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 [...]
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BROWNSVILLE, Wis. — Not long after the wind turbines began to spin in March near Gerry Meyer’s home, his son Robert, 13, and wife, Cheryl, complained of headaches.
They have trouble sleeping, and Cheryl Meyer, 55, sometimes feels a fluttering in her chest. Gerry is sometimes nauseated and hears crackling.
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