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February 27, 2012
Osage Nation drops appeal in wind farm case

Nation remains opposed to wind farm development in Osage County; Nation officials say they will pursue other efforts to prevent Wind Capital Group project from being built

The Osage Nation, through the Osage Minerals Council, dropped its appeal of the wind farm trial verdict Feb. 22. The appeal was filed to prevent a 94-turbine project from being built in western Osage County.

January 20, 2012
Osage Nation files appeal in wind farm lawsuit

Notice of appeal has been filed in federal court, to be considered in 10th Circuit Court of Appeals

The Osage Nation has filed a notice of appeal in the wind farm lawsuit against the Missouri company planning the 94-turbine project near Burbank.

The appeal notice was filed Thursday Jan. 19 and will be up for consideration at the United States Court of Appeals 10th Circuit in Denver.   

January 9, 2012
Osage Minerals Council votes to appeal wind farm case

Wind Capital Group seeking $9,241 in legal fees for trial; Hearing set for Jan. 31

An appeal is on the horizon to keep a proposed 94-turbine wind farm out of Osage County, which the Nation argues will harm the Minerals Estate.

Last month a federal judge ruled against the Osage Nation in U.S. District Court, which filed suit through the Minerals Council, to stop the project to be built by Wind Capital Group on approximately 8,500 acres near Burbank.

December 16, 2011
Federal judge rules against Osage Nation in wind farm fight

Judge denies injunction request against Wind Capital Group; Judge says ‘case is built on speculative concern’

Wind farms are on the horizon.

A federal judge declined the Osage Nation’s request to stop a proposed wind farm from construction in western Osage County, stating the tribe failed to prove it would be harmed by the project.

December 15, 2011
Wind farm trial opens with testimonies from both sides

Both Osage and Wind Capital Group say their stakeholders will lose money if federal judge rules against either side

TULSA, Okla. – There is much at stake in the legal battle between the Osage Nation and wind farm developer Wind Capital Group.

Day one of the wind farm trial wrapped in the U.S. District Court in downtown Tulsa, with testimony coming from both the Osage Nation and Wind Capital. Both testified their stakeholders stand to lose substantial amounts of money regarding the 94-turbine project being challenged by the Nation.

December 12, 2011
Wind farm lawsuit trial set for U.S. District Court on Dec. 14

Nation has asked for preliminary and permanent injunctions to prevent the facility construction from moving forward

The legal debate over a proposed wind farm in western Osage County is scheduled for court starting Dec. 14 at the U.S. District Courthouse in Tulsa.

The Osage Nation is opposing a 94-turbine wind farm and has asked the federal court for preliminary and permanent injunctions to prevent the facility construction from moving forward.

October 27, 2011
Trial set for Dec. 14 in Osage federal lawsuit against Wind Capital Group

Nation seeks injunction to stop wind farm construction scheduled for November; Wind Capital Group official: ‘Our position has not changed’

Trial dates have been set for Dec. 14 and 15 in the federal court case filed against Wind Capital Group over its proposed 94-turbine wind farm near Burbank, which the Osage Nation argues would harm the Osage Minerals Estate.

The Tulsa federal court dates were set after a judge heard from attorneys representing the Nation and Wind Capital Group on Oct. 26 during an expedited status and scheduling conference. According to the joint motion requesting the conference, construction of the wind farm is scheduled to begin Nov. 19.

September 26, 2011
BIA and Osage Minerals Council prepare to fight wind farm project

Osage Minerals Council approves $100,000 for litigation against project; BIA recommends sending project proposals, agreements for agency review

The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is considering court action to halt construction of a 94-turbine wind farm in western Osage County if the parties involved cannot prove its operations will not interfere with the Osage Minerals Estate.

August 19, 2011
BIA: Proposed wind farm project may interfere with minerals estate

Any wind turbine cannot block access for developing, producing subsurface minerals, agency says

The Osage Agency’s Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent says the office did not approve a wind farm ordinance recently established in Osage County and any wind turbine built “may have to be removed or relocated” if it interferes with the minerals estate.

August 12, 2011
Wind farm project approved by Osage County board

Osage Nation remains opposed, ‘disappointed’; legal action being considered

The Osage County Board of Adjustment unanimously voted in favor for a Missouri-based wind farm company to build 94 wind turbines in western Osage County near Burbank. Construction on the project could start this fall and would be finished in about one year.

Amid concerns shared by an Osage Nation official and discussion surrounding the communication between St. Louis-based Wind Capital Group and the Nation, the board voted 4-0 to approve a zoning variance for the land originally designated for agricultural use.

August 9, 2011
Wind farm permit to be considered Thursday amid Osage concerns

Osage County Board of Adjustments meeting Thursday Aug. 11 at 6 p.m.; Osages concerned about disturbances to environment, unmarked graves, Minerals Estate

Joe and Carol Conner describe the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve north of Pawhuska as one of the most pristine spots in the world.

During a sunny day’s drive on the Preserve’s unpaved road, the Conners take in the sunlight, grassy hilltop views and watch small buffalo herds walk across the grassland which hasn’t been developed or farmed on. “If this is not pristine, I don’t know what is,” Joe Conner (Osage) said.

July 22, 2011
Energy company files permit to build wind farm in Osage County

Open house on the wind farm project scheduled July 28 in Pawhuska

A St. Louis-based energy company interested in building a wind farm in Osage County is holding a public meeting on Thursday July 28 at the Pawhuska Elks Lodge.

Wind Capital Group has filed an application to build the wind farm on prairie land west of Pawhuska, according to The Bigheart Times. The application for the 8,300 acre, 150-megawatt wind farm was filed with Osage County government officials on July 8.

June 15, 2011
Chief Red Eagle not in favor of Wind farms

Chief Red Eagle issues a statement that Wind farms would not be in the best interest for the Osage Reservation

The Osage Nation, largely left out of discussions regarding commercial wind farms planned west of Pawhuska, is taking a stand against them.

April 5, 2011
Wind farms possibly coming to Osage reservation

Chief’s Office: “[Chief John Red Eagle’s] position: he does not believe this project will go forward without the participation of the Osage Nation.”

Growing up on the Osage reservation one could hear the steady thumping of oil wells late into the night, and the occasional coyote. Now with the planning of two 150-megawatt wind farms west of Pawhuska and east of Shidler, the steady thrumming of wind turbines might be joining the fray.