IT IMPACTS THEIR LIVELIHOODS. STOPPING NEW WIND TURBINES AND SOLAR PANELS FROM BEING BUILT IN OKLAHOMA. THAT’S THE GOAL FOR SEVERAL STATE LEADERS, INCLUDING STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL GENTNER DRUMMOND. THERE’S A TON OF ISSUES WITH INDUSTRIAL, WIND AND SOLAR. WE’RE TALKING ECONOMIC ISSUES. WE’RE TALKING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, PROPERTY VALUES SUFFER. HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS AT TODAY’S RALLY SAY THEY’RE HOPING TO MAKE A CHANGE THIS UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION, EVEN SAYING THEY HOPE GOVERNOR STITT ISSUES AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FORCING CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES TO PAUSE. IT WILL IT WILL IMPACT US BY THE AIR WE BREATHE. IT COULD RUIN OUR WATER WELLS, WHICH ARE PROBABLY WILL. IT WILL INFLUENCE FLOOD WATERS. WE BUILT OUT IN THE RURAL AREA FOR FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN NOW THEY’RE TRYING TO DESTROY THE LAND AROUND US. BUT OTHERS, LIKE ATTORNEY JIM ROFF, SAY CLEAN ENERGY BENEFITS OKLAHOMA IN MULTIPLE WAYS. RIGHT NOW, RENEWABLE ENERGY, IF IT’S IN THE GRID, IS THE CHEAPEST FORM OF ELECTRICITY. EVERY OKLAHOMAN HAS THAT’S BOTTOM DOLLAR SAVINGS. BOTTOM LINE FOR EVERY OKLAHOMA FAMILY THAT’S WORKING THROUGH THEIR BUDGET AT THEIR KITCHEN TABLE. RIGHT? AND WHILE SOME FARMERS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT BUILDING TURBINES ON PROPERTY, THERE’S NO WAITING LEFT IN THE FLOOD WATERS FROM THESE PANELS ARE FARM IS ON SKELETON CREEK, AND IT WILL FLOOD OUR BEST BOTTOM LAND. AND SO WE WILL HAVE NO MEANS OF KEEPING THAT FARM ALIVE. THAT’S OUR INCOME AND WE NEED THAT TO LIVE. OTHERS INVITED IN. FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND NOW EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND ELSEWHERE, HAVE INVITED THESE PROJECTS TO THEIR PROPERTY UNDER THEIR PRIVATE LAND RIGHTS. AND THEY ARE RECEIVING PAYMENTS FOR THAT. BUT THEY ARE STILL GRAZING. THEY ARE STILL RANCHING. THEY ARE STILL PLANTING ROW CROPS. THEY ARE STILL DOING ALL THOSE THINGS WITH THEIR LAND. AND SO IT IS NOT DISPLACED AGRICULTURAL LAND IN LARGE MEASURE. NOW THE LEGISLATURE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT MULTIPLE BILLS AND DECIDE THE NEXT STEPS FOR RENEWABLE ENERRally at state Capitol calls for pause on green energy initiatives in OklahomaA rally protesting new wind turbines, solar energy panels and other green energy initiatives brought dozens of people to the state Capitol on Tuesday.
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Updated: 7:47 AM CST Jan 8, 2025
Alyse Jones
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A rally protesting new wind turbines, solar energy panels and other green energy initiatives brought dozens of people to the state Capitol on Tuesday. >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The goal of the rally was to stop these wind turbines and solar panels from being built in Oklahoma. Several state leaders, including Attorney General Gentner Drummond, joined the event. “There’s a ton of issues with industrial wind and solar. We’re talking economic issues. We’re talking environmental issues. Prope