Eminent Domain Concerns Raised Over Missouri’s Hyperloop Plans
“”As much as 35 percent of the proposed route for Missouri’s ultra-fast Kansas City to St. Louis Hyperloop would require land acquisition through the government’s power of eminent domain, far more than boosters of…
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…
Wind Line Dealt Severe Blow
“The Illinois Commerce Commission recently approved the hotly contested Rock Island Clean Line high voltage transmission line, a similar, sister project to Grain Belt Express but imposed conditions that likely will be showstoppers for the…
Opponents Speak Out About Power Line/Wind Turbine Project
“More than one-thousand Iowans have joined a group that opposes the two-billion-dollar Rock Island Clean Line wind energy project which aims to build a 500-mile-long transmission line. Carolyn Sheridan, who lives near Spencer, is president…
PSC hearings on Grain Belt transmission line begin
“Missouri regulators began hearing testimony Monday on a proposed transmission line that would bring electricity from Kansas wind farms across Missouri to population centers in the east. Clean Line Energy Partners, based in Houston, seeks…
Utility line opponents gear up for Iowa Utilities Board battle
“Opponents to an electric utility transmission line running from far western Iowa to Illinois are now gearing up for a battle in front of the Iowa Utilities Board. The Rock Island Clean Line would transmit…
Landowners: eminent domain laws no longer reflect wind economy
“The eminent domain laws that will be cited as Mid-Kansas Electric Company takes 28 holdouts to court later this month no longer reflect the reality of the wind energy generation economy, a group of the…
Landowners: eminent domain laws no longer reflect wind economy
“The eminent domain laws that will be cited as Mid-Kansas Electric Company takes 28 holdouts to court later this month no longer reflect the reality of the wind energy generation economy, a group of the…
Eminent domain measure gets final approval
“Crisfield officials gave final approval to an ordinance giving them the authority to use eminent domain to acquire property on Seventh Street that sits in the middle of a planned wind turbine project at the…
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…