January 2019 Blog Posts (52)

Sun Journal: Public hearings set on Roxbury Wind Project (HEARINGS TOMORROW)

Posted January 4 / Updated January 5

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..........The closest of these towers is 2.4 miles from the summit of Whitecap and it is possible that some of the west facing clearings would be visible from Whitecap.

The towers would be highly visible. The closest Record Hill tower, visible from Whitecap, is 4.6 miles away...........Kirk G. Siegel, executive director with Mahoosuc Land Trust, said the project would be within plain view of…

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Added by Long Islander on January 6, 2019 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

German Wind and Solar Now Responsible for More Coal Production and Deforestation

You can't fight the laws of thermodynamics and science.

Bring on real dense energy production, like natural gas,hydro and daresay,nuclear!

Dense energy sources  can't be replaced by non-dense sources (such as wind) and maintain modernity.

Ever!

The Lessons of ‘Dieselgate’…

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Added by arthur qwenk on January 6, 2019 at 8:00am — No Comments

DEP Rules Rumford Whitecap is NOT a Scenic Resource of State or National Significance!

Every Wind Warrior must be OUTRAGED by the action of DEP staff to kowtow to RoxWind attorney Juliet Browne's interpretation that Rumford Whitecap, a Mahoosuc Land Trust Preserve is NOT a Scenic Resource of State or National Significance, in spite of the fact that taxpayer money, including $235,000. from the Land for Maine's Future Fund (from bond issues), was used to secure the summit of this jewel of the Mahoosucs for public enjoyment.

VERY IMPORTANT…

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Added by Brad Blake on January 5, 2019 at 3:26pm — 6 Comments

RoxWind - DEP Public Hearing on Jan 7, 2019

IN THE MATTER OF
ROXBURY WIND PROJECT ) APPLICATION FOR NATURAL RESOURCES
ROXBURY, ) PROTECTION ACT PERMIT, STORMWATER
OXFORD COUNTY ) PERMIT, AND SMALL-SCALE WIND
) CERTIFICATION
L-27863-ES-A-N )
L-27863-NJ-B-N ) PUBLIC HEARING
L-27863-TG-C-N ) SIXTH PROCEDURAL ORDER
INTRODUCTION
1. In the matter of the application by RoxWind, LLC (the applicant) for a Stormwater Permit, a Natural Resources…
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Added by Dan McKay on January 5, 2019 at 7:19am — 1 Comment

FERC justifies continuation of large Ellsworth Hydro power plant.....it's an official proclamation.

There is over 50 MW of latent hydro power that can be justified in the same way.

>>From approval of FERC permit:

"The applicant, Bangor, has applied to FERC for a new

license to continue operation of the 8 . 9-MW Ellsworth Project . The project is located i n the fastest growing portion of  applicant's…

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Added by Frank J. Heller, MPA on January 4, 2019 at 5:38pm — 3 Comments

Tucker Carlson: A country where Lewiston, ME seems almost as important as the west side of LA

While not specifically about the wind power feel good fraud, it would seem that this excellent new year's monologue from Mr. Carlson goes a good way in explaining how such a racket is allowed to occur in the country we have become.

They tell us our multi-tiered tax code is based on the principles of the free market. Please. It’s based on…

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on January 4, 2019 at 5:30pm — No Comments

How RGGI Works

                                                                       

"RGGI sets a regional limit, or cap, on carbon pollution from the region’s power plants. The cap declines annually—reducing total pollution—and is enforced by selling a decreasing number of permits, known as allowances, via quarterly auctions. Owners of polluting power plants purchase the allowances, or trade for them in the market, to account for their emissions."

"A bipartisan coalition of…

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Added by Dan McKay on January 4, 2019 at 7:49am — 2 Comments

Rumford Whitecap wind power hearing and public comment opportunity

Dear BOC Friends. A somewhat lengthy but important item for those of you who frequent Rumford Whitecap:



Roxwind LLC has submitted a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) permit application for the Roxwind Project located in Roxbury, Maine on North Twin Mountain. The project would produce 15.2 Megawatts (MW) of power and includes access roads and overhead and underground collection lines.  Because the project…

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Added by Steve Winter on January 2, 2019 at 4:24pm — No Comments

SYNAPSE STUDY OF NEW ENGLAND FUTURE GAS CONSUMPTION AND PIPELINE REQUIREMENTS

Synapse Energy Economics prepared an analysis and report of state energy policy impacts on future natural gas consumption in New England’s electric sector.

http://www.synapse-energy.com/sites/default/files/New-Englands-Shrinking-Need-for-Natural-Gas-16-109.pdf

 

"First, with or without a new pipeline, existing laws and regulations will cumulatively…

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Added by Willem Post on January 2, 2019 at 11:00am — 19 Comments

Bill Gates' annual wrap up: how he sees energy

"Solar and wind are intermittent sources of energy, and we are unlikely to have super-cheap batteries anytime soon that would allow us to store sufficient energy for when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing".

The following is the energy section of Bill Gates' 2019 annual letter.

Energy

Global emissions of greenhouse gases went up in 2018. For me,…

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on January 1, 2019 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

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Maine as Third World Country:

CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.

Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********

(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."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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