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Yesterday, 2/5/24, at the very same link where the following article now resides, the Press Herald ran the following headline: "In comments to state regulators, opposition to Maine electric vehicle rule outpaces support 4-1" The article which is now at the same link makes no mention of the 4 to 1 opposition against this asinine mandate. Yesterday's headline, seemingly hastily retracted, spoke to the people's ire. The headline below gives…

Unfortunately, at the time of this post (late Monday night), I could not find the original article that I saw earlier this evening in the Press Herald.…

By Libby Palanza

February 5, 2024

Nearly six months after the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) held its first public hearing on the proposed California-style vehicle emissions standards, a second opportunity for public comment is set to come to a close on Monday, February 5.

The controversial policy will advance through the rulemaking process on the heels of a “State of the State” speech in which Gov. Janet Mills touted taxpayer-funded investments in…

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https://election-integrity.info/Newsletter/2024/Media_Balance_Newsletter-2-5-24.pdf

Renewables: an expensive nightmare to nowhere

Experts: Trillions Spent on ‘Climate Change’ Based on Faulty Temperature Data

New study warns of soaring energy…

Energy storage at grid scale is a complete joke and pick pocketing of taxpayers and ratepayers. Concocting feckless grid scale storage in a futile attempt to compensate for wind's intermittency and unreliability is nothing more than having to tell a second lie to cover the first lie.

This bogus storage is brought to you by the same type of rent seeking huckster guilting you on carbon for drinking coffee or exhaling - all for the sake of "the planet". But they…

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January 22

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

Mainers are increasingly using heat pumps, driving electric vehicles and switching to electric equipment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the growing demand will test the state’s power grid.

Planning to update Maine’s vast electrical infrastructure has begun – the Maine Public Utilities Commission held two work sessions last week after soliciting comments from utilities and other stakeholders –…

Maine Public | By Kevin Miller

Published January 23, 2024 at 8:45 PM EST

A bill that seeks to slow down expansion of natural gas infrastructure in Maine has sparked a robust debate over the energy and climate policy within the State House.

Environmentalists insist the bill is a critical step toward a cleaner future but that the measure would not affect existing natural gas customers. But in the latest example of partisan divides over energy policy, Republicans…

By Seamus Othot

January 24, 2024

Mainers appeared in Augusta on Wednesday to defend their right to private property during a public hearing on a bill which would prevent the state from forcibly seizing private land for the construction of a high-power transmission line.

The controversial transmission…

by Billy Kobin

January 8, 2024

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AUGUSTA, Maine — The latest hiccup for a major Maine energy project came when regulators pumped the brakes last month on a proposed transmission line between a new Aroostook County wind and the New England power grid.

Policymakers still want the project to succeed, and the Maine Public Utilities Commission is set to seek new bids later this year. But they also want to avoid a repeat of the cost debacle that derailed the…

By RJ Heller

December 28, 2023

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Washington County is closer to seeing 30 wind turbines erected by Apex Clean Energy. The Virginia based company through its subsidiary Downeast Wind began the process in 2015.

According to Apex Senior Community Relations Manager Natasha Montague, the construction phase is under way. The company received state approval in 2022 after an examination of its permit application by Maine Department of…

I would love to have someone explain how they plan to charge their electric vehicles when the power is out.

Here are some questions that need to be answered before this is our only choice:

• Our electric grid cannot handle the need for power now, so how could it possibly supply it for everyone’s EV?

• What are these batteries made of and how do we properly dispose of them?

• If the battery life is just five-to-seven years, and they are expensive, how can retirees replace…

By Seamus Othot

December 23, 2023

Updated:December 23, 2023

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has been forced to delay development of the Aroostook Renewable Energy Gateway because the developers cannot work for the agreed upon price.

“LS Power made clear in its submission that it can no longer hold to its price, though nowhere in its brief or proposed transmission agreement did LS power indicate what the new price would need to be,” said…

The central Maine opposition, including anyone working on ordinances, would be wise not to drop their guard. Like rust, Paul Gaynor & Co never sleeps.

Maine Public Utilities Commission nixes Aroostook powerline

Maine Public | By Murray Carpenter

Published December 21, 2023 at 1:09 PM EST

The massive storm that tore through the state has forced a Maine environmental board to postpone a Thursday meeting that was to consider electric vehicle sales mandates.

A state environmental board has postponed a meeting scheduled for Thursday to consider electric vehicle sales mandates for Maine.

The Board of Environmental Protection did not set a new date. It called off the meeting because of the statewide storm Monday that left hundreds of thousands of…

Somewhere in Maine is a Tesla owner who had to go somewhere this morning but couldn't when the power outage prevented charging.

Perhaps he was fortunate and was able to use a gas powered generator to get a home charge. I wonder if a PORTABLE generator would have worked. I doubt it. So perhaps another possible expense entailed in EV ownership is having the right kind of permanent generator (maybe $15,000 or so???) installed in one's home.

The good news is that if…

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https://election-integrity.info/Newsletter/2023/Media_Balance_Newsletter-12-18-23.pdf

*** X-Raying the Reality and Origin of a Hollow Phrase: 'Energy Transition'

*** The Black Lie at the Heart of Net Zero Energy Fantasies

*** The Crippling…

When will people wake up to the absurdity of Maine's carbon goals and recognize such is simply green-speak for pick pocketing? When one starts from a position that such bogus goals are needed and should be attained, they are setting themselves up for disaster.

Opinion: Aroostook Renewable Gateway suffers from a lack of planning

Maine shouldn't fall into the trap of above-ground high-impact transmission…

COP 28 is the Codification of Elite Hate, and Lies all the Way Down.

elizabeth nickson

Dec 16, 2023

I am on RFKJr’s campaign mailing list, probably through Children’s Health Defence and they asked me for money, and I said sure, just as soon as he fixes the catastrophe he caused in the province where I live. 

Got a message back!

It read, “Elizabeth, I am sure Robert would fix whatever harm he caused, can you explain?”

No problem, I said.

1.…

Seriously, who do these people think they are?

Letter to the editor: EV agenda driven by a few

A seven-member board shouldn't have the power to dictate our vehicle choices

I am writing because it has come to my attention that the seven-person Maine Board of Environmental Protection has the power to dictate the number of future electric vehicles…