in the decibel level that could trigger a noise violation for wind farms located near homes or businesses. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32697 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32654 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:18:21 GMT "It's not new blades," said Baker. "They're applying these serrations to the trailing edge of the blades. They look like sharks teeth. We're going to have the meanest looking turbines on the East Coast." Baker said the Vinalhaven installation is only the third application of the LNTE system, worldwide. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32654 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32653 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:13:18 GMT The petitioners have asked the court to vacate the June 30 order and to replace it with an order drafted by DEP staff. Earlier this year, DEP staff prepared a draft order requiring submission of data and requiring Fox Island Wind to post operational sound and meteorological data on a website for public review. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32653 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32623 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:40:15 GMT Fox Islands Wind Neighbors and other individuals are asking judges to nullify a June 2011 DEP order against the wind power project developer. Instead, the group wants the court to institute an earlier version developed by DEP staff that imposed tougher compliance requirements. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32623 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32441 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:09:27 GMT Selectman Maryann Haxton asked how the sound problem could be corrected. James replied that guidelines of 35 decibels should be set for turbines and to require them to be located a mile and a half away from homes. ...Someone asked about home appraisals and James said real estate agents were no longer appraising any homes near windmills. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32441 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32030 Tue, 24 May 2011 20:52:30 GMT While thousands of wind power enthusiasts and industry representatives gather in Anaheim Calif. for Windpower 2011, the American Wind Power Association's popular annual conference and exhibition, some 3,300 miles due east, wind power is tearing a tiny island community asunder. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32030 http://www.windaction.org/articles/31864 Sun, 01 May 2011 20:27:29 GMT The proposed minimum setback is longer than three football fields, but it's still way too short, wind opponents say, to keep people from being disturbed by the noise, low-frequency sound pressure and vibrations that turbines and their blades spinning atop 300-foot towers can make under various wind conditions. http://www.windaction.org/articles/31864