Publicizing the adverse impacts of industrial wind energy – http://wind-watch.org [bridged from https://mstdn.social/@windwatchorg on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mmcvsdfghnh2“Wind power is an idea that is appealing to the imagination. It sounds like a ‘free’ source of energy that would be non-polluting and stable in cost. I am an optimist, and I love technology. If I thought for one moment that windmills would be a source of low cost energy, I would be building them […] https://mstdn.social/@windwatchorg/11660915485304769020 May 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcvsdfghnh2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mmbx5tjdpt22Wind turbine burns at Garrett site #PA: A wind turbine fire Tuesday initially reported in Allegany County by a motorist traveling east on Interstate 68 was later determined to be located at the Savage Mountain Wind Force Project site in Garrett County, according […] [Original post on mstdn.social]20 May 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbx5tjdpt22https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mmafpg6zbcd2“Once these units are up and running ... the citizens of Bruce County will be left to look at a wind park of industrial proportions for the rest of their lives.” —Robert Emerson, Bruce County Federation of Agriculture, Ontario https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=24919 May 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmafpg6zbcd2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mma2jv2gioi2Reindeer habitat selection and movement changes with cumulative impacts from mining and wind power development #NOR #SWE: Abstract: Industrial expansion often occurs in landscapes already affected by multiple disturbances, leading to cumulative impacts on […] [Original post on mstdn.social]19 May 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma2jv2gioi2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm7xx7icbfi2(archive: 2011) Wind turbine noise: why accurate prediction and measurement matter: ABSTRACT: On a decibel-for-decibel basis, wind turbine noise is commonly judged as significantly more problematic than most other community noise sources. As a relatively new […] [Original post on mstdn.social]19 May 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7xx7icbfi2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm7uozi7t3j2(video archive) Taking the Green Energy Act to court for every resident of Ontario: Eric Gillespie, lawyer for the Ian Hanna legal challenge, speaking at Alvinston, Ontario, June 30, 2010. The Ian Hanna lawsuit charges that the 550 meter (~1,800 feet) minimum setback from homes established by […] https://mstdn.social/@windwatchorg/11660232164500118419 May 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7uozi7t3j2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm7ipgxkrqf2Philippine fishing and Indigenous communities wary of clean energy boom in Marcos stronghold #PHL: Crouched on the beach under the hot noon sun, a fisherman flattens a black sheet of seaweed on a bamboo mat rolled out on the sand. Wearing a straw hat wide enough […] [Original post on mstdn.social]19 May 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7ipgxkrqf2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm7h6y474h22Wind turbine catches fire in rural Macon County #IL: A wind turbine caught fire in rural Macon County near Warrensburg Sunday night. The Warrensburg Fire Department was called out for the fire at 8:40 p.m. The windmill generator was heavily damaged, and the […] [Original post on mstdn.social]19 May 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7h6y474h22https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm7bu2nos3j2(pic) Fire, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, March 9, 2026: Wind turbine fire in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, March 9, 2026 - photo by Kenneth David Cottrell https://www.wind-watch.org/pix/displayimage.php?pid=1049 #windpower #windenergy19 May 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7bu2nos3j2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm5vl5h6zou2“Because wind turbines cannot be counted on to produce when electricity demand reaches its highest levels, they have virtually no “capacity value” to grid managers. Therefore, areas experiencing significant electricity demand growth will have to add reliable, dispatchable generating units […] https://mstdn.social/@windwatchorg/11659787996963459018 May 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5vl5h6zou2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm5hl2kc73a2(archive: 2009) Wind will not provide emission benefits #USA: It has become a matter of conventional wisdom that as more wind power replaces fossil fuels, fewer greenhouse gas emissions will be produced. But critical errors on how such projections are made […] [Original post on mstdn.social]18 May 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5hl2kc73a2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm5e7p5zgpw2(video archive) Generator overheats: windmill set ablaze in Germany https://wind-watch.org/news/?p=58243 #windpower #windenergy18 May 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5e7p5zgpw2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm3fgxgwm5y2“We refuse to accept that our coasts and uplands should be sacrificed in this way, either as a penance for past failure to safeguard the environment or as a token contribution towards reducing atmospheric pollution or addressing possible shortages of fossil fuels. We believe that the costs of […] https://mstdn.social/@windwatchorg/11659224135331565717 May 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3fgxgwm5y2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm2xbiyh7ii2(archive: 2014) Wind turbine generators ordinance, Granville, Pennsylvania #PA: I. Findings – The Granville Township Supervisors make the following findings with respect to the construction, operation and maintenance of Wind Turbine Generators: A. The […] [Original post on mstdn.social]17 May 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2xbiyh7ii2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mm2tw7nfgo62(video archive) Planet of the Humans: Planet of the Humans: the corporatization of environmentalism https://wind-watch.org/video-planetofhumans.php #windpower #windenergy17 May 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2tw7nfgo62https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlygxz7mb632(archive: 2017) Balanced solution to the cumulative threat of industrialized wind farm development on cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) in south-eastern Europe #GRC: Abstract – Wind farm development can combat climate change but may also threaten bird […] [Original post on mstdn.social]16 May 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlygxz7mb632https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlydmibko7i2(video archive) Burning Wind Turbine (Portugal): Burning wind turbine in Portugal https://wind-watch.org/video-portugalfire.php #windpower #windenergy16 May 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlydmibko7i2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlxy6ah3swo2Bird and bat mortality at wind farms in South America: Lessons from monitoring and mitigation practices in Chile #CHL: Abstract: Wind energy can help mitigate global CO2 emissions; however, it also has adverse effects on biodiversity, particularly through […] [Original post on mstdn.social]16 May 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxy6ah3swo2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlxvlsxn6db2Wind farm death after crane falls from cliff: A wind farm construction worker died after a crane fell from a road while working on a project in South Korea, local media reported. The man in his 40s was crushed by the 200-tonne crane which he was driving near the […] [Original post on mstdn.social]16 May 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxvlsxn6db2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlxn7osna7o2“Among man-made sources, wind turbine-generated infrasound is distinctive for its rhythmic, repetitive pattern, setting it apart from most other environmental low-frequency sources and drawing particular attention in both public discourse and scientific investigation.” —Maryam Dastan et al […] https://mstdn.social/@windwatchorg/11658378060368788816 May 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxn7osna7o2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlvwodogpmg2(archive: 2009) Cost and Quantity of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Avoided by Wind Generation #AUS: Wind power is intermittent, so either energy storage or constantly, instantly available back-up generation is required to provide constant power. This paper contains a […] [Original post on mstdn.social]15 May 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvwodogpmg2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlvtebst7th2(video archive) Wind Turbine Fire — Burning Blades Fly Off: Burning wind turbine in Portugal https://wind-watch.org/video-portugalfire2.php #windpower #windenergy15 May 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvtebst7th2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlviomfazpu2Sunday’s wind proved too strong for one turbine in Latvia: A wind turbine collapsed on Sunday in Bunka Parish, Dienvidkurzeme Municipality, as confirmed to the LETA news agency by Jānis Meisters, owner of SIA “Jaunmiki.” Around 8 a.m., information was received […] [Original post on mstdn.social]15 May 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlviomfazpu2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlvhupraeii2Global assessment of the risks to biodiversity and Indigenous people’s lands from solar and wind farms: Abstract: The share of wind and solar energy in global energy mix is rising rapidly. Despite their great potential for reducing carbon emissions, poorly […] [Original post on mstdn.social]15 May 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvhupraeii2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlvfofaktwv2Nairnshire residents living near Ardclach rally up to share concerns over impacts of proposed new wind farm at Dulsie Wood by French-based developer Qair Energy #SCT: Nairnshire residents have voiced concerns over risk to wildlife and potential impacts on their […] [Original post on mstdn.social]15 May 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvfofaktwv2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlvfob552ze2Turbine blade breaks, falls to ground at wind farm damaged by lightning strike in 2019 #AUS: A wind turbine blade has broken and fallen to the ground at the 228MW Lal Lal wind farm in Victoria, less than seven years after a similar incident at the same project […] [Original post on mstdn.social]15 May 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvfob552ze2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlv53qc26x22“We finally urge the environmentally conscious public and especially these who share our concern for the need to produce energy responsibly by non-polluting means, to recognise that wind turbines are industrial machines for which there should be no place in our finest landscapes.” —Campaign for […] https://mstdn.social/@windwatchorg/11657814205365743015 May 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv53qc26x22https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mltgfegky3n2(archive: 2018) Wind energy in Germany and Europe – Status, potentials and challenges for baseload application – Developments in Germany since 2010 #DEU: In Germany the installed nominal capacity of all wind turbines has increased eightfold over the last 16 […] [Original post on mstdn.social]14 May 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltgfegky3n2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mltd2geygix2(video archive) Infrasound and Motion Sickness: Wind turbine noise and motion sickness https://wind-watch.org/video-infrasound.php #windpower #windenergy14 May 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltd2geygix2https://bsky.app/profile/windwatchorg.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mlt6mbu6adx2Impact of wind turbines on bird biodiversity #CHN: Abstract: We quantitatively assess the impacts of onshore wind turbines on bird diversity using citizen science data in China. Results show that a one-standard-deviation increase in wind turbines reduces bird […] [Original post on mstdn.social]14 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:aid6fgtwg2rjg563agxzcse2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6mbu6adx2