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BDN - Clifton vote (Greg Perkins letter)
Clifton vote
On July 1 the residents of Clifton will be voting to modify their wind power ordinance, reportedly to…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on June 25, 2014 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment
Not in tourism's back yard, says P.E.I. group of wind power
Dune Shores Tourism Association president Matthew Jelley told CBC News on Tuesday the province needs to be careful about where it allows wind turbines to go.
"For most visitors it's the primary reason, is viewscapes," said Jelley.
Added by Long Islander on June 24, 2014 at 10:30pm — No Comments
BDN: New Maine environmental group launches anti-wind power advertising campaign
BDN: New Maine environmental group launches anti-wind power ad campaign
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on June 21, 2014 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments
First Wind sees setbacks in Maine
First Wind sees setbacks in Maine
By Erin Ailworth
| GLOBE STAFF JUNE 21, 2014
EXCERPTS:
First Wind Holdings Inc., a …
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on June 21, 2014 at 9:00am — No Comments
PPH - Maine Governor touts the state's fastest-growing energy alternative
LePage touts energy efficient heat source at Blaine House
The governor is installing 22 ductless pumps as the new technology gains steam.
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on June 20, 2014 at 11:00am — No Comments
Ohio becomes first state to freeze renewable energy mandates
Kasich signs bill freezing 'green' energy requirements
Gov. John Kasich has signed a measure that makes Ohio the first state to weaken its renewable energy standards, following a long and sometimes bitter debate that has put the state in a national spotlight. …
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on June 14, 2014 at 11:02am — 1 Comment
Hawaii wind player gets comeuppance in Maine
Friday, June 13, 2014 Hawaii wind player gets comeuppance in Maine |
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Added by Long Islander on June 13, 2014 at 10:30pm — 11 Comments
SPECIAL REPORT: VERMONT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF CRUCIAL ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND DEMAND
SPECIAL REPORT: VERMONT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF CRUCIAL ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Added by Long Islander on June 11, 2014 at 10:58am — No Comments
PPH - Maine will use less electricity in 2023 than today, forecast says
Maine will use less electricity in 2023 than today, forecast says
BY TUX TURKEL STAFF WRITER…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on June 8, 2014 at 12:36am — 1 Comment
BDN - EPA wants Maine power plants to cut emissions 13.5 percent by 2030
EPA wants Maine power plants to cut emissions 13.5 percent by 2030
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In a statement, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers — the union that represents workers at Bath Iron Works, FairPoint Communications and elsewhere — expressed concern the new regulations could reduce the country’s overall electricity production capacity and could negatively affect jobs and…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on June 2, 2014 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment
Brookings Institution: Wind Power a Loser in Reducing CO2 Emissions
I believe this is based on the U.S. If wind power is as terrible as Brookings describes nationally, think of how much less efficacious it is in Maine where onshore wind is overall poor.
Hopefully the shallow thinking environmental groups will soon stop taking money from the wind industry and quickly acknowledge the reality they have been helping to destroy Maine's magnificence in shilling for this wholly fraudulent electricity…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on May 31, 2014 at 4:30pm — No Comments
Great Read: Renewable energy mandates, GE and other cronies
Great Read: Renewable energy mandates, GE and other cronies
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But even better for GE is the fact that wind turbines last 20 years- at best. Thus, over the 60…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on May 31, 2014 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments
Questions about future of wind power in N.H.
Questions about future of wind power in N.H.
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“There have been several attempts in recent legislation to pass moratoria on wind energy in the state, either explicitly or de facto,” he wrote in an email. “Although those have not come to pass, there is continued pressure for the wind industry and wind supporters to defend against new legislation that…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on May 30, 2014 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments
US wind 'shakeout' looms: execs
US wind 'shakeout' looms: execs
Many developers were forced to rush their projects last year to meet the Production Tax Credit requirements before it was allowed to expire at…
Added by Long Islander on May 30, 2014 at 9:46pm — No Comments
ACTION ALERT
Added by Long Islander on May 29, 2014 at 11:00pm — No Comments
Gas pipeline plan for Maine and New England gets pushback from Environment Northeast
Gas pipeline plan for Maine and New England gets pushback
Conservation group argues for lower-impact alternatives.
By Tux Turkel tturkel@pressherald.com
Staff Writer
EXCERPT
...activists say New England’s dependence on gas postpones a…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on May 29, 2014 at 3:33pm — No Comments
Maine Environmental Groups Ignore CO2
Apparently there was virtually no lobbying by the Maine environmental groups last year when the legislature paved the way to increase CO2 emissions in Maine by raising the speed limit on our roads.
When extremely compelling citizen testimony is given on stopping the destructive sprawl of wind turbines in Maine, the citizens are basically treated by the environmental groups as "policy road kill" that must be sacrificed in the fulfillment of their ultimate stated goal of…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on May 27, 2014 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments
Massive wind projects will never offer real value (Maine Sunday Telegram)
Massive wind projects will never offer real value
Added by Long Islander on May 25, 2014 at 1:27am — No Comments
Must read: Windonomics: 57x the profit of hydrocarbon fuel electricity courtesy of YOU the taxpayer & ratepayer
EXCERPT:
1 kilowatt of windmill electricity produces 57x the profit of 1 kilowatt of hydrocarbon fuel electricity.
The extraordinary and outsized economics of green energy are consistent with an arcane scheme. It is originated by government mandates forcing all electric customers to pay for nothing except for the transfer of wealth to the "chosen winners" of the high priests of Green Energy Ideology. Getting chosen to own a windmill is an…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on May 24, 2014 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment
BDN - Controversy in Clifton over wind farm setbacks
At issue are 4,000' foot setbacks. Anyone who has studied this knows that even 4,000' constitutes inadequate protection. The underlying issue is that pound for pound, wind provides 57 times more profit than other electricity sources thanks to tax breaks and other preferential treatment and that getting chosen to own a wind turbine is an economic gift of…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on May 24, 2014 at 5:00am — 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
******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********
(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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