Research

The True Cost of Wind Turbines and Wind Industry

The town of Forest, WI has concerns over the end results of the Highland Wind Farm. Forest has spent more than half-a-million dollars fighting the project at the Public Service Commission. The devastation from the Shirley Wind Farm is a prime example as to why the town is fighting this project.

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Wind Turbines Generate Infrasound

Several studies have shown that industrial wind turbines produce infrasound. It is produced by the gigantic blades passing the pole in a roughly 180-degree arc.  The taller the pole, the greater the swath of infrasound.  Infrasound is a sound below the normal hearing level.  Dr. Mariana Alves-Pereira, who has studied infrasound for 30 years in…

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Are Wind Turbines Really Environmentally Friendly?

Wind energy is terribly inefficient (approximately 35%) and requires another source of energy as a backup.  The backup power must enable utilities to balance power grids when wind conditions aren’t optimum, which is often.  All existing solar and wind power must have fossil fuel back up, while solar and wind power cannot be used as…

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