Once I thought that with proper laws and setbacks wind turbines could play a limited role in our area, but now I see the true wind damage: eminent domain, the poster child for wind power. Property rights are the heart of the issue. Can rights to profit of a few trump the rights of many? Do wind power supporters sanctify the seizure of people’s private property to make a project feasible?
Transmission lines will be needed for the Galloo and all the proposed wind projects. Seems that in making a project feasible, energy companies get a legal right to confiscate your land against your will for transmission lines. This gives them total power over our property rights and our private property. Continue reading Profits Take Priority Over Property Rights