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Kenedy wind farm lawsuit tossed

The last lawsuit pending against the Kenedy wind farm project has been dismissed. A federal court in Texas has dismissed a lawsuit, clearing a path for Babcock & Brown to continue its plans for a wind farm on the Texas … Continue reading Continue reading

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Lawsuit against Kenedy wind farm on hold for now

This is well-timed. A federal court judge said Tuesday he needs time to sort through a complicated legal challenge brought by the King Ranch and several environmental groups that want to stop a massive wind farm near the South Texas … Continue reading Continue reading

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Caller editorializes for Kenedy wind farm

The Kenedy Ranch wind farm project, which is currently under litigation, picked up some editorial support over the weekend. Every pound of coal or natural gas that can be taken out of the equation for producing electricity has to be … Continue reading Continue reading

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CHA files suit over Kenedy wind farms

Well, I can’t say this is a surprise. The Coastal Habitat Alliance has taken its fight against two wind farms to court. The alliance, a group of 11 organizations including the King Ranch and Frontera Audubon Society, filed federal and … Continue reading Continue reading

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PUC denies request to halt Kenedy wind farm

Via South Texas Chisme, the Public Utilities Commission has denied a request to halt construction of the Kenedy Ranch wind farm. The Coastal Habitat Alliance, which includes King Ranch, Frontera Audubon Society and several other organizations, had petitioned for “intervenor” … Continue reading Continue reading

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One last shot at delaying the Kenedy wind farms

The Express News has a followup to the earlier story about the Coastal Habitat Alliance’s efforts to halt the construction of power transmission lines that will be used for wind turbines at the Kenedy Ranch. The Coastal Habitat Alliance, a … Continue reading Continue reading

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King versus Kenedy over wind farms

Sad to see the two big iconic Texas ranches locked in such combat over wind turbines, but that’s the 21st century for you, I suppose. Based on what I now know, I’d have to award the debate so far to … Continue reading Continue reading

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The wind farms are running

The wind farms of South Texas are now operational. After three years of studies, development, lawsuits and environmental problem solving, the Gulf Wind project, a $740 million wind farm on 7,851 acres of the Kenedy Ranch, is all but complete. … Continue reading Continue reading

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The state of wind power in Texas

For the most part, the wind power industry is doing well in Texas. Wind power in Texas was mostly a curiosity in 2000 when the state first opened its wholesale electric markets to competition. About 300 turbines were spinning away … Continue reading Continue reading

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Injunction sought to stop wind farm construction

Another skirmish in the battle over wind farms on the Kenedy Ranch. The legal battle over two large and controversial wind energy projects on the South Texas coast escalated Tuesday when the Coastal Habitat Alliance asked a federal judge in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Offshore wind leases granted

Whatever may happen with the King-Kenedy Ranch kerfuffle, wind energy in Texas will still move forward. A Louisiana company was awarded leases to four tracts Tuesday in the state’s first open bidding for offshore wind power in the Gulf of … Continue reading Continue reading

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PUC to hear wind farm appeal

From the weekend, an update on the Kenedy wind farm saga. The Public Utility Commission of Texas has agreed to consider at its Oct. 17 meeting whether a coalition of conservation organizations can fight two wind farms proposed for the … Continue reading Continue reading

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King v Kenedy, still fighting it out

Yet another update in the King v Kenedy battle over wind farms, which last we visited here. Environmental groups will appeal a judge’s ruling that denied a public hearing into construction of a transmission line for two proposed wind farms … Continue reading Continue reading

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King versus Kenedy continued

They’re still fighting it out over wind farms – the Kenedy Ranch has ’em, the King Ranch doesn’t want ’em. King Ranch President Jack Hunt has called for state legislation to regulate the farms – the lack of such laws … Continue reading Continue reading

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Offshore wind farms are a no go

That’s too bad. Plans to build what would have been the nation’s largest offshore wind farm in South Texas have been called off because the multibillion-dollar project didn’t make economic sense, the developer said Monday. John Calaway, chief development officer … Continue reading Continue reading

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More wind over wind farms

As we know, the folks at the King Ranch are hot about wind farms. They are now taking their beef to the Lege. King Ranch Inc., the agricultural holding company that owns the South Texas ranch and other properties, is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Wind farms

This article on the dynamics behind wind farms was interesting but a little unsatisfying. I got some good information out of it, but I think it needed some more to really finish the job. Though embraced by state political leaders … Continue reading Continue reading

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Overview of the Land Commissioner race

You may never have seen a race quite like the 2010 race for Texas Land Commissioner. Meet Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, a Republican, and Democrat Hector Uribe, who offers some mild policy disagreements over the job Patterson has done … Continue reading

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How many birds are we talking about?

As you know, the impact that wind turbines may have on migratory birds has dominated the conversation about the proposed wind farm on the Kenedy Ranch, which is currently being challenged by a coalition of environmental groups plus the neighboring … Continue reading Continue reading

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