By Miriam Raftery
April 4, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – Today marks the “International Protest Day Against Wind Power” with 765 websites participating.
A dark side of the wind industry that many media outlets have failed
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Troubling Questions
AUGUST 1, 2012
“Around 168 wind turbine fires have been documented. Some sparked brush fires and left some fire departments helpless to watch as oil in turbine components burned hundreds of feet in the air—out of reach of
Wind Turbines and Wildfires – The Danger Is Much Greater Than You Think
For many years now we’ve been studying wind turbine alternative energy solutions. In fact, I happen to live not far from Palm Springs California where there are an abundance of wind turbine generators, spanning hundreds of acres in large wind … Read more...
FAQ
http://www.wind-watch.org/faq-size.php
How big is a wind turbine?
Industrial wind turbines are a lot bigger than ones you might see in a schoolyard or behind someone’s house.
The widely used GE 1.5-megawatt model, for example, consists of 116-ft blades atop a … Read more...
Europe’s Ill Wind
http://www.wind-watch.org/video-europe.php
This video is available here via Blip.tv. It is about the views of people living near existing or planned wind farm developments. Their objections have been dismissed by the wind industry, government and pro-wind campaigners as selfish Nimbyism, leaving … Read more...
It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s a matter of when
June 5, 2011 by ottawawindconcerns
http://northgowerwindactiongroup.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/wind-turbines-fires-not-if-when/
In the current issue of North American Clean Energy, a huge, tabloid-sized glossy magazine for the “renewable” energy sector, is an article titled “Taming Turbine Fires Before They Start.” Here are some excerpts … Read more...
Turbines in bushfire prone regions
very simple argument constructed from four points
1) Wind turbines are machines that are prone to mechanical failure.
2) When they fail they can Cause Fires and throw oil and debris for hundreds of metres.
3) Wind Turbines have … Read more...
A timely reminder before fire seasons start in Australia
Dr Sarah Laurie, MD, September 26, 2011
Many of us have expressed our ongoing legitimate concerns about the fire issues with respect to turbines, which include the following:
1. Currently no restrictions on operations of turbines on days of
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Can’t fight the fire
November 20, 2010
Credit: BY ELIZABETH SWEETMAN, 04 Nov, 2010, victorharbortimes.com.au
http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/11/20/cant-fight-the-fire/
CAPE JERVIS – Do you call the CFS in the event of a wind turbine fire?
While it might seem like the right thing to do, according to … Read more...
Wind turbine erupts into flames southwest of Abilene
August 26, 2011
Credit: By Wayne McCormick, KTXS News, www.ktxs.com
http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/08/26/wind-turbine-erupts-into-flames-southwest-of-abilene/
Fire Chief Gary Young said the fire started in the wind turbine tower and then spread to grass around the tower
ABILENE, Texas — Firefighters from at least three … Read more...