A study of families living near wind farms found nature’s energy might not be so healthy.
Wind energy is blowing hot right now. Nationwide, wind farms are bringing in renewable energy and jobs, such as in Montana, as detailed in “Propelling Growth.” Overall, wind turbines in the United States generated 52 billion kilowatt hours in 2008, [...]
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Are Wind Farms a Health Risk?
Turbine’s shadow casts doubt over prison security
A WIND turbine producing electricty for 4,000 homes is to be switched off in the early mornings because it irritates jail inmates and interferes with security sensors.An energy firm agreed to stop the three-bladed turbine on the 260ft tower next to Whitemoor Prison at March, Cambridgeshire, because of security concerns.
Wind turbines stir up bad feelings, health concerns in DeKalb County
Months have passed since anyone has waved hello to one another in Waterman or Shabbona in rural DeKalb County. Some people claim they’ve even stopped going to church to avoid having to talk to former friends. “It’s gone. The country way of living is gone,” declares Susan Flex, who lives [...]
Lee County Informed hosts wind turbine forum
ASHTON — A group of more than 100 area residents gathered at the Mills and Petrie Building on Saturday afternoon to hear the negative impact of having wind turbines in the area. A group of representatives from the DeKalb area, as well as attorney Rich Porter spoke to those gathered for more than two hours.
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DeKalb County Wind Turbine Noise
Wondering what a day in the footprint of the DeKalb County industrial wind energy center might sound like? Yes, there were planes flying over the area near the wind turbines, but not during these clips, it just sounds that way. All the video was captured at the DeKalb County wind farm with the same camera [...]
Wind power is a complete disaster
There is no evidence that industrial wind power is likely to have a significant impact on carbon emissions. The European experience is instructive. Denmark, the world’s most wind-intensive nation, with more than 6,000 turbines generating 19% of its electricity, has yet to close a single fossil-fuel plant. It requires 50% more coal-generated electricity to cover [...]
FPL Energy Illinois Wind – DeKalb Property Value Guarantee
There has been a lot of talk about the Property Value Guarantee Agreement from FPL Energy Illinois Wind, LLC ( referenced simply as FPL further in this discussion). This agreement applies to property that is within 3/4 of a mile of the base of any wind tower that is part of the Wind Energy Center [...]
Lee-DeKalb Wind turbines
Wind turbines in Lee-DeKalb Counties, IL
Shadow Flicker
Turbine shadow flicker occurs in the home, around the home and on the local roads in the Lee-DeKalb counties. It’s difficult to get away from it, even if it’s not in your own home. Our friends and neighbors have it in their homes. Even if neither of us has in our home at the moment, [...]
Annoyance, another word for Torment
WindAction Editorial
Last September, Concerned Citizens to Save Roxbury and others filed an appeal of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s (MEDEP) final order approving the Record Hill wind energy facility proposed for Roxbury, ME.
The appeal challenged the permit on a number of important issues including MEDEP’s reliance, in part, on claims made by Maine’s Center for Disease [...]
Shadow Flicker Blues
Today’s shadow flicker is brought to you courtesy of the DeKalb County Board.
The turbines are operational now, and we have experienced first hand shadow flicker. I’m an optimistic realist, but no longer optimistic regarding shadow flicker. This is a small portion of over 45 minutes of shadow flicker that occurred in our home this morning.
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Lee Wants Suit by Wind Farm Company Dismissed
The Village of Lee has filed a motion asking that a judge dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by a company that wants to build wind turbines near their borders, and the law firm representing the village of just over 300 people on the western edge of DeKalb County says the village plans to “vigorously” [...]
Village of Lee petitions judge to examine how summons were served
DeKALB – Lawyers for the Village of Lee are asking a judge to examine how court summons were served to village board members who are being sued for rejecting a request by an energy company to build six wind turbines near the village.
Wind farms can appear sinister to the weatherman
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Wind farms have been blamed for disrupting the lives of birds, bats and, most recently, the land-bound sage grouse.
Now the weatherman?
The massive spinning blades affixed to towers 200 feet high can appear on Doppler radar like a violent storm or even a tornado.
DeKalb Board Meeting 7 PM 6/27/2009
DeKalb Board Meeting 7 PM 6/27/2009
It’s discouraging to see local government actually vote according to what they want instead of considering the desires of the impacted parties. The DeKalb board approved the turbines for DeKalb county. Check out the comment about how the few must suffer for the good of the rest.
Video: 6/27/2009 07 [...]
