Pontiac, IL. (ECWd) - Another Corrections Officer at the Illinois Department of Corrections, Pontiac Correctional Center was arrested. We previously reported on the five Pontiac officers arrested and charged with felonies in McLean County (here). Pontiac Police Corporal Alan Doran arrested Andrew Krominga, a 5+ year D.O.C. employee...
InvEnergy's wind farm joins "WALL OF SHAME" (InvEnergy owes Champaign County $480,298 in unpaid taxes.) Recently, we shed a spotlight on three parcels of land in Champaign County which have unpaid taxes in the California Ridge Wind Farm developed and partially owned by INVENERGY which is 90%...
InvEnergy claimed they were going to be "good neighbors" and bring lots of jobs and income to Champaign and Vermilion County when they constructed the so-called "California Ridge (CalRidge) Wind Farm." It appears they have broken another promise by failing to pay taxes on their...
Argyle and Moore Townships, Michigan (ECWd) - The last couple weeks, Mike Blazer, attorney for InvEnergy, has been the source of citizen complaints in a remarkable place. Blazer has been caught telling a few lies to citizens in Argyle Michigan. Michigan citizens took issue with the following...
LIVINGSTON CO, IL. (ECWd) - Last Friday, another turbine caught fire in Livingston County, Illinois. It was close in location to the turbine fire from last summer (here) and part of Iberdrola Renewable's Streator Cayuga Ridge project There were high winds at the time, and local fire departments...
Livingston Co., IL. (ECWd) - Invenergy has appealed the Livingston County Board's denial of their Special Use Permit. In the appeal, Invenergy denies any negative impacts on real estate, claim they operate within the noise limits, and claim the Board didn't read the documents given to them. The...
ECWd - A few months ago, we reported on what we called bribing public officials, with promises of financial "donations" should they sign agreements that basically forced them and future board members into speaking in favor of Wind Farms and never speaking or acting against them. Our...
This is an excellent article which explains what those living near turbines are still experiencing. Credit goes to wind-watch.org: posted: August 4, 2015 • Australia, Michigan, Noise Malcolm Swinbanks: Questions Taken on Notice Author: <rel=author value="Swinbanks, Malcolm">Swinbanks, Malcolm; and <rel=author value="Australia Senate Select Committee on Wind Turbines">Australia Senate...
Livingston Co., IL. (ECWd) - During the Livingston County Board Meeting last night, July 16, 2015, the Board voted against an Invenergy Pleasant Ridge Wind Farm proposal. The vote totals were 13 voting to deny the application and 9 voting in favor of it. This is the result...
FORREST, IL. (ECWd) - We knew it was only a matter of time until we could manage to get our hands on an actual copy of one of the "gag orders" imposed on people by wind energy companies like Invenergy. Invenergy will say, just like the rest...
