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Posted on 02/28/2015 6:41:13 AM PST by hiho hiho
Dignitaries gathered on a dry Klamath Falls hillside in August 2011 to celebrate the launch of the largest solar power project ever attempted in Oregon.
As then-Gov. John Kitzhaber and others dug their golden shovels into the hard ground, they were adamant that this was not another state-sponsored green energy boondoggle. This $27 million collection of solar arrays would be a boon for the economy as well as the environment.
For nearly $12 million in tax credits, state officials said, taxpayers could expect the project developer to buy local and hire local, creating a virtuous circle of energy savings, reduced greenhouse gases and jobs.
"An economy of innovation is within our reach," Kitzhaber said, rewarding "efficiency rather than excess."
Kitzhaber got the efficiency part right. The solar arrays fired up a year ago, generating even more power than expected at Oregon Institute of Technology and Oregon State University.
But those solar arrays rest on a foundation of falsehoods and false hopes, an investigation by The Oregonian/OregonLive has found.
Interviews and an examination of thousands of pages of documents show that state officials wrongly awarded millions in state tax credits, turning a blind eye to phony documents. The project also was dogged by an international trade war, a bitter corporate rivalry and a stunning twist that traded high-paid Oregon jobs for prison labor at 93 cents an hour.
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
Typical LIB insanity...typical.
It looks like Kitzhaber may soon be on his way to the big house.
Their intentions are fine and noble. Just trying to emulate the success of the Alaskan-way Viaduct in Seattle with Bertha.
In the Private Sector, EVERY LAST PERSON involved would be rotting in a Jail Cell awaiting trial for Fraud that carries a LIFE SENTENCE and 100% Civil Asset Forfeiture.
WHY ISN”T THAT HAPPENING?
They All deserve to swing!
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This is why the Oregon dems wanted kitzhaber to resign.....they fear revelations of all the dems chicanery in this state...and hopefully we will see the citizens finally say enough...I can hope
I lived in Oregon for four years in the late 70's, early 80's. They were making it difficult for businesses from coming into the state to set-up shop and create jobs because the environmentalists argued that these "big corporations" would just pave over their lush, green state in asphalt. The town I lived in had 50% unemployment, 30% of the stores were shuttered, most of the properties were in foreclosure. Most of it from Jiminy Cricket Carter's 20% interest rates that killed the housing industry and in turn the lumber and timber industries that southwestern Oregon depended on for their economic well-being. But would they diversify their economic base with other type businesses? Not for a long time. Eventually they figured out, that without some planned development and the jobs that came with it, they would be in financial bankruptcy. Bunch of liberal light heads.
I eventually escaped to Arizona before I went bankrupt myself and never looked back. Arizona was booming and I stayed there for 30 years.
Don't get me started on Bertha; when the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement issue was up for discussion, 3 alternative replacements were brought up.
Despite public input to the contrary, the Seattle city planners chose the Bertha method.
And now where is Bertha? Stuck and damaged underground.
Another multi-million boondoggle by the liberal elites.
Prosecuted by whom???
Sacramento, where I live, has enough solar days to justify the US$10,000 needed for a solar panel array to power a house.
If you think that is corrupt, take a look at Light Rail and Tri Met. Talk about fraud and sweetheart deals.
Pray America is waking
Oregon gets a lot of sun, does it? I did not know that.
Oh yeah... I know....I’m just praying it begins to break the Dem stronghold on the state
Lock them all up and make them generate power using bicycle powered generators till they croak. Then burn bodies in furnace for steam power.
Probably better efficiency overall than solar/wind.
Parts of it....the generally conservative parts
average solar energy available
Local paper took a pole and found 65% said Kitzhaber should not have quit office.
I see dead people, and some of them they don’t know they are dead.
Either that or they are pod people.
Wow! Thanks thack-man.
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