Health officials in Kingston voted Monday to meet with the town’s attorney as soon as possible to discuss what they can legally do to help homeowners who say they are adversely affected by four local wind turbines.
Board of Health member Daniel Sapir said shutdown of the turbines during certain times “is on the table,” along with other potential measures. The board would begin by hiring its own expert to “analyze this thing and represent the health board’s interests,” he said.
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Mass Department of Environmental Protection appointed green policy Advisor First Wind CEO Paul Gaynor failed to disclose to his superiors at DEP First Wind's long history of noise and health complaints? The Union Leader April 6, 2009 “According to a March 26, 2008 report by the Daily News in Bangor, Maine, UPC Wind president and CEO Paul Gaynor said the company would do a better job in the future about letting local residents know what to expect from wind farms. “I know there was an expectation (in Mars Hill) about what these were going to sound like,” Gaynor told the Daily News. “These are big structures and they do make sound.” Shortly after Gaynor spoke to the Maine newspaper, the firm changed its name to First Wind. It was formerly known as Global Winds Harvest/UPC.” http://www.the-leader.com/homepage/x1931060317 April 1, 2009 by Jack Zigenfus Summary: “Cohocton, NY permitted First Wind (formerly UPC Wind) to construct two wind energy facilities in the town on private land. Noise complaints started almost immediately after the turbines became operational. Windaction.org has been notified that the below letter was sent by Cohocton's town supervisor to First Wind.” http://www.windaction.org/documents/20702 Opportunity knocks for victims of wind. Attend the FALMOUTH CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, on Saturday, November 10, 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Falmouth Public Library. An international line-up of speakers includes Carmen Krogh of Ontario, Canada, and Dr. Sarah Laurie of the Waubra Foundation in Australia. Speakers from the U.S. include Dr. Nina Pierpont. Local speakers Lilli Green and Preston Ribnick, from Wellfleet, will also talk about the human toll they captured in their documentary as they interviewed victims of industrial-scale wind.