Buchanan County Alliance

Land Use, Opinion

Enough is Enough for Iowa

MikeJune 7, 2023August 5, 2023

Wind Energy companies like to claim that wind turbines take up very little farm land. But do they really? The…

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Buchanan County Alliance

4 weeks ago

Dickinson County voted last week not to allow any more wind turbines in their county. ... See MoreSee Less

Dickinson County Says No to Wind Turbines. We Should Too

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The Dickinson County, Iowa Board of Adjustment rejected Invenergy's permit request to install new wind turbines in the Iowa Great Lakes region near East Okoboji Lake.

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Buchanan County Alliance

1 month ago

A massive fire at a wind turbine in Adair County destroyed the turbine and also burned a nearby farm field. As is typical, firefighters were helpless to put out the turbine fire. ... See MoreSee Less

Iowa Wind Turbine Catches Fire, Burns Farm Field

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A massive fire at a wind turbine in Adair County destroyed the turbine and also burned a nearby farm field. As is typical, firefighters were helpless to put out the turbine fire.

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Buchanan County Alliance

2 months ago

Ready for your electricity to rates go up? Cause they are going to. ... See MoreSee Less

Alliant Energy Announces Iowa Rate Increases to Pay for Green Energy

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Buchanan County and others in Iowa will see rate increases in 2024 and 2025 to help cover the cost of investing in renewable energy.

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Buchanan County Alliance

2 months ago

Wind Blows

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Excellent news for ratepayers, birds, bats, landscapes, and whales as offshore and onshore wind projects get scuttled

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Buchanan County Alliance

2 months ago

Study: Wind Farms Significantly Reduce Soil Moisture

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A recent study found that construction and operation of wind farms causes soil drying and significantly reduces soil moisture content, particularly on the downwind side of turbines. As drought continu...

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Buchanan County Alliance

3 months ago

Texans urged to conserve electricity as low wind power and high demand threaten rolling blackouts

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SAN ANTONIO -According to a news release from ERCOT, Texas could be expecting rolling blackouts due to low wind-power generation and high demand.The operating

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Buchanan County Alliance

3 months ago

MidAmerican continues to receive pushback over wind turbines in Woodbury County

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Residents of Woodbury County continue to push back against MidAmerican Energy's plans to construct 100 wind turbines.

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Buchanan County Alliance

3 months ago

Video captures Vestas turbine ablaze at one of UK's oldest offshore wind farms

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Machine on fire at RWE's Scroby Sands project off eastern England that entered service in 2004

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