"Practicing Climate Politics" - An Actual College Course in Maine

The needs of developing countries and indigenous communities are being blocked by developed countries, according to the group, which hopes to expose “inequities caused by the unjust, capitalistic systems currently in power” and apply pressure on developed countries to agree to large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

http://bangordailynews.com/2015/11/26/news/state/maine-residents-ca...

From the course description in the school catalog: (I wonder whether the blogs referred to below show up in various online media")

"There will be weekly preparatory Skype lecture/discussions during the ten weeks of the fall term. Students will be evaluated based on class participation, regular blog posts prior to and during the COP, and a final essay on post-2015 responses to climate change".

https://www.coa.edu/live/profiles/1801-practicing-climate-politics/...

Some other course description snippets:

Practicum in Renewable Energy

This is a hands-on, project-based class in which students will collaboratively plan for and oversee all aspects of projects in renewable energy.

https://www.coa.edu/live/profiles/1666-practicum-in-renewable-energ...

Climate Justice

How the costs of climate change impacts and efforts to address climate change could or should be distributed between rich and poor, global north and global south

https://www.coa.edu/live/profiles/1724-climate-justice/templates/de...

Energy and Technology

The overarching goal of this course is to develop the skills needed to orchestrate a successful renewable energy endeavor

https://www.coa.edu/live/profiles/1689-energy-and-technology/templa...

Islands: Energy, Economy and Community                                

This course is focused on developing initiatives in the renewable energy and finance sectors on MDI and Maine Islands and is being offered in conjunction with the Island Institute and the Samsø Energy Academy in Denmark.

https://www.coa.edu/live/profiles/1822-islands-energy-economy-and-c...

This Changes Everything: Cases in Futures Studies

Readings on the climate change case study will focus on Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate

https://www.coa.edu/live/profiles/1716-this-changes-everything-case...

Solutions

…social entrepreneurs are uniquely suited to make headway on problems that have resisted considerable money and intelligence.

https://www.coa.edu/live/profiles/1777-solutions/templates/details/...

And at Unity College:

Community Wind Assessment Program

Unity College works with Efficiency Maine and Maine Rural Partners to assess the wind potential on farms and in communities. Students install wind anemometer towers and analyze the results so farmers and citizens can make informed decisions.

http://www.unity.edu/academics/areas-of-study/majors/sustainable-en...

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Comment by Monique Aniel Thurston on November 28, 2015 at 4:30pm

CLIMATOCRACY ....NEITHER PLATO NOR KARL MARX  WOULD  HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS .

 

Maine as Third World Country:

CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.

Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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