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Stull vs. Gamesa Energy USA LLC and Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm, LLC
May 1, 2008
by Bradley S. Tupi and William Haberstroh
Todd and Jill Stull filed a complaint for damages and injunctive relief against Gamesa and Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm LLC (Babcock and Brown) due to excessive noise, flicker and other nuisance that are causing irreparable harm to the Plaintiffs and robbing them of their enjoyment of their property. A portion of their filing is detailed below. The full filing can be downloaded from the link at the bottom of this page.
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Throwing Caution to the Wind: the growing threat of Industrial Wind Energy Development in Pennsylvania to Wildlife, Habitat and Public Lands
October 1, 2006
by Dan Boone
This is a comprehensive, well documented and thoughtful presentation on a wide range of industrial wind issues by Dan Boone, Consulting Conservation Biologist, at the public meeting held by Save Our Allegheny Ridges in Bedford, PA on September 18, 2006
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Meyersdale Wind Generation Facility - Acoustic Noise Generated by Wind Turbines
December 24, 2005
by Oguz A. Soysal, Ph.D., Frostburg State University, Department of Physics and Engineering
Presented at the Lycoming County, PA
Zoning Board Hearing on 12/14/2005
Overview
• Measurements at distance of 0.55 miles from
wind farm in Meyersdale, PA
– Sound level measurements
– Sound recordings
• Analysis of the frequency composition of the
noise generated by wind turbines
• Analysis of the ambient noise level as a function
of wind speed
• Discussion of the wind turbine noise
characteristics
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Jon Boone's response, published in The Caledonian Record in August 2005, to those who challenged the authenticity of his DVD "Life Under a Windplant".
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These levels (noise) are much higher than predicted by the company.
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