Comments - Roxbury Wind Project Seen As 'Eyesore' For Hikers - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T13:02:56Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A155838&xn_auth=noLink:
https://www.wind-watch.…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-01-11:4401701:Comment:1562282019-01-11T23:56:40.441ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
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<p><a href="https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2019/01/10/roxbury-wind-project-seen-as-eyesore-for-hikers/" target="_blank">https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2019/01/10/roxbury-wind-project-seen-as-eyesore-for-hikers/</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2019/01/10/roxbury-wind-project-seen-as-eyesore-for-hikers/" target="_blank">https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2019/01/10/roxbury-wind-project-seen-as-eyesore-for-hikers/</a></p> DEP staff not making site vis…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-01-10:4401701:Comment:1555982019-01-10T18:54:47.569ZThinklike A. Mountainhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/ThinklikeAMountain
<p>DEP staff not making site visits and expecting to be able to make informed scenic impact decisions is like sitting on the couch watching exercise videos expecting one's muscles to get in shape as a result.</p>
<p>DEP staff not making site visits and expecting to be able to make informed scenic impact decisions is like sitting on the couch watching exercise videos expecting one's muscles to get in shape as a result.</p> re: Terry DeWen's comment, it…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-01-10:4401701:Comment:1556502019-01-10T17:38:18.205ZGary Campbellhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/GaryCampbell
<p>re: Terry DeWen's comment, it's a pity that DeWen, Landworks and Jim Palmer are the only three firms prequalified by DEP for evaluating the scenic impact of wind projects. The latter two are from VT. Add to this the restrictions imposed by our conflict of interest law and you'll see these three firms rotating between representing the wind developer and being retained by DEP. Usually it's Jim Palmer who is retained by DEP while DeWen and Landworks take turns representing the developers. Of…</p>
<p>re: Terry DeWen's comment, it's a pity that DeWen, Landworks and Jim Palmer are the only three firms prequalified by DEP for evaluating the scenic impact of wind projects. The latter two are from VT. Add to this the restrictions imposed by our conflict of interest law and you'll see these three firms rotating between representing the wind developer and being retained by DEP. Usually it's Jim Palmer who is retained by DEP while DeWen and Landworks take turns representing the developers. Of course DeWen and Landworks always argue that every project's scenic impact is 'not unreasonable'.</p> As reported, there were some…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-01-10:4401701:Comment:1556482019-01-10T17:05:11.694ZBrad Blakehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/BradBlake
<p>As reported, there were some passionate defenses of the Rumford Whitecap Preserve. Nobody really described in good measure the significance of the viewsheds. Since DEP staff do not make site visits, they needed to have the picture verbally "painted" for them. The view to the south is Grafton Notch and beyond that Mt. Washington. The view to the west, the Mahoosuc Range, specifically East & West Baldpate. The view to the east, one of the most beautiful valley views in the state as…</p>
<p>As reported, there were some passionate defenses of the Rumford Whitecap Preserve. Nobody really described in good measure the significance of the viewsheds. Since DEP staff do not make site visits, they needed to have the picture verbally "painted" for them. The view to the south is Grafton Notch and beyond that Mt. Washington. The view to the west, the Mahoosuc Range, specifically East & West Baldpate. The view to the east, one of the most beautiful valley views in the state as the Androscoggine River winds its way between the Oxford Hills and the Mahoosuc Range. The north view, already severely impacted by the Record Hill Wind site, is to the High Peaks Region of Maine near Sugarloaf. Sadly, the RoxWind project places its closer and taller turbines right in the view from Rumford Whitecap to ruggedly beautiful Tumbledown Mt. <br/>Clearly, the applicant's scenic expert, Terence DeWan dutifully downplayed the negative scenic impact. When pressed by FMM's lawyer, he admitted that only once in his lengthy string of visual assessments for wind projects had they ever criticized a wind project for negative visual impact. Completely biased!<br/>Sadly, if the DEP staff were to actually do its mission of protecting the documented natural and scenic resources of the state, the project would be denied based solely on this one document, but it will be dismissed, just as the assumption that Rumford Whitecap Preserve, brought into being with taxpayer funds as well as generous donations, is not a Scenic Resource of State or National Significance. Read this document and weep. <br/><a href="https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/focusarea/whitecap_mountain_rumford_focus_area.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/focusarea/whitecap_mountain_rumford_focus_area.pdf</a><br/><br/><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/716035231?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/716035231?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> THE TIME HAS COME TO START L…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-01-10:4401701:Comment:1558682019-01-10T14:27:14.590ZMarie Janehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/MarieJane
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<p>THE TIME HAS COME TO START LEARNING FROM WIND TURBINE REALITY FROM OUR OWN COUNTRY (HAWAII) AND FROM EUROPE FROM DESTRUCTION OF ALL WE HOLD PRECIOUS TO ENERGY POVERTY (BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS EUROPE BECAUSE OF THEIR RENEWABLE MANDATES). THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE WIND INDUSTRY TO FOLD UP ITS TENT .. THIS IS THE COMMENT THAT ACCOMPANIED THE LINK BELOW: "Seen in Hawaii, rusting turbine hulks, near-extinct wildlife: "technology supposed to save the environment is ruining…</p>
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<p>THE TIME HAS COME TO START LEARNING FROM WIND TURBINE REALITY FROM OUR OWN COUNTRY (HAWAII) AND FROM EUROPE FROM DESTRUCTION OF ALL WE HOLD PRECIOUS TO ENERGY POVERTY (BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS EUROPE BECAUSE OF THEIR RENEWABLE MANDATES). THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE WIND INDUSTRY TO FOLD UP ITS TENT .. THIS IS THE COMMENT THAT ACCOMPANIED THE LINK BELOW: "Seen in Hawaii, rusting turbine hulks, near-extinct wildlife: "technology supposed to save the environment is ruining it." </p>
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<p>Trip to Hawaii reveals rusting wind turbines <a href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Trip%20to%20Hawaii%20reveals%20rusting%20wind%20turbines" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/share?text=Trip%20to%20Hawaii%20reveals%20rusting%20wind%20turbines</a></p>