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JUST IN

1) The Independent: BRSA wind turbine parts damaged during Sandy
2) Ontario court allows lawsuits against wind company and accepts 22% to 50% loss of property values along with health and noise issues
3) Mother Earth News: Industrial Wind Turbines Hurt Property Values (and they are usually very pro-wind)
4) Eagle death at Nevada wind farm brings possible $200K fine because they don't have a "Taking Permit"
Neither does the BRSA, and we have a population of bald eagles in the UB area.
5) A MUST-SEE! Canadian TV documentary tackles the health impacts of industrial wind turbine noise
6) Global Wind Energy Impact - A great new website packed with essential info
7) News 7: Sleeplesss in Scituate: Turbines keep many awake
We can't let Union Beach become the next Scituate
8) BREAKING NEWS: Falmouth, MA Selectmen support removing wind turbines
9) Green Bay Press Gazette: Study finds 'dangerous levels' of noise from turbines
10) If you live near the wind turbine in Fairhaven, MA, the town has asked that you fill out this form
11) Check out windturbinepropertyloss.org for lots of info
12) Wind farms vs wildlife - The shocking environmental cost of renewable energy
13) Washington Times: The truth about bird and bat deaths from wind turbines
14) Express UK: Energy blow as wind power fuels pollution
The whole world is catching on to why wind power is not a solution
 15) Dr. Alec Salt, a leading researcher: Wind Turbines can be Hazardous to Human Health
16) Wind turbines plunge property value 38% (Ontario, Canada)
17) A must-see video lecture by industrial noise expert Rick James on harmful low frequency and infrasound from wind turbines
18) The Telegraph: How Britain went tilting at windmills

UNION BEACH WINS APPEALS CASE IN A 3-0 DECISION BY THE JUDGES!!!
ODDS OF FINAL VICTORY OVER BRSA GREATLY INCREASE - STILL MORE WORK TO DO
1) Independent: Union Beach wins industrial wind turbine appeal
2) Patch: Court Sides with Union Beach on Wind Turbine Appeal
3) APP: Appellate ruling - Union Beach crane must come down

RECENT NEWS
1) Independent: Bayshore residents say BRSA ignored warnings
2) NY Times: Turbine Plans Hit Headwind

OPINION PIECES
Patch Blogs: The BRSA Industrial Wind Turbine Blame Game
Patch Blogs: Who’s advising the BRSA in their quest for an industrial wind turbine?
Patch Blogs: If the BRSA loses the turbine war, what comes next?
Patch Blogs: What BRSA Isn't Telling You About Their Wind Turbine Plan - Part 1
Atlantic Highlands Herald: Open Letter to Congressman Pallone
APP: Blame authority, contractor for rushing crane to site
Patch Blogs: A minor loss for Union Beach in the wind turbine war
Paul Mulshine: Destroying nature in order to save it

BRITAIN MAKES IT OFFICIAL - INDUSTRIAL WIND TURBINES DECIMATE HOME VALUES
UK Sunday Times: Council tax cut for homes near wind farms
Telegraph: Wind farms do bring down property values
Denmark has known this for years - homeowners compensated by law

THE LATEST OF MANY STUDIES DEBUNKING THE MYTH THAT WIND ENERGY IS GREEN
Government Lab Finds Wind Energy Not Meeting Carbon Emission Goals

BRSA vs. UNION BEACH
Top Story For The Second Year In A Row In The Independent.
I believe the people of Union Beach and its neighbors will prevail this year, and that will be the # 1 story of 2012.

LOCALS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR OVER 2 YEARS
APP: Ocean Gate shuts down turbines at night while the battle with residents continues

HALF A WORLD AWAY WIND TURBINES CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEMS
You gotta watch this phenomenal news story from Down Under!

JOHN DROZ: MISDRIECTION AND FLUFF
"The best summary of the dirty truth about ‘clean’ wind power..."

THE REVIEWS OF WINDFALL THE MOVIE ARE IN
CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY NOW
Windfall links on Digital Platforms are: iTunes , Amazon , Xbox and Netflix
Click on logo below for the website

1) Salon.com: Wind power: Renewable resource, or another corporate scam?
2) Village Voice: Playfully thorough examination of the subject
3) Huffington Post: A Cautionary Tale About Wind Power
4) Public News Service: NY Town's Battle Over Wind Power Makes it to the Big Screen
5) Roger Ebert's review of Windfall
6) Paul Mulshine interviews the director, Laura Israel
7) NY Times:Turbines in the Backyard: The Sound and the Strobes
8) Washington Post: Ann Hornaday reviews ‘Windfall’
 

The Bayshore Regional Sewage Authority (BRSA) is defying the will of the mayor, the town council, and the majority of local citizens in its efforts to erect a 1.5 MW GE industrial wind turbine (IWT) at its facility in Union Beach, New Jersey on the shores of Raritan Bay.  Monmouth County, Union Beach, Keyport, Hazlet, Matawan and Holmdel have all passed resolutions opposing its construction.  The Hazlet Area Quality of Life Association and the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council are also opposed.

The turbine blades will reach 386 feet.  That's 81 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty and 113 feet taller than the Twin Lights in Highlands.  In our opinion, it will be an eyesore ruining the aesthetic beauty of our Bayshore region and likely lower property values significantly.  If you were looking to buy a home in the NJ Bayshore area, would you consider one in the shadow of this turbine? 

There are potentially serious health and public safety issues for people living close to industrial turbines (see links below).  Many localities require IWTs to be set at least 1.25 miles from the nearest home.  The BRSA turbine will be 1,080 feet from the start of a densely populated community, and thousands of homes in Union Beach, Hazlet and Keyport are well within the 1.25 mile radius.  We are also very skeptical that the promised savings on the BRSA's sewer bills will ever come to pass.  Besides, the promised savings mostly rely on the retirement of their bond debt, not the turbine.

Please take some time to view the informational links below.  IWTs are currently planned for many New Jersey bay and oceanfront towns.  They will be visible for miles, ruining scenic vistas of NJ's precious waterfront and intruding on environmentally sensitive areas.  You must act now and contact our local, state and federal reps.  Join The Surge!

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Coast Guard scuttles windmill plan | Cape May Gazette General News 
It would be really funny if it wasn't so serious. It's as if Frank Wells and Robert Fischer told the Coast Guard turbine people what to say to the public. See the comments section.

Irish Times: Bill would keep wind farms far from homes
Looks like the Irish can certainly tell wind industry Blarney from the truth. Currently, their mandatory setback is 500 meters from the first property line. That's 540 feet farther from the first property line than the Wind Banshee planned for Union Beach. When this bill passes, the Irish setback will be 2 km, or 1.25 miles for industrial wind turbines. ERIN GO BRAGH!

http://bst.sagepub.com/content/current
Here's a special issue of the Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society (a peer-reviewed scholarly journal) devoted to industrial wind turbines and their impacts on human health. The abstracts are free to read. These articles speak truth to power...wind power.

Ontario wind power bringing down property values - Canada - CBC News 
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is doing some very good journalism on wind turbines sited in residential areas, as could become the case here in Union Beach.

Wind Turbines and Public Health
Dr. David Iser for The Waubra Foundation, Australia

Adverse health effects of industrial wind turbines / M. Nissenbaum MD1, J. Aramini PhD2, C. Hanning MD3

British Medical Journal: Wind turbine noise... affect health adversely... independent review is needed (reprint)

National Review: Wind Energy, Noise Pollution By Robert Bryce

UPI Science News: Hurricanes seen as threat to wind farms

Administration sweats legal response as turbines kill birds
Good article on bird kills and federal law, "...as many as 440,000 birds are killed by wind turbines every year." 

University of Delaware wind turbine generates federal lawsuit
Lechliter, representing himself in the action, filed the 40-page lawsuit Jan. 9 in U.S. District Court

East County Magazine: Wind turbine accidents, injuries and fatalities

The wind industry is the second-largest recipient of government tax breaks after ethanol

Shirley Wind Project (Wisconsin near Green Bay) causing health problems - animals too! 

PROPOSED NJ OFFSHORE WIND FARM FAILS THE STINK TEST
1) NJ State consultants call for rejecting offshore wind project, it will cost millions and lose jobs
2) Second consultant says, "Offshore wind farm fails to demonstrate 'net economic benefit."
We believe a truly independent audit of the BRSA would arrive at a similar conclusion - it's a loser!

MORE PROOF OF NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS
1) http://www.windaction.org/documents/33837
2) http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111226/NEWS/112260313
A new study confirms the adverse health effects of infrasound and low frequency sound in Falmouth, MA.
At the time, Falmouth had a single industrial wind turbine at their wastewater treatment plant...sound familiar?
Click here to view the entire study - right-click to download
Also, here's a Summary of New Evidence of Adverse Health Effects - Canada
Click here to view the summary - right-click to download

DEFINITION OF A BOONDOGGLE
#video-4519155
In this video at 1:50, then BRSA Chairman Coligas himself states that GE won't let them run the turbine below 36 degrees.
http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/wind_resource_maps.asp?stateab=nj
If you look closely at this U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory Map you will see that the planned Union Beach IWT is in a wind zone with average speeds of only 5.5 to 6 mph at 80 meters, the height of the hub for the blades. This wind speed is too low to turn the blades. If we must endure wind turbines, shouldn't taxpayer and ratepayer funding only go to IWTs in high-wind zones in order to provide for a reasonable return on investment? Combine the facts that the BRSA turbine won't spin on freezing days or on the hottest days of summer when there's hardly any wind, and you must conclude the BRSA turbine will be a boondoggle that will cost We the Ratepayers millions.

1) Bayonne's IWT is up and will be running in March
2) Bayonne power-generating windmill erected
At 800 feet from the start of the neighborhood there, this is a human rights violation.

The Australian on IWTs: What you can't hear can hurt you

1) Denmark accused of tinkering with wind turbine noise regulations
2) Denmark accused of applying double standards to windfarm neighbours
3) Health: Danish government to treat Danes as guinea pigs?

Report: Wind turbines don’t cause health problems 
"The panel did not do original research, nor did it investigate reports of health problems among residents living near any particular turbine installation. Instead it reviewed existing studies." And those were the same existing studies that BRSA and the like already have used to claim abutters to wind turbines are merely experiencing psychosomatic symptoms. No panel member traveled to Massachusetts towns like Falmouth to do field research, let alone experience the noise and flicker for themselves. Simply reviewing older studies is not science, it's a book report. The fix was in on this once again and a panel of "experts" was paid to reach a predetermined conclusion. 

http://saveourseashore.org/?p=1792
The CEO of Vestas (major wind turbine maker) complains about Denmark's proposal on low frequency noise from IWTs.
"...changes to the wind turbines so that they produce less noise...is not technically possible."

http://www.windaction.org/videos/33791
"Too Close" documents people who experience the ill health effects of the Hull and Falmouth, MA wind turbines.

1) The Independent: Matawan raises concerns over turbine transport
2) And yes, accidents like this do happen when driving the road with an 84 ton load
3) BRSA Wind Turbine Contractor Explains Finalized Route Through Matawan
Conti and BRSA are looking for sympathy and hoping to apply pressure with this story... 
4) The Patch: Wind Turbine Permit Fees, Temporary Storage Costs BRSA $268K More

Despite battle, turbine parts arrive in N.J. | The Asbury Park Press | APP.com
The BRSA should only have the right to do this when and if they finally prevail in court.
Phone and write your reps today. They need to hear from all of us many times over.

Spinning a Green Yarn - Another Inconvenient Truth
New free e-book on wind energy

Wisconsin: Wind energy fails to reduce carbon emissions

UK: Wind farms paid more to switch off turbines than they would have received from operations

Rob Rand | "Wind turbine sound: An independent investigation" | A must-see video presentation

Evaluating the impact of wind turbine noise on health related quality of life
From Noise and Health, a Bi-monthly Inter-disciplinary International Journal

Baltimore Sun: Wind farms aren't the answer to cutting greenhouse gas emissions

AMAZING PHOTOS!
Photos of wind turbine damage during the recent storm in Great Britain
This is one more reason that industrial wind turbines do not belong close to homes, and harkens back to this letter-to-the-editor:
The Independent: What are the BRSA’s plans for its turbine in hurricanes?
FYI, The quote referenced in the above letter is in the 3rd paragraph at the link below. Irene was a tropical storm when it hit, not a hurricane.
Atlantic City wind turbine blades will not be removed for safe storage during Irene

Taming Turbine Fires Before They Start: It’s when, not if…
From North American Clean Energy, a pro-wind publication

LEWES, FALMOUTH & OCEAN GATE
1)  The turbine insanity in Falmouth, MA Part 1
2)  The turbine insanity in Falmouth, MA Part 2 
 3) Lewes, DE homeowners set to fight U of Delaware single wind turbine in court.
4) Falmouth, MA: Life under the blades of a single wind turbine
5)  http://climatide.wgbh.org/2011/03/the-falmouth-experience-making-waves-in-the-wind-debate/
 6)  http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110314/NEWS/103140307&cid=sitesearch
 7)  More Bad News About Windmills - Paul Mulshine in the Star Ledger
 8)  Ocean Gate, NJ: A letter from a friend who lives with the noise from the turbine there
The BRSA's latest talking point is, "It's just one turbine, not a wind farm, and it's wind farms that cause all the problems." Well, by saying this they just admitted that wind turbines do cause serious problems. Wind farms are collections of several large industrial wind turbines, so if wind farms cause problems it's because each individual wind turbine in the farm causes problems. 

NJ Energy Plan Includes Ambitious Renewable Energy Goal, But Begins To Back Away From Wind Turbines

The Patch: Matawan 5th Town To Pass Resolution Opposing BRSA Wind Turbine

Dynamic measurements of wind turbine acoustic signals, employing sound quality engineering methods considering the time and frequency sensitivities of human perception
Presented at NOISE-CON 2011, Portland, Oregon, July 25-27, 2011

http://www.struanstevenson.com/media/speech/national_follies/
Scottish National Windfarm Conference, Ayr, Friday 11 November 2011 - Keynote Address: "Windfarms don't work!"

Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Steven Rauch realizes, on the basis of prima facie evidence, that WTS is worth taking seriously

Two Acousticians succumb to Wind Turbine Syndrome (Maine)

SavvySpin.Com: Are Wind Power Opponents Winning the PR Battle? 
A fascinating article and a must-read

Bats, far more than birds, are falling victim to wind turbines

Government caught lying about Wind Turbine Syndrome (Ontario)

Huffington Post: Wind Power Noise Dispute On Tranquil Maine Island Intensifies

The lie behind turbine noise models
Why, with...an extensive body of evidence showing turbine noise is causing deleterious impacts on people living near the towers, was Herkimer County fooled into thinking it would be spared? The answer is simple: Herkimer County residents were lied to.

Why pro-wind studies often use a 10 km radius by Alec Salt PhD
"So, within 2 km (the two innermost bands) of the turbine, the area is 3.1 + 9.4 km2 (=12.5 km2) which would represent 1.2 households." It's worth noting that, unlike this example in the article, Union Beach, Hazlet and Keyport have thousands of households within 2 km of the proposed wind turbine site. And yes, the BRSA's own studies on property values uses this very same statistical trick.

Canada: Cost of green energy 40% higher than government estimates

The Independent: BRSA awaits permits for turbine transport
The BRSA is putting the pressure on via the press. They know they are in real danger of losing the battle in court and are desperate to truck the wind turbine to their plant. It is a huge and irresponsible gamble with ratepayer money on their part. If they lose, the court may make them truck it back out and they may also be subject to a class action suit.

Dr. Nina Pierpont Interviews Falmouth MA resident Neil Andersen about Wind Turbine Syndrome

1)  4 MW of electricity consistently generated from poop at Florida sewage plant - should BRSA consider this instead?
2)  Then again, Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority tried something like this and blew $30 million of ratepayer money.
Let's hope the FLA folks implement this correctly. The idea seems good in theory.

The Independent: BRSA should delay plans to truck turbine to site
The BRSA is attempting to secure permits to truck their IWT into Union Beach prior to prevailing in court, which may be never.

Holmdel Patch: BRSA prepares for delivery of huge turbine parts
The BRSA had to close their deal with GE by 8/31 to get their Stimulus money from Uncle Sam. But as Judge Tassini warned them, delivery of the turbine cannot be used as a defense in court. If they try it, they just might have to have it removed, all at ratepayer expense.

A technical study about the low wind energy CO2 savings in Ireland
Wind turbines do little if anything to reduce CO2. And so, what's the point?

Wind Energy: the Monument to Lunacy
The battle for Britain mirrors what's going on here.

Flashback from The Independent: Wind turbine fight escalates BRSA files suit
This story is an oldie but worth revisiting. It features a video of our governor at a town hall meeting referring to the BRSA as "a shadow government...that's completely out of control." Governor, you sure got that right!

Other sewer authorities in hot water following outside audits - should BRSA be next?
1)  Passaic Valley Sewerage Authority - Rife with corruption
2)  Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority - $30,000,000 boondoggle
3)  Riverhead, NY - State finds wind turbine not worth it

Energy Tribune: The Global Backlash Against Wind Energy
This is a great summation of the current state of the wind energy industry.

Energy in America: Dead Birds Unintended Consequence of Wind Power Development
"There's a big, big hypocrisy here," Sue Hammer said. "If I shoot an eagle, it's a $10,000 fine and/or a vacation of one to five years in a federal pen of my choice." Then the wind industry advocates gave their usual response to this issue.

Forbes: A New Study Takes The Wind Out Of Wind Energy
"Reality has overtaken green hope" by Robert Bryce.

Courier Times: Offshore wind energy will drive up electricity costs for NJ households and businesses
The same holds true for onshore wind energy, like the BRSA's IWT planned for Union Beach.

http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/lewesturbine/ 
You can monitor the power output of the 2 MW wind turbine at The U. of Delaware in Lewes at any moment at this website.  It's a good way to compare the nameplate capacity of 2 MW against what it actually generates.  FYI: 1000 kilowatts = 1 megawatt.  At best a wind turbine will average out to about 20% of capacity, often much less.  During July's heat wave with peek electric demand the efficiency will be very low as the wind doesn't blow at the hottest time of day.  You can refresh your browser to get timely readings.

The Independent: Sierra Club dead wrong on impact of onshore wind turbines

"Wind Turbines, The Test of Time" / Joan & John Terry's stunning video at Allegheny Treasures

1)  New study backs wind turbine noise complaints
2)  AP EXCLUSIVE: Power grid change due to wind turbines may disrupt clocks and much more

NJ Spotlight: A UB area grassroots group wants to make sure that a huge wind turbine is not built in its community

1)  APP: Land deal may mean end of fight
2)  Holmdel Patch: BRSA Obtains Key Parcel of Land For Wind Turbine, Says Attorney
Believe me. Don't believe everything you read!

1)  NJTODAY: "Energy Sprawl" Off New Jersey's Preserved Farms!
2)  Holmdel Patch: Holmdel's farmlands could sprout wind turbines, writer cautions
3)  Daily Journal: Energy sprawl threatens open space, farmland

1)  Washington Post: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pulls out of greenhouse gas effort
2)  NJ.com: Christie announces N.J. pulling out of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Bangor Daily News: Wind turbines fail to live up to claims
This is exactly what will happen in Union Beach as the BRSA and this area of Maine are both in a "Marginal Zone" according to the US Dept. of Energy Wind Map which can be found below.

U.S. Senator Alexander: “If We Are Talking About ‘Big Oil,’ Why Not Also Talk About ‘Big Wind?’”

The Independent: Hazlet resident urges Gov to stop wind turbine project
The link to the article in his insightful letter is broken. Here is the correct link:
Looking for Wind Industry Leadership in Reducing Noise Impacts
Plus, here's an article on the effects of noise pollution sent by a good friend of UB's. It doesn't specifically mention wind turbines, but it sure as heck applies:
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/14/136288954/noise-pollution-hard-on-heart-as-well-as-ears .

1)  The Independent: Judge orders stay on wind turbine plans
2)  Union Beach granted stay in battle against proposed wind turbine
 3)  Two River Times: Judge Orders Stay In Fight Over Union Beach Wind Turbine

1)  The Independent: Union Beach resident proud to be a NIMBY
2)  Holmdel Patch: At Earth Day, Some Say They Like Wind Turbines

Toronto Sun: Mining mineral for windmill magnets causes environmental disaster

WHAT PART OF WIND TURBINES DO NOT BELONG ONSHORE CLOSE TO HOMES DO THEY NOT UNDERSTAND?
Wind turbine failures in Lacey put state energy program on hold | The Asbury Park Press | APP.com
Knoeller's 17-year-old granddaughter, Sarah, was working with horses near the tower when the blades flew off. "One of them nearly hit her..."
This story follows on the heels of the story below from just two days prior: State Puts Onshore Wind Program Back in Business. Report determines that safety is not an issue for most wind turbine vendors operating in New Jersey.
http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0421/0030/
Which refers to the story below from March 25th: State Shuts Down Onshore Wind Turbine Program after Major Malfunction. All three blades break free of newly installed turbine in what is labeled an "abnormal occurrence."
http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0324/2356/
And now here's a link to 10 pages of "abnormal occurrences" in the larger turbines like the one planned for Union Beach.
http://noturbine.com/images/Turbine%20Fires%20and%20Collapse.pdf
And here's what the wind industry's well-funded lobbying group the AWEA had to say about all this. It's interesting that they felt threatened by this. The comments at the bottom to this letter say it all.
http://www.app.com/article/20110428/NJOPINION02/304280044/Broken-windmill-blade-an-unusual-occurrence 

http://independent.gmnews.com/news/2011-04-21/Front_Page/Bayshore_environmental_group_opposes_wind_turbine.html
Bayshore Regional Watershed Council opposes wind turbine - To every member of this great organization we say THANK YOU!

http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/8_3_10_Stimulus_III_Report.pdf
U.S. Senators Tom Coburn and John McCain included the planned BRSA turbine on their list of "100 Stimulus Projects That Give Taxpayers The Blues." It came in 63rd. The fact that we made this list out of the hundreds of thousands of projects is amazing. I'm sure Robert Fischer, Frank Wells and the other commissioners will call our distinguished senators "fearmongers and outsiders who are not qualified experts." Actually, Robert Fischer called us "fearmonger-ers." 

Cape Wind Project Wins Construction Approval

1)  DEP Press Release Email: Christie Administration Seeks Firms Interested In Offshore Wind Farm Leases
2)  New Jersey Map of offshore wind farm leasing sites - here's where thousands of wind turbines will all go

http://baconsrebellion.com/2011/03/31/putting-wind-on-trial/
An environmental advocacy law firm files a Constitutional challenge to wind subsidies and mandates in Colorado.

http://independent.gmnews.com/news/2011-03-10/Front_Page/Holmdel_votes_to_oppose_turbine.html
Holmdel votes to oppose turbine.

http://blogs.forbes.com/larrybell/2011/03/08/wind-energys-overblown-prospects/
Unfortunately, wind doesn’t afford the benefits marketers promise.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/tech-mainmenu-30/environment/6617-environmentalists-against-windpower
Environmentalists Against Windpower?

http://www.app.com/article/20110318/NJOPINION02/103180310/No-wind-turbine-our-back-yards?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p
A recent letter to the APP in response to a pro-BRSA letter in the APP

The future of wind power: "Don’t count on constant electricity under renewable energy" says UK electricity CEO
This could happen here in the USA.

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/34953
The Canada Free Press article on threatening endangered bird species with extinction for an unreliable source of energy

Alternative Energy: The Bloom Box - 60 Minutes/CBS News Video
There are new green energy technologies coming to market now that may make wind energy obsolete. This fuel cell technology uses methane, and sewage plants and landfills sure make enough of it.

Alternative Energy: Cellulosic ethanol finally arrives
Large refiners like Valero are investing in cellulosic ethanol biorefineries, which have recently become viable. Cellulosic ethanol holds the promise of providing 16 times the energy used to make it, unlike ethanol from corn, which even Al Gore says was a mistake.

http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2011/01/31/wind-turbine-dispute-goes-to-court
Two River Times: Wind Turbine Dispute Goes To Court
http://www.app.com/article/20110126/NEWS/101260364/Union-Beach-lacks-power-to-rule-on-turbine-complaint-says
Asbury Park Press: Union Beach lacks power to rule on turbine, complaint says
http://independent.gmnews.com/news/2011-02-03/Front_Page/Wind_turbine_fight_escalates_BRSA_files_suit.html
The Independent: Sewerage authority challenges Planning Board denial 

SEA GIRT
Sea Girt wind turbine plan scrapped
Congratulations to our friends in the Sea Girt area! Today Sea Girt, tomorrow Union Beach!

THEY'RE NOT GREEN
1)  Study: Wind Power Raises CO2 Emissions - by Jeames M. Taylor - Environment & Climate News
2)  CO2 and other power plant pollution worsens in Colorado due to wind turbines
3)  Subsidizing CO2 Emissions via Windpower: The Ultimate Irony — MasterResource
4)  Research: Wind power pricier, emits more CO2 than thought • The Register
Here are four more articles on why wind power does not reduce CO2 and is not green - but the money the wind industry is making is. If you don't believe this, try searching for "wind power CO2" on Google and then try to find a definitive study that proves that wind power will reduce CO2 significantly. You may find claims to that effect, but there's no science to that effect.

RECENT HEALTH CONFERENCE
This is from the First International Symposium on the Global Wind Industry and Adverse Health Effects recently held in Picton, Ontario
1)  http://www.windvigilance.com/symp_2010_proceedings.aspx
2)  http://www.epaw.org/events.php?lang=en&article=ca1 

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Northern+Brunswick+wind+turbines+frozen+solid/4287063/story.html
Wind Turbines Frozen Solid 

http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm/6310/Britains-Wind-Farms-are-No-Spin-Zones-When-Cold-Hits
Britain's Wind Farms are No Spin Zones When Cold Hits

http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/ben-hoen-on-need-for-property-value-guarantee/
Ben Hoen is the main author of the Berkeley Lab study that the BRSA touts to try to prove there's no impact on property values. Here, Mr. Hoen acknowledges that homeowners living close to turbines should be compensated. It blows a big hole in the BRSA's claim.

Denmark now compensates homeowners for loss of value as a matter of public policy
If property value is not an issue as the BRSA claims, why is this now the law in Denmark?

http://www.wind-watch.org/ww-propertyvalues.php
"Do Wind Projects Adversely Affect Proximate Residential Property Values?" A compilation of property value articles from John Droz.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2010/12/post_53.html
Star Ledger columnist Paul Mulshine's take on a photo I sent him, "There goes the neighborhood!"
Christie's got a Dutch treat for utility customers 
Paul Mulshine's story in the August 22nd Star Ledger - A must-read!

http://www.wind-watch.org/ww-noise-health.php
At this website you can listen to a GE 1.5MW wind turbine recorded inside an entry vestibule at midnight 1,500 feet downwind from the turbine. Your speakers need to be on. The sound should play automatically when you click on the link, and the audio player is at the bottom of the page. Set the volume to the loudness of a calm speaking voice. If it doesn't play, please try a different browser.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/energy-environment/06noise.html?_r=1&hp
“Nobody in the area could believe it. They were so loud.” The NY Times on the Fox Island wind turbines - 10/6
NY Times: Turbines Too Loud for You? Here, Take $5,000
If noise is not an issue as the BRSA claims, why is Caithness Energy paying off local residents in Ohio?

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/02/wind_energys_ghosts_1.html
 MUST READING: Bankrupt Europe has a lesson for Congress about wind power

1)  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/world/europe/15rome.html
2)  Mafia cash in on lucrative EU wind farm handouts - especially in Sicily - Telegraph UK
No, I am not implying that Tony Soprano or his ilk are in play with our wind turbine issue, but this made us smile: “...the Mafia’s in the alternative-energy business.”  And after all, the BRSA is in the "waste management business." :)


You must watch these two videos, the first from the NY Times and the second by WERU, a local radio station.
We can't let this happen here like it did in Vinalhaven, Maine.
 http://www.windaction.org/faqs/29076
Vinalhaven's Fox Islands Wind exceeds noise limits - 9/10/10.
http://www.windaction.org/news/29071
State of Maine finds Fox Island Wind Turbines in violation of noise standard - 9/10/10.
http://penobscotbay.blogspot.com/2010/07/listen-fox-island-windmills-polluting.html
Wonder what the windmills on Vinalhaven sound like for local residents? Click this link to find out.


Becky Godlee's music video mourns irresponsibly located wind turbines - She's great!

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Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment" by Dr. Nina Pierpont
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
http://www.ge-energy.com/content/multimedia/_files/downloads/wind_energy_basics.pdf     
On page 5 of this GE wind turbine document, under Siting Considerations, GE states: "Siting wind turbines and assessing the feasibility of a proposed location must consider factors such as: (6) Community acceptance and compatibility with adjacent land uses. Depending on setback requirements tens of acres might be necessary to house a single GE 1.5MW turbine. Hence, megawatt-scale wind turbines cannot be located in densely populated areas." Well, there's very little community acceptance, there's a densely populated area 1,080 feet away, and it would damage the plant in the event of fire or collapse.

GE Energy Extreme Wind Speed Risk & Mitigation
Examples of possible failure scenarios include blade failure or a tower buckling or overturning.

European Setbacks (minimum distance between wind turbines and habitations)

Safety Regulations for Operators and Technicians
"Do not stay within a radius of 400m (1300ft) from the turbine unless it is necessary. If you have to inspect an operating turbine from the ground, do not stay under the rotor plane but observe the rotor from the front.” This is from a manual for a Vestas 3MW wind turbine, which can be as tall as 420 feet. HOWEVER, under NJ law, the minimum setback would be 1.5 times that height or 630 feet, less than half the distance Vestas considers a dangerous hard hat zone!

Wind Watch: First International Symposium on Adverse Health Effects and Industrial Wind Turbines
The First International Symposium on the adverse health effects of industrial wind turbines was held on October 29-31, 2010 in Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
 
 http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbines-minimum-distances-from-residential-premises-bill/
The UK: A Bill To Make provision for a minimum distance between wind turbines and residential premises according to the size of the wind turbine. In England, a turbine the size of the BRSA's would require a setback of 1.24 miles rather than 1,080 feet. There's a link at the bottom of the page to the actual bill.

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