A wind turbine sits 457 metres from Barbara Ashbee’s abandoned home at the Melancthon/Amaranth wind farm in Ontario. Photo from Wind Concerns OntarioMilitary Officials Say Wind Turbines Can Stir Up Problems For Bases -- Star Telegram
AUSTIN -- Giant wind turbines dotting the Texas landscape have made the Lone Star State the nation's leader in the development of wind power, but they may also pose a hazard to military installations by interfering with crucial radar operations, state lawmakers were told Tuesday.
Standing 250 feet high with 150-foot-long blades, the wind turbines could cause false signals on radar and endanger aerial maneuvers or produce erroneous information about storm conditions, several military officials told the House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs.
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My Comment: They are not the only ones who have been reporting health effects from wind turbines. Read here, here, and here.
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