Wind Power News: Ohio
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Protestors gather to fight against wind turbines in Lake Erie
The fight continues to keep wind turbines out of the Great Lakes, as a number of people gathered on Wednesday along the Lake Erie shoreline on Route 5 in Hamburg to protest any potential projects. “Diamond [Offshore] Wind is the corporation, it’s a subsidiary of Mitsubishi, and they want to dig cables and interfere with the lake,” said Patricia Meckes, one of the leaders of the group of protestors on Wednesday. “It’ll tear up the lake, it’ll upset the lake . . . Complete story »
Great Lakes Wind Feasibility study sparks concern, protest
HAMBURG, N.Y. – Western New York may have wind turbines along the Lake Erie shoreline and in Wyoming County but some are worried a new area could be on the horizon. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario themselves. The pushback comes just as the New York State Energy Research And Development Authority or NYSERDA is set to release their findings from a Great Lakes Wind Feasibility study sometime this spring. The study looked at creating offshore wind farms along Lake Erie from . . . Complete story »
Wind farm opponents celebrate commissioners’ vote
A 20-second ovation followed Crawford County commissioners’ vote to restrict industrial wind farm development in all unincorporated areas of the county, with members of Crawford Anti-Wind rising to their feet. “I wanted to just jump up and down,” Kay Weisenauer said. “Just thankful to the good Lord. He’s in charge. Just a lot of thankfulness.” The resolution, passed 2-1 at a regular meeting on Thursday, effectively bars construction of Honey Creek Wind, Apex Clean Energy’s planned 300-megawatt industrial wind farm – . . . Complete story »
Wind farm and disinformation
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Crawford County commissioners vote to bar development of industrial wind farms
Crawford County commissioners have voted to restrict industrial wind farm development in all unincorporated areas of the county. The resolution, passed 2-1 at a regular meeting Thursday, effectively bars construction of Honey Creek Wind, Apex Clean Energy’s planned 300-megawatt industrial wind farm – at least for now. Commissioners Tim Ley and Larry Schmidt voted in favor of the resolution; Doug Wisenauer voted against it. Senate Bill 52, which became law in July, significantly changed Ohio’s laws governing siting requirements for industrial . . . Complete story »
Crawford voters re-elect Ley, support Parks measure
Like his competitors, Ley openly ran in opposition to industrial wind farm development, while simultaneously promoting Crawford as the first county in Ohio to restrict their development. Senate Bill 52’s passage now enables county commissioners to make decisions about wind farm development, instead of township trustees or the Ohio Power Siting Board. Complete story »
Stop Big Wind now
My name is Beth Swalley and I have lived nearly all my 63 years in Holmes Township, Crawford County. I had prepared my three-minute speech, which remains attached below, in hopes of the opportunity to speak at the public hearing regarding the industrial wind turbine project on April 21. But just before going to bed the night before, I viewed a video presentation on YouTube titled “Get Out While You Can – Big Wind is Coming.” It made me sick and . . . Complete story »
Wind farms aren’t good stewardship of farm land
My Dad was an Air Force fighter pilot, and he served in Korea and Vietnam. While others were buying luxuries with their combat pay, Dad was buying a farm in Crawford County, Ohio, with his pay. That farm has been in the family for nearly five generations, and it is his legacy to us. It was Dad’s greatest desire to be a good steward to the land, and he was recognized as such. Good land stewardship means ensuring that the . . . Complete story »
Asking wind turbine owners to respect their neighbors
As most of you know, Honey Creek (Apex) is attempting to construct industrial wind turbines in our county which will negatively alter our community environment. My husband and I always try to respect the right of people to do what they wish on their own property but in this situation their choices have a direct negative impact on us. Our quiet, rural setting, natural wildlife, physical health and property value are all being threatened. We live on a family farm . . . Complete story »
Commissioner candidates Bill Frankart, Adam Smith face off in LWV primary forum
On another controversial topic, the candidates found common ground. Both Frankart and Smith said they are against development of wind energy projects in Seneca County. “I think Reineke did a phenomenal job on SB 52, and that is, take it to the voters. Me personally, I wasn’t for wind turbines from day one. I think you take it to each property owner and let the voters make that decision, but no, I would not be in support of that,” Smith said. Frankart touted his experience as an Adams Township trustee, saying that his township was the first in the county to intervene against proposed wind farms. Complete story »
