The Great Texas Wind Swindle: Property Owners vs. the State (Part I)

[white cloud]

The eastern Texas Panhandle, a land of rolling sand hills, tree-lined creek beds and tall grass vistas, may seem a desolate place to outsiders. Still, it has its beauty, especially to the cattle ranchers and wheat farmers who work and live on it. But not for long.

Much of this land–the fragile habitat of the Lesser Prairie Chicken and the Whooping Crane–is scheduled to become industrialized if the Texas Public Utility Commission (Texas PUC), the Department of Energy (DOE) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) have their way. Incongruously, the demolition of this mostly native grassland is being proposed in the name of green energy. And this project is wholly government-dependent in a sector where suppliers do not have to be taxpayer enabled.




http://www.masterresource.org/2011/03/texas-wind-swindle-i/

[northoftheborder]

1. de ja vu

The same story has been told concerning construction of these transmission lines in Central Texas. Just devastating to those whose land has been chosen for the routes.

[sonias]

2. PUC and ERCOT

Are completely controlled by the Energy Industry, and they in turn have the Lege and every high office holder in their back pocket.

So yes the people of Texas are being swindled all in broad daylight. :(

[Jack_DeLeon]

3. I like windmills...

funny how you will find people who are against every kind of development.