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Rock County Tax-Payers for a Better Renewable Energy Plan
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  • The Brownsville Diary- Wind Turbine Noise Log
  • THE WIND DEVELOPER'S PLAY BOOK: 231-1
  • Town of Magnolia Draft Wind Ordinance
  • 1/31/08 Town of Union Draft Wind Ordinance PDF
  • Town of Chilton WI Wind Energy Systems Ordinance
  • Town of Clay Banks Wind Ordinance-Approved 5/3/08
  • Town Of Clay Banks Wind Ordinance Appendix
  • Town of Woodville (adoped December 2007)
  • Calumet County Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
  • Manitowoc County Wind Ordinance
  • The Trempeleau County Wind Ordinance
  • 2/07 Wisconsin State Draft Model Wind Ordinance
  • Town of Union Final Report
  • What Happened in Lincoln Township? (word doc)
  • Known Health and Safety Issues
  • Dr. Pierpont Wind Turbine Syndrome Abstract
  • Proposed Wind Energy Permitting Changes for WI
  • 30 Suggestions for Wind Power Leases for Farmers
  • Wisconsin Farmer Regrets Signing Wind Contract
  • Ecological Impacts of Wind Enegy on Bats
  • Dr. Pierpont and WPPI Letter
  • Biomass potential for the State of Wisconsin
  • Low Benefit from Industrial Wind/ Eric Rosenbloom
  • 5/1/08 Lawsuit fagainst Wind Farm Owner
  • Map Brownsville, WI Turbine Layout
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We are committed to providing the most accurate information possible about the industrial wind farm proposed for our community and to investigate other renewable energy options for our area. If there is ANYTHING on our website that is inaccurate, please contact us immediately at betterplan.rockcounty@gmail.com.(to contact us, click here) We will be glad to verify your information and correct any errors.

  • Useful Links
    • What It's Like to Live by a Turbine
      Letters from residents living near the Fenner NY wind farm.
    • Important Documents Concerning Industrial Wind Energy
      Health, Safety, and Legal Issues
    • Reports and articles wind energy and human health by Dr. Nina Pierpont
      Scroll down to read medical studies of health, hazard and quality of life near wind power installations.
    • Going Native: Diverse grassland plants edge out crops as biofuel
      A Perfect Renewable Energy Source For Rock County!
    • Rock County Genealogical Society
      A wonderful place to find information about the people of Rock County
    • Industrial Wind Action Group
      Industrial Wind Action is dedicated to providing information on industrial wind energy to enable communities and government officials to make informed decisions.
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  • Videos About Wind Farms

    • Wind Farm Remorse, noise, shadows, and farmland torn apart.
      This story appeared on the news in Milwaukee, WI on May 7, 2008
    • Town of Union Chairman of Wind Study Commitee Presents Findings Part 1
      Municipal Judge and Chairman of the Union Township Large WInd Turbine Study Committee, Tom Alisankus Presents their findings in 3 videos
    • What's that noise? What Wind Turbines Sound Like
      A video recording of turbine noise in Ontario. Could you live with this?
    • Town of Union Wind Turbine Study Commitee Findings part 2
      Part Two
    • Town of Union Wind Turbine Study Committee Findings Part 3
    • What Will a Wind Farm Do To Your Property Value?
      People who know, tell it like it is. A realtor speaks about the impact the wind farms have had on property values an the ablitily to sell your property at all.
    • Why Setbacks are important
      What happens when the turbines brakes fail? Watch this turbine collapse and know why set backs are important
    • What do you mean turbine construction will be hard on our roads?
      What's involved in constructing a turbine? A lot of heavy equipment on our roads.
    • The Wind Farm at Little Bay: How Close Is Too Close?
      This video was made by Wind Wise Fairhaven, Mass. It is 11 mins long and gives a good introduction to the problems a windfarm can bring to nearby residents.
    • Welcome to Mars Hill
      Interviews with members of a community whose lives were profoundly changed by a new wind farm. Courtesy of it creators, Carol and Paul Brouha and Bobbie Kinnell of Vermont, the Mountain Land Owners Association of Mars Hill, and Rick Bolton of New York.
    • The Voices of Tug Hill
      An eye-opening documentary featuring interviews with farmers who live near a working wind farm in rural New York. Hunters and farmers talk about the dramatic loss of deer, turkey and other game populations since the windfarm was built.
    • VIDEOS FROM KANSAS
      Click on any of these to watch short videos about property values, health and safety, and other concerns.
    • A Positive Experience with Wind Turbines
      Scott Griffin a local resident who lives in Fenner, New York talks about why he is supportive of the Fenner Wind Farm. Go to http://www.savewesternny.org/docs/letters.html to read letters from other residents about this same wind farm.
    • What's involved in constructing a wind farm?
      Wind farms: what's involved in building and maintaining them from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
    • Living Next Door to a Wind Farm
      Australia, 21 MB.
    • A World-Wide Problem-- A Farmers Wife In Wales
      A farmers wife in Wales talks about the wind farm in her community and questionable benefits to the environment.
    • The Hills are Alive with the sound of Heavy Trucks Hauling Turbine Parts
      Coming soon to a road near you?