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Why I Chose to be Arrested at Rollins Mountain by Don Smith

Why I Chose to be Arrested at Rollins Mountain

My name is Don Smith. I am a native Mainer and I am 82 years old. I am a veteran and a grandfather. I was arrested and charged with criminal trespass at the Rollins Mt.…

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Added by Brad Blake on November 17, 2010 at 12:00am — 4 Comments

A Hike up Rumford Whitecap Before the Onslaught of Turbines

On Sunday, October 3, Stephen Watson and I made a pilgrimage up Rumford Whitecap Mountain in Oxford County. I say pilgrimage because this is a stunning and unique mountain, one of the lowest elevations to find sub-arctic flora in the state. It has sweeping 360 degree views from its open ledges. It has always been a favorite hike to me and this year was special, as it is likley the last time to hike this gem and see the viewshed unsullied by industrial wind turbines. I have posted a series of…

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Added by Brad Blake on October 5, 2010 at 11:30pm — 23 Comments

Presentation to Lincoln Town Council

I wrote this piece that was presented to the Lincoln Town Council by Friends of Lincoln Lakes member and CTFWP member Marge Mitchell, who has been a summer resident of Caribou Pond in Lincoln for 31 years. She is 80 years old and angry as Hell! Thank you for the great effort, Marge!

Good evening. My name is Marge Mitchell and I live on Caribou Pond. I…

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Added by Brad Blake on October 5, 2010 at 10:58pm — No Comments

Firstwindiana

Maine cedes the Northeast to First Wind

New State to Be Known as Firstwindiana




March 15, 2010 Augusta, Maine. Maine Governor Baldacci signed a historic measure today ceding a huge portion of northeastern Maine to First Wind Holdings. The law, passed as "Emergency" Legislation by the Maine 124th Legislature, creates the new state of Firstwindiana and cements Baldacci's legacy as one of the biggest buffoons to ever occupy the Blaine Mansion.



"This historic bill… Continue

Added by Brad Blake on January 20, 2010 at 11:22pm — No Comments

Stop CMP's Power Line Expansion

STOP THE POWERLINE EXPANSION

STOP THE PROLIFERATION OF

INDUSTRIAL WIND SITES IN RURAL MAINE



THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CMP’S MAINE POWER RELIABILITY PROGRAM AND WIND POWER PROJECTS




Citizen’s Task Force on Wind Power (CTFWP), http://www.windtaskforce.org/ opposes the approval by the Maine PUC of CMP’s proposed expansion of transmission lines. CTFWP understands that transmission capacity is adequate for Maine’s… Continue

Added by Brad Blake on December 5, 2009 at 4:41pm — 4 Comments

CTFWP Criticizes Stetson II Groundbreaking

Citizens Task Force on Wind Power



Press Release



November 22, 2009 For immediate use





The Citizens Task Force on Wind Power (CTFWP) condemned today the groundbreaking for the Stetson II wind turbine site near Danforth, Maine.



“This is a project that should never be built”, stated co-chair Dr. Monique Aniel. “This was a mothballed project due to developer First Wind’s financial difficulties. It is only going forward at this time due to the bail out… Continue

Added by Brad Blake on November 22, 2009 at 11:40pm — No Comments

Save Lincoln Lakes

First Wind is proposing the Rollins Project in the Lincoln Lakes region 50 miles north of Bangor. The project will have 40 turbines strung across seven miles of Rollins Mt. and four ridges in the area known as Rocky Dundee. It impacts 13 lakes and ponds nestled at the base of the height of land. In the piece in the linck below, the bottom photo takes a while to load up, but it is a dramatic contast to the photo above.…





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Added by Brad Blake on November 7, 2009 at 10:52pm — No Comments

 

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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