The bi-annual Wind Turbine Noise Conference was held in Denver, in August 2013. The conference is hosted by ICEN: Europe (International Institute of Noise Control Engineering) and looked at 79 research papers about wind turbine noise around the themes of:

• Low frequency noise and infrasound: Measurements and effects
• Amplitude modulation
• Instrumentation
• Effects of WTN on individuals
• Sound Imission and Emission Measurements
• Structure-borne Noise/Vibration
• Propagation Wind Effects Modelling
• Regulations & Policies.

A few of these papers are now in the public domain – one of them is the work of Paul Schomer – one of America’s leading acoustic experts – and a band of others, including medical researchers – aimed at reaching an understanding as to why a significant proportion of wind farm neighbours suffer motion-sickness like symptoms. The opening summary of the paper says:

For at least four decades there have been reports in scientific literature of people being made…

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In our post “The Breakout” we talked about just how sick and tired we all are of crippling wind power driven electricity prices, how those unfortunates stuck with giant fans are sick and constantly tired as a result of incessant and debilitating low-frequency turbine noise – and how the world is growing tired of the nauseating stream of a wind weasel corruption, lies and deceit.

Adverse interference with water tables is just another “wonderful” feature of eco-friendly giant fans.  The largest fans require a steel reinforced concrete base of around 400 m³.

The base itself – depending on the rock strata – for 3MW turbines will be set up to 30 m below the surface and – if the soil is unstable and rock anchors are required – reinforced concrete pillars are drilled up to 90 m below the surface and literally screwed into the rock strata. …

New Scientist reports:

Australians have a choice – maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) or kiss goodbye to what’s left of our manufacturing industry and say bon voyage to our minerals processing sector.

The RET is an economic suicide pact which is not only harming the poorest and most vulnerable members of our society, it’s making it impossible for Australian manufacturers and mineral processors to compete internationally.  And that means higher unemployment and less meaningful employment for those lucky enough to get work.

If you want your kids’ career prospects limited to saying: “do you want fries with that?” – then fight tooth and nail for the status quo. Otherwise, join the growing queue calling on the Coalition to scrap the RET outright.

Here’s STT Champion, Alan Moran in The Australian yesterday – at the head of that queue and telling it like it is.

Energy costs continue to dog industry
The Australian

Atmospheric CO2 up but…

Investigate Daily (NZ) — September 25, 2013

TURBINES OF DEATH

SUB: how wind farms slaughter native wildlife, and worsen our health

WORDS BY MELISSA WISHART

With a healthy environment at the forefront of everybody’s minds lately, New Zealand is jumping headfirst into wind energy as a supposedly “clean, green” alternative to the current array of ways to generate electricity.

On the surface, it seems ideal. Wind is clean, free and renewable, and is described by the New Zealand Wind Energy Association to be “crucial to New Zealand’s energy future” – but are we looking at it through rose tinted glasses?

Wind farms are being hailed as the eco-friendly power source set to take the country by storm. In reality, while we may be protecting the earth from allegedly harmful toxins and gases, could the wildlife, and perhaps even the public, be suffering?

Wind turbines, while not burning any fuel or…

Politico reports:

The Guardian reports:

James Taranto writes at WSJ.com: