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April 17th, 2013

Report Finds That Wind Turbine Syndrome Isn’t Real, Effects Caused By Propaganda

A study by Fiona Crichton from the University of Auckland, titled “How the power of suggestion generates wind farm symptoms”, has found that the fear mongering over wind turbine syndrome actually causes the symptoms – not the wind turbines themselves. Increased numbers of people reporting symptoms linked to turbines could be explained by public warnings [...]

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September 13th, 2011

What is a Wind Turbine and How Does it Work?

After my post a few weeks ago about vertical axis wind turbines, I received several emails asking me for more information about how wind turbines work and how they generate electricity. And thus, this post was born! The majestic beauty and silence of a tall wind turbine working hard to provide clean, efficient energy is [...]

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September 01st, 2011

Vertical Wind Turbines for the Home

Vertical-axis wind turbines, or VAWTs as they are often referred to as, are wind turbines that have their rotor shaft arranged vertically instead of horizontally. Instead of being mounted horizontally atop a large base like horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs), VAWTs are mounted vertically — the blades of the turbine stand tall straight up and down. [...]

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March 15th, 2011

Build Your Own Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine On The Cheap

The Zoetrope is a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) made from materials commonly found at your local hardware store and a few easily purchased online, and Applied Sciences has made the decision to “open source” the turbine for everyone who wants to try their hand at making one. With videos and a downloadable PDF construction guide, [...]

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May 17th, 2010

Think Wind Turbines Ruin The View? Think Again.

I had a conversation with someone at a barbeque yesterday afternoon about wind turbines. We were discussing the Cape Wind Project, which will be America’s first off-shore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts. He was upset because by putting wind turbines off-shore, it was going to ruin the view, and once that one took [...]

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August 23rd, 2009

Buying Green Power From Your Utility Vs. Going It Alone.

Dear EarthTalk: I’d like to know the relative electricity cost of utility scale solar and wind plants versus rooftop residential solar. In other words, how can I know whether to subsidize my utility’s alternative energy plant or renovate my own home? Making such a determination is complex, but you could start with In My Backyard,a [...]

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