February 2019 Blog Posts (65)

Massachusetts and Rhode Island Off Shore Wind Contracts

Well, they did it. Massachusetts and Rhode Island have sent their electricity prices soaring into the realm where wind power prices are competitive to fossil fuel.

Too bad they continue to be blind to the value of reliability.…
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Added by Dan McKay on February 9, 2019 at 10:07am — 3 Comments

THE IMPORTANCE OF 100-y OLD TREES IN THE AGE OF SAIL

The US/Canada became the "Middle East of Trees" for the British Empire, BE, after the British chased France out of North America at the end of the Seven Year War, 1756 - 1763, also called French and Indian War.

https://wou.edu/history/files/2015/08/Melby-Patrick.pdf

 

By controlling access to the trees, France, Spain, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, even in combination, could never build fleets of…

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Added by Willem Post on February 8, 2019 at 11:30am — No Comments

Ocasio -Cortez's Green New Deal , Now Governor Mills Politics As Well.

The Green New Deal..Now Here in Maine for all to enjoy! Thank You Governor Mills!

Full article below:

"It is for starters, a massive plan for the government to take over and micromanage much the economy. Take the central plank, its diktat of producing 100% of U.S. electricity “through clean, renewable, and zero-emission…

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Added by arthur qwenk on February 8, 2019 at 10:30am — 12 Comments

Inside the Sunrise Movement

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on February 8, 2019 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

ELECTRIC CARS LOSE RANGE DURING HOT AND COLD WEATHER

Weather Can Decrease an Electric Car's Range by More Than 40 Percent: Report…

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Added by Willem Post on February 7, 2019 at 7:00pm — 17 Comments

The 2019 Kleinschmidt Windstorm Challenge

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on February 7, 2019 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Mass Gov Charlie Baker defends wind power on Capitol Hill

Baker talks about "one failed experience" with onshore wind, conveniently ignoring all the harm that Maine and Mainers have experienced from numerous wind projects.

Charlie Baker defended wind power after a Republican congressman questioned him on Capitol Hill

Rep. Tom McClintock, a California Republican, said Baker had “waxed eloquently” about the Bay State’s offshore wind projects, but raised questions…

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Added by Long Islander on February 7, 2019 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

FURNACES FOR HEATING AND WOOD BURNING POWER PLANTS

Vermonters use low sulfur No.2 fuel oil, propane, natural gas and wood for space and domestic hot water heating. Such heating contributes about 28% of total Vermont emissions of about 10 million metric ton in 2015 (latest numbers!).

 

No.2 fuel oil and propane are about 75% of heating emissions, pipeline and compressed natural gas about 22% and wood about 3%.

 

FURNACE EFFICIENCIES

 

The standard efficiency rating for residential heating…

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Added by Willem Post on February 7, 2019 at 5:30am — 2 Comments

Sierra Club Applauds Markey And Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Resolutions

The Sierra Club endorsed these Green New Deal resolutions and is mobilizing its more than 3.5 million members and supporters to encourage broad congressional backing for the resolutions.

Today’s resolutions outline 14 Green New Deal projects, including proposals to “repair and upgrade U.S. infrastructure,” retrofit buildings, “build resiliency against climate change-related disasters,” “meet 100 percent of our power demand through clean, renewable and zero-emission…

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on February 7, 2019 at 5:00am — 3 Comments

Freezing in Maine, Compliments of New York

Dense energy improves Maine's economy and lowers costs for Mainers.

Wind and solar never allow modernity.

Modernity enabled by natural gas et al  lies a few hundred miles SouthWest.

Why oh why is Maine energy policy so NON- DENSE?

Dense Energy always rules!

Cuomo’s Cold Weather Tax

His natural-gas blockade is raising costs across…

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Added by arthur qwenk on February 6, 2019 at 5:30pm — No Comments

EUT Committee Audio file 2019 02 05

EUT Committee Audio file 2019 02…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on February 5, 2019 at 8:00pm — 4 Comments

EUT Public Hearing Today at 1PM

Cross Building, Room 211

Please note that bills may not be taken up in the order listed.
Public Hearing, Today at 1:00 PM for about 4 hours
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Added by Long Islander on February 5, 2019 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

DOE to Floating Wind Turbine Technology: Go Back To Square One

A quick read of this announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E agency may indicate a condemnation of current approaches to floating wind turbines and a decision to proceed by researching radically different design concepts.

Friday, February 1, 2019

Department of Energy Announces up to $28 Million for Offshore Wind Energy…

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Added by Long Islander on February 5, 2019 at 10:00am — 5 Comments

Two Recent Tucker Carlson Videos

Recorded and…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on February 5, 2019 at 9:03am — No Comments

Governor Mills, so be it for your "Green New Deal"- The Real Deal, Falmouth Mass.- WSJ Special

Is this Maine's Future ?  So it has been stated by Mills.....WSJ- 2/05/19

A Green New Deal in Profile

Falmouth spent $10 million on wind turbines. Now it’s losing money.…

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Added by arthur qwenk on February 5, 2019 at 4:30am — 2 Comments

CMP ready to deal over hydro transmission project, lawmaker says

...............He said a top CMP official called him late Friday to say that a new offer was on the table that is aimed at appeasing stakeholders, including Public Advocate Barry Hobbins.

“Including education, community development, broadband,” he said. “Barry Hobbins is going to get his money for the low-income…

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Added by Long Islander on February 4, 2019 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Letter from 626 "environmental" groups is a remarkable “coming out” moment for the anti-energy cabal

"Any definition of renewable energy must also exclude all combustion-based power generation, nuclear, biomass energy, large scale hydro"

See the list of the 626 signatories at the following weblink:…

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on February 4, 2019 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

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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

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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."

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

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