Comments - Maine Governor LePage imposes moratorium on new wind energy permits - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-28T19:45:35Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A121698&xn_auth=noAndrea:
Maine Governor LePage…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2021-04-10:4401701:Comment:2150692021-04-10T18:56:44.620Zarthur qwenkhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/arthurqwenk
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<h1>Maine Governor LePage imposes moratorium on new wind energy permits</h1>
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<div class="xg_module_body"><div class="postbody"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><span>Gov. Paul LePage imposed a moratorium on new wind energy permits in much of Maine on Wednesday while establishing a commission that will meet behind closed door to study the economic impacts of wind turbines on the state’s tourism industry......The governor is also expected to unveil legislation in the coming days aimed at changing Maine’s controversial expedited permitting system for wind energy projects throughout rural Maine.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/24/lepage-imposes-moratorium-on-new-wind-energy-permits/">https://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/24/lepage-imposes-moratorium-on...</a></p>
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<p><strong>Governor LePage blocks new Maine wind energy permits (Bangor Daily News)</strong></p>
<p>Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday placed a moratorium on permits for new wind energy generation facilities. He also said he will submit legislation this year that would eliminate an expedited permitting process that is currently in law.</p>
<p>An executive order issued by the governor Wednesday also creates the Maine Wind Energy Advisory Commission to study the impact of turbine farms on the environment, property values and tourism and to produce a report on those issues. In his executive order, LePage asserts that the commission will be exempt from Maine’s public meeting and access law.</p>
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</div> I'd also say that if one goog…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-01-25:4401701:Comment:1222062018-01-25T21:14:42.811ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>I'd also say that if one googles or bings "Scenic Vistas of Eastern Maine" images, there's no place where industrial wind would not have consequences for outdoor tourism, present and potential. We really have a good thing here. Let's keep it that way.</p>
<p>I'd also say that if one googles or bings "Scenic Vistas of Eastern Maine" images, there's no place where industrial wind would not have consequences for outdoor tourism, present and potential. We really have a good thing here. Let's keep it that way.</p> If one "googles" or "bings "…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-01-25:4401701:Comment:1223162018-01-25T21:06:34.462ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
<p>If one "googles" or "bings " "Scenic Vistas of Western Maine" it becomes immediately apparent that there is no place within the "Area" that wind development won't have consequences to tourism.</p>
<p>If one "googles" or "bings " "Scenic Vistas of Western Maine" it becomes immediately apparent that there is no place within the "Area" that wind development won't have consequences to tourism.</p> How interesting that the comm…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-01-25:4401701:Comment:1220002018-01-25T18:27:44.091ZDeborah Andrewhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DeborahAndrew
<p>How interesting that the commission will be exempt from Maine's public meeting access law. Why do this behind closed doors?????</p>
<p>How interesting that the commission will be exempt from Maine's public meeting access law. Why do this behind closed doors?????</p> Thank you, Governor LePage, a…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-01-25:4401701:Comment:1219982018-01-25T18:14:17.671ZPenny Grayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/PennyGray
<p>Thank you, Governor LePage, and thanks to all who did their research and who worked to inform a generally uninformed public about what was really going on behind closed doors. The media has failed to provide any objective coverage of wind development in the state, so unless a wind project is planned for your own town or township, most Mainers don't have a clue what it's really all about. Worse, they're being constantly green washed with wind industry propaganda. Tourism is one of the…</p>
<p>Thank you, Governor LePage, and thanks to all who did their research and who worked to inform a generally uninformed public about what was really going on behind closed doors. The media has failed to provide any objective coverage of wind development in the state, so unless a wind project is planned for your own town or township, most Mainers don't have a clue what it's really all about. Worse, they're being constantly green washed with wind industry propaganda. Tourism is one of the states biggest and most reliable economic engines and has been since the early 1800's. The tourism department should be promoting Maine as a premiere outdoor recreation destination, and they should get the wheels turning on a dark skies designation. Economic development can and should take place without trashing the natural beauty and quality of place Maine is known for. People come here from all over the world because what we have here is really special, and I'm grateful that Governor LePage understands that we need to keep it that way.</p> Tourism may not be the best h…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-01-25:4401701:Comment:1221462018-01-25T15:59:57.026ZFrank J. Heller, MPAhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/FrankJHellerMPA
<p>Tourism may not be the best hook on which to hang our concerns; environmental impact statements cover habitat, forest loss, etc. The media are already poo-poohing this aspect, although it could highlight ancillary development of previous inaccessible wilderness areas and both snowmobile and ATV/mtn. bike trails. The outdoor recreational industry will lobby to get on the task force, so as to influence siting decisions to reflect their desire for networks of trails, access points, etc. …</p>
<p>Tourism may not be the best hook on which to hang our concerns; environmental impact statements cover habitat, forest loss, etc. The media are already poo-poohing this aspect, although it could highlight ancillary development of previous inaccessible wilderness areas and both snowmobile and ATV/mtn. bike trails. The outdoor recreational industry will lobby to get on the task force, so as to influence siting decisions to reflect their desire for networks of trails, access points, etc. Subdivision sales at access points may already be happening, so you have recreational real estate interest and only need to visit Sunday River Valley to see how these develop and the load on water and sewer systems. </p> Thank you J.Dwight. R.I.P
htt…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-01-25:4401701:Comment:1219652018-01-25T03:22:09.571ZMonique Aniel Thurstonhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/moniqueaniel
<p>Thank you J.Dwight. R.I.P</p>
<p><a href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/j-dwight-maine-s-wealthy-elite-such-as-angus-king-profit-from-pol" target="_blank">http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/j-dwight-maine-s-wealthy-elite-such-as-angus-king-profit-from-pol</a></p>
<p>Thank you J.Dwight. R.I.P</p>
<p><a href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/j-dwight-maine-s-wealthy-elite-such-as-angus-king-profit-from-pol" target="_blank">http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/j-dwight-maine-s-wealthy-elite-such-as-angus-king-profit-from-pol</a></p> Thank You Don Smith!
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<p>Thank You Don Smith!</p>
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<p>Thank You Don Smith!</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2010/12/06/an-82-year-old-got-tired-of-spitting-into-the-wind-went-out-on-a-limb_2010-12-06/" target="_blank">https://www.pressherald.com/2010/12/06/an-82-year-old-got-tired-of-spitting-into-the-wind-went-out-on-a-limb_2010-12-06/</a></p> Absolutely Brad Blake and in…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-01-25:4401701:Comment:1220182018-01-25T00:55:23.249ZMonique Aniel Thurstonhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/moniqueaniel
<p>Absolutely Brad Blake and in July 2011 , when we testified for better night time noise regulations in Maine , all wind developers representatives present threatened the BEP that such change would chase developers away from Maine or would decrease their profit margin. Not an ounce of empathy vis-a vis all the noise victims who were present in the room to explain their case to the BEP. An unbelievable shame .</p>
<p>Absolutely Brad Blake and in July 2011 , when we testified for better night time noise regulations in Maine , all wind developers representatives present threatened the BEP that such change would chase developers away from Maine or would decrease their profit margin. Not an ounce of empathy vis-a vis all the noise victims who were present in the room to explain their case to the BEP. An unbelievable shame .</p> Regarding the BDN & PPH c…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-01-25:4401701:Comment:1221402018-01-25T00:18:46.103ZBrad Blakehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/BradBlake
<p>Regarding the BDN & PPH coverage: <span class="UFICommentActorAndBody"><span><span class="UFICommentBody">Jeremy Payne whines that Gov. LePage is ruining the billion dollar wind industry. How ironic, since the wind turbines that he promotes ruins a portion of the $10 billion per year tourism industry, lowers property values, and imposes deleterious health impacts on wildlife and humans. Out of State import Voorhees admitted to me at the Rollins wind project hearing in Lincoln in 2009…</span></span></span></p>
<p>Regarding the BDN & PPH coverage: <span class="UFICommentActorAndBody"><span><span class="UFICommentBody">Jeremy Payne whines that Gov. LePage is ruining the billion dollar wind industry. How ironic, since the wind turbines that he promotes ruins a portion of the $10 billion per year tourism industry, lowers property values, and imposes deleterious health impacts on wildlife and humans. Out of State import Voorhees admitted to me at the Rollins wind project hearing in Lincoln in 2009 that his experience with rural Maine was a "drive up to Baxter Park"--ONE TIME! He arrived in Lincoln Lakes after dark for that meeting to promote the destruction of an area he never even saw.<br/>These people are ENEMIES of our beautiful state and should go back from were they came!</span></span></span></p>