Wind Farm Pays Hush Money
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 3rd, 2010 4:53 am by HL
Wind Farm Pays Hush Money
Patricia Pilz of Caithness Energy, a New York company helping make part of Eastern Oregon one of the fastest-growing wind power regions in the country, is making a tempting offer: sign a waiver saying you will not complain about excessive noise from the turning turbines and she will cut you a check for $5,000. “Shall we call it hush money?” said one longtime farmer, George Griffith, 84. “It was about as easy as easy money can get.” Residents in small towns are fighting proposed projects, raising concerns about threats to birds and big game, as well as about the way the giant towers and their blinking lights spoil some of the West’s most alluring views.
