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Comment by Penny Melko on May 11, 2013 at 2:45am

I can't imagine why Audubon, ABC Birds, Wilderness Society and the Sierra Club have turned their backs on the birds, bats and wildlife. The average person would expect them to protect all wildlife and wild lands, as environmental non-profit organizations.

I called many of them to complain (on steroids) and have refused to dignify them in any way. The Center for Biological Diversity is where I donate because they stand their ground against wind turbines. With this said, CBD, Sierra Club and Wilderness Society (I think) sued 2 wind developers (NextEra and Jawbone wind project owners) and the County of Kern for approving a wind project right in the middle of a major western migration corridor called North Sky River. Yes the siting is bad, but then again, there is no such thing as good siting locations - except in cities because the birds are already long gone in most urban areas. 

Additionally, there is absolutely no plan to reduce energy from coal, gas and oil. The petroleum companies are lining up and positioning in preparation to frack, drill and mine as is evidenced by Ruby Ridge gas line, Alberta tar sands, fracking plans across the nation and more drilling. Worse, the plan is to export it all!!! Maybe some of you have seen this but I just spotted it on our local facebook site. This about sums up what is happening in all rural communities across the U.S. and globe.  http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_33233.php

This suppose "green" energy is infrastructure to build out our rural areas. Some of you might want to check your general plans. Right after wind and solar subsidies were approved Kern County revised the General Plans and put in wind energy overlays over the Agricultural zoning in many areas. Additionally, 275 sq miles of forest and was rezoned for development.

Comment by Whetstone_Willy on May 10, 2013 at 8:57pm

I'd like to see an in depth article on who contributes to these environmental organizations. Given how they live in the State House, they almost function like quasi-government organizations, helping to shape laws. So I'd like to know where every penny comes from. Of course don't expect to see every dollar they get from the wind industry coming from the likes of First Wind, as these wind companies use intermediates to funnel money to these "greens for hire". This might well include bag men at the Portland law firms.

Environment Maine is NOT a Maine-based company, but rather a sock puppet gallery of Environment America, a national group following the guidelines of Cloward-Piven.

NRCM is ther state affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.

It's all about big money and greenwashing, i.e., lending the "green" stamp of approval. In NJ it's called protection money. I have less of a beef with the wind company scoundrels who don't hide the fact that all their constant lying is to make a buck. But these enviromeddling groups don't admit that they're in it largely for the money. And the last thing they want is to fix the environment as doing so would put them out of work.

Read up here -- http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/guideDesc.asp?catid=99&type=...

I'll bet most have never been north of Bangor. Too busy burning huge amounts of jet fuel so they can go to all the politically correct and prestigious in spots across the ocean.