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/22916 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:34:26 GMT When students pull into the Perkins High School parking lot today, they'll see three wind turbines in front of them, fully assembled for the first time since February. But the blades aren't turning yet, and Perkins Schools superintendent Jim Gunner said the school will proceed cautiously in getting the system back up to full capacity. The original 6-meter blades, some of which blew off during an especially windy day in February, are gone. http://www.windaction.org/articles/22916 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20789 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:44:39 GMT New blades will be installed on four turbines that were shut down temporarily at two locations in the area. A crew yesterday replaced the blades on the wind turbine at Turtle Plastics in Lorain. New blades also will be placed on three turbines at Perkins High School in Perkins Township. The four turbines were built by the same company and were shut down to ensure safety after the blades broke off a turbine at Perkins High School. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20789 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20716 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:24:27 GMT This news report was submitted to Windaction.org by Scott Jackson, a reseller of Redriven windmills. Mr. Jackson is seeking to get the Redriven turbine de-certified in the State of California for safety reasons. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20716 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20156 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:01:36 GMT One of the three 60-foot-tall wind turbines at the edge of the Perkins High School student parking lot lays on the ground. The pole was removed from the 4-foot deep, 60-ton concrete base. ..."We have no updates," he said. "The manufacturer is finalizing the investigation as to the malfunction of the blades." http://www.windaction.org/articles/20156 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19939 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:11:25 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/19939 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19900 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:14:08 GMT Three wind turbines at Perkins High School crashed Saturday when the blades broke off one of them. No one was hurt when parts of the fiberglass blades came off the turbine as it spun, winging the blades up to 40 yards away from the silver monopole tower, near the high school at 3714 Campbell St. The remaining two turbines will not be used until they are inspected and officials figure out what caused the blades to break. http://www.windaction.org/articles/19900 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19885 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:45:29 GMT A wind turbine at Perkins High School fell apart Saturday. ...He looked next door, where the three wind turbines at Perkins High School were spinning in Saturday's high winds, to see part of a turbine blade fly off and land in the student parking lot. http://www.windaction.org/articles/19885