THE MAINE DEP HAS APPROVED FIRST WIND'S OAKFIELD PROJECT
THIS IS TERRIBLE NEWS AND WE MUST FIGHT THIS!!
PLEASE CALL OR WRITE TO YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THE GOVERNOR!!
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Comment by Suzanne Spruce on July 15, 2010 at 12:27pm
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Do you know what the status of the Oakfield project is now? I've heard that First Wind is considering making some concessions that might help protect our beloved lake ....?
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Comment by Dan McKay on January 5, 2010 at 7:07pm
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The DEP needs to be questioned about their role as final say on noise. I have seen them shut down crushing operations when neighbors have complained, and this is with equipment with all the silencing devices in place. They are not the agency that should be dealing with health issues and these turbines are certainly creating a slew of health problems. Yes, we should call and write our government representatives.
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GET A LAWYER! There may be issues that can stop this....... Lynne Williams Esq. lwill@earthlink.net,
Rufus Brown Esq. in Portland as well
There may be a financial issue, and they have no money, a breach of the permit.....
Get active with CTFWP, come to meeting in a few weeks.....you only have a few weeks to appeal.
DO IT!
You have been ramrodded...
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DEP is bought and paid for by First Wind. The justice dept. needs to investigate ME state govt.
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They have seen stimulus funding. I believe 76 million from two projects in NY and 40.44 million from Stetson I. The letter from HSH Nordbank isn't much. It even states outright that it does not constitute a guarantee of financing. MDEP seems satisfied.
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A letter from HSH Nordbank doesn't seem like much if you look at their SEC report and their own financial statement. The SEC report states over 500 million in debt and may have to sell assets. Don't know if there has been a more recent one or not.Their financial statement says they got a 190 million loan last March for debt. The same time that Stetson II was permitted.Of course, they may see some stimulus funds that we are not privy to.
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The "ability" to finance is included on page 5 of 53 in the Draft Permit. The actual guarantee of financing is not included, simply a letter from HSH Nordbank. I have addressed this issue with MDEP to no avail.
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Comment by Alexander Powers on January 5, 2010 at 1:54pm
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This is very intriguing - can you send me some more info to my hotmail address: flytier4@hotmail.com?
I would like to talk over the phone as well if you have some time...
Thanks!
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FOYI needs to be filed to prove First Wind's ability to finance. Stetson II was approved right after Credit Suisse foreclosed on Stetson I. Matt Kearn stated to BDN, First Wind had no money to build Stetson II. Ability to finance used to be very important. Of course, that could have been expedited too.
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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."
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