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i heard china makes turbines because carbon composites are toxic.

What is toxic in carbon composites?

Plastic world fights mother earth.

1. An Act To Reduce Maine's Dependence on Oil CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY
2. This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
3. This bill proposes that the Efficiency Maine Trust, with input from stakeholders, develop a plan to reduce Maine’s dependence on oil. The plan must include targets for reducing Maine’s total oil consumption that equal the maximum economically achievable oil savings. The targets may not provide less than a 30% overall reduction in oil consumption…

A set back from stationary industrial noise emitting higher than World Health Organization standard.

How do I get this worded onto a town warrant article?

The capacity factor of a wind project depends on a number of different things and is site specific.  I cannot comment on the capacity factor of the Stetson project as I have not see those numbers, but there are several reasons why the UMPI capacity factor would be lower than that of Saddleback.  The UMPI turbine is a smaller turbine (600 kW), which is less efficient than a larger turbine,…

http://www.maine.gov/doc/parks/programs/planning/northern/documents/WMtnsPublicMtgMinutes.pdf

Freeman Tibbetts spoke about wind power proposals in the Western Mountains of Maine and

shared with Bureau staff CDs of aerial photography he took on a flight over the mountains.…

FAA rquires red light

Hydraulics need heat source

remote controls must need warmth

at zero wind how much energy is needed per turbine?

Folks,

Please click on http://www.gopetition.com/petition/40741.html to sign a petition calling for the DEP to hold a public hearing on noise and scenic impacts for the Saddleback Ridge Wind project. The was accepted for processing and the deadline for requesting a public hearing is December 6. This is the first application where interested parties have had the ability to submit credible, conflicting…

Novey said a 5 decibel safety buffer

town was pressured in allowing a 45 decibel limit.

This is not a safety buffer. Noise will exceed 40 decibels. 5 or 6 turbines will be shut down at night for noise cautions. Many will hear them, feel them, more will see them.

quiet rural nightime is 20 dBa

quiet rural area is 40dBa

normal conversation is 45 tp 60 dBa

all from the State Planning Office Tech Bul #4 May 2000

The WHO stated that the…

2 films by Freemont Tibbetts. He flies over western maine in one film. The next film he flies over Kibby project and the beautiful Highlands.

A must see.

Alice Barnett displays visuals also.

If you have them, bring them. Brad Blakes are astounding.

it is time.

registered letter came today for abutting land owners.

Natural Resources Protection Act and Site Location of Development Act permits.

Section 401 Water Quality Certification

Public Hearing 10/18/2010 Carthage

How do I begin a rebuttal?

BCC’D TO CHAMPLAIN WIND INTERESTED PERSONS:…

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 1^{st. 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…}

does anyone know how many lawsiuts, to date, are against the towns with wind turbines in place?

Lincoln

Freedom

Mars Hill

Vinal Haven

(Roxbury)

It seems the only way to stop our town fathers from blundering is to show the tax payers how much these lawsuits will cost them.