SEN. SIRES: This Fight Is About Property Rights, Not Pipelines - The Iowa Standard

SEN. SIRES: This Fight Is About Property Rights, Not Pipelines - The Iowa Standard

Somewhere along the way, in the endless debates over pipeline routes, regulations, and carbon capture, we’ve lost sight of the real issue. This isn’t about gas lines, water pipes, or electric transmission. It’s about something far more fundamental: property rights and the proper, constitutional use of eminent domain. Iowans know what a public good is. We understand that electricity powers our homes, natural gas fuels our stoves and furnaces, and…

‘It’s just so wrong’: Pictou County councillors vent on wind turbine setbacks

Province limits setbacks to about half of what municipality settled on. Years of work and lots of taxpayer dollars were blown out the window with one quick amendment to provincial legislation, say Pictou County councillors. It took a lot of effort over several years to come up with setback standards for wind turbines in Pictou County, said Warden Robert Parker at their May 5 meeting. The council settled on a one-kilometre setback with noise regu…

Oklahoma House Rejects Wind Energy Setback Bill; Rep. Archer Cites Property Rights Concerns

Oklahoma City, OK – On Tuesday evening, the Oklahoma House of Representatives narrowly defeated Senate Bill 2 (SB2) with a 44-49 vote. The bill aimed to impose new setback requirements for wind energy facilities, mandating that wind turbines be located at least a quarter nautical mile from residential dwellings and nonparticipating properties. Representative Nick Archer (R-Elk City), chair of the House Energy Committee, voiced strong opposition …