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Property Rights

While we recognize and support the rights of land owners to do as they wish with their own property, we don’t believe these rights should be allowed to negatively impact the rest of the community.

The ordinance amendment proposal would include increasing setbacks for turbine placement, capping noise emissions, disallowing shadow flicker and protecting property owners against drops in property values. 

Doppler? What Doppler?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce, has sighted several issues with wind farms disrupting Doppler radar. Click here to learn about one example in Wisconsin.

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Tipton County Indiana Testimonial from Oct 2019

News video and story with reaction of neighbors and the former county commissioner seven years after 80 turbines were installed. Click here to hear this news coverage including noise and loss of property value.

Joe Tillman, renewable energy instructor and licensed engineer

Video of Joe Tillman’s experience researching, teaching and maintaining wind turbines over the past 10 years.

World Health Organization and Washington University Studies on Turbine Noise Issues

The 2018 World Health Organization study acknowledges turbine noise as a health hazard.

Washington University study on impact of infra-sound (low frequency, inaudible noise) generated from turbines.

PLOS ONE’s 2014 finding on the impact of noise created by wind turbines. PLOS ONE is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal.

Ice Throw from Turbines is a real thing

Turbines appear to be turning slowly but in fact, the tip of the blade can be moving at 200mph. This story relates an example of the damage that can be done.

Green Energy? Do your research…

Factor in the energy used to build a turbine including the concrete base (80 to 100 truckloads of concrete) for each turbine as well as decommissioning challenges.

True Cost of Wind Farms

This Newsweek article highlights some of the truths behind the funding of these wind farms.

This Forbes article, written by Michael Shellenberger, an environmentalist who writes for the Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, New York Times, points out some of the hidden costs of wind energy.

Interesting Testimonial from Vermilion County, IL

Ted Hartke, a professional engineer, had no objection to the wind farm going in around his home. A few years later, in this summary he expresses how this impacted his family’s life. Click here for more information about Ted’s situation.