This website contains 147 photos of the construction of one Vestas 1.65 MW turbine at Carleton College in MN. These photos convey the amount of land cleared, the scale of the trucks that transport the components, the crane that hoists the components, and the components themselves. If you click on a photo, it will come up as 1200 x 1600 pixels, which is great for power point presentations (because of the clarity of the image.)
The mission of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power is to ensure that industrial windpower complexes do not adversely affect citizens, local communities, and the public. This includes adverse effects or impacts on the local economy, cultural resources, scenic viewsheds, wildlife habitat, public lands, and sensitive natural environments that may result from siting, construction, and operation of such facilities.
"The Glebe Mountain Group (GMG) is a voluntary association of residents and property owners in the Glebe Mountain region of Vermont. The group was formed in response to concerns about a proposal by Catamount Energy to install 27 wind turbines 330 feet tall, lighted 24 hours a day, along a three and one-half mile stretch of Glebe Mountain in Londonderry. The Glebe Mountain ridgeline stands alone above the valley floor as the most dominant feature of the regional landscape, visible from scenic corridors, protected areas and village centers."
"We strongly oppose construction of industrial wind-turbine projects along the ridgelines in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom".
Lisa Linowes, a local activist against industrial wind facilities, appeared on "Exchange", an hour long radio talk show on New Hampshire Public Radio, Tuesday, May 3 at 9:00am. Listen on line here
The third part of the site lists dozens of organizations from around the world that are opposing "wind farms."
"Despite the rosy image portrayed by developers and those others that advocate them, our experience has shown that a poorly sited and designed windfarm can cause numerous problems. Problems that are given scant mention in publicity material and planning applications."