An environmental lawyer says there's hope for landowners who want out of wind turbine leases.
Eric Gillespie, who currently is working for Plympton-Wyoming in its court battle with Suncor Energy over wind turbine bylaws, gets “dozens” of calls from landowners who signed leases long before anyone realized the potential problems associated with the industrial turbines.
Gillespie, slated to speak at a meeting organized by Conservation Of Rural Enniskillen, says some of those landowners are successfully getting out of what many people had believed are ironclad leases.
“We’re aware of at least three situations where it appears we have been successful,” says Gillespie.
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4 comments:
It seems remarkable that the courts would allow some leaseholders to back out of their leases with wind developers because of misinformation from developers on the risks associated with industrial wind, but many innocent, non-leaseholding residents are still threatened by these same misinformed risks.
yup!
4214It is the second step in the lease holder attitude that they don't care about their family, friends and neighbors.
BP has told leaseholders "You can't consider your neighbor's feelings. You have to do what's best for you."
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