climate Archives - Buchanan County Alliance

Environment, Global, Land Use, Local, News

Study: Wind Farms Significantly Reduce Soil Moisture

MikeSeptember 20, 2023October 12, 2023

A recent study found that construction and operation of wind farms causes soil drying and significantly reduces soil moisture content,…

News Flash

Buchanan County Alliance

6 months ago

bucoa.org/2024/06/01/iowa-farmer-regrets-signing-wind-turbine-lease-after-both-turbines-on-her-la... ... See MoreSee Less

Iowa Farmer Regrets Signing Wind Turbine Lease After Both Turbines On Her Land Burned To The Ground

bucoa.org

A couple of hours before the final vote, we received an email from a concerned lady in Iowa who had both wind turbines on her land burn to the ground within a year of each other.

View on Facebook

Buchanan County Alliance

6 months ago

bucoa.org/2024/05/30/bos-votes-unanimously-to-adopt-pz-wecs-ordinance/ ... See MoreSee Less

BREAKING: BOS Votes Unanimously to Adopt P&Z WEC's Ordinance.

bucoa.org

The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted last night to adopt the new wind turbine ordinance proposed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. This ordinance strikes a middle ground of ...

View on Facebook

Buchanan County Alliance

6 months ago

BREAKING NEWS: The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors voted to accept the new WEC's ordinance tonight. More news as we get it. ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook

Buchanan County Alliance

6 months ago

URGENT: Board of Supervisors to hold FINAL vote on new WECS regulations TONIGHT at 7:00 PM at the Brandon Community Center. Our P&Z has worked long and hard on this. It is vital you attend the meeting if possible and tell the BOS to vote YES. This will be your LAST chance to make your opinion known. ... See MoreSee Less

Photo

View on Facebook

Buchanan County Alliance

6 months ago

This content isn't available right now

When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.

View on Facebook

Buchanan County Alliance

6 months ago

Theft and vandalism. These are the kind of tactics the pro-wind people are using. Last night, we put up a poster at the Brandon Community Center. Before the meeting was over, someone had already torn it down. They don't want people to know the truth about the harm that wind turbines can cause. ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook

Buchanan County Alliance

6 months ago

bucoa.org/2024/05/22/wind-turbines-can-jam-weather-radar/ ... See MoreSee Less

Wind Turbines Can Jam Weather Radar

bucoa.org

Wind Turbines can interfere with National Weather Service Doppler radar, effectively jamming them and preventing them from giving us accurate information.

View on Facebook

Buchanan County Alliance

6 months ago

URGENT: Board of Supervisors to hold second vote on new WECS regulations TONIGHT at 7:00 PM at the Brandon Community Center. Our P&Z has worked long and hard on this. It is vital you attend the meeting if possible and tell the BOS to vote YES. ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook