Comments - Wind Advocate George Smith Follows in Angus King's Footsteps - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T07:59:22Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A115280&xn_auth=noOQUOSSOC – U.S. Senator Angus…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-02-27:4401701:Comment:1265142018-02-27T01:41:44.004ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
<p>OQUOSSOC – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) attended the World Record Snowmobile Ride for Cystic Fibrosis at Bald Mountain Camps in the Rangeley Lakes region recently. Senator King participated in a snowmobile ride and provided remarks. The snowmobile ride aims to raise awareness for cystic fibrosis and support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Northern New England Chapter.<br></br><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em><strong>“Today’s ride captures two important aspects of Maine life: an…</strong></em></span></p>
<p>OQUOSSOC – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) attended the World Record Snowmobile Ride for Cystic Fibrosis at Bald Mountain Camps in the Rangeley Lakes region recently. Senator King participated in a snowmobile ride and provided remarks. The snowmobile ride aims to raise awareness for cystic fibrosis and support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Northern New England Chapter.<br/><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em><strong>“Today’s ride captures two important aspects of Maine life: an appreciation for our state’s unrivaled natural beauty</strong></em></span>, and an overwhelming desire to support members of our community who are facing challenges,” <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em><strong>said Senator King.</strong></em></span></p> Trump wants LePage to challen…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-12-07:4401701:Comment:1159112017-12-07T10:14:44.802ZThinklike A. Mountainhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/ThinklikeAMountain
<p>Trump wants LePage to challenge King in Maine Senate race</p>
<p><a href="http://bangordailynews.com/2017/12/06/politics/trump-wants-lepage-to-challenge-king-in-maine-senate-race/" target="_blank">http://bangordailynews.com/2017/12/06/politics/trump-wants-lepage-to-challenge-king-in-maine-senate-race/</a></p>
<p>Trump wants LePage to challenge King in Maine Senate race</p>
<p><a href="http://bangordailynews.com/2017/12/06/politics/trump-wants-lepage-to-challenge-king-in-maine-senate-race/" target="_blank">http://bangordailynews.com/2017/12/06/politics/trump-wants-lepage-to-challenge-king-in-maine-senate-race/</a></p> Leaving out much of my 2012 …tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-12-06:4401701:Comment:1159092017-12-06T22:18:24.947ZDudley G. Grayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DudleyGGray
<p>Leaving out much of my 2012 "Anyone but Angus" rant The best example of his hypocrisy is his support for the Pingree family's 754,000 acre conservation easement in the North Woods and Kennebago mountain areas stating"because these lands are home to countless wildlife species and I believe they provide a kind of spiritual home to many people---this is the Maine heritage". Now his Record Hill Wind farm has ruined Roxbury's pristine ridges. It is a giant eyesore as viewed from one of Maine…</p>
<p>Leaving out much of my 2012 "Anyone but Angus" rant The best example of his hypocrisy is his support for the Pingree family's 754,000 acre conservation easement in the North Woods and Kennebago mountain areas stating"because these lands are home to countless wildlife species and I believe they provide a kind of spiritual home to many people---this is the Maine heritage". Now his Record Hill Wind farm has ruined Roxbury's pristine ridges. It is a giant eyesore as viewed from one of Maine most beautiful river valleys. Such hipocracy! His Independence Wind received 102 million in federal loan guarantees after Rep. Chellie Pingree wrote to the DOE urging them to qualify the project for an innovative technology grant. Then King received his $402,00 success fee for the 22 turbine project before bribing the residents of Roxbury with subsidized electricity bills. Finally he cashed out his interest in the company by selling it to his partner in order to pursue his successful run for the U.S. Senate. Angus King does not represent traditional Maine values of honesty and integrity and he certainly doesn't give a hoot for the environment. His business and political careers are greased with taxpayer and electric rate payer subsidies. For the life of me I don't understand why John and Cynthia Orcutt would invite this "crony capitalist" to write the foreword for their book when their intention is to "raise awareness of what's here and how beautiful it is---to encourage people to come up here with the idea to enjoy it but also be stewards of it". Stewards should watch out because Chain of Ponds, Skinner and Alder stream townships may be destroyed by Nextera. with their plans for 130 turbines.</p>
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<p>Dudley Gray Rangeley Plt.</p> Angus King is the personifica…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-12-06:4401701:Comment:1158322017-12-06T22:07:05.859ZBarbara Durkinhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/BarbaraDurkin
<p>Angus King is the personification of Regulatory Capture and hypocrisy. </p>
<p><br/>“Now, thanks to Big Environment and their powerful friends like U.S. Sen. Angus King, you see massive turbine blades placed atop huge concrete foundations that ruin the mountainous landscape. They’re just plain ugly, noisy, dangerous to birds and taint what makes Maine unique – unbridled wilderness...”<br/><a href="http://www.theforecaster.ne" target="_blank">http://www.theforecaster.ne</a>...</p>
<p>Angus King is the personification of Regulatory Capture and hypocrisy. </p>
<p><br/>“Now, thanks to Big Environment and their powerful friends like U.S. Sen. Angus King, you see massive turbine blades placed atop huge concrete foundations that ruin the mountainous landscape. They’re just plain ugly, noisy, dangerous to birds and taint what makes Maine unique – unbridled wilderness...”<br/><a href="http://www.theforecaster.ne" target="_blank">http://www.theforecaster.ne</a>...</p> How many Maine homes are thos…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-12-06:4401701:Comment:1157172017-12-06T21:57:40.425ZPenny Grayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/PennyGray
<p>How many Maine homes are those Roxbury turbines powering, anyhow? And at what cost? I wonder if there are any photos of turbine-studded mountains in that dangerous, subversive book?</p>
<p>How many Maine homes are those Roxbury turbines powering, anyhow? And at what cost? I wonder if there are any photos of turbine-studded mountains in that dangerous, subversive book?</p> My comment to the BDN: Angus…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-12-06:4401701:Comment:1158022017-12-06T14:56:13.200ZSteve Thurstonhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/SteveThurston
<p>My comment to the BDN: <span>Angus King's endorsement of this book could not be more hypocritical. After despoiling the vistas at Roxbury Pond, a jewel of the western mountains, with his Record Hill Wind Project, he attempted to erect scores of turbines in the Bigelow Range near Kingfield, where the authors of this book reside. His assault on the mountains unleashed the 800 lb gorilla that now threatens to turn the entire state into a wind turbine plantation.</span></p>
<p>My comment to the BDN: <span>Angus King's endorsement of this book could not be more hypocritical. After despoiling the vistas at Roxbury Pond, a jewel of the western mountains, with his Record Hill Wind Project, he attempted to erect scores of turbines in the Bigelow Range near Kingfield, where the authors of this book reside. His assault on the mountains unleashed the 800 lb gorilla that now threatens to turn the entire state into a wind turbine plantation.</span></p>