{"id":181,"date":"2017-12-05T22:47:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T22:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2019-12-03T21:28:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T21:28:32","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-181\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-181-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-181-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-181-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/4.7.0\/css\/font-awesome.min.css\">\n \t<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Roboto+Condensed:300,400,700|Adamina|Roboto:300,400,700\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\t  <link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/animate.css\/3.5.2\/animate.min.css\">\n\n<style>\n\t.content-area {\n\t\tmargin-top: -50px;\n\t}\n\t.navbar-brand {\n\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t}\n\tbody {\n\tbackground-color: #232323;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<div style=\"display:none\">\n\t<p>\n\t\tWind In the Shadow of Wind Farms\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"browser-warning\">\n\t<p>This story experience uses advanced web technologies to enhance the storytelling.<br>We recommend the use of a modern browser like<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/browser\/desktop\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Chrome,<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Firefox<\/a>, or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/downloads\/safari\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Safari<\/a> to properly view this site.<br>If you are already using one of these browsers, please update to the latest version.<\/p>\n\t<p>If you would like to read the story and see the photos without the special digital experience, <a style=\"color:blue\" href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/shadow-wind-farms\/\">click here for an old-browser-friendly version.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mobile-intro\">\n<div class=\"mobile-header\">\n\t<p id=\"property-name-intro\">GateHouse Media<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"mobile-header-line2\">In the shadow of wind farms<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wind-desktop-lander\">\n\t\t\t<audio class=\"wind-lander-audio\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/WindLoop2wav.wav\" loop autoplay=\"autoplay\" preload=\"auto\"><\/audio>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flicker-dark\" style=\"background-color:#000; height:150vh\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img class=\"wind-header-image\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/NewImage-copy.png\" alt=\"In the Shadow of Wind Farms\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wind-copy-aligner\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wind-text\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">Wind farms generate clean energy.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/home?skipintro=true\" class=\"wind-lander-skip\">Skip<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lander-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"start-button\" id=\"startButton\">Start<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/home?skipintro=true\" class=\"start-button\" id=\"mobileSkip\">Skip<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lander-credit\">Photo: Several 476-foot-tall wind turbines from the Lake Winds Energy Park stand within a quarter mile of the Shineldeckers\u2019 former home. | Lucille Sherman<br>Shadow flicker simulated | Audio recorded near a turbine in the Lake Winds Energy Park in Mason County, MI.<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mobileIntroEngagement\">\n\t<div id=\"start\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mobile-intro-background-black\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"options-stack\" id=\"intro2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>What do<br \/> you\n\t\t\t\tvalue?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"333px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"mobile-health-line button-line highlight-line\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path class=\"health-button-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 700,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"options-button healthButton\" id=\"mobile-health-A\">Health<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"333px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"mobile-rep-line button-line highlight-line\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"reputation-button-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 700,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"options-button repButton\" id=\"mobile-rep-A\">Reputation<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"333px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"mobile-money-line button-line highlight-line\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"money-button-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 700,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"options-button moneyButton\" id=\"mobile-money-A\">Money<\/a><br \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skip-intro\" style=\"left: 20%; color: #939393\">\n\t\t\t\t<a style=\"color: #939393\" class=\"skip-intro-link\" href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/home?skipintro=true\">Skip intro<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p><i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\" id=\"scrollDown\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mobile-intro-background-white\" id=\"mobileIntroA\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro-3-health MobileIntroA\" id=\"MobileHealthA\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/HorribleMorning_Health.png\" style=\"width:120%;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\" alt=\"In the Shadow of Wind Farms\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" height=\"15px\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"mobile-health-a-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 305,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>So did the Shineldeckers.<br>But the health problems came.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cary and Karen Shineldecker suffered anxiety, headaches, ear pressure, tinnitus, heart palpitations and sleep disturbances from the 476-foot-tall turbines Lake Winds Energy built around their Mason County, Michigan, home.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/downarrow-white.png\" class=\"intro-scroll-reminder animated infinite\" alt=\"In the Shadow of Wind Farms\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro-5-money MobileIntroA\" id=\"MobileMoneyA\">\n\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/MakeALiving_Money.png\" style=\"width:120%;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\" alt=\"In the Shadow of Wind Farms\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Cary Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"intro-4-reputation-svg1\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"mobile-money-a-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 190,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>So did the Shineldeckers. But the financial woes came.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cary and Karen Shineldecker spent<br> tens of thousands of dollars fighting the 476-foot-tall turbines Lake Winds Energy built around their Mason County, Michigan, home and sold their property at a loss to escape it. They now live four miles away in a house with a mortgage and memories that haunt them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/downarrow-white.png\" class=\"intro-scroll-reminder animated infinite\" alt=\"In the Shadow of Wind Farms\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-4-reputation MobileIntroA\" id=\"MobileRepA\">\n\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/GetOut_Reputation.png\" style=\"width:120%;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"intro-4-reputation-svg1\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"mobile-rep-a-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 225,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>So did the Shineldeckers.<br>But the animosity came.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cary and Karen Shineldecker faced <br>name-calling and middle fingers for opposing the 476-foot-tall turbines Lake Winds Energy built around their Mason County, Michigan, home. Longtime friends who supported the project stopped speaking to them. Someone poisoned their dogs. They felt unwelcome at their church.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/downarrow-white.png\" class=\"intro-scroll-reminder animated infinite\" alt=\"In the Shadow of Wind Farms\">\n\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"mobile-intro-background-black\">\n\t\t<div class=\"options-stack\" id=\"intro2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>And what<br \/> about now?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"333px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"mobile-health-line button-line highlight-line\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"health-button-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 700,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"options-button healthButton\" id=\"mobile-health-B\">Health<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"333px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"mobile-rep-line button-line highlight-line\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"reputation-button-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 700,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"options-button repButton\" id=\"mobile-rep-B\">Reputation<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"333px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"mobile-money-line button-line highlight-line\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"money-button-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 700,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"options-button moneyButton\" id=\"mobile-money-B\">Money<\/a><br \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skip-intro\" style=\"left: 20%; color: #939393\">\n\t\t\t\t<a style=\"color: #939393\" class=\"skip-intro-link\" href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/home?skipintro=true\">Skip intro<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p><i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\" id=\"scrollDown\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mobile-intro-background-white\" id=\"mobileIntroB\">\n \t\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-3-health\" id=\"MobileHealthB\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/HorribleMorning_Health.png\" style=\"width:120%;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\" alt=\"In the Shadow of Wind Farms\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" height=\"15px\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\" style=\"margin-top:137px\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"health-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 305,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The health problems made it worse.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The couple suffered<br>anxiety, headaches, ear pressure, tinnitus, heart palpitations and <br>sleep disturbances from the project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/downarrow-white.png\" class=\"intro-scroll-reminder animated infinite\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-4-reputation\" id=\"MobileRepB\">\n\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/GetOut_Reputation.png\" style=\"width:120%;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"intro-4-reputation-svg1\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"margin-top: 105px\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 225,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The animosity made it worse.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The couple faced <br>name-calling and middle fingers for <br>opposing the project.<br>Longtime friends who supported the project stopped speaking to them. Someone poisoned their dogs. They felt unwelcome at their church.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/downarrow-white.png\" class=\"intro-scroll-reminder animated infinite\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-5-money\" id=\"MobileMoneyB\">\n\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/MakeALiving_Money.png\" style=\"width:120%;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\" alt=\"In the Shadow of Wind Farms\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Cary Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"intro-4-reputation-svg1\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"margin-top: 107px; margin-left: 127px\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 190,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The financial woes made it worse.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The couple spent tens of thousands of dollars fighting the project and sold their property at a loss to escape it. 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They now live four miles away in a house with a mortgage and memories that haunt them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/downarrow-white.png\" class=\"intro-scroll-reminder animated infinite\">\n\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-4-reputation\" id=\"MobileRepC\">\n\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/GetOut_Reputation.png\" style=\"width:120%;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"intro-4-reputation-svg1\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"margin-top: 107px; margin-left: 82px\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 225,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>And then there was <br>the animosity.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>They faced name-calling and middle fingers for opposing the turbines. Longtime friends who supported the project stopped speaking to them. Someone poisoned their dogs. They felt unwelcome at their church. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/downarrow-white.png\" class=\"intro-scroll-reminder animated infinite\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- End mobile intro -->\n<\/div> \n\n\n<div class=\"wind-desktop-lander\" id=\"desktopIntroImage\">\n\t<audio class=\"wind-lander-audio\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/WindLoop2wav.wav\" loop autoplay=\"autoplay\" preload=\"auto\"><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"flicker-dark blink-02\" style=\"background-color:#000; height:150vh\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img class=\"wind-header-image\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/NewImage-copy.png\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wind-copy-aligner\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wind-text\">Wind farms generate clean energy.<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/home?skipintro=true\" class=\"wind-lander-skip\">Skip<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"lander-buttons\">\n\t\t<a class=\"start-button\" id=\"desktopLandingStart\">Start<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/home?skipintro=true\" class=\"start-button\" id=\"desktopLandingSkip\">Skip<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"lander-credit\">Photo: Several 476-foot-tall wind turbines from the Lake Winds Energy Park stand within a quarter mile of the Shineldeckers\u2019 former home. | Lucille Sherman<br>Shadow flicker simulated | Audio recorded near a turbine in the Lake Winds Energy Park in Mason County, MI.<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <div class=\"wind-intro-section black-background\" id=\"intro-A\">\n \t\t<div class=\"questions-section-text\">But what if you lived in this house?<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"options-stack\" id=\"intro2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p id=\"options-stack-question\">What do<br>you value?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"333px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"button-line highlight-line health-button-line\" id=\"healthLine\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"health-button-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 700,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"options-button\" id=\"intro2-health\">Health<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"333px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"button-line highlight-line reputation-button-line\" id=\"repLine\"  style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"reputation-button-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 700,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"options-button\" id=\"intro2-reputation\">Reputation<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"333px\" height=\"15px\" class=\"button-line highlight-line money-button-line\" id=\"moneyLine\"  style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"money-button-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 700,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"options-button\" id=\"intro2-money\">Money<\/a><br \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skip-intro\" style=\"left: 20%; color: #939393\">\n\t\t\t\t<a style=\"color: #939393\" class=\"skip-intro-link\" href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/home?skipintro=true\">Skip intro<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"intro-right-side\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-3-health\" id=\"intro-health-A\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/HorribleMorning_Health.png\" style=\"width:480px;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" id=\"introHealthALine\" height=\"15px\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"health-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 360,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>So did the Shineldeckers. But the health problems came.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cary and Karen Shineldecker suffered anxiety, headaches, ear pressure, tinnitus, heart palpitations and sleep disturbances from the 476-foot-tall turbines Lake Winds Energy built around their Mason County, Michigan, home.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-4-reputation\" id=\"intro-rep-A\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/GetOut_Reputation.png\" style=\"width:480px;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" id=\"introRepALine\" height=\"15px\" class=\"highlight-line\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"health-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 270,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>So did the Shineldeckers. But the animosity came.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cary and Karen Shineldecker faced<br>name-calling and middle fingers for opposing the 476-foot-tall turbines Lake Winds Energy built around their Mason County, Michigan, home. Longtime friends who supported the project stopped speaking to them. Someone poisoned their dogs. They felt unwelcome at their church.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-5-money\" id=\"intro-money-A\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/MakeALiving_Money.png\" style=\"width:480px;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Cary Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" id=\"introMoneyALine\" height=\"15px\" class=\"highlight-line\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 463 15;\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"money-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 228,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>So did the Shineldeckers. But the financial woes came.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Cary and Karen Shineldecker spent<br>tens of thousands of dollars fighting the 476-foot-tall turbines Lake Winds Energy built around their Mason County, Michigan, home and sold their property at a loss to escape it. They now live four miles away in a house with a mortgage and memories that haunt them.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-3-health\" id=\"intro-health-B\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/HorribleMorning_Health.png\" style=\"width:480px;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" id=\"introHealthBLine\" height=\"15px\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\" style=\"margin-top: 118px\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"health-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 360,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The health problems<br>made it worse.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The couple suffered anxiety, headaches, ear pressure, tinnitus, heart palpitations and sleep disturbances from the project.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-4-reputation\" id=\"intro-rep-B\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/GetOut_Reputation.png\" style=\"width:480px;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" id=\"introRepBLine\" height=\"15px\" class=\"highlight-line\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"margin-top: 80px\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"health-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 270,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The animosity made it worse.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The couple faced name-calling and middle fingers for opposing the project. Longtime friends who supported the project stopped speaking to them. Someone poisoned their dogs. They felt unwelcome at their church.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-5-money\" id=\"intro-money-B\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/MakeALiving_Money.png\" style=\"width:480px;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Cary Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" id=\"introMoneyBLine\" height=\"15px\" class=\"highlight-line\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"margin-top: 118px; margin-left: 150px\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"money-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 228,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>The financial woes<br>made it worse.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The couple spent tens of thousands of dollars fighting the project and sold their property at a loss to escape it. They now live four miles away in a house with a mortgage and memories that haunt them.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-3-health\" id=\"intro-health-C\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/HorribleMorning_Health.png\" style=\"width:480px;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" height=\"15px\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\" style=\"margin-top: 118px\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"health-text-line\" id=\"introHealthCLine\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 360,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>And then there were the<br>health problems.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>They suffered anxiety, headaches, ear pressure, tinnitus, heart palpitations and sleep disturbances from the turbines.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-4-reputation\" id=\"intro-rep-C\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/GetOut_Reputation.png\" style=\"width:480px;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Karen Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" id=\"introRepCLine\" height=\"15px\" class=\"highlight-line\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"margin-top: 118px; margin-left: 100px\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"health-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 270,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>And then there was<br>the animosity.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>They faced name-calling and middle fingers for opposing the turbines. Longtime friends who supported the project stopped speaking to them. Someone poisoned their dogs. They felt unwelcome at their church.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"intro-5-money\" id=\"intro-money-C\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/11\/MakeALiving_Money.png\" style=\"width:480px;display:block; margin-left: -32px;margin-bottom: -50px\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"journal-explainer\">Excerpt from Cary Shineldecker\u2019s journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\"\n\t\t\t\t xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeSVGViewerExtensions\/3.0\/\"\n\t\t\t\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"463px\" id=\"introMoneyCLine\" height=\"15px\" class=\"highlight-line\" viewBox=\"0 0 463 15\" style=\"margin-left: 100px; margin-top: 118px\"\n\t\t\t\t xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"money-text-line\" d=\"M7.5,7.5 106.3,7.5 199.7,7.5 228,7.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>And then there were the<br>financial woes.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>They spent tens of thousands of dollars fighting the turbines and sold their property at a loss to escape it. 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