Stop Solar Farms DeKalb County - Indiana

09/02/2026

DeKalb's message is pretty clear. We don't want industrial scale solar.

I hid names and profile pics to be respectful to those who commented on Sculpin Solar's paid survey post.

57 comments, all against solar in our county.

08/01/2026

I bet that wind turbine developers stood at plan commission meetings and stated that the turbine blades could be recycled, hoping that the public didn't catch the difference between "could" and " would", similar to what we have seen out of solar developers.

By 2050, America will retire 2.2 million tonnes of wind-turbine blades too tough to recycle, fibreglass giants now buried whole in a handful of landfills in Iowa, Wyoming and South Dakota | World News - The Times of India

Wind turbines generate electricity without direct emissions, but their enormous blades create a difficult waste problem. According to a study published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, by 2050, the United States is expected to generate about 2.2 million tons of retired wind-turbine blade ma...

07/27/2026

Nothing to see here, folks.

Recent hail storms in Texas have caused widespread damage to solar panels, raising concerns about potential water contamination from hazardous materials. Falcon Law Group explores the environmental risks and legal options for Texas residents.

07/21/2026

A little clarity

07/20/2026

Can your legacy survive 25 years of silence when your farm is replaced with metal and glass?

07/17/2026

Even the American Farm Bureau is raising red flags about utility-scale solar. This isn't coming from us, it's coming from the nation's largest farm organization. Worth the read.

Some of the key concerns the article raises:

📌 Prime farmland is being converted.
- It cites American Farmland Trust modeling estimating 83% of projected solar development will occur on agricultural land, with 49% on nationally significant farmland.
- USDA data found 43% of solar installations between 2009-2020 were built on former cropland, with another 21% on pasture/rangeland.

📌 Solar is increasing farmland prices and rental costs, shutting other farmers out of the market
- As developers compete for land, lease rates and land values rise
- While that benefits some landowners, it can make it harder for farmers who rent land to stay competitive.

📌 Construction is impacting farmland.
- Clearing and grading leads to:
- soil compaction
- drainage changes
- increased runoff
- erosion
- invasive species if vegetation isn't properly managed.

📌 Transmission lines are another concern.
- The article notes that expanding renewable energy also requires significant new transmission infrastructure.
- It discusses DOE's proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and notes concerns about the potential use of eminent domain to acquire land for transmission projects.

📌 Panel disposal remains an unresolved issue.
- It cites projections of millions of metric tons of retired solar panels in coming years.
- Fewer than 10% are currently recycled and discusses concerns that improperly disposed panels could release materials such as lead or cadmium if damaged.

Solar Energy Expansion and its Impacts on Rural Communities | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation https://share.google/O0sraVslzNTB8sk0e

07/17/2026

Here are images from Sculpin's new survey. This is so they know what angle to take when they try to bribe our citizens into supporting the project.

07/16/2026

This finally provides an explanation of why solar developer keep trying to push these projects. As long as there are incentives, tax breaks, subsidies for them to take advantage of, we are going to have to fight to protect America's farmland.

👉 Trump signed legislation rolling back many of the Inflation Reduction Act's renewable energy subsidies, but they were not eliminated overnight. Projects that qualify can still access many Biden-era tax incentives during the transition period.

👉 The Trump administration also tried to further limit eligibility by eliminating the long-standing 5% Safe Harbor rule, making it harder for developers to lock in those tax credits.

👉 A federal judge blocked that change, restoring the 5% Safe Harbor and reopening a pathway for many wind and large solar projects to qualify for the remaining tax credits.

👉 That is why developers are rushing projects right now. They know there is still a limited window to qualify for lucrative federal tax incentives before they expire or become more restricted.

👉 If this were solely about reducing carbon emissions, solar panels could be prioritized on rooftops, commercial buildings, parking lots, landfills, and other previously developed sites.

👉 Instead, utility-scale projects often target large tracts of farmland because they can generate the greatest financial return for developers under the current incentive structure.

A Washington, DC federal court ruled that wind and solar projects have same access to critical investment and production tax credits as other clean energy sources

07/13/2026

You will likely see ads like these popping up on your reels. 😡

I did some digging and it looks like a NATIONALLY funded advocacy campaign aimed at influencing LOCAL issues.

It's paid for by a national nonprofit called Accelerate Change that receives millions from large philanthropic foundations and donor funds like Fidelity Charitable, Open Society Foundations, Wellspring, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Those foundations commonly fund progressive causes, including climate and clean-energy advocacy.