A coalition of citizens advocating responsible, science based, economically and environmentally sound approaches to Maine’s energy policy.

Members

  • Ron Huber
  • Brad Blake
  • Maine Hiker
  • Terry Tesseo
  • Thinklike A. Mountain
  • Long Islander
  • Harrison Roper
  • MM
  • Art Brigades
  • Carrie Schlup
  • Bob Brooks
  • pat ledlie
  • John Twomey
  • Martha Thacker
  • Joanne Moore
  • Cindy Rehagen Langewisch
  • Charlie
  • Lyle
  • Dan McKay
  • guy venturen

Latest Activity

Listen to Marine Resources Committee chair Leila Percy telling the Utility and Energy Committee to make the bill fishermen friendly by holding it over as a resolve and letting the fishermen have a chance to look it over. Click Here (3minute mp3)
1 hour ago
Ron Huber added a blog post
A good day for fishermen at Maine's State Legislature concerning LD 1810 An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Governor's Ocean Energy Task Force In the 36 hours before the hearing, members of the Utility and Energy Committee heard loud an…
2 hours ago
shared the news Towns to decide on wind power moratoriums
(via NewsShare)
11 hours ago
Thinklike A. Mountain added a blog post
Friends of Maine's Mountains (FMM) is having many communications with the legislature. Attached is a note sent to them yesterday regarding a crucial distinction they intend to make, largely in a vacuum. Please review and contact legislators on the…
13 hours ago
Thinklike A. Mountain is now a member of Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine
13 hours ago
Art Brigades added a blog post
Business group balks at cost of wind power Alex Kuffner, Journal Staff Writer, The Providence Journal, www.projo.com 10 March 2010 WARWICK — Some of Rhode Island’s largest users of electricity have come out for the first time in opposition to a…
15 hours ago
Joanne Moore added a photo
yesterday
You know, and I think it has been said here before, if we can stop them from this ocean take over, we just might have them on the run. But if we don't, the money derived from this will go to more land grabs and there will be no stopping them if that…
yesterday
Nice unbiased composition of the Ocean Energy Task Force. Ocean Energy Task Force Members: Representative Herb Adams Portland, Maine Tim Agnew Masthead Venture Partners Portland, Maine George Baker Fox Islands Wind LLC Vinalhaven, Maine Profess…
yesterday
shared the news Maine Legislature Plans Thursday Hearing on Off...
(via NewsShare)
yesterday
Maine Legislature Plans Thursday Hearing on Offshore Wind Bill March 10, 2010 By Peter Brennan Maine legislators are scheduled to hold a hearing Thursday on an ambitious piece of offshore wind legislation proposed by Gov. John Baldacci. Under the…
yesterday
Joanne Moore I am with you. I will never vote for anyone who sells out Maine workers. Or the forests, lakes, coasts , animals and birds. Ron Huber...Nice touch. Glenn Beck and Rush would both like that angle, unfortunately. I wish our legislators…
yesterday
Try Howie Carr howiecarr@wrko.com 877-469-4327 Also, a frequent guest of his, and occasional guest host is Col. David Hunt, who actually lives in Scarborough, ME. Maybe he has a water view they're setting to despoil.
yesterday
Email Jedediah Bila. She likes "New Hampshire Cottages". So she likely hates industrial wind and likes the Maine seacoast. http://jedediahbila.com/about-2 Contact: http://jedediahbila.com/contact
yesterday
The Democrats and the Green Party must know this is going to hurt them politically. I for one will never support anyone who has sold out the working men and women of Maine. You can bet your boots the closing of the Stinson cannery has something to d…
yesterday
thanks! Will send to them about the Liberal dems of the Baldacci administration screwing conservative scallopers by cutting deals with the Chinese wind mafia.
yesterday
 

Blog Posts

Ron Huber

The War of 1810 - Maine's fishermen move to repel Big Energy invaders from their home waters.

A good day for fishermen at Maine's State Legislature co


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Posted by Ron Huber on March 11, 2010 at 10:44pm — 1 Comment

Thinklike A. Mountain

LD 1786, An Act Regarding Energy Infrastructure Development

Friends of Maine's Mountains (FMM) is having many communications with the legislature. Attached is a note sent to them yesterday regarding a crucial distinction they intend to make, largely in a vacuum.


Please review and contact legislators on the Utilities and Energy Committee at the following contact link:

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Posted by Thinklike A. Mountain on March 11, 2010 at 11:47am

Art Brigades

R.I. Businesses Oppose Expensive Wind Power

Business group balks at cost of wind power



Alex Kuffner, Journal Staff Writer, The Providence Journal,

www.projo.com

10 March 2010



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Posted by Art Brigades on March 11, 2010 at 9:18am

Ron Huber

Maine faces new 'Closing of the Commons." State's fishery agency "caught with its pants down."

Maine faces new 'Closing of the Commons'. State's fishery agency "caught with its pants down."

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Posted by Ron Huber on March 10, 2010 at 6:30pm — 23 Comments

Frank J. Heller, MPA

Reforestation and Carbon Sequestration

As the initiator of a reforestation effort in the Mid-coast region of Maine, I have researched out the benefits of using living plants to remove various air pollutants, including CO2, and sequester them for as long as 100 years in wood and permanently in peat and coal.


The benefits of reforestation go way beyond CO2 removal; but the addition of oxygen into our air; the improvement of habitat for rare birds, small mammals, and the insects they feed upon; the stabilization of
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Posted by Frank J. Heller, MPA on March 10, 2010 at 9:09am — 6 Comments

Long Islander

Maine’s Wind Goals, CO2 and the Forest

Please click on the file below entitled "Maine’s Wind Goals, CO2 and the Forest." The document is intended to put the Governor's wind goals into perspective.






NRCM has published figures on CO2 emissions avoided by various Maine wind farms. Then, to try and argue that the clearcuts and clearing needed for these complexes, their roads and transmission lines s

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Posted by Long Islander on March 9, 2010 at 7:00pm

Forum

Harrison Roper

UMPI's wind website has been partially updated 1 Reply

The University of Maine at Presque Isle is very proud of its windmill, and has been long on promises to share what has been learned from it. After monitering it for months, I see the website has a ne…

Started by Harrison Roper. Last reply by Long Islander Mar 5.

MaineBeauty

Maybe A Strange Way To Attract The Public Eye But See The Response 3 Replies

I had no idea this video was going to hit the huge papers. I asked for answers and I had got none. Beaver Ridge didn't know really how to respond when I called to tell them you have black substance i…

Tagged: Maine, Freedom, wind, turbines, substance

Started by MaineBeauty. Last reply by MaineBeauty Feb 27.

Art Brigades

For a laugh, Google "Saudi Arabia of Wind" 3 Replies

I was curious who might have first uttered that tired phrase. Try it. The results are hilarious. Pretty much every state and country that has an outdoors has gratuitously been called that by Iberdrol…

Started by Art Brigades. Last reply by Art Brigades Feb 22.

Charlie

Webinar Invitation: Wind Turbine Syndrome - Myths and Facts, Thurs. Feb. 11 at 11am EST 2 Replies

What's below is sponsored by a pro-wind government sponsored "working group" here in Michigan.  Be sure it will be a hatchet job.  May be it's time for the rest of us to show up in force to make a po…

Started by Charlie. Last reply by Charlie Feb 15.

Stacey Scotia

Wind Turbines Appear to Cause Vibro-Acoustic Disease

Have you all seen this document. Interesting stuff from a PhD out of Portugal who has done extensive research on the low freq. noise issues associated with professions such as pilots, flight attendan…

Started by Stacey Scotia Jan 27.

Stacey Scotia

Citizens' Initiative 6 Replies

Maybe all of our groups should get together and put together a Citizens' Petition for a Satewide MORATORIUM on these Wind Turbine Developments. The procedure, etc. can be found at the following site…

Started by Stacey Scotia. Last reply by Karen Bessey Pease Jan 26.

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