Man files $5 million suit for noisy wind turbines

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Can't say as I know much about those things. But here we are trying to grow new energy sources and I wonder if this will have an impact on wind power.

http://www.kgw.com/news/Man-files-5-million-suit-for-noisy-wind-turbines-219179831.html

 

[ABM]

The Bible warns against litigiousness...............or is that lasciviousness?

 

[Masbee]

Noise is a real problem with wind turbines.

One person's ecologically sound energy source is another person's noise POLLUTION. Not to mention visual pollution.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Noise is a real problem with wind turbines.

One person's ecologically sound energy source is another person's noise POLLUTION. Not to mention visual pollution.

I suppose I get the noise aspect. But not the visual. If that's the case, anyone can sue for solar panels, wind turbines... heck, why not dams.

 

[Natebishop3]

We should have a strict rule that if you file a frivolous lawsuit, and lose, you get kicked square in the nuts.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

We should have a strict rule that if you file a frivolous lawsuit, and lose, you get kicked square in the nuts.

In Oregon, thanks to the plaintiff attorney association, plaintiffs can sue as often as they want without fear of any repercussion if they lose. They may get hung with prevailing party fees, but they rarely exceed a few hundred dollars.

 

[Natebishop3]

In Oregon, thanks to the plaintiff attorney association, plaintiffs can sue as often as they want without fear of any repercussion if they lose. They may get hung with prevailing party fees, but they rarely exceed a few hundred dollars.

Disgusting

 

[ABM]

We should have a strict rule that if you file a frivolous lawsuit, and lose, you get kicked square in the nuts.

quid pro scrotum

 

[Masbee]

I suppose I get the noise aspect. But not the visual. If that's the case, anyone can sue for solar panels, wind turbines... heck, why not dams.

Solar panel fields are visual pollution.

The whole eco-energy field is built on false computations. The hucksters like to compare the carbon output for running projects.

They bury the manufacture and construction energy use, and don't even mention the visual pollution and ecological impact of these large solar and wind farms.

Dams cannot be built new in the U.S., and many other places in the world. So, since new dams are out of the question, that is moot.

 

[magnifier661]

Solar panel fields are visual pollution.

The whole eco-energy field is built on false computations. The hucksters like to compare the carbon output for running projects.

They bury the manufacture and construction energy use, and don't even mention the visual pollution and ecological impact of these large solar and wind farms.

Dams cannot be built new in the U.S., and many other places in the world. So, since new dams are out of the question, that is moot.

There is this solar farm being installed on the I-15 border of Nevada and California. It is a beautiful sight. I see no eye sore in this regard.

 

[Natebishop3]

Solar panel fields are visual pollution.

The whole eco-energy field is built on false computations. The hucksters like to compare the carbon output for running projects.

They bury the manufacture and construction energy use, and don't even mention the visual pollution and ecological impact of these large solar and wind farms.

Dams cannot be built new in the U.S., and many other places in the world. So, since new dams are out of the question, that is moot.

Eventually the technology will excel past that. They're already developing a solar film that can be applied to windows so that entire office buildings could be potential solar farms. They wouldn't affect your ability to see in or out, and they wouldn't take up space like the current farms do. Plus, the solar industry is improving the rate at which energy is being harvested, so more energy can be absorbed and help make solar more viable. This will only improve over the next decade.

 

[magnifier661]

Eventually the technology will excel past that. They're already developing a solar film that can be applied to windows so that entire office buildings could be potential solar farms. They wouldn't affect your ability to see in or out, and they wouldn't take up space like the current farms do. Plus, the solar industry is improving the rate at which energy is being harvested, so more energy can be absorbed and help make solar more viable. This will only improve over the next decade.

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/will_solar_windows_transform_buildings_to_energy_producers/2524/

These obstacles haven’t deterred numerous fledgling companies. Oxford Photovoltaics, spun out of research done at Oxford University, says that computer modeling of a 700-foot skyscraper in Texas suggests that covering it in solar windows would generate up to 5.3 megawatt-hours per day of electricity. That’s enough to power 165 homes, and it could provide a skyscraper with sufficient power for all it's lighting.

I think this is wonderful! Eventually, this could be really useful and architects can plan buildings (50% of the window) which can still allow a lot of light through.

 

[Masbee]

Eventually the technology will excel past that. They're already developing a solar film that can be applied to windows so that entire office buildings could be potential solar farms. They wouldn't affect your ability to see in or out, and they wouldn't take up space like the current farms do. Plus, the solar industry is improving the rate at which energy is being harvested, so more energy can be absorbed and help make solar more viable. This will only improve over the next decade.

And "eventually" we will figure out how to harness clean Fusion.

BFD on all accounts.

Until we have something real, it is all fantasy.