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Illinois Road blocked 1/4 mile away from broken turbine because of risk of falling debris. 

Wind Turbine Blade break Champaign-Vermilion County Illinois January 8, 2019 | JMKRAFT | Illinois Leaks This is a GE 1.6 mW wind turbine located in Champaign County Illinois., in the InvEnergy Wind Farm. The turbine is near the Champaign County Line on the West Edge of Vermilion County, several hundred feet south of the intersection … Continue reading Illinois Road blocked 1/4 mile away from broken turbine because of risk of falling debris. 

Alpena Letter to Editor: Wind turbines in beautiful Michigan

JAN 5, 2019 |DIANE LASECK, Lachine |Letters To The Editor - The Alpena News Reading articles in The Alpena News regarding the resident of Presque Isle County’s concern on installation of wind turbines prompted me to write. The first time I encountered a “wind farm” was in Michigan’s beautiful Thumb area. It is no longer beautiful. The farm … Continue reading Alpena Letter to Editor: Wind turbines in beautiful Michigan

As Fires Ravaged California, Utilities Lobbied Lawmakers for Protection –

January 5, 2019 | Ivan Penn | The New York Times Facing billions of dollars in damages, PG&E and other utilities want legislators to let them pass on the cost to homeowners through higher electricity rates. LOS ANGELES — As California’s deadliest wildfire was consuming the town of Paradise in November, some of the state’s … Continue reading As Fires Ravaged California, Utilities Lobbied Lawmakers for Protection –

KBIC member submitted a formal request for discretionary review of the FAA obstruction evaluation of the Summit Lake Wind Project.

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is a key partner in the Friends of the Huron Mountains' effort to stop a proposed industrial wind farm project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on a site that includes the state's highest wilderness scenic points. This article sums up the federal government's obligation - guaranteed by treaty - to consult … Continue reading KBIC member submitted a formal request for discretionary review of the FAA obstruction evaluation of the Summit Lake Wind Project.

Video: Syncrude fined $2.75M for 31 blue heron deaths (but windmills get a pass)

Syncrude to pay $2.75 million in fines for deaths of 31 blue herons January 2, 2019 | Vincent McDermott | EDMONTON SUN Syncrude will pay $2.75 million in fines after 31 blue herons died at the company’s Mildred Lake site north of Fort McMurray in 2015. Syncrude’s investigation found that bodies of water, such as … Continue reading Video: Syncrude fined $2.75M for 31 blue heron deaths (but windmills get a pass)

Tell the 2020 Candidates why you are against Industrializing your community with wind turbines.

Posting links to all the candidates, irregardless of party affiliation.  As many of us have found both parties are for big wind for one reason or another, leaving local communities to fight on their own, lets let them know that rural communities are fighting and why. (Check for updates) Announced: Elizabeth Warren. Let Candidate Warren … Continue reading Tell the 2020 Candidates why you are against Industrializing your community with wind turbines.

Vestas Turbine Catches Fire In Danish New Year Storm

Danish Article: Ild i vindmølle og ejendom i Sørvad, by Frederikke Dammark, 1. jan 2019   Foto: Vagn Gejl Donskov January 2nd, 2019 | Jesper Berggreen | cleantechnica.com Since New Years Eve, it’s been quite windy in Denmark, and of the +6000 wind turbines in the country one of them apparently had to succumb to the pressure … Continue reading Vestas Turbine Catches Fire In Danish New Year Storm

Documentary BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal?

Local Interest: BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal?

Check This Out! The Local Warden Biofuel Plant is one of the featured plants and Local Residents appear in the movie BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal? A film by Alan Dater and Lisa Merton "BURNED tells the little-known story of the accelerating destruction of our forests for fuel, and probes the policy loopholes, huge subsidies, … Continue reading Local Interest: BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal?

Blight of the windfarm on communities

Blight of the windfarm on communities. December 31, 2018 | Donal Hickey| IrishExaminer.com [excerpts] Read the full article Many people will celebrate the new year tonight, but others in rural communities are living in a state of anxiety about what 2019 will bring. They are, increasingly, up in arms about windfarms being forced on them. … Continue reading Blight of the windfarm on communities