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Publicizing the adverse impacts of industrial wind energy – https://nitter.gq/t.co/Cs2isykUuT

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Wind is intermittent, highly variable, and not dispatchable. So it can be only an add-on to other, more reliable sources. And its low density means disproportionate materials and land/sea area requirements along with heavy-duty access roads and powerlines. wind-watch.org/
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Response of raptors to a windfarm #WI: Summary: The global growth of wind energy has outpaced our assessment of possible impacts on wildlife. There is a pressing need for studies with pre- and post-construction… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/response-of-raptors-to-a-windfarm/
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Effects of wind farms on raptors: A systematic review of the current knowledge and the potential solutions to… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/effects-of-wind-farms-on-raptors-a-systematic-review-of-the-current-knowledge-and-the-potential-solutions-to-mitigate-negative-impacts/
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«It’s not a question of doing the best thing for the environment — the best thing for the environment is for people to stop using vast amounts of energy.» —Mike Hulme, Windfarm Wars, BBC2 www.​wind-watch.​org/quotes.​php?q=57#57
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(archive: 2013) Testimony of Will Staats, Wildlife Biologist: My name is Will Staats and I live in the Northeast Kingdom town of Victory, Vermont. I am a certified Wildlife Biologist and… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/testimony-of-will-staats-wildlife-biologist/ #windenergy
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(video archive) Testimony: Wind Turbine Noise: Mike Nelson, Albany, Vt.: Testimony from Vermonters about the noise from industrial wind turbines wind-watch.​org/video-vermont.​php #windenergy
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Individual-based model to quantify the non-breeding season impact of wind farms on seabirds #NOR: Abstract Many countries are developing offshore wind… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/individual-based-model-to-quantify-the-non-breeding-season-impact-of-wind-farms-on-seabirds/
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Collision fatality of raptors in wind farms does not depend on raptor abundance #ESP: Summary The number of wind farms is increasing worldwide. Despite their… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/collision-fatality-of-raptors-in-wind-farms-does-not-depend-on-raptor-abundance/
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«That term ‘clean energy’ is just a marketing term. There’s no clean energy. All energy sources involve trade-offs. Solar and wind take over 100 times more land, 10 times more steel and cement and heavy materials to produce. There’s no… www.​wind-watch.​org/quotes.​php?q=210#210
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(archive: 2009) Effecten van windturbines op de fauna in Vlaanderen #BEL: In Dutch. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (Nature and Forest Institute), Brussels, Belgium. English… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/effecten-van-windturbines-op-de-fauna-in-vlaanderen/ #windenergy
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Telling letter, in support of flouting environmental protection laws to expand "clean" energy (to save the environment). durangoherald.com/articles/o…
Bipartisan permitting reform can speed clean energy

Bipartisan permitting reform can speed clean energy

The Herald Editorial Board’s opposition to the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (Herald, Nov. 4) overlooks an important question: What actually

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(video archive) The Truth About Industrial Wind Energy: Health Hazards: Ellis County (Kan.): Environmental Awareness wind-watch.​org/video-elliscounty.​php #windenergy
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Effects of wind farms on raptors: A systematic review of the current knowledge and the potential solutions to… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/effects-of-wind-farms-on-raptors-a-systematic-review-of-the-current-knowledge-and-the-potential-solutions-to-mitigate-negative-impacts/
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«Since wind requires the presence of other sources to cover for it, its environmental impacts are always in addition to, not instead of, those other sources.» —“Rucio” www.​wind-watch.​org/quotes.​php?q=228#228
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Six-year sentence sought for former lawmaker in wind power bribery case #JPN: Public prosecutors on Thursday sought a six-year prison sentence and a fine of… www.​wind-watch.​org/news/2026/11/06/six-year-sentence-sought-for-former-lawmaker-in-wind-power-bribery-case/ #windenergy
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Weak relationship between risk assessment studies and recorded mortality in wind farms #ESP: Summary Wind farms generate little or no pollution. However, one… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/weak-relationship-between-risk-assessment-studies-and-recorded-mortality-in-wind-farms/
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(archive: 2006) Results of Community Poll on Wind Turbines #NY: A poll of every taxpayer and registered voter in Bovina, N.​Y., showed, with a 62% return rate, that 83% are against allowing… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/results-of-community-poll-on-wind-turbines/ #windenergy
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Collision fatality of raptors in wind farms does not depend on raptor abundance #ESP: Summary The number of wind farms is increasing worldwide. Despite their… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/collision-fatality-of-raptors-in-wind-farms-does-not-depend-on-raptor-abundance/
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«When consumers ask utilities to rely heavily on renewable energy, they’re asking us to translate an intermittent resource into consistent and reliable power, and that’s not cheap.» —Duane Schrader, Louisville Gas & Electric trading… www.​wind-watch.​org/quotes.​php?q=56#56
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Meso-scale avoidance of wind turbines by four raptors at a Kenyan wind farm #KEN: Abstract Wind energy is a vital contributor to renewable energy, but its expansion poses… www.​wind-watch.​org/documents/meso-scale-avoidance-of-wind-turbines-by-four-raptors-at-a-kenyan-wind-farm/
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« On n’est pas prêts à tout accepter » : deux immenses éoliennes font réagir dans cette commune des Côtes-d’Armor #FRA:… www.​wind-watch.​org/news/2026/11/05/on-nest-pas-prets-a-tout-accepter-deux-immenses-eoliennes-font-reagir-dans-cette-commune-des-cotes-darmor/ #windenergy
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