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Steve Thurston: True impacts obscured
True impacts obscured
By Steve Thurston
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Friday, September 3, 2010 2:12 PM EDT
I am writing in response to Karin Tilberg’s letter-to-the-editor, in which she defends the “Wind Law” and the task force that led to its implementation “Articles were unfair,” Aug. 27).
She criticizes Naomi Schalit for unfairly characterizing the process, but the incriminating words in Schalit’s three-part series came not from Schalit, but from
… ContinuePosted on September 3, 2010 at 4:11pm — 4 Comments
Archived Documents - latest document added 9/1/10
This is a place to find and download archived documents on this website. Please add documents to this repository as desired. Adding a file is very easy to do. This is accomplished by adding a comment to this post (entitled "Archived Documents") - when doing so, you simply click on the icon above the comment box that looks like a piece of paper, browse your hard drive for a file, add the file and click "Add Comment". A link to the file now exists as the comment and anyone can now downlo
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UMPI Wind Turbine Scores a 5.8% Grade for the Month of August 2010
UMPI Wind Turbine Scorecard - Update as of September 1, 2010
One month ago, on August 1st, the UMPI turbine's production to date was 714,884 KWH. Today it stands at 740,982.
In other words, during the month of August 2010, total monthly production was a mere 26,098 KWH, translating to daily production of only 842 KWH. (26,098 KWH / 31 days in the mont
… ContinuePosted on September 1, 2010 at 9:00am — 49 Comments
100 Days of the UMPI Turbine in Year 2 - 8.89% of nameplate capacity achieved
We just hit the 100 day mark of the second year of the UMPI turbine and for these 100 days, only 8.89% of nameplate capacity has been achieved.
That's pretty far from the 100% nameplate figures and related stats that the wind industry constantly touts.
Since this is the only official state-sanctioned in-the-field active data providing experiment with a technology that could destroy much of Maine's core essence, perhaps it is time to investigate all electrical pro
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Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 8:08pm on March 27, 2010,
Mary Elen Marucci said…
- HI, Ita a geodatabase I am building with two others as a project in intro GIS. Has to do with state and local ordinance rules affecting possible sites in a particular town. I enjoyed your picture gallery. Mary Ellen
- At 10:52pm on March 14, 2010,
Joanne Moore said… - Thanks for the link to the report. Geeze, these guys say just what industry pays them to say. Wow! The Name Norm Famous reminds me of one of the Lounge Lizards wannabe types. Very interesting to know he is the husband of Marcia Spenser-Famous. I had a sneaking suspicion he was. The name is unusual, if not famous. Heh. Another conflict of interest, ya think?
- At 11:28am on January 24, 2010,
Art Brigades said… - Investigative reporting.... We need to whip this beast a little better.
Interesting to read Tux Turkel's piece this morning. While his focus was narrowly on noise, and only at Vinalhaven, it surely helped puncture the huge bubble just a bit. More noteworthy than what he wrote was what he did not write.
How he could interview Hanna Pingree and NOT ask her why she withdrew her turbine noise bill is either abject stupidity or laziness. Legislators regularly rush to the statehouse with a new bill whenever a constituent says "there oughtta be a law..."
Could it be that he didn't ask the Speaker of the House (who can get anything she wants to a public hearing) why she doesn't think this is worthy of a bill, or why she isn't raising holy hell over getting a hearing???
It would be one thing if her district was Old Orchard Beach, but these are HER constituents who are under the bus!! Investigative reporting??? Please. One doesn't need to be a political veteran to know that the ties that bind among the Pingrees, Baldaccis, Adamses, and the wind mafia are very tight indeed. Turn a blind eye to a monumental calamity in your state, district, and town why? To repay political favors? Now that's a story that'll sell papers.
Turkel needs to pursue this angle. He also needs to expose the tragic economic realities of this trojan horse that has been wheeled into Maine.
- At 9:41am on December 5, 2009,
Martha Thacker said…
- Sorry I got that link wrong. http://bit.ly/3XMRV1
- At 9:39am on December 5, 2009,
Martha Thacker said…
- The transmission lines are not only congested , they are full. Alternative power plants are being kicked off to make room for wind energy. http://bit.ly.3XMRV1 proves the grid was full before Stetson Mt wind farm was even built. Windaction.org had an article up stating Brookfield and Indeck were to close in order for Stetson MT wind farm to go on the grid. Indeck was forced to sell because Iso New England did not pay agreed upon price. Fort Fairfield was forced to sell because Iso New England could buy cheaper from Canada. I am glad that Rep. Erric Massa and Attorney General Blumenthal from Conn. are looking into political favoritism to certain corporations.
- At 1:07pm on November 12, 2009,
Alexander Powers said… - Watched the video through - still no sound... Other videos work fine just not this one...
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