Eco Realty Blog Industrial wind farms

We in West County (western Franklin County in Massachusetts) had a crash course in industrial wind power when a local developer wanted to put eight megaturbines on a ridge overlooking the small art town of Shelburne Falls. It was impressive, the experts who were brought in to make the case against these wind turbines: everyone from Dr. Nina Pierpont, author of Wind Turbine Syndrome, broadcast live from her home in upstate New York; to acousticians specializing in low-frequency noise; to an Illinois real estate appraiser with an expertise in the effects of wind farms and airports on real estate value; to residents of Falmouth, MA recounting their experience after turbines were installed near their homes. A local landscape architect and water-colorist, Walt Cudnahofsky, was the driving force behind this and really educated the community with his numerous articles in the local papers.The project was abandoned in the end, thanks to this vociferous opposition. Not really a Not in My Backyard issue, but a Not in Anyone's Backyard issue. Naturally, we have to act locally first and foremost. Such local protests against industrial wind farms are happening now throughout the world.