Legislative winds could blow business to Illinois
Published: January 25, 2011
Tags: Cullen Werwie, Illinois Wind Energy Association, Kevin Borgia, Michael Arndt, Scott Walker, Timothy Polz, wind, wind farms
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By James Briggs As Gov. Scott Walker invites Illinois companies to “escape to Wisconsin,” an Illinois nonprofit organization is predicting a mass exodus of wind energy business from the Badger state. Part of Walker’s proposed special session agenda includes a new regulation that would require wind turbines be set back 1,800 feet from the nearest [...]