The New York Times profiles a community on an island in Maine’s Penobscott Bay where some locals say “the whoosh-and-whoop of the 123-foot blades is making life in this otherwise tranquil corner of the island unbearable.”<\/p>\n
They are among a small but growing number of families and homeowners across the country who say they have learned the hard way that wind power \u2014 a clean alternative to electricity from fossil fuels \u2014 is not without emissions of its own.<\/p>\n
Lawsuits and complaints about turbine noise, vibrations and subsequent lost property value have cropped up in Illinois, Texas, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Massachusetts, among other states.<\/p>\n
In one case in DeKalb County, Ill., at least 38 families have sued to have 100 turbines removed from a wind farm there. A judge rejected a motion to dismiss the case in June.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Obviously this is a debate that’s very much alive here in the North Country.<\/p>\n