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Allusions to previous plot lines and novels are frequent, and while they are not central to the stories, they leave far too many nagging questions and undermine the collection’s attempt to reach new readers. “The Hunt for Dmitri” particularly irks. The story, set against the backdrop of post-Cold War intrigue, is essentially the prologue for the author’s upcoming novel, and it leaves the reader feeling used, duped into reading the story only to realize that it produces more questions than it answers...
...view them as a way to keep family lands intact. Companies generally pay an initial easement access fee, usually in the low six figures, followed by monthly wind royalty checks, perhaps $500 for each turbine. But some guardians of Texas lands and legacy are less amenable, among them Jack Hunt, chief executive officer of the legendary King Ranch, headquartered in South Texas. A recent bid by a Scottish company to build a wind farm on the neighboring Kenedy Ranch brought Hunt into the fray and conflict between two ranches...
...Kenedy Ranch project is in limbo after local officials denied a $100 million local tax abatement, and Hunt vows there will never be a wind farm on the King Ranch. The 80 or so descendants of Capt. Richard King who share the King Ranch brand, land and businesses want to preserve the fabled ranching legacy and the land. The two ranches sit in the path of "the River of Birds," the flyway that brings birds from Canada to Mexico, including whooping cranes. Birding enthusiasts are just a few of the eco-tourists, along with hunters and fishermen, that are creating...
...Hunt, who managed ranches in California and saw the impact of windmills there, said his concerns go beyond aesthetic and environmental issues. Like other critics, he views wind-energy projects as a financial scheme that allows energy companies to set up "shell companies" that reap large tax abatement benefits from local, state and federal laws and apply those benefits to the parent company...
...Hunt, who was appointed to the Texas Water Development Board by then Gov. George W. Bush and reappointed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry, has urged his fellow board members of the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association to press political leaders for more study, but to no avail. More changes are ahead for the state's rural areas. Plans have been approved to develop Competitive Renewable Energy Zones that will cluster new and upgraded transmission lines near wind farms, a $10 billion cost that will be passed on to ratepayers...