Prime Farmland Is Protected in Buchanan County
Buchanan County’s Comprehensive Plan already protects prime farmland against encroachment from non-agricultural commercial interests. We need to keep it that…
Category: Land Use
Board of Supervisors Votes To Extend Wind Energy Moratorium
On Monday, April 8, the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors voted to extend the moratorium on commercial wind energy for…
Fact Check: Did P&Z Really Propose Condemning Land?
In a recent letter to the editor of the Independence Bulletin Journal, Allen Miller claimed that the Buchanan County P&Z…
March 6th P&Z WECS Meeting With Audio
On Wednesday evening, March 6, 2024, the Buchanan County P&Z Commission met to discuss the Wind Energy Conversion System Regulations…
Updated Buchanan County Wind Turbine Regulations
The proposed regulations for locating wind turbines in Buchanan County are in draft form and will be reviewed and discussed…
Dickinson County Says No to Wind Turbines. We Should Too
The Dickinson County, Iowa Board of Adjustment rejected Invenergy’s permit request to install new wind turbines in the Iowa Great…
Study: Wind Farms Significantly Reduce Soil Moisture
A recent study found that construction and operation of wind farms causes soil drying and significantly reduces soil moisture content,…
Nothing Good About Wind Turbines
Wind energy promoters continually downplay the death toll on birds by saying that buildings and cats also kill birds. But…
New York Bill Would Require New York City to Accept Wind Turbines
Legislation introduced by New York State Senator George Borrello (R,C), would require New York City to accept wind turbines at…
Is this Hell? No, It’s Iowa
Driving towards the Chickasaw County Wind Energy construction site between New Hampton and Alta Vista in Iowa, one could be…