DANA, IN. (ECWd) - Residents of Dana, Indiana and surrounding areas has a chance to speak their minds this evening on the subject of Industrial Wind Farms. The first video is from tonight's Dana, Indiana meeting (not enough bandwidth to livestream), the second video was livestreamed from...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board confirmed this morning during their study session that they will not be reducing the wind farm set-back limits from the current 3,250 feet from primary structures. The meeting was attended by people from all parts of Edgar county and...
Vermilion County, Illinois (ECWd) - These photographs (click to enlarge) are from a wind turbine located northwest of the Route 49 and 2600 North intersection in Vermilion County, Illinois. Photos provided by a reader. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="58269,58270,58271,58272,58273" orderby="rand"] . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that...
Collison, IL. (ECWd) - One of our readers, Ted Hartke, provided us with the following: Report of wind turbine transformer (at the turbine's base) on fire at 5:44 PM, Thursday, Jan 16, 2020, in the InvEnergy project located southwest of Collison Illinois. The fire department arrived shortly after...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Video of testimony provided on HB2988 during the Committee Hearing held last week. https://youtu.be/P-IlAgMq3Jc . ...
Jacksonville, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a determination letter stating that Morgan County's Planning Commission Director and FOIA Officer, James "Dusty" Douglas, failed to adequately search for records requested pertaining to communications with Industrial Wind Turbines ("IWT"). In July I...
PAXTON, IL. (ECWd) - Video of the Ford County Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing held on October 3, 2018. It is approximately 4 hours in length and the board recessed until October 25th at 7:00 p.m. to continue the Hearing. View the above photo full size...
PAXTON, IL.- (ECWd) - The Ford County Board heard public comment during its monthly meeting. Most comments centered around wind farms and how they affect rural property owners. Video below: https://youtu.be/2D-QMepiGhM . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that you consider donating at the below link....
MINNESOTA (ECWd) - LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Who is your representative working for? Chances are they may be confused about a few things...
Safety: Snap, Crackle, and Drop Master Resource Lisa Linowes 19 June 2017 Wind turbine safety had an ugly three weeks. During the late hours of May 31, a turbine blade at NextEra’s Breckinridge Center in Oklahoma (in-service since August 2015), broke off near its base and was thrown to the ground – snap. [caption...
