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BOWERS PROJECT DEFEATED!!

AN EPIC FAIL FOR FIRST WIND

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued its decision denying Champlain Wind LLC's appeal concerning a permit for its Bowers Wind Project in Carroll Plt and Kossuth Twp. Champlain Wind is a subsidiary of Maine's largest wind developer, First Wind. The decision marks the end of a six year process of hearings and appeals which pitted the wind developer against local residents, professional guides, traditional sporting camp owners and loyal visitors to Maine's famed Downeast Lakes Region. Spearheading the opposition was the Partnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed (PPDLW).

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https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/bowers-wind-project-defeated

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The impact of the RGGI "Carbon Tax" is upending the electric market

"The estimated RGGI costs for generators of all fuel types increased slightly over the period. RGGI allowance prices increased by 0.7% in 2023 (from $13.48/short ton in 2022 to $13.57/short ton in 2023). For a typical natural gas-fired generator the average estimated CO2 cost was $6.19/MWh in 2023, a modest increase of just $0.04/MWh from 2022." (quote from ISO-NE 2023 annual market report).So far, the average RGGI allowance price in 2024 is $20.93/short ton which translates to a C02 cost of…See More
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Willem Post commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Susan Collins to Seek 6th Term in 2026 - Already Campaigning
"Murchowski and Collins What a 53-Seat Senate Majority Really Means for MAGA./"
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Willem Post commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Susan Collins to Seek 6th Term in 2026 - Already Campaigning
"Collins is owned by the Democrat party The same situation exists in Vermont, with Scott owned by the Democrat party"
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Dan McKay commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Susan Collins to Seek 6th Term in 2026 - Already Campaigning
"Susan Collins is not MAGA oriented, nor is she an asset to Maine. She is a washed up politician in the same mode as Biden, old and over the hill. A younger generation candidate with MAGA credentials will oust her from her roost in 2026."
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Willem Post posted a blog post

German Researcher: Doubling Of Atmospheric CO2 Causes Only 0.24°C Of Warming ...Practically Insignificant

German Researcher: Doubling Of Atmospheric CO2 Causes Only 0.24°C Of Warming ...Practically Insignificanthttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/german-researcher-doubling-of-atmospheric-co2-causes-only-0-24-cBy P Gosselin on 19. November 2024.CO2 Greenhouse Gas Hoax Produced CO2 Scam.German researcher concludes CO2…See More
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Willem Post commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Susan Collins to Seek 6th Term in 2026 - Already Campaigning
"36 years in the Congress. It is time for the old h... to move aside for a MAGA person the long-suffering Maine people deserve"
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arthur qwenk commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Susan Collins to Seek 6th Term in 2026 - Already Campaigning
"Mainers must  stop reacting to NAME Recognition Candidates like Susie Collins and get a real MAGA Candidate for the  Mainers who know what is going on."
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Willem Post commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Susan Collins to Seek 6th Term in 2026 - Already Campaigning
"The Maine coastal area is blue, the rest of the state, the mostly rural part, is red. The blue part has decided to place wind and solar and transmission ugliness in the red part of Maine The reds are being screwed over big time by the blues."
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Willem Post commented on Willem Post's blog post Trump and his new Administration can start a New Era for America and Americans
"A pre-emotive military coup to save the hides of traitors in the deep state? Wow, they are getting desperate "
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Willem Post's blog post Trump and his new Administration can start a New Era for America and Americans
"Biden’s authorizing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles smells like a preemptive military coup https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/11/biden_s_authorizing_ukraine_to_fire_long_range_missiles_smells_like_a_preemptive_military_coup.html"
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Susan Collins to Seek Reelection in 2026 - Already Campaigning
"THIS IMPOSTOR voted for Merrick Garland but doesn't like Trump's nominees. The time to begin finding a real candidate to beat her in the 2026 primary is now."
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Thinklike A. Mountain posted a blog post

Susan Collins to Seek 6th Term in 2026 - Already Campaigning

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) made it known during a campaign stop in Vassalboro Friday that she intends to seek reelection in 2026 for her sixth term in office.https://www.themainewire.com/2024/11/collins-heading-for-clash-over-trump-cabinet-picks-says-shell-seek-2026-re-election/Susan Collins running for her first term in 1996 - "I have PLEDGED that if I am…See More
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Willem Post commented on arthur qwenk's blog post Trump and Musk....What is in it for MUSK? - Tesla Energy
"Arthur, Pay attention to the cost of going that route The wind and solar route has bankrupted the UK and Germany"
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Willem Post commented on arthur qwenk's blog post Trump and Musk....What is in it for MUSK? - Tesla Energy
"That battery system will be charged  with solar electricity during mid-day hours, and discharge 80% of that electricity during peak hours of late afternoon/early evening. The 20% are A-to-Z lossesOwners should be required to install those…"
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Willem Post's blog post Trump and his new Administration can start a New Era for America and Americans
"Collins, Heading for Clash Over Trump Cabinet Picks, Says She’ll Seek 2026 Re-election THIS DUNCE voted for Merrick Garland but doesn't like Trump's nominees. The time to begin finding a real candidate to beat her in the 2026 primary…"
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Willem Post posted a blog post

Trump and his new Administration can start a New Era for America and Americans

Trump and his New administration can start a New Era for America and Americanshttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/trump-and-his-new-administration-can-start-a-new-era-for-americaby Tara Reade, former US Senate Aide of Biden, who had to escape to Russia, because she feared for her life, after she accused Biden of sexually assaulting her..Tara Reade is an RT…See More
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A Very Rocky Start for the President-Elect

Posted by Thinklike A. Mountain on November 15, 2024 at 2:00pm

Vineyard Wind One-Year Moratorium

Posted by Frank Haggerty on November 14, 2024 at 9:10am — 3 Comments

The next big AI trade could be nuclear power

Posted by Long Islander on November 14, 2024 at 7:25am — 3 Comments

Who is EDPR?

EDPR, hoping to build Maine's largest wind factory in The County, likes to say they're from Texas. Click on the box above and you'll see their parent, Energias de Portugal is owned by China Three Gorges which is owned by the People's Republic of China. Protect the United States Treasury from foreign subsidy feeders and protect The County - just say NO.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Three_Gorges_Corporation

Maine Governor's Energy Office's Patrick Woodcock letter seemingly endorsing EDPR's Number Nine wind project.

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NRCM's CO2 - From A Different Point of View The PDF document at the following link put NRCM's own published CO2 information into the perspective of the Maine woods and shows the terrible tradeoff that is industrial wind in Maine.  

Putting Maine's Wind Power Goals into Proper Perspective

 

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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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