DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - March 11, 2014. Vermilion County Board Meeting. The March meeting began on time at 6 pm. Chairman Weimar was absent and the meeting was conducted by vice-chairman Marron. The monthly agenda was adopted. The February meeting minutes were approved. The vice-chairman lets us...
TIPTON CO. IN. (ECWd) - filed: April 3, 2014 • Indiana Another blade failure Credit: Whitley County Concerned Citizens | www.wcccitizens.org ~~ There has been another blade failure in the Wildcat 1 wind farm. It happened sometime last night (April 2nd). The turbine is located just east of 500 East...
VERMILION CO. (ECWd) - Letter from parents that vacated their home due to Invenergy's California Ridge Wind Turbine Farm disrupting their lives. Dear friends, I took Sophia to the eye doctor and pediatrician on Wednesday. She is having stress issues. After we were done, we went to my...
VERMILION Co., IL. (ECWd) - This six year old girl is wearing her Hello Kitty headphones to bed in July 2013 because the wind turbines operating on the adjacent farm property is making too much noise. This photo was taken at 10:43 PM after being in bed...
BENTON Co., IN. (ECWd) - Feb. 21, 2014 - From WLFI, Channel 18: A wind turbine in Fowler catches fire in Benton County Friday morning. Witnesses report seeing the turbine shooting flames and sparks from its motor. The turbine is just off U.S. 52 and County Road 100...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On January 28, 2014, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau ("PAC") concluded that the Vermilion County Board and Chairman Gary Weinard violated Section 2.06(g) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act ("OMA") by imposing an arbitrary and extemporaneous rule during their November...
VERMILION CO. IL. (ECWd) - WGN Farming America radio interviewed Ted Hartke on the problems with wind turbines, especially the ones at the California Ridge Wind Farm in northern Vermilion County Illinois. The farm is operated by Invenergy. Ted and his family were forced to move...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - January 14th, 2014. Vermilion County Board Meeting. The January meeting began on time at 6 pm. The monthly agenda was adopted and the December meeting minutes were approved. The chairman lets us know that under audience comments the limit will be 5 minutes...
BOONE CO. (ECWd) - Last night, the Boone County Board "kicked the can down the road" on a text amendment put forth to protect its citizens from poorly regulated wind turbine installations. Boone County board members nearly passed a zoning text amendment which would have avoided...
ONTARIO, CAN. (ECWd) - This article comes from the Manitoulin Expositor and is relevant here in Illinois: GUELPH—Escalating concerns about industrial wind turbines has prompted the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) to urge the province of Ontario to suspend further development until farm families and rural residents...
