Our wildlife have disappeared
We used to see 16 to 20 turkeys, if not every day, then every few days before construction of the industrial wind turbines began. Now that construction has been completed and since March 3rd of 2008, we have seen only one turkey.
The same goes for deer. We used to see on a regular basis a deer or two down our lane behind the house or in one of our two gardens. We have 6+ acres of land with over 3 acres in heavy pine trees and an acre of wild flowers. That is pretty good habitat for deer. We have not seen a deer or deer tracks on our property since construction began.
Our neighbor, Dave C, across the road, bought 40 acres when our neighbor discontinued farming. Part of that land has woods on it. Dave’s father many years ago built a hunting stand on a corner of the woods in a tree and shot many deer from it. I later used that same stand, and now Dave hunts from that very same tree. This year he saw no deer from that hunting stand. The only thing he saw was shadow flicker from industrial wind turbines and the annoying sound from those same turbines.
Another neighbor, Greg B, whom I have known since a child, has a 19-acre woods between turbines 6 and 7. He used to feed the deer from his backyard deck. Since construction of the wind turbines began, he has not seen any deer except on opening day of deer hunting in November 2008. Three deer were being chased and they ran through his yard.
At a town hall meeting today (1-31-09) with State Senator Joe Liebham, with about 80 people in attendance, I mentioned this (not seeing wildlife), and I heard many ”yeses” and agreeing head nods.
I feel this is an important fact to know, and it should be publicized.
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Comment by freemont tibbetts on January 18, 2010 at 10:39am
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Whetstone , Welcome on board with your sharp Pencil and common sense . A nice deer picture .
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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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