See a an overview of just some of the Wind Turbine Concerns, like noise, shadow flicker, fires and collapses.
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Posts from ‘February, 2009’
Wind farm hearing rescheduled for March 21
Wind farm hearing rescheduled for March 21
A public hearing on a proposed wind farm is rescheduled to 9 a.m. March 21 in the Sycamore High School gymnasium, county officials announced Tuesday.
A meeting last Thursday was canceled when almost 400 people showed up for the public hearing, filling a room at the DeKalb County Health Facility [...]
Wind Farm Controversy – WI
Wind Farm Controversy in WI – FOX 6 News
TRADING SHORT TERM GAIN FOR LONG TERM LOSS
“TRADING SHORT TERM GAIN FOR LONG TERM LOSS”
WIND TOWERS RISING FROM THE PRAIRIE LAND
MANUFACTURED TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY
WITHOUT ANY GREAT DEMAND…ITS BIO-FUEL
WE NEED TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDANCY ON
FOREIGN OIL….BUT ITS WIND TOWERS THEY
PROPOSE TO PLACE UPON OUR SOIL…
Turbine Breaks – Ch 7
Part of wind turbine breaks and lands in open field
Posted: Feb 21, 2009 03:34 PM
by Danielle Wagner
WAVERLY (KWWL) Part of a wind turbine under construction broke apart Saturday morning. The problem started Friday when construction crews were installing a second wind turbine for Waverly Light and Power.
Turbine Breaks – Waverly
Part of wind turbine breaks and lands in open field
Posted: Feb 21, 2009 03:34 PM
by Danielle Wagner
WAVERLY (KWWL) Part of a wind turbine under construction broke apart Saturday morning.
The problem started Friday when construction crews were installing a second wind turbine for Waverly Light and Power.
During the process, a construction error caused the rotor and [...]
FPL Turbine Collapse – OK
Listen to the story of an FPL (Florida Power and Light) wind turbine collapse in Weatherford, Okla. This May 6, 2005, television news clip is from KOCO, Channel 5, Oklahoma City, whose parent company IBS retains the copyright. It is presented here for educational purposes.
Turbine Fire – Portugal
This burning wind turbine in Caldas, Portugal was filmed by Global Energy Services/Siemsa and originally posted on You Tube.
Turbine Fire – Germany
This is a short movie of a wind turbine on fire in Wulfshagen, Germany, on May 16, 2005. This location has had many fires.
Wind Energy Will Not Reduce US Oil Dependence
One of the false claims made by “wind energy” advocates is that greater use of this potential energy source would reduce US dependence on oil, including oil imports.
In fact, adding more wind turbines will have no significant impact on US oil consumption.
Public Hearing Meeting Adjourned Early Because of Overcrowding
The public hearing on Thursday 19, 2009 was adjourned about 15 minutes after it had begun because of massive overcrowding.
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
A Fond Du Lac Farmer has regrets about agreeing to host a wind turbine–Why can’t he speak openly about it?
When you sign a 20 to 30 year contract to host a wind turbine on your property you may be signing away many rights you’re unaware of. A confidentiality agreement in the contract may mean legal [...]
Motion to Dismiss Before the County of DeKalb Planning and Zoning Committee
A ‘Motion to Dismiss’ document was submitted by and through the lawyers of “Citizens for Open Government”, HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP, to dismiss a special use permit application in the County of DeKalb and the public hearing set for said special use permit application.
FPL Special Use Petition – Lee County
The first order of new business was petition no. 08-P-1458, by FPL Energy Illinois Wind, LLC, PPN# (see original petition), located in Alto Township and Willow Creek Township, requesting Special Use in Ag-l zones for the purpose of wind energy conversion systems.
Turbine Explosion
Explosion: Aarhus, Denmark, February 2008
Many wind turbines contain a braking mechanism. This stops the turbine from overspinning, the runaway effect of which is:
