December 2016 Blog Posts (101)

Petroleum giant abandons tar sands in favor of wind power

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on December 31, 2016 at 6:30am — No Comments

Abolish the Department of Energy

In the meantime, we've endured wasteful, panicked policies such as massive subsidies for the wind and solar power, and electric cars.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/abolish-the-department-of-energy/article/2610421

Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on December 29, 2016 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

"Climateers" Can’t Handle the Truth (WSJ)

 " It's a money making industry ,OK. It's a hoax, a lot of it", President -elect  TRUMP

Years ago, Exxon folks like Raymond hit it on the head as to climate issues. 



Climateers Can’t Handle the Truth

Lee Raymond’s 1997 climate speech in China is…

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Added by arthur qwenk on December 29, 2016 at 8:01am — No Comments

A new PTC - A new Green Energy ?

"PPP's"…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on December 28, 2016 at 2:30pm — No Comments

BDN - Wind Atty Juliet Browne Authors a Guide to Maine's Wind Energy Act

By Verrill Dana

Posted Dec. 28, 2016, at 12:05 p.m.

Verrill Dana environmental attorneys Juliet Browne, Scott Anderson and Gordon Smith each authored chapters of the MCLE book entitled, A Practical Guide to Land Use in Maine. The guide covers topics ranging from licensing and permitting to wind energy and shoreland zoning.

Browne, author of the chapter on the Maine Wind Energy Act, provides insights into jurisdiction for review and permitting of wind energy developments in…

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Added by Long Islander on December 28, 2016 at 2:04pm — 5 Comments

Two dozen states ask Trump to scrap Clean Power Plan on Day 1

"Two dozen states ask Trump to …

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on December 28, 2016 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Maine’s largest solar farm

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on December 28, 2016 at 11:00am — 7 Comments

How will President Trump's Energy Policies Really Affect Wind Power Build-out in Maine?

The pace of renewables growth will be affected by numerous separate policy decisions. These include the Clean Power Plan, the Investment Tax Credit and Production Tax Credit for renewables and the addition or reduction of restrictions on fossil fuel production and consumption.

see this interesting article for  some scenarios.…

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Added by arthur qwenk on December 28, 2016 at 9:18am — No Comments

BDN - Renewable power standards face uncertain future

Although state regulators on the Public Utilities Commission created a rule, back in 2007, that envisions the program continuing indefinitely, lawmakers such as House Republican Leader Ken Fredette are asking, so what?

“Well, let’s be very clear. The PUC does not set policy, the Legislature sets policy. So in regards to any rule, I find it almost offensive that the PUC would add a sentence that would suggest that it would go beyond the legislative intent,” he said.

“I think…

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Added by Long Islander on December 27, 2016 at 11:26pm — 2 Comments

Dozens of rural Maine townships opt out of fast-track wind power zone (PPH)

About 40 communities ask to be removed, which means that wind power companies would have to go through a rezoning process to build in those places.....Milton Township is the only community where such efforts failed after opposition from a Milton landowner and EverPower Wind Holdings, which wants to build a 40-megawatt wind project.....…

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Added by Long Islander on December 27, 2016 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

Expensive Offshore Wind Farm Becomes Operational

From the Canada Free Press is an article talking about how ridiculously expensive the Block Island Offshore Wind Project is and how it is not really a viable solution.  It cost more than 10 times more than a gas plant that would supply the same amount of energy, but more reliable and without the transmission problems.  Denmark, a country that is always pushed in our face about having almost all "renewable" energy, is so energy poor, their citizens pay a huge part of their monthly pay for…

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Added by Eskutassis on December 27, 2016 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Obama Quietly Signs The "Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act" Into Law

One wonders whether this taxpayer funded "Ministry of Truth" will be used to counter any news or social media that does not support the "green" agenda.

But while the passage of the NDAA - and the funding of the US military - was hardly a surprise, the biggest news is what was buried deep inside the provisions of the Defense Authortization Act.

Recall that as…

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on December 27, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments

Milton to stay 'expedited'

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on December 27, 2016 at 8:08am — No Comments

Maine PUC OKs $13.4 million to bail out biomass plants

Maine PUC…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on December 26, 2016 at 9:32pm — No Comments

Despite opposition, project expands natural-gas pipeline capacity

Despite opposition,…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on December 26, 2016 at 9:22pm — 2 Comments

Maine regulators considering merits of natural-gas storage

Maine…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on December 26, 2016 at 9:02pm — No Comments

Trump should push for repeal of wind and solar tax credits

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on December 26, 2016 at 1:00pm — No Comments

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Maine as Third World Country:

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

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(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 https://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?" https://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.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"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."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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