Publicizing the shortcomings and harms of large-scale windpower.https://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mv35d5lvrv2jNotable quote: «Because wind energy is intermittent, there always must be conventional generation, primarily natural gas or coal, ready to supplement electricity when the wind either dies down or blows so hard wind generators cannot operate. Electric generation is also needed to provide what are… https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?q=165&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#16509 Sep 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv35d5lvrv2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muz7rhv4h52v(archive: 2010) Rollins Mountain Construction #ME #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/rollins-mountain-construction/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky08 Sep 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz7rhv4h52vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muyvpr5e7f2h(video archive) Helen Fraser Interview — Melancthon I, Shelburne, Ontario: Health issues due to nearby wind turbines in Ontario #windenergy https://wind-watch.org/video-melancthon.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky08 Sep 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyvpr5e7f2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muyn6k7hmy2sNotable quote: «The tiny, intermittent output of electricity and the negligible CO₂ savings cannot possibly justify the huge sacrifice of that most finite resource — our unspoilt and irreplaceable countryside. It is our duty to protect our rural heritage for present and future generations from such… https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?q=144&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#14408 Sep 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyn6k7hmy2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muwphnvdtb2v(archive: 2016) Short-term annoyance reactions to stationary and time-varying wind turbine and road traffic noise: [Abstract] Current literature suggests that wind turbine noise is more annoying than transportation noise. To date, however, it is not known which acoustic characteristics… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/short-term-annoyance-reactions-to-stationary-and-time-varying-wind-turbine-and-road-traffic-noise/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky07 Sep 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwphnvdtb2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muwo6rddfy23Evaluating interactive effects of the Conservation Reserve Program and wind energy infrastructure on grassland bird abundance in the United States #USA: Abstract: The extent of grasslands has contracted globally, leading to significant declines in grassland-obligate species, including birds.… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/evaluating-interactive-effects-of-the-conservation-reserve-program-and-wind-energy-infrastructure-on-grassland-bird-abundance-in-the-united-states/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky07 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwo6rddfy23https://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muwkewsbq324£250 off bills – is it compensation or contempt for rural Scotland? #SCT (letter): I’m not sure what planet the UK Government is orbiting with its insulting offer of £250 off electricity bills for ten years in exchange for households hosting vast new transmission infrastructure. This is… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/09/07/250-off-bills-is-it-compensation-or-contempt-for-rural-scotland/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky07 Sep 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwkewsbq324https://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muwiuepsh326Literally wiped off the map: the insult of the Pollie Hill consultation #SCT (letter): Like many other readers, we received an invitation to the public “consultation” for the proposed Pollie Hill Wind Farm. Setting aside the somewhat short notice of this important meeting, what struck… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/09/07/literally-wiped-off-the-map-the-insult-of-the-pollie-hill-consultation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky07 Sep 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwiuepsh326https://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muwiudjiur2uStrath and Glens ‘overwhelmed’ by scale of planned energy proposals #SCT (letter): Whilst the outline draft plans for Invercassley’s 20-turbine wind farm have been known for some time, Fred Olsen, the developer, now proposes to press ahead with them (The Northern Times, August 14.), the… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/09/07/strath-and-glens-overwhelmed-by-scale-of-planned-energy-proposals/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky07 Sep 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwiudjiur2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muwffpcfiu2h(video archive) Abandoned Wind Farm on the Road to South Point: Abandoned, derelict wind turbines in Hawaii #windenergy https://wind-watch.org/video-southpoint.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky07 Sep 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwffpcfiu2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muw52x57by2mNotable quote: «After ten years of operation the federal production tax credit goes away. One Kansas wind farm has reached this point and we are seeing the effect — lower production — fewer turbines operating — more turbines in disrepair.» —Forrest Knox, Kansas Senate, June 16, 2014 https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?q=116&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#11607 Sep 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw52x57by2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muu75jubyt2u(archive: 2007) Alisha's Law #NY: Because of the serious nature of the Health concerns brought to our attention by Lisa Sementilli (mother of 11 year old Alisha Sementilli who suffers from “Central Auditory Processing Disorder”) we are requesting our State and Federal Officials address… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/alishas-law/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky06 Sep 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu75jubyt2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mutyyywxpi23Wind turbine collapses in Schuyler County #MO: A wind turbine at the High Prairie Renewable Energy Center collapsed Wednesday afternoon in a field along Schuyler County Route D, approximately four miles southeast of Lancaster. The incident occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. Ameren… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/09/06/wind-turbine-collapses-in-schuyler-county/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky06 Sep 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutyyywxpi23https://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mutv3zwg762s(video archive) What Wind Turbines Sound Like: Wind turbine noise, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin #windenergy https://wind-watch.org/video-fonddulacnoise.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky06 Sep 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutv3zwg762shttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mutmw37jsa2hNotable quote: «Faith in the redemptive power of wind energy is not a substitute for analysis of its actual record.» —Eric Rosenbloom, Vt. https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?q=142&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#14206 Sep 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutmw37jsa2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muroua4nrw2q(archive: 2022) Pre-Sleep Cognitive Arousal and Sleep Misperception: Pre-Sleep Cognitive Arousal Is Negatively Associated with Sleep Misperception in Healthy Sleepers during Habitual Environmental Noise Exposure: An Actigraphy Study Abstract – Specific noises (e.g., traffic or wind… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/pre-sleep-cognitive-arousal-and-sleep-misperception/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky05 Sep 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muroua4nrw2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3murn7qmgfg2wEvaluating interactive effects of the Conservation Reserve Program and wind energy infrastructure on grassland bird abundance in the United States #USA: Abstract: The extent of grasslands has contracted globally, leading to significant declines in grassland-obligate species, including birds.… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/evaluating-interactive-effects-of-the-conservation-reserve-program-and-wind-energy-infrastructure-on-grassland-bird-abundance-in-the-united-states/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky05 Sep 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3murn7qmgfg2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3murj5lvldv2qFormer Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith is sued by investor over wind farm project #TX: NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith is being sued by a Native American investment company over claims that the former Dallas Cowboys running back and his business partners misappropriated a $2.5… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/09/05/former-cowboys-running-back-emmitt-smith-is-sued-by-investor-over-wind-farm-project/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky05 Sep 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3murj5lvldv2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muress72oo26(video archive) Concrete Pour: Wind Turbine Foundation: Wind turbine concrete pour in Ireland #windenergy https://wind-watch.org/video-concrete.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky05 Sep 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muress72oo26https://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mup6kwe2ej25(archive: 2012) Questions arising from the Auditor General’s 2011 Report on Renewable Energy Initiatives #ON: Summary: With comprehensive and detailed evidence gathered independently from inside the Ministry of Energy– much of it previously unavailable to the public– the Auditor… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/questions-arising-from-the-auditor-generals-2011-report-on-renewable-energy-initiatives/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky04 Sep 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup6kwe2ej25https://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muomo45w3k2zNotable quote: «A typical electric car requires six times the mineral inputs of a conventional car and an onshore wind plant requires nine times more mineral resources than a gas-fired plant. Since 2010 the average amount of minerals needed for a new unit of power generation capacity has increased… https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?q=41&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#4104 Sep 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muomo45w3k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mumobauvmk27(archive: 2025) Energies renouvelables : entre pression fiscale et précarité #FRA: [Renewable energies: between tax pressure and precariousness] La fiscalité énergétique Dans les pays de l’OCDE, le ratio impôts/PIB s’échelonnait en 2023 de 17.7 % au Mexique à 43.8 % en France. La… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/energies-renouvelables-entre-pression-fiscale-et-precarite/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky03 Sep 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumobauvmk27https://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mumiorn56d2sProjected impacts of future offshore wind farms on coastal precipitation over the Northwest European shelf #DEU: Abstract: Offshore wind energy plays a central role in reaching the European Green Deal target of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. In this study, we simulate offshore wind development… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/projected-impacts-of-future-offshore-wind-farms-on-coastal-precipitation-over-the-northwest-european-shelf/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky03 Sep 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumiorn56d2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mum4jx6ksi2hNotable quote: «Political language ... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.» —George Orwell, “Politics and the English Language” (1946) https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?q=172&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#17203 Sep 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum4jx6ksi2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muk5wzw3p72s(archive: 2017) New insights into fluctuations of wind energy, with implications for engineering and policy: Summary: The amount of energy generated by renewables fluctuates depending on the natural variability of resources at any given time. The sun isn’t always shining, nor is the… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/new-insights-into-fluctuations-of-wind-energy-with-implications-for-engineering-and-policy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky02 Sep 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk5wzw3p72shttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mujxwvzdhh2xAndros set to challenge new wind farm rules in court #GRC: tovima.com Related Article New Spatial Plan Will Limit Wind Farms to 13 Greek Islands New Spatial Plan Will Limit Wind Farms to 13 Greek Islands Andros Set to Challenge New Wind Farm Rules in Court Wind turbines, September 30,… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/09/02/andros-set-to-challenge-new-wind-farm-rules-in-court/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky02 Sep 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujxwvzdhh2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3mujhbvwksp2fTo Save a Beach: The Story of Reckless Renewables #AUS: When plans for offshore wind turbines reach Hawks Nest, Sandra Bourke believes she is fighting to save one beach: endangered petrels, migrating whales and the community bound to its shore. She discovers a much bigger map of… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/alerts/2026/09/01/to-save-a-beach-the-story-of-reckless-renewables/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky02 Sep 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujhbvwksp2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muiybtx3tr2hNotable quote: «Industrial wind turbines are power plants ... The sound they emit is intrusive and harmful.» —Louise Barteau, Fairhaven, Mass., The Berkshire Eagle, September 22, 2017 https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?q=24&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky#2402 Sep 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiybtx3tr2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muhnmwc3tm2h(archive: 2013) Responses of the Inner Ear to Infrasound: Abstract: Unweighted sound measurements show that wind turbines generate high levels of infrasound. It has been wrongly assumed that if subjects cannot hear the infrasound component of the noise then they cannot be affected by… #windenergy https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/responses-of-the-inner-ear-to-infrasound/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky01 Sep 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhnmwc3tm2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wind-watch.org/post/3muhjvmuksg23Beauty and the Blades: The Local Economic Impact of Wind Turbines #ITA: Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of wind turbine visibility on tourism outcomes. Using data from Italy from 1998 to 2019, we show that the visibility of wind turbines reduces tourist arrivals by 20%, with the effect… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/beauty-and-the-blades-the-local-economic-impact-of-wind-turbines/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky01 Sep 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:hlspnhowbitdz6kmwkpbz263/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjvmuksg23