August 2011 Blog Posts (31)
Peru board to write wind power ordinance
Peru board to write wind power ordinance
Published on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:12 am | Last updated on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:12 am 1…Added by Long Islander on August 31, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments
Most green-job schemes have been miserable failures
Added by Long Islander on August 30, 2011 at 8:45pm — No Comments
Wind Power Is Dying - “Obsession with wind turbines is one of the greatest blunders of our time.”
Added by Long Islander on August 30, 2011 at 8:00pm — No Comments
When the temperature rises, the wind slows down
Added by Long Islander on August 29, 2011 at 7:07pm — 1 Comment
Demonstrators protest against Record Hill wind project
Added by Long Islander on August 26, 2011 at 6:02pm — No Comments
FOREIGN POLICY: The Americas, Not the Middle East, Will Be the World Capital of Energy
The Americas, Not the Middle East, Will Be the World Capital of Energy
Adios, OPEC.
BY AMY MYERS JAFFE | …
Added by Long Islander on August 26, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Peru board to discuss wind tower survey Aug. 30
Peru board to discuss wind tower survey Aug. 30
Published on Thursday, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:12 am | Last updated on Thursday, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:12 amPERU — The Planning Board will review results of the wind tower survey and discuss how to…
Added by Long Islander on August 25, 2011 at 8:10am — 1 Comment
JONAH GOLDBERG: America’s Green Quagmire
Added by Long Islander on August 24, 2011 at 1:41pm — No Comments
Final tally after public comment on First Wind’s proposed development for the Downeast Lakes
Numbers should dictate
Statistics don’t lie. Here’s the final tally after public comment on First Wind’s proposed development for the Downeast Lakes region of Maine: 34 supporting (9.1 percent), 337 against (90.1 percent) and 3 neutral (0.8 percent).
The …
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on August 23, 2011 at 9:24pm — No Comments
Norridgewock Rally, August 25, 2011 at Noon
Here is the latest:
NORRIDGEWOCK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 AT NOON*
*This time may be subject to change if we find that trucks with turbine components pass through earlier
…
Continue
Added by Brad Blake on August 23, 2011 at 8:23am — No Comments
Feeding The Masses On Unicorn Ribs
Feeding The Masses On Unicorn Ribs
Besides healing the planet and returning the rising seas to their natural beds, then-Senator Obama promised that his administration would create beautiful green…
Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on August 20, 2011 at 8:16am — No Comments
NY Times: Number of Green Jobs Fails to Live Up to Promises
THE BAY CITIZEN
Number of Green Jobs Fails to Live Up to Promises
By AARON GLANTZ
Published: August 18, 2011…
Added by Long Islander on August 19, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments
FERC quarterly summaries for 2nd quarter 2011 are posted
The FERC quarterly power output sales summaries for the 2nd quarter of 2011 were recently posted:
Stetson I (Evergreen Wind Power V LLC) produced and sold- 51,000 MWH
Stetson II (Stetson Wind II LLC) " - 20,000 MWH
Evergreen Wind LLC (Mars Hill) " -40,000 MWH
Maybe someone with more time and smarts will calculate the capacity factor for each. Mars Hill usually has a…
ContinueAdded by Harrison Roper on August 18, 2011 at 10:08am — 1 Comment
Salazar Pushing Industrial Wind this Thursday in Orono
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will be at the University
of Maine on Thursday, Aug. 18 from approximately 1:45-3:15 p.m.
Salazar, a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Colorado who has been a member of the Obama cabinet since January, 2009, will be in Maine for a series of meetings arranged by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). At
UMaine, he will tour the Advanced Structures and Composites Center to learn more about the UMaine-led DeepCWind Consortium and its work…
Added by hillary on August 17, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments
SALAZAR AND LEAHY EMPHASIZING THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION IN VERMONT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE .
Press Release -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salazar, Leahy Emphasize Economic Value of Outdoor Recreation During Visit to Vermont National Wildlife Refuge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discuss Progress on Sea Lamprey Control, Heritage Area, and Appalachian Trail Improvements 08/15/2011 Contact: Hugh Vickery, (DOI) 202-208-6416 BURLINGTON, VT — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined… Continue
Added by monique aniel on August 16, 2011 at 11:06pm — No Comments
Kibby power production 1st and 2nd quarters 2011; no current info. from UMPI or FERC
A reliable source reports that Kibby produced 32.91% its installed capacity in the first quarter of 2011 and 20.46 % of installed capacity in the second quarter of 2011. Winter is usually the best quarter for wind power.
FERC quarterly summaries are not yet available for 2nd quarter of 2011.
UMPI continues to repeat the promise that its website will be working "next week". No information is available on the website except the local wind speed, which is calm now.
H…
ContinueAdded by Harrison Roper on August 16, 2011 at 10:08am — No Comments
Robert Bryce: The Wind-Energy Myth
The Wind-Energy Myth
The claims for this “green” source of energy wither in the Texas heat.
Hot? Don’t count on wind energy to cool you down. That’s the lesson emerging from the…
Added by Long Islander on August 12, 2011 at 4:18pm — No Comments
Smart meter opposition grows (New Maine Times)
Smart meter opposition grows
AUGUSTA — Further opposition to smart meters grew early this week when 19 CMP ratepayers filed a formal complaint against Central Maine Power (CMP) and the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC). While the 23-page complaint touches on many negative aspects of the meters, it focuses most on…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on August 11, 2011 at 5:15pm — 2 Comments
new numbers by NRCM
The wind farm will consist of 22 turbines situated on a ridgeline formed by Record Hill in Byron and Flathead Mountain and Partridge Peak, both in Roxbury to the south. It is expected to generate 130 million kilowatt hours of electricity, roughly equal to the amount of all residential electrical consumption in Oxford County, according to the Natural Resources Council of Maine website.
…
ContinueAdded by alice mckay barnett on August 10, 2011 at 7:39pm — No Comments
Featured Blog Posts
- WIND TURBINES COULD CAUSE SLEEP LOSS ....
- INVESTIGATORS CONTACTED KING'S WIND COMPANY DAYS BEFORE REPORT RELEASED
- The Untold Story of Record Hill Wind, continued
- Governor LePage Announces Energy Legislation, Aimed at Reducing Costs
- Massive Bird Kill and Suggestion That Recent Similar Major Kill at Stetson Has Been Hushed Up
- Wind Power Is Dying - “Obsession with wind turbines is one of the greatest blunders of our time.”
- Cherished Views of Katahdin Sold for Three Cents a Day
Latest Blog Posts
- Wind power’s grip on Augusta weakening
- BDN Clifton Wind: "It’s a real victory said ” Peter Beckford, who opposes the project"
- Letting George Smith Run Wild by Al Diamon
- Massachusetts Town Folk to pay $14 million to Tear Down Two Wind Turbines - Making People Sick
- EAGLES DEATHS AND WIND FARMS reported by ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
- BDN: "Time for a comprehensive review and update of Maine’s wind energy policy"
- Landscape architect Walter Cudhohufsky blasts wind turbines on New England's ridges in the VT Digger
Most Popular Blog Posts
- Wind power’s grip on Augusta weakening
- Archived Documents - latest document added 9/1/10
- Readers Let George Smith Have It
- First Wind Company Aiming to Send Rhode Island Rates Through the Roof
- Massachusetts Town Folk to pay $14 million to Tear Down Two Wind Turbines - Making People Sick
- Governor LePage: New England Governors Agree That Energy Reform Needed
- Originator of "Gaia Theory": "I personally can’t stand windmills"
Blog Topics by Tags
Monthly Archives
2013
2012
- December (24)
- November (18)
- October (30)
- September (54)
- August (21)
- July (36)
- June (35)
- May (53)
- April (43)
- March (44)
- February (58)
- January (30)
2011
- December (28)
- November (39)
- October (46)
- September (45)
- August (32)
- July (18)
- June (26)
- May (38)
- April (33)
- March (38)
- February (41)
- January (31)
2010
- December (17)
- November (36)
- October (29)
- September (35)
- August (27)
- July (45)
- June (33)
- May (28)
- April (29)
- March (65)
- February (43)
- January (40)
2009
1999
- November (1)
CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power
Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.
Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT (excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 http://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" http://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” http://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
Not yet a member?
Sign up today and lend your voice and presence to the steadily rising tide that will soon sweep the scourge of useless and wretched turbines from our beloved Maine countryside. For many of us, our little pieces of paradise have been hard won. Did the carpetbaggers think they could simply steal them from us?
We have the facts on our side. We have the truth on our side. All we need now is YOU.
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
-- Mahatma Gandhi
Task Force membership is free. Please sign up today!
© 2013 Created by Eben Thurston.
Powered by
