Comments - Ibedrola begins the Battle of Lexington & Concord - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T11:51:45Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A60829&xn_auth=noI think the reason why citize…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-25:4401701:Comment:606862015-01-25T13:02:17.882ZBarbara Durkinhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/BarbaraDurkin
<p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">I think the reason why citizens suffer frustration with public processes involving wind companies is because politicians have failed to keep an appropriate distance from the electricity industry they are supposed to regulate. We are under-represented by those traveling through revolving doors, like former ME DPU Commissioner/First Wind VP and stockholder Kurt…</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">I think the reason why citizens suffer frustration with public processes involving wind companies is because politicians have failed to keep an appropriate distance from the electricity industry they are supposed to regulate. We are under-represented by those traveling through revolving doors, like former ME DPU Commissioner/First Wind VP and stockholder Kurt Adams. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">"Regulatory capture" continues to undermine our ability to influence energy source decisions made that impact our lives. Wind companies aren't good at providing reliable energy sources that are commercially reasonable, but they're great at co-opting public officials and helping them to write policy that favors their industry. I think we need to "'Throw them all out". <br/></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Thank you, Karen and Brad, for highlighting the wind developers' dog and pony show. <br/></span></span></span></p>