Friday, August 1, 2008

Probing Wind Farms: Burgeoning, vital industry must be kept free of taint | Syracuse Post Standard Editorial

Probing Wind Farms: Burgeoning, vital industry must be kept free of taint | syracuse.com

Friday, August 01, 2008, 5:02 AM

Every wind-generating power company in New York needs to come under closer scrutiny.

There is just too much public money at stake. An aggressive watchdog is needed to make sense of the complicated deals they make, to protect taxpayers and to monitor the conduct of public officials whose decisions can yield wind generators millions of dollars.

That's why a state attorney general's investigation of two wind-power companies is so important -- and why a critical, independent eye should be kept on the rest of the industry.


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