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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

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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Janet Mills proposes rolling back dune protections to build offshore wind port
"LD 2266, HP1456An Act Regarding Offshore Wind Terminals Located in Coastal Sand Dune Systems - Rep. Walter Runte of York March 18, 2024 Public Hearing 11:00 am Public Hearing"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Electric Transmission Buildout Could Cost Americans Trillions of Dollars
"In case you haven't looked at the big picture lately, consider these facts: Production from Maine qualified renewable developments, as in law, sited on Maine land is presently averaging a total of 11,317,790 megawatt-hours per year. 11,875,708…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Janet Mills proposes rolling back dune protections to build offshore wind port
"Janet, what are you doing?  This climate diarrhea spewed out by you is getting real silly. Ruining an environmental gem to accomplish absolutely nothing but putting every Maine citizen into the energy poor house is the very definition of…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Massive NH-VT Renewable Transmission Line Plan Scrapped After Project Deemed “Not Viable”
" The commonality with this project as well as 3 other multibillion dollar transmission corridors is the direct connection to Massachusetts. Among the six New England states, Massachusetts does not have a secure future to claim…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Maine Rep: Drop wind power; It’s time for Maine to drop this green energy pipe dream
"Ms. Paul's examination of wind and solar developments is shared by the majority of Maine people. Everyone concurs that wind and solar are simply weak, diluted and nothing but extra weight causing reliable generators to provide compensatory…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Maine legislature considers blocking seizure of private land to build power lines
""The state needs more transmission lines to meet its clean energy goals, which require broader reliance on wind and solar energy, battery storage and energy efficiency." The state does not need this project to meet Maine's clean…"
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Dan McKay commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Green energy Susan Collins backs Nikki Haley over Donald Trump in Maine’s Republican primary
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Dan McKay commented on Dan McKay's blog post Catastrophe Over
"Maine is unique. Not only is there enough renewable generation to supply electrical needs (As long as everything times out right), but there is also enough gas and oil plants by themselves to supply Maine's needs, and with NECEC, there will be…"
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post Do Maine Lawmakers Have the Best Interests for the Maine People? There is a Way to Find Out.
"If the US had more wind and solar at very high cost/kWh, that would be inflationary and make the US even less uncompetitive on world markets, which is the intent of Europe, which imports its energy and materials. WORLD’s LARGEST OFFSHORE WIND…"
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post Two Northern Maine lawmakers who support the King Pine Wind Project
"Wow, it does not get much better than this..The Washington, DC, perpetrators of these EV follies want to be re-elected to have power over you, to use more of your money, to do more of the same follies, “for as long as it takes”, while…"
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post Rep. Reagan Paul delivers this week's Republican Radio Address regarding the selection of Sears Island as the offshore wind port
"Wow, it does not get much better than this..The Washington, DC, perpetrators of these EV follies want to be re-elected to have power over you, to use more of your money, to do more of the same follies, “for as long as it takes”, while…"
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post ISO – NE Warning
"Wow, it does not get much better than this..The Washington, DC, perpetrators of these EV follies want to be re-elected to have power over you, to use more of your money, to do more of the same follies, “for as long as it takes”, while…"
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post Do Maine Lawmakers Have the Best Interests for the Maine People? There is a Way to Find Out.
"Hertz has an EV fleet, and sold most of it at very low prices, because nobody wanted to rent them. Nowadays, most EVs are bought under a lease, by upper class folks, because they make too much money to qualify for the EV tax credit I read a lot of…"
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Offshore wind power prices take big leap

New York prices more than double last bid in Mass
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Posted on March 1, 2024 at 11:18am

Catastrophe Over

Maine elites with climate catastrophobia  have identified offshore wind as a key component of reaching clean energy goals, which include using 80% renewable energy by 2030, with the intention of reaching 100% by 2040.
 
What does it mean to reach renewable energy…
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Posted on March 1, 2024 at 9:41am — 1 Comment

A Bone to Pick With the Democrats on the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee of Augusta

The democrats of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee are running rampantly against standard committee practice.The democrats outnumber the republicans in the committee 8 to 5. Both chairs are democrats and they are very bold, but one wonders how ethical their actions are.


       For instance, a couple weeks ago, a work session was scheduled for a bill that would provide for a study on how Maine might restrict the build-out of…
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Posted on February 29, 2024 at 8:03am

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At 11:37am on June 12, 2019, Lenny Murphy said…

Good day Dan! Water power worked fine in Maine 100 years ago! No reason why small and large water power from Maine can on bring 20,000 jobs to our State! No dams needed today just water moving downhill to generator stations! And small water power being developed in all Maine schools, there are streams and rivers near most town in Maine! I have been working with The Dept. of Education for 30 years but they are slow in moving in a positive direction! Water power is the only truly clean power that runs for nothing 24 hours even day!! Taxation without representation when it comes to commercial wind power and they push up the national debt do they not?! Lenny Murphy 207-746-9212 Time to get real solutions within our future projects!

At 10:23pm on April 5, 2012, Hart Daley said…

Dan,

Excellent letter to the editor in the RFT's yesterday!

Hart

At 9:03am on March 12, 2012, Hart Daley said…

Hey Dan. How many signatures do we need on the petition to get the ordinance language on the June ballot? And what is the deadline to get those signatures? Take care, Hart

At 6:50pm on September 29, 2011, Marsha L. Mckenna said…
Someone needs to find a way to let the public know what the wind ordinance is about and what is says. I blame our town officials for this lack of information being brought to the public.  Many people I have talked to have shot down the past attempts because they think saying "yes" means they are saying  "yes" to wind turbines in the area.  They need to know it is not "yes come put up turbines" but "yes we are restrincting them".  They must be informed in a way and wording people in general can understand.  Or, maybe I am wrong and I don't even understand.  People need to understand before going to the poles without having to attend meetings.  Just my thoughts. 
At 8:47pm on September 19, 2011, Sarah Nedeau said…
Ha!  I agree; however, we also had Wendy Todd from Mars Hill and I doubt if we would have been successful without her appearance.  You could have heard a pin drop when she spoke at our informational meeting.  I wish everyone could see the videos of the Mars Hill residents being interviewed after their project went online, a lot of questions could be answered just by watching them.  What is amazing is how the opposition has grown in such a short time.  What was once phone calls (remember talking years ago??!) and emails between everyone has now become a Statewide coalition with websites and blogs, thanks to the more technical folks!  I have faith more projects will be voted down and much of Maine will remain special. 
At 8:23pm on September 19, 2011, Sarah Nedeau said…

Hi Dan

I wish I had one dollar for every Roxbury resident who has recently exclaimed, "Wow, I didn't know they were going to be THAT big."   I hope all surrounding towns pay attention to size and location and the scam Big Wind represents.  What is sad is that Byron voted them out yet several of us have to be subjected to them.  What's even sadder is that one of our Selectwomen appeared at a Roxbury informational meeting and called all of us in Byron "dumb" for voting the way we did.

At 7:45am on May 24, 2011, Hart Daley said…

Dan,

Freemont will get me a DVD of the forum. I also contacted Mark Rogers directly and rec'd the spreadsheet. I also contacted Dan Fayen; Staff Writer and he stated the SunJournal didn't have enough room but he will be submitting an article and sending me a copy.

At 6:52am on May 23, 2011, Hart Daley said…
Dan did you or Alice get a copy of Mark Rogers financial spread sheet that he presented at the Wind Forum at Dirigo HS? If so, can you send me a copy via email?
At 12:30pm on May 5, 2011, Hart Daley said…
Thanks for the welcome!
At 10:41am on September 26, 2010, freemont tibbetts said…
Dan , You are right on with Good Old Fashion Common Sense it"s time for Maine to get out of ( I S O-NE . ) Freemont Tibbetts , Dixfield , Maine .
 
 
 

 

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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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