http://www.windaction.org/ facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts en-us Windaction hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.windaction.org/articles/19268 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:17:52 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/19268 http://www.windaction.org/articles/15577 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:25:12 GMT Photo from the wind site near Johnsburg, North East of Fond du Lac. Tuesday, April 29, 2008. http://www.windaction.org/articles/15577 http://www.windaction.org/articles/14586 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:08:15 GMT Blue Sky Green Field project in northeast Fond du Lac County, WI. http://www.windaction.org/articles/14586 http://www.windaction.org/articles/14585 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:03:58 GMT Blue Sky Green Field project located in northeast Fond du Lac County, WI. http://www.windaction.org/articles/14585 http://www.windaction.org/articles/14351 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:27:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/14351 http://www.windaction.org/articles/14350 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:25:58 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/14350 http://www.windaction.org/articles/14349 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:23:51 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/14349 http://www.windaction.org/articles/14348 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:12:28 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/14348 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21676 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:34:08 GMT Nearby wind turbines, declining water quality and decreasing water levels at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Wisconsin earned the popular birders' destination the dubious distinction of being ranked the third most imperiled refuge in the nation, according to a list compiled by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. ...The uncertain impact of the wind turbines prompted another organization, the National Wildlife Refuge Association, to name Horicon one of the nation's most endangered refuges in a list released four years ago. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21676 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21210 Thu, 14 May 2009 16:32:04 GMT To the champions of wind power, the resistance is benighted and intolerable. "In a state that prides itself on its progressive renewable standards," says Eric Callisto, chairperson of Wisconsin's Public Service Commission, "getting our wind resources stymied at the local level is not acceptable." But to wind power critics, those restrictive local ordinances are enlightened and appropriate. Cartoonist Lynda Barry, a fixture in the Reader for years and now a Wisconsin resident, says she used to support wind power but believes its partisans have shut their eyes and ears to its victims, to people suffering physical ailments caused by living near the turbines. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21210 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19913 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:16:02 GMT It is still too early for ITC Holdings Corp. to pinpoint the routes for its Green Power Express, but Dane County representatives already are skeptical of a path through the region. "People try to sell lots of ideas with green trimmings," said Dane County Supervisor Kyle Richmond. "But we'll still want to know who's going to pay for it, if they're guaranteed profit and if there's a reasonable analysis of the need for this project." http://www.windaction.org/articles/19913 http://www.windaction.org/articles/16160 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:29:11 GMT Fitchburg 's McKee Farms Park could have an added attraction this summer -- a small and what some say will be quiet -- wind turbine. Known as an "urban turbine, " it looks similar to a 30-foot flagpole topped with a 12-foot rotating helix. "This is not one of those big propeller things, " said Fitchburg administrator Tony Roach. Madison Gas & Electric proposed the turbine for the Fitchburg park because it wants a visible spot to demonstrate and monitor the technology that some day customers could use to power their homes or businesses, said John Drury, business development manager for MGE. http://www.windaction.org/articles/16160 http://www.windaction.org/articles/13343 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:40:56 GMT SPRING VALLEY TOWNSHIP - When Kevin and Lynda Kawula first heard about a wind farm proposal for Magnolia Township, they thought it sounded like a good idea. But as they attended meetings and researched the issue, their opinions changed. "It seemed like enough people were concerned that we got concerned," he said. ...The Kawulas visited the Montfort wind farm in Iowa County. It has 20 turbines with 30 megawatts of capacity. "It's like moving back into a metropolitan area," he said. "It's an airport where the planes never land." Being around the turbines and high voltage power lines make Kevin feel physically ill with pressure headaches, he said. http://www.windaction.org/articles/13343 http://www.windaction.org/articles/13194 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:23:34 GMT Wind energy has become a divisive issue for Trempealeau County's residents over the past 14 months. The county board will vote Monday on a third draft of a wind ordinance they've been wrestling with since investment group AgWind Energy Partners approached the board in September 2006 with a request to look at three potential sites to build four to six turbines. The proposed ordinance is stricter than the previous two. It would require turbines to be at least a mile from all habitable structures and a half-mile from property lines. Among more than 30 other restrictions is a requirement that the noise from the turbines can't exceed 40 decibels when measured at any residence. http://www.windaction.org/articles/13194 http://www.windaction.org/articles/12545 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:19:55 GMT "It just seems like this is a perfect place for a wind farm, in big, open spaces," Town of Chilton resident Sandy Popp said. "In this project, there aren't many nonparticipating land owners, and I think that makes a huge difference. In our county, there will be hundreds of people who will not be participating who will be relatively close." http://www.windaction.org/articles/12545 http://www.windaction.org/articles/12169 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:00:18 GMT Nearby Johnstown Township is higher in elevation, but the environment doesn't bode well for turbines, Slaymaker said. Parts of the town reach 1,051 to 1,079 feet in elevation, but much of that area is wooded, he said. Aside from the physical obstructions, wooded areas bring more environmental concerns such as birds and bats, he said. Town of La Prairie officials have not had formal discussion about writing a wind farm ordinance, but they know it's coming, town Chairman Michael Saunders said. "Unfortunately, in the town business we've got to know more and more about less and less," he said. "This is one issue I've started to watch on the horizon." http://www.windaction.org/articles/12169 http://www.windaction.org/articles/13067 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:11:59 GMT This compelling message appeared in an advertisement run in the October 25, 2007 issue of the Times-Journal newspaper in Wisconsin. A .pdf copy of the ad can be accessed by clicking on the below link. IWA has authenticated this ad. It was written by Don Bangart of Chilton, Wisconsin following a 2 hour interview with a landowner in Northeast Fond du Lac County. The landowner, who wishes to remain anonymous, approved the text for publication. http://www.windaction.org/articles/13067 http://www.windaction.org/articles/213 Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:35:49 GMT This Information Memorandum summarizes state regulations and policies that govern or affect the siting of the facilities that use renewable resources to generate electricity for sale in Wisconsin by electric utilities and electric cooperatives. The memorandum also identifies the current amount of electricity generated in Wisconsin from renewable resources. http://www.windaction.org/articles/213 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22589 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:04:46 GMT "Governor, I spent the first 35 years of my life in and around Fond du Lac County. "Returning after several years away, I find vast swaths of rural Wisconsin being heedlessly vandalized by industrial wind turbines, monstrosities that produce no useful output except tax breaks and carbon offsets for fat cats in Chicago and New York. http://www.windaction.org/articles/22589 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20938 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:36:00 GMT The more we delve into the massive wind farm proposed by the Wind Capitol Group for Smelser Township, the more our concern grows. Smelser Township is too thickly populated. The land is rich farmland and produces wonderful crops. It would be a shame to ruin it. It should be strictly agriculture. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20938