Why is Missouri Holding Up a High-Voltage Transmission Line for Wind Energy?
“More renewable energy will be necessary to meet federal and state air quality and climate goals and reduce reliance on polluting fossil fuel power plants, the largest source of carbon emissions in the United…
BLOCK GBE Missouri Calls “All Hands On Deck” for Public Hearing
“Block Grain Belt Express-Missouri is calling on its members, and all Missourians, to speak out about the Grain Belt Express transmission project at important Public Service Commission hearings slated to begin next week. “We really…
Wind Power Without Force
“A merchant transmission line with 13-16 story towers and an easement lane the width of a football field or more for 500 miles is what Rock Island Clean Lines wants to build. The amount of…
Report offers alternative to eminent domain for transmission
“When developers of transmission projects become deadlocked with opposing landowners, they often resort to condemning the right-of-way through eminent domain. Not only can that process be a bad deal for landowners, it can also be…
Opposition to Grain Belt Express Clean Line, united and strong
“Block Grain Belt Express met at the Polo Christian Church Thursday, May 22. The purpose of their meeting was to educate landowners in the county about facts not given by Grain Belt Express in their…
Transmission opposition: Eminent domain a last resort
“A new tool to address landowner opposition to transmission projects is being examined by the Center for Rural Affairs. The center’s report, Landowner Compensation in Transmission Siting for Renewable Energy Facilities, presents a new concept…
Be skeptical of Clean Line deal
“I am on the board of the Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance, a nonprofit organization formed to opposed the transmission line proposed by Rock Island Clean Line, or RICL. The intended 375-mile route through Iowa…
Alexander, Fincher Raise Questions About Proposal For TVA Purchase Of Oklahoma Wind Power
“U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander and U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.) Wednesday sent a letter to Bill Johnson, president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, to raise questions about a proposal for the utility to…
Grain Belt Express power line plan stirs opposition
“Property owners opposed to a planned network of transmission towers and power lines that would carry wind-generated electricity from western Kansas to Indiana through a portion of southern Randolph County fear the possibility of eminent…
Commissioners reaffirm their support for Line
“Eminent domain, aesthetics, and long-term ground damage were the highlights of a recent public meeting regarding the Grain Belt Express Clean Line. Wayne Wilcox, Eastern District Commissioner, spoke to the crowd regarding the rights to…