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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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Penny Gray commented on Long Islander's blog post CMP is back with a huge power project and fresh political problems
"Better stock up on candles and kerosene lamps."
Sunday
Penny Gray commented on Long Islander's blog post Aroostook Wind - Will they actually be able to build this travesty and the transmission travesty it would need?
"Crossing the St Lawrence river last week I saw another huge wind installation being built on the Gaspe, which is one of the most beautiful peninsulas on the planet.  It was very discouraging, and makes me wonder when we're going to revert…"
Sunday
Dan McKay commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post The Rising Cost Of Electricity In The United States - Maine comes in second at +67%
"The first step to cutting electrcity costs is to make Maine Government a Replublican majority."
Saturday
Dan McKay posted a blog post

Natural Gas-fired Development is Increasing Rapidly, Good Riddance to Grid Scale Wind, Solar and Battery Storage

The U.S. now accounts for a fifth of all gas power under construction globally.U.S. gas-fired capacity in development to power data centers nearly doubled in the first half of 2026, reaching 189 GW.https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-oil-gas-plant-tracker?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailSee More
Saturday
Thinklike A. Mountain posted a blog post

The Rising Cost Of Electricity In The United States - Maine comes in second at +67%

Across the U.S., Americans are paying roughly 30% more for electricity than in 2020.This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Cody Good in partnership with the National Public Utilities Council, uses…See More
Friday
Donna Amrita Davidge commented on Long Islander's blog post Aroostook Wind - Will they actually be able to build this travesty and the transmission travesty it would need?
"When will these stupid tragic manipulative destructive scams stop? Greed greed greed"
Sep 3
Dan McKay posted blog posts
Sep 3
Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Aroostook Wind - Will they actually be able to build this travesty and the transmission travesty it would need?
"FERC would have to be blind not to see how ridiculous this proposal is. Move intermittent wind power across the entire length of New England at a cost of several billions of dollars. Only someone as dumb as Troy Jackson could think up such a stupid…"
Sep 3
Thinklike A. Mountain posted a blog post

Troy Jackson Bars Maine Wire From Lewiston Town Hall After Challenging Susan Collins to Attend

By Jon FetherstonSeptember 2, 2026Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson kicked off his town hall campaign Tuesday evening at Lewiston’s Franco Center, drawing roughly 275 people to hear the former Maine Senate president make his case for representing Maine in Washington.One news organization, however, was not permitted inside.The Maine Wire.The largely older crowd filled the historic Franco Center alongside members of the media, who were allowed into the event. The Maine Wire team…See More
Sep 2
Dan McKay posted blog posts
Sep 2
Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post CMP is back with a huge power project and fresh political problems
"This is no more than a regulatory agency guessing what wholesale electricity prices will be up to 20 years down the road in a market controlled by Massachusetts and Connecticut. Since 2018, this regulatory agency has incurred a losing record for…"
Sep 1
Frank Haggerty posted a blog post

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreements Off To 2027

This document serves as an Informational Letter issued jointly on behalf of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil, Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company d/b/a National Grid, and NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy..It outlines the formal postponement of upcoming…See More
Aug 31
Willem Post posted a blog post

Sweden, Finland, Russia at War, 1700 to 1947

Sweden, Finland, Russia at War, 1700 to 1947https://willempost.substack.com/p/how-ukraine-was-createdBy Willem PostThe Great Northern War (1700–1721), a 21-y conflict primarily around the Baltic Sea. A coalition led by Peter the Great of Russia dismantled the Swedish Empire and permanently shifted the balance of power in Europe. The Kingdom of Sweden had controlled Finland for over 600 years, from the 12th century until…See More
Aug 31
Willem Post commented on Willem Post's blog post Maine Democrat With Canadian Border District Backs Trump on Tariffs
"We should stop talking about CO2 as if it is a disease.That is what the self-serving IPCC crowd wants you to do.They fill your head with nonsense. Do not repeat it! Increased CO2 ppm is a major blessing.It greens the earth, requires less water and…"
Aug 31
Willem Post commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Who's paying for climate reporting in the mainstream media?
"We should stop talking about CO2 as if it is a disease.That is what the self-serving IPCC crowd wants you to do.They fill your head with nonsense. Do not repeat it! Increased CO2 ppm is a major blessing.It greens the earth, requires less water and…"
Aug 31

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What We Don’t Know

Posted by Dan McKay on September 8, 2026 at 8:24am

Well, Troy, Another Fine Mess You Have Got Maine Into.

Posted by Dan McKay on September 8, 2026 at 8:14am

Stop the Insane Electricity Laws

Posted by Dan McKay on September 3, 2026 at 7:45am

Desperate Moves from ISO-NE

Posted by Dan McKay on September 2, 2026 at 7:03am

Sweden, Finland, Russia at War, 1700 to 1947

Posted by Willem Post on August 31, 2026 at 10:00am

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Delayed To 2028

Posted by Frank Haggerty on August 27, 2026 at 12:02pm

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.

Number%20Nine%20-%2010-22-15%20-%20Copy.pdf

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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Wind Turbine Blade Slices Through Entire Car, Kills 2 in Grisly Accident…Continue

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Has anyone got any research data or articles or studies on infrasound and wind turbines ?  Is it a coincidence wind developers compare turbine sound with refrigerators ? ...................................…Continue

Started by Dan McKay. Last reply by Frank Haggerty Nov 5, 2023.

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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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