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"... could have landed in a house.” Except there's no house. Scuba May 2013 #1
Houses are less than a mile from the complex. nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #3
The chances of a broken turbine hitting a local house and causing injury are very slim. nt ladjf May 2013 #4
And it has happened nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #5
If you have a point, I missed it. Do you feel that the turbine shouldn't have been erected ladjf May 2013 #8
For many reasons that facility is indeed at the wrong place nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #9
How about listing say the top five. ladjf May 2013 #17
Erratic winds nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #23
Those are ALL things that can be discussed and are reasonable to take into consideration. MNBrewer May 2013 #45
What woo? nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #55
That's not "PBS" MNBrewer May 2013 #170
As they say, those who are married to attacking developing nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #174
It's one person's opinion MNBrewer May 2013 #178
well at least it wasn't just another article Kali May 2013 #194
These 5 are doozies: Liberty Belle May 2013 #292
Fail. All from the same biased source, no thank you. NYC_SKP May 2013 #340
You mean the newspaper doing the work nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #353
And the blade fell within the foot print of the swept area of the turibine jpak May 2013 #10
LOL madokie May 2013 #161
It fell on a trail. If this had been daytime on this public land popular with off-roaders Liberty Belle May 2013 #294
Do you have a link backing up your 3/4 of a mile claim? Codeine May 2013 #333
Cities have wind farms, too. baldguy May 2013 #12
Hell, I've got eight of them less than a mile from my house, and other homes are much closer... Scuba May 2013 #6
You go argue with PBS who ran this nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #7
A mile???? MNBrewer May 2013 #16
I know you don't nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #24
I'd be glad to MNBrewer May 2013 #26
Go hug one nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #53
I just did, and i'm still alive. MNBrewer May 2013 #172
Whatever, have a good long fracking life repeating nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #175
Well whose talking points are YOU repeating? MNBrewer May 2013 #180
You cannot compete with someone that has 50 degrees. Rex May 2013 #234
50 degrees pintobean May 2013 #248
Remember when she dissed Doctors Without Borders for showboating in Haiti? Junkdrawer May 2013 #286
we aren't allowed to ask the omni-expert for evidence of ridiculous claims Kali May 2013 #61
Ain't that a riot!? Rex May 2013 #66
not even criticism Kali May 2013 #70
I guess it is hard being Perfect Rex May 2013 #145
Maybe they can go into partnership with Amy and Samy in Scottsdale. GoneOffShore May 2013 #157
If one of you can give me the height of the turbine in meters... Chan790 May 2013 #65
Will this help? Hong Kong Cavalier May 2013 #73
You forgot Kim Jong Un, Californinia Wildfires, and Police Scanners. FSogol May 2013 #101
You got a very rich imagination nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #119
According to Wikipedia jeff47 May 2013 #188
You forgot Poland MattBaggins May 2013 #260
Alternative calculation - yields a maximum theoretical range for the blade of about 275m muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #249
she said they don't move, but this one decided to throw itself at someone Rise Rebel Resist May 2013 #287
If I felt it was worth ten minutes of my time, I could calculate... Buzz Clik May 2013 #217
Mach 2. Rex May 2013 #246
Mach 2. Hm. I guarantee they don't spin that fast. Not Mach 1.. Buzz Clik May 2013 #265
My guess is that they would launch at less than 50 mph. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #277
for posterity Kali May 2013 #62
Maybe someone can translate this because I have no f'ing clue maddezmom May 2013 #64
it looks like she is claiming a broken turbine can fling a blade up to a mile away. Kali May 2013 #74
And the wind was 25. Jamastiene May 2013 #282
warp factor? n/t winter is coming May 2013 #283
ok, this is MAJOR speculation, because I don't really know WTF she is refering to... Kali May 2013 #284
A broken blade can fly as far off as a mile Rex May 2013 #76
Ok, got it... but what is the 25 about? maddezmom May 2013 #80
25 mph winds? winter is coming May 2013 #100
Ya, no clue not even going to guess on that one. Rex May 2013 #106
Flying Terror Turbines of Death. winter is coming May 2013 #78
This one is a terrible threat to almost 4 million people in the city of Toronto... SidDithers May 2013 #94
But where's the gargoyle, perching on the blade? OMFG, invisible gargoyles!!!! n/t winter is coming May 2013 #102
Sid you are going to make the List! Rex May 2013 #130
Oh, I made the list a long, long time ago... SidDithers May 2013 #133
Dam I am jealous, I currently made the List Rex May 2013 #136
OMG greytdemocrat May 2013 #240
Alberici Construction has one at I-170 and Page pintobean May 2013 #258
Heck I live across the lake and it is a threat to me! whistler162 May 2013 #281
she's the saying the sky is falling dlwickham May 2013 #173
if they fly upwards like that, they could take down an airliner! Whisp May 2013 #163
Nadin - Houses are less than 1/2 mile from turbines; another blade flew 3/4 of a mile in Boulevard. Liberty Belle May 2013 #291
No. No way did a blade fly 3/4 of a mile anywhere, ever. Pure nonsense! NYC_SKP May 2013 #341
if you look at the picture the fallen blade zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #403
There are hundreds, if not thousands of radio towers/TV towers littering our cities and suburbs titaniumsalute May 2013 #421
And in the right site, this is not it, nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #424
Awe the kinship you must feel with these movers of hot air! obliviously May 2013 #247
Houses are less than a half mile away, and another blade locally flew 3/4 of a mile. Liberty Belle May 2013 #289
you have posted claim that several times with no links or evidence - got anything? Kali May 2013 #295
"and aren't you affiliated with this publication as well?" winter is coming May 2013 #297
I recall a discussion with that poster over a related matter Kali May 2013 #301
In one of the other threads she is identified as the editor kiva May 2013 #343
the editor makes the reporter seem reasonable Kali May 2013 #344
Hadn't seen that one, kiva May 2013 #345
! Kali May 2013 #346
The "editor" links to "windaction.org" which is to a Tea Party and Koch Brothers supported group: NYC_SKP May 2013 #347
Well, that explains a lot, then. MineralMan May 2013 #364
And another piece falls into place... SidDithers May 2013 #348
No. Another blade most certainly did NOT fly 3/4 of a mile. WTH do you get this crap? NYC_SKP May 2013 #419
Was a time, back in the early eighties when.... Brother Buzz May 2013 #420
"Siemens issued a statement indicating it has suspended operations worldwide of the failed turbine Brickbat May 2013 #2
Did you expect 'fair and balanced' reporting? Rex May 2013 #245
When it comes to reporting, I expect nothing from the OP. Brickbat May 2013 #259
The Siemens SWT-2.3-108 Turbine has blades that are 53m long. Codeine May 2013 #331
That's what I figured. Brickbat May 2013 #334
The OP is mildly amusing to me Vinnie From Indy May 2013 #11
Before you laugh too hard nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #18
You don't have to follow bad style conventions from other sites muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #251
That's her MO Floyd_Gondolli May 2013 #89
you forgot WaterAPgate inbetween there. Whisp May 2013 #166
sweet, we have kids driving energy policy snooper2 May 2013 #13
Did you bother reading the whole story? nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #20
I lost interest after the first two snooper2 May 2013 #75
Well, I can't help it. nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #82
I'm just a bit interested in who Donna is. Whisp May 2013 #169
Actually, you *can* help it. Brickbat May 2013 #222
Heh. Brickbat May 2013 #21
is it leaking radiation into the ground or the atmosphere yet? piratefish08 May 2013 #14
Ten years you will eat those words nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #15
What mechanism do you propose for wind turbines to cause cancer? MNBrewer May 2013 #19
That is what Cal State San Marcos Researchers are asking nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #22
"That is what we call science."... SidDithers May 2013 #25
This is all Woo-WOO BS MNBrewer May 2013 #29
I see an iggy list in your future...nt SidDithers May 2013 #31
WHat's an iggy list? MNBrewer May 2013 #32
Posters who question nadin are often added to her ignore list... SidDithers May 2013 #36
Ah, Mine is quite small, but then I'm not a paying member so... MNBrewer May 2013 #42
Same here, ya something happened all right. Rex May 2013 #134
Ask these dudes Warren DeMontague May 2013 #39
I remember seeing Iggy talking HappyMe May 2013 #215
So Cal State found woo nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #90
Would love to hear about it but you won't provide any links? Why is that? maddezmom May 2013 #92
Could we have a journal citation? A link to the technical report? n/t winter is coming May 2013 #129
Research is starting nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #135
If research is "starting", they don't have a conclusion yet. winter is coming May 2013 #139
Just for you nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #140
Heather Goldstone holds a PhD in Ocean Science... SidDithers May 2013 #148
"We do not yet have controlled, peer-reviewed studies that nail down exactly how many people are winter is coming May 2013 #149
That is science speak for we are just starting the research nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #151
"Just starting the research" *is* science-speak for "we can't prove shit". winter is coming May 2013 #155
We will see. nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #160
I'm not repeating industry talking points. Unlike you, I have some understanding of science. winter is coming May 2013 #164
"I got some understanding of science, unlike you " nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #171
Whoa! pecwae May 2013 #181
"I have", not "I got". winter is coming May 2013 #182
That's not even a hypothesis, it's an observation Progressive dog May 2013 #179
Slowly now nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #183
So amillion to one it wasn't turbines Progressive dog May 2013 #192
I will wait the decade or so for research nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #197
You didn't wait even five minutes for research. Progressive dog May 2013 #203
It doesn't really matter, it is not like this was meant to be argued over. Rex May 2013 #239
That has people saying "your DNA acts as an antenna" muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #255
Careful, now... MineralMan May 2013 #142
Do have a link to the Cal state researchers? maddezmom May 2013 #38
I looked and found something about a study being done by Cal State San Marcos MNBrewer May 2013 #47
Yeah, it is mentioned here as well but no links to the actual study maddezmom May 2013 #57
still - I'd rather live underneath a wind turbine than live 50 miles from a nuke plant...... piratefish08 May 2013 #41
I'd rather live under roof top solar nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #46
Would you like me to provide the information about all the horrific things that batteries can do jeff47 May 2013 #196
They call the wind "Moriah," you know. MineralMan May 2013 #58
+1 Buzz Clik May 2013 #214
Infrasound cannot damage DNA or induce oncogenes jpak May 2013 #266
Cancer due to wind farms? maddezmom May 2013 #28
Of course not, it's SCIENCE! MNBrewer May 2013 #30
Cancer from wind farms? Apophis May 2013 #81
Cancer clusters are happening nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #83
You have no science to back up your bogus claim. Apophis May 2013 #85
Cal State San Marcos does have a cluster in their hands nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #87
Nowhere in the link you keep providing does it indicate actual, proven cancer clusters MNBrewer May 2013 #184
Of course it doesn't but it isn't going to stop her from s maddezmom May 2013 #213
It's all woo. Apophis May 2013 #288
So the cluster is woo? nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #296
Saying there is a cluster is woo MNBrewer May 2013 #311
There are no cancer clusters MNBrewer May 2013 #177
Wait. Cancer? From windmills? Is that what you're saying? Buzz Clik May 2013 #211
the clusters are there nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #227
Nadin, you have tossed out a lot of stuff that defies science. Truly. Buzz Clik May 2013 #237
once sgain. slowly....not from wind nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #242
No one but you is saying the cluster is from the wind farm maddezmom May 2013 #244
So share with us -- what is causing this cluster? Buzz Clik May 2013 #264
I shared with you what we know nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #268
I guess that's the science part, right? You see a cluster, decide the cause, and research it? Buzz Clik May 2013 #270
I report my dear nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #275
rotating objects cause cancer? MNBrewer May 2013 #310
And *that* is why you should never taunt Happy Fun Ball. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #314
You assume the OP cares about being 'fair and balanced'. Rex May 2013 #326
I must admit to having caught the annoyance virus when it comes to her. Buzz Clik May 2013 #329
Just keep disagreeing with her and she will put you on her ignore list. Rex May 2013 #330
So now it could be Roundup not the wind farm, turbines or infrasound...... maddezmom May 2013 #272
This message was self-deleted by its author CBGLuthier May 2013 #221
What does that mean? Matariki May 2013 #256
we have a cancer cluster near a wind farm nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #257
OH MY GOD! We've got a wind leak! n/t backscatter712 May 2013 #40
!!! Kali May 2013 #67
Aren't those called "farts"? FSogol May 2013 #105
Amazing how much gas those wind turbines pass! n/t backscatter712 May 2013 #121
Toxic turbine farts Progressive dog May 2013 #156
Oh My LondonReign2 May 2013 #27
It has begun. Hong Kong Cavalier May 2013 #33
IT COULD HAVE CLOBBERED SOMEONE Warren DeMontague May 2013 #34
Wind-power illnesses? Sounds like someone needs to see a psychiatrist. backscatter712 May 2013 #35
Yup, predictable nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #48
I don't think this link means what you think it means. MNBrewer May 2013 #199
Nadin, "yeah, but PBS sez....." is not a definitive argument for anything Canuckistanian May 2013 #315
Yup, we know, wind is pure nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #317
Just because NPR ran it doesn't mean the study holds any weight maddezmom May 2013 #319
You do seem to be worked up about this Canuckistanian May 2013 #320
Head in sand? So the blade the other day did not fall nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #321
Seems like at least half of the people in this thread are on your ignore list. winter is coming May 2013 #323
OH NO! A WIND SPILL! JaneyVee May 2013 #37
When a turbine fire starts a major wild fire we'll talk nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #51
Southern CA is one of the places NEEDS periodic fires MNBrewer May 2013 #312
Woo me with garbage science? Rex May 2013 #43
Isn't that the blade, lying right behind MineralMan May 2013 #44
RADIOACTIVE TURBINES! Rex May 2013 #49
Well, I have no doubt that a loose turbine blade MineralMan May 2013 #60
WHO CARES JUST BE SCARED OF THE ALL CAPS!! Rex May 2013 #69
ALL CAPS DON'T SCARE ME! MineralMan May 2013 #71
THE UPPER CASE LETTERS HELP! CreekDog May 2013 #50
Once again, for the dim witted nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #52
This is a newspaper? Wow. Also, it's "dim-witted" not "damn witted" CreekDog May 2013 #54
Yes, yes it is... nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #56
No, no it's not. This is a discussion forum and it's rude to shout on the Internet. winter is coming May 2013 #72
So you are telling me that the County of San Diego nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #79
No, I'm telling you that DU is not a newspaper. If you've got time to cut and paste an article, winter is coming May 2013 #86
Sorry, will follow the paper's style nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #88
Please quote the relevant sentence(s) from the Terms of Service. winter is coming May 2013 #98
I will continue to do that nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #116
This is GD and all caps are annoying rude to use on a discussion board. maddezmom May 2013 #120
Psst! This in not in LBN. Ptah May 2013 #122
And your point nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #127
Yes, it is petty of you to quote a rule for LBN when this is in GD. Ptah May 2013 #131
You do not have to read it nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #137
This is General Discussion, and the LBN title rule says *nothing* about fonts. winter is coming May 2013 #126
I will continue to copy paste nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #152
What is petty and egotistical is ignoring netiquette that's been convention for decades. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #159
It's never an issue, unless it's an inconvenient subject nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #162
A title that spans two lines is a lot more offensive than something only three words long. winter is coming May 2013 #165
Easy peachy, put me on ignore nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #168
It's - easy peasy maddezmom May 2013 #209
Why are you angry about caps? hrmjustin May 2013 #354
I find it annoying to see OP titles in all caps because it's like shouting. This one was winter is coming May 2013 #355
well I am confused because you just posted in the thread I linked below and as of 1:05 PM hrmjustin May 2013 #357
Does that title span two full lines in your browser? It doesn't, in mine. winter is coming May 2013 #358
So two lines are not good but one is fine. hrmjustin May 2013 #359
Two lines are egregious. One, I don't care for but might not complain about. winter is coming May 2013 #360
The reason I bring it up is because you have seemed to make Nadin your cause and I just want hrmjustin May 2013 #362
Um, no. winter is coming May 2013 #369
No you don't post in everyone of her posts but neither do her fan club. hrmjustin May 2013 #370
That OP is NOT in all caps. Occulus May 2013 #375
LOL I did not see that but I don't think it changes anything. hrmjustin May 2013 #376
Different style sheet, maybe. Occulus May 2013 #378
Or mabye it is Nadin and people can't let that pass by without comment. This poster was not hrmjustin May 2013 #380
This is GD not LBN without the strict posting guidelines. Nt uppityperson May 2013 #150
That isn't in the TOS...it is a LBN rule to use actual title of an article. maddezmom May 2013 #103
The words, yes, but there's no requirement to use the same font/style. Oy. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #117
Yup! maddezmom May 2013 #123
Wrong. Rex May 2013 #114
You have now crossed the line, boyo! MineralMan May 2013 #63
Couldn't you just re-tpe the headline w/o the caps? maddezmom May 2013 #59
how dare you! i'm putting you on my ignore list. CreekDog May 2013 #68
Since the article you link/copynpasted was written by you, seems you could modify it for DU. uppityperson May 2013 #146
I'm sure your shelves are crammed with Miss Congeniality awards. Whisp May 2013 #186
You are wrong. There's no case styling at all for the H1 titles. greyl May 2013 #335
I am wrong? So that is not the paper's style sheet? nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #336
Yes, wrong. Maybe you're using some different, non-CSS definition of "style sheet", but greyl May 2013 #337
You are thinking page coding nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #338
It didn't hit a house and they don't cause headaches. Apophis May 2013 #77
As long as I get my morning coffee nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #84
Putting a quote in a lead Floyd_Gondolli May 2013 #91
A quote from a kid, no less. Brickbat May 2013 #216
Awesome thread... SidDithers May 2013 #93
Wind turbines are not very efficient and are subject to failure like the article describes. Wind, byeya May 2013 #95
There are also alternative blade less nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #99
Thanks for that information. Concentration and monopolization are preferred by large corporations byeya May 2013 #111
Except they're not more efficient. jeff47 May 2013 #208
Except for that whole "night" problem. jeff47 May 2013 #202
Yeah, but how often does that happen? Orrex May 2013 #423
I wonder how often this happens? hrmjustin May 2013 #96
In this county the last failure was in 2010 nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #104
I remember driving with my father through California and seeing over a hundred of these hrmjustin May 2013 #110
Some of them are actually sited nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #115
There has been some proposals to put these off the coast of NYC and LI. hrmjustin May 2013 #118
Well connected communities nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #124
You got crickets because the idea is so dumb the audience was shocked into silence. MindPilot May 2013 #204
place looks pretty barren and windswept to me Sheepshank May 2013 #97
When I get home, just for you nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #108
Seems to me you might learn a good journalistic lesson here. Brickbat May 2013 #231
I believe the one she post was one she had. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #308
I guess you could ask pintobean May 2013 #313
I assume you're home by now. Codeine May 2013 #332
As far as I can tell maddezmom May 2013 #109
Almost... SidDithers May 2013 #113
REPLY #51...AND ALL THOSE FIRES Sheepshank May 2013 #132
Cave people made the first fires with wind turbines. n/t Whisp May 2013 #191
BINGO! Rex May 2013 #143
Just for you nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #373
Oh, the magic of the telephoto lens Brother Buzz May 2013 #379
there are other issues as well...like killing eagles... codemoguy May 2013 #107
Yup. Raptor takes have been part and parcel of lawsuits nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #112
got some links for tribal objections/loss of assets? Kali May 2013 #141
Thought I had your number.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #125
So you think we should not report on inconvenient nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #128
YEP. Rex May 2013 #138
? hrmjustin May 2013 #153
Wind turbines are loathesome greenwash. hunter May 2013 #144
You got it nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #147
people that disagree with you haven't bought the corporate line, Kali May 2013 #187
More and more people are figuring that out every day... SidDithers May 2013 #198
Well she is not a reporter Rex May 2013 #220
She is too a reporter at present, with media card and everything. Brother Buzz May 2013 #230
We can all be journalists, too maddezmom May 2013 #233
ignorant SJSwitz May 2013 #261
Thanks for explaining maddezmom May 2013 #263
thx SJSwitz May 2013 #273
Well you know everything posted on the Internet has to be true Rex May 2013 #241
Thanks, you are correct. I've been reading this thread with amusement watching the ignorance about sabrina 1 May 2013 #339
As I said in another thread nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #426
By that logic, we should build nothing in tornado-prone states. Throd May 2013 #154
I like lizards, you insensitive bastard. Buzz Clik May 2013 #219
I know someone whose dissertation was about lizard snot. Seriously. winter is coming May 2013 #226
So how DO you collect lizard snot? Occulus May 2013 #397
Wipe their noses with Q tips??? n/t winter is coming May 2013 #398
I guess the only answer is fossil fuels forever. Problem solved. ZRT2209 May 2013 #158
Nope, they are not the solution nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #167
Wind's EROI (Energy Return On Input) is something like 50. Tar Sands? Something like 5.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #176
Nothing is perfect, but for myself I would rather have a wind farm close by than Cleita May 2013 #185
Which my local utility nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #189
But turbines can't poison the water table, so where's the thrill of risk? winter is coming May 2013 #193
Tar sands will give a return on investment faster...assuming YOU don't have to pay.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #200
Wind energy isn't as impact free as its proponents would like you to believe... badtoworse May 2013 #190
interesting information to be discussed, for sure. Whisp May 2013 #195
To most experts, though, there's a problem with the bird-mortality argument: HiPointDem May 2013 #201
It depends on who you ask badtoworse May 2013 #205
Even that estimate is only about 1% of the mortality attributed to lighted communication towers. winter is coming May 2013 #207
In practice, the location of the turbines is important badtoworse May 2013 #223
That makes perfect sense to me. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #224
Some interesting posts from certain people that joined this thread! backscatter712 May 2013 #206
ROUNDUP is being sprayed now at wind farms including Ocotillo. The AGent Orange active ingredient. Liberty Belle May 2013 #293
Astroturf (plastic grass). First used at the now demolished Astrodome and other enclosed stadiums. freshwest May 2013 #413
Bookmarking this thread for the next time some idiot tells me ... Buzz Clik May 2013 #210
Note, that in a DUzy-like moment of serendipty, the following OP was listed right below this one: winter is coming May 2013 #212
And, for the record - Ms. Toad May 2013 #278
Very useful thread.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #218
because we all know nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #228
well..some of us are for it nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #225
If you want renewable generation that is not owned by big energy companies... badtoworse May 2013 #229
I've heard of the shit hitting the fan Warren DeMontague May 2013 #250
Go to Starbucks to clean the fan? n/t winter is coming May 2013 #252
Apparently, you get cancer. Buzz Clik May 2013 #267
Just me? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #271
Seems fair to *me*. winter is coming May 2013 #274
So you are one of those NIMBY people. Skidmore May 2013 #232
not quite nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #235
Iowa is investing heavily in wind power Skidmore May 2013 #236
these monsters have some nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #238
La Jolly? The "a" and the "y" are not that close together. MindPilot May 2013 #243
Well that settles it then. Fossil fuel it is. Matariki May 2013 #253
Please kindly do not put words in my mouth nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #262
huh? Matariki May 2013 #290
Read the pile on nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #298
Watch the documentary Windfall by Laura Isreal Jacoby365 May 2013 #254
I know nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #269
Rec. One of the funniest threads in a long time. pintobean May 2013 #276
She's just started another one. winter is coming May 2013 #279
It that you Beetlejuice? Junkdrawer May 2013 #280
Oh, the humanity. n/t Jamastiene May 2013 #285
Yeah. let's ban all wind turbines because of this Canuckistanian May 2013 #299
Go to the link nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #300
QUICK! SOMEONE CALL DON QUIXOTE Hugabear May 2013 #302
Go here nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #303
oh .... madrchsod May 2013 #305
Well, here we really don't have that much wind nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #306
Nadin: That link of yours is to a Tea Party and Koch Brothers supported group: NYC_SKP May 2013 #342
It is a repository of articles and editorials. nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #349
I agree that remote generation is prefered and tests need to continue. NYC_SKP May 2013 #350
My problem with *industrial wind* nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #352
ONWARD! randome May 2013 #304
YES!!! MNBrewer May 2013 #327
You win the thread! And the Internets! GoneOffShore May 2013 #328
This blade might not have hurt anyone, but.. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #307
How could it have cause major damage in a storm? Codeine May 2013 #318
By landing on a house. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #415
It can't go far enough to do so. Codeine May 2013 #418
Really? Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #428
Nice technology there. I wonder where it's being used now. freshwest May 2013 #414
According to the most complete list Democracyinkind May 2013 #309
"a blade the length of a jumbo jet plane" Codeine May 2013 #316
That's one hell of a discrepancy n/t OhioChick May 2013 #322
Off by more than the length of a semi trailer. nt Codeine May 2013 #324
Well what did you expect? Honest journalism? Rex May 2013 #325
We need wind generated electricity but we need the safest possible. 1500 accidents in the past 5 yrs byeya May 2013 #351
"When one of the blades failed in a windstorm a part of the blade traveled over a mile." winter is coming May 2013 #356
This is from the Caithness Windfarm analysis of accidents involving these structures, March, 2013 byeya May 2013 #361
The Caithness Windfarm appears to be an anti-wind organization. winter is coming May 2013 #363
I'm looking through their website and have downloaded the file giving details of incidents. winter is coming May 2013 #365
Okay, here's a report summarizing tornado activity in Kansas last year: winter is coming May 2013 #367
I would expect people, or a group, who either opposes something or wants change of some sort to byeya May 2013 #366
That's not a bad place to start, but taking the word of an interested party at face value winter is coming May 2013 #368
Since this Caithness group puts the events in such detail, I would wait and see what the industry byeya May 2013 #371
Saying the blade traveled a mile without mentioning it happened during a tornado is fearmongering. winter is coming May 2013 #374
He said "pieces" of blade - so not the whole blade. I can see it falling and cracking and particles sammytko May 2013 #384
If the blade has been reduced to "particles" then we also need to worry about broken glass winter is coming May 2013 #387
No but that doesn't mean we shouldn't take steps to mitigate against a technology that can be byeya May 2013 #393
If indeed this is the one mile incident, then the site should have clearly stated it happened in byeya May 2013 #392
There's a file you can download from the Caithness website, describing the incidents. winter is coming May 2013 #394
I stood DIRECTLY under a wind turbine earlier today MNBrewer May 2013 #372
There's one with a really short tower near me, in MineralMan May 2013 #377
Looks absolutely terrifying if you're a tumbleweed. Ganja Ninja May 2013 #381
The trail where it fell is used, regularly nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #382
That is not a home. That is a building that houses equipment for the site. sammytko May 2013 #383
Wrong, it's a home nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #385
Really? MNBrewer May 2013 #391
You called it a structure pintobean May 2013 #404
Is it really not a home like Nadin said? tammywammy May 2013 #386
I dunno, but there's nothing there but the building and a tall wooden fence to the right. winter is coming May 2013 #388
I find it very difficult to believe that that's a house. Marr May 2013 #410
Size alone wouldn't make it not a residence. winter is coming May 2013 #389
The tree could be blocking stuff. It could be a house. hrmjustin May 2013 #390
What is that thing sticking out from the top left? sammytko May 2013 #395
If it is a house it is not a pretty one but the picture is on a bad angle. hrmjustin May 2013 #396
Lots of pics here at this facebook page for the ocotillo project - no small house sammytko May 2013 #400
No those pictures do not show a house. hrmjustin May 2013 #401
There are in this picture. Nowhere near it but it is the best I can find in the set. uppityperson May 2013 #417
OMG we better outlaw trees Kali May 2013 #399
So those 53m blade appear in the photo about the same size as a 1m window muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #402
See post 404. She used a zoom. pintobean May 2013 #405
Good job! n/t sammytko May 2013 #406
I don't understand. Do you have something against wind power? Marr May 2013 #407
no. i made my feeling clear nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #408
you are part of a campaign that the Kochs and others Whisp May 2013 #409
Yes, the Koch do fund a lot of media and this seems like one of their papers. Hard to tell at times. freshwest May 2013 #416
She can't wait for the lawsuit. Rex May 2013 #422
Why are you shouting? RudynJack May 2013 #411
That is a newspaper style sheet nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #427
I'm really sorry, but... Marr May 2013 #412
Some of that money is coming from Siemens nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #425
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