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Ron Huber PUC gets comments on power contracts for offshore windturbines and tidal power

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Added by Ron Huber on September 3, 2010 at 4:55pm — No Comments

Long Islander Steve Thurston: True impacts obscured

True impacts obscured

By Steve Thurston


Published:
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

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Added by Long Islander on September 3, 2010 at 4:11pm — 4 Comments

Ron Huber Windthieves continue counterattack against Naomi Schalit's investigative series

The wind industry continues its proxy counterattack against Naomi Schalit's investigation of the doings of the Governor's Windpower Task Force. The appearance of editorials by the industry's partisans is a sign of how accurate the three part series by Maine Center for Investigative Journalism really is;
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Added by Ron Huber on September 3, 2010 at 2:39am — 1 Comment

alice mckay barnett public notice Lurc and Champlain wind

Public notice regarding Champlain Wind's Kossuth Petition

Dear Interested Persons:

The following public hearing notice is being published by the Secretary of State on September 1st. It contains information, including the schedule, for the September 22nd rulemaking hearing regarding Champlain Wind’s request to designate a portion of Kossuth Township as within the Exp

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Added by alice mckay barnett on September 2, 2010 at 3:41pm — No Comments

arthur qwenk Confirmed again, and again,The Big Liars at First Wind

Oakfield Left Blowing in the Wind An unprecedented number of articles recently published in newspapers across this state, and beyond, expose the lesser known side of the wind energy industry. Political connections, questionable business practices, and general disregard for the well being of those in proximity to their wind developments have become consistent criticisms leveled against what had previously been a public relations success story. This creates an interesting backdrop for the recent i… Continue

Added by arthur qwenk on September 1, 2010 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Long Islander 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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Added by Long Islander on September 1, 2010 at 12:00pm — 45 Comments

Long Islander 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

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Added by Long Islander on September 1, 2010 at 9:00am — 49 Comments

Barbara Durkin Exposed: Mass Audubon’s financial interest in Cape Wind

Exposed: Mass Audubon’s financial interest in Cape Wind

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Added by Barbara Durkin on August 31, 2010 at 10:02pm — 2 Comments

Harrison Roper Quarterly data on output available on the internet!!!

I have learned that the websitge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has quarterly information on quantity and prices of energy sold to the grid. All power producers are required to report quarterly peak and off-peak power sold and the price. When the data appears on the computer screen there is no URL in sight, but maybe you can find it via Google at FERC.

I just did, and I learned that First Wind's Stetson ( Evergreen Wi

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Added by Harrison Roper on August 30, 2010 at 4:43pm — 4 Comments

Ron Huber Windpower operators and ski resorts: friends or foes?

It occurred to a friend that a conniving ski company could allow a wind developer to use ski trails to winch components up slope instead of building new roads. Has that been happening? Here's Wind Power and Ski Resorts By: Alexandra Kotelon,akotelon@kentlaw.edu, Energy Law 2009 Chicago/Kent College of Law Mostly a general review of the official line on windpower
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Added by Ron Huber on August 29, 2010 at 10:51am — No Comments

Ron Huber ¡No Pasarán! Coastal Mountains Land Trust gives Camden Hills wind turbines proposal the digital salute.

On August 24, 2010 Coastal Mountains Land Trust sent a letter to the Camden Selectboard concerning the proposal being floated about for a Ragged Mountain Text below or read a copy of letter here .
Not exactly a sternly worded letter - at first. But then it gets better and better.
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Added by Ron Huber on August 29, 2010 at 12:20am — No Comments

Ron Huber Maine DEP fines Fox Islands Wind Limited Liability Corporation

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Added by Ron Huber on August 26, 2010 at 9:04am — No Comments

Long Islander 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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Added by Long Islander on August 22, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Ron Huber UMaine offshore windmill test site anemometer is up & online

The DeepCwind consortium has had its wind measuring buoy up off
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Added by Ron Huber on August 22, 2010 at 3:21am — No Comments

Long Islander Pronounced Pinocchio Proboscis Protrusion: Governor Bashes Wind Critics

Governor Baldacci's Radio Address: The Power to Do the Right Thing

August 21, 2010

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Added by Long Islander on August 21, 2010 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

Long Islander De-greening: Saco to put wind turbine out to bid

Gee, why is it that the three turbines in Maine that don't hide their electricity production data, are all having major problems - Saco's, Kittery's and UMPI's?

De-greening: Saco to put wind turbine out to bid
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Added by Long Islander on August 18, 2010 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Ron Huber Camden selectboard votes to create Ragged Mountain wind workgroup.

On August
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Added by Ron Huber on August 18, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Long Islander Contact Information for State Legislators

Here are two handy documents, each is in pdf and WORD format.

The District Locator is a guide to House and

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Added by Long Islander on August 15, 2010 at 9:43pm — No Comments

Long Islander Governor Baldacci: "It's All About The View"

“It's all about that view,” Baldacci said, staring out over the tops of trees at Mooselookmeguntic Lake and the Bemis Mountain Range.

“That view says 'Maine,'" Baldacci said. "It gives people an inspiration and it's going to be that way forever.”

http://www.sunjournal.com/franklin/story/893848

Meanwhile, coming soon on close to 2,000 sites in Maine if Governor Baldacci and his wind industry friends get

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Added by Long Islander on August 15, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Dan McKay Finally , The Studies The State Didn't Conduct On Industrial Wind

Industrial Wind Power Meeting: Friends of Maine’s Mountains and the The River Valley Alliance are holding a public meeting on the noise and economic effects of industrial wind projects sited on the mountains of Maine. Rob Rand of Brunswick, an Acoustical Engineer, will present his recordings and the results of his noise studies on two industrial wind developments in Maine. J. Dwight of Wilton, an Investment Advisor, will present his finding on the economic consequences of industrial wind on elec… Continue

Added by Dan McKay on August 14, 2010 at 10:31pm — No Comments

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