Climate Change Resource Portfolio : renewable energy

Problems with Renewable Energy

Towns sometimes jump into renewable energy projects and not all the implications of the project are considers. For Scituate and Kingston Massachusetts, the residents that are located by the wind turbines that were placed, are not pleased with the negative effects that they are feeling. The top complaints are the noise and the shadow flicker effect that happens when the sun cuts through the blades at a certain angle. The stories below give more insight to the feeling for the residents near the turbines and the steps that the town to take.

Kingston Turbine

Scituate Turbine

This video shows an example of the shadow flicker that is present at one of the houses located near the Scituate Turbine.

Renewable Energy

Here's a cool site that allows you to see what types of renewable energy systems are either proposed or already up and running in an area near you!

Renewable Energy Map

Renewable Energies

Renewable energy is one approach that is suggested to help combat climate change. Although at this point, it is cheaper to use traditional types of of energies, such as natural gas, oil and coal, renewable energies are still an option. Some of the most common types of renewable energies are:

Solar Energy