(From Quixotes Last Stand : Neil Andersen lives 1,320 feet (402 meters) from Wind One. The turbine is 262 feet tall from the ground to the hub. Total height to blade tip is just under 400 feet. Interestingly, Neil is the owner of a solar energy company and an avid supporter of green energy.)
In his series, The Falmouth Experience: The Trouble With One Town’s Wind Turbine, WGBH radio reporter Sean Corcoran spoke to Neil Andersen, a Falmouth resident who says the nearby wind turbine has had catastrophic effects on his health. Here’s more of their conversation, plus a series of photos of the log Andersen and his wife keep of the noise and its effects on them.
Neil Andersen: We knew there was a turbine going over there, we were not notified of any meetings or any type of concerns. In other words, there was no input from this residence.
I am an energy conservationist, I’ve had my own passive solar building company for 35 years. I was actually looking forward to that turbine being erected there. Although when it went up it was quite astounding the size of it.
I was proud looking at it from this viewpoint until it started turning. And it is dangerous, Sean. Headaches. Loss of sleep. And the ringing in my ears is constant. Never goes away. That started probably in May. It’s a constant reminder of that thing. I can look at it all day long, and it does not bother me. It’s quite majestic. But it’s way too close. read article
Just a note, the Editors note at the beginning of this article is the comment that I made when I posted this article on Quixotes Last Stand a couple of months ago. It is not the comment of the original reporter.
Also, an update to this story can be seen here
http://quixoteslaststand.com/2012/05/16/hey-were-gonna-get-you-too-another-one-bites-the-dust/
Where just this week, the state decided to shut this particular turbine down due to the noise.
Live by the sword … die by the sword.
This guy was part of the problem because he didn’t do his research … so now he’s going to pay the price.
At least he gets to enjoy the “majestic view” on his trip to hell.
Even if there were input by the residents I doubt if it would do any good. When our county had a public hearing the wind company was allowed to speak for over a half hour. Citizens were allowed comments of 3 minutes. County board members were only allowed by the president of the county board to ask only one question of the company. The board president was in favor of the project and several of the county board people already had leases with the wind project.
Have you checked out the ownership of the wind company and any connections the officers & directors have with important people in your area?
Conflict of interest is also evident and complaints should be filed against the board people involved with leases.
It was one of the international companies. The wind sales people are quite smart in getting county board members people to lease land, in fact they asked one board member privately (he’d been asking questions) if he’d be interested in a wind turbine on his land – he has 10 acres and fairly close to town — sound like a birbe to me. The board member told them he wasn’t interested, however that board member still followed the county board in little protection for residents. He stated the county needed the taxes.
It was a joint venture between 2 companies and the one company pulled out, but the other is still lurking around. I think the company felt they could roll over us quickly to get them the IWT in to get the feds money. When it didn’t happen they decided to use other tactics and are now aiming for statewide standards to prevent any input from local citizens.
What is the name of the wind company? There is a way of finding out their connections. US securities laws require certain corporate information is to be public information.