Real Estate & Property Law

Opposition to Rural Wind Projects

By Alan Ackerman

Twin Cities
 

Occhiato has been a vocal opponent of a proposal to build 11 turbines in Greenvale Township in Dakota County, near a state-designated wildlife area around Chub Lake. She lives in Greenvale with her husband, John, and their two small children, and describes herself as an environmentalist.

"Places of ecological significance should be excluded from industrial development, including wind farms," she said.

This Minnesota article covers a number of interesting points.  There is a true balancing act required in the determination of whether there is danger to the ecology, versus the benefits of avoiding oil usage by utilizing wind as an energy source. 
 

Full post as published by National Eminent Domain Blog on January 03, 2010 (boomark / email).