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Private ownership of Nebraska's wind energy resources has some lawmakers worried

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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Private ownership of Nebraska's wind energy resources has some lawmakers worried

Nebraska could be on the verge of what some people say is the biggest land grab since the Homestead days, when early settlers staked their claims to 160 acres.

• ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS / Lincoln Journal Star
• Mar 20, 2007
• Mar 20, 2007
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Kimball's wind farm was the first built in the state. It is owned and opportated by the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska. (LJS File) IMGSVC

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ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS / Lincoln Journal Star

Nebraska could be on the verge of what some people say is the biggest land grab since the Homestead days, when early settlers staked their claims to 160 acres.

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