June 2015 Blog Posts (50)

Ever wondered what to say when the proponents of wind power in Maine evoke the need to reduce CO2 emissions ?

Read the following graph  and then try to figure out  why  John Baldacci wanted to make Maine a LEADER in wind power development in 2008. 

Rankings: Total Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2012

(million metric tons)

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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 6, 2015 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

If you ever wondered whether your activism for sensible energy policies had any effect, just read the following .

The following action was taken at the 2015 May conference of the AWEA in order to fight what they see as the wind power opponents :

Become a Power of Wind Industry Member

We’re already seeing it — wind energy has the power to create cleaner air, more jobs, and affordable energy for more Americans. But anti-wind groups want to drown out…

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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 6, 2015 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Angus king , your prediction of Maine becoming an uninhabitable land has not happened yet !

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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 5, 2015 at 10:00am — 16 Comments

Economist Dr. Bruce Williamson's PUC Nomination Clears EUT Committee

In a surprising turn of events among the Democrats who control The Legislature's Energy Committee (EUT), they reversed their blockage of a vote on the PUC nomination of economist Dr. Bruce Williamson and voted to endorse the nomination by 11-2 margin.  Surprising, because the wind industry usually has its way with the Democrats on this committee and they fear the scrutiny of their scam by an economist.  This is a great opportunity to do some on-line comments criticizing the economics of wind…

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Added by Brad Blake on June 4, 2015 at 10:39pm — No Comments

Time for PUC Facts Concerning Gridscale Wind in Maine

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored" Aldous Huxley

The time is overdue for them on this issue in Maine.

Added by arthur qwenk on June 4, 2015 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Bruce Williamson 's nomination for PUC commissioner approved in Energy Committee

AUGUSTA, Maine — After delaying a vote for a week, the Legislature’s Energy Committee has approved Tennessee economist and nuclear security expert Bruce Williamson for the state’s Public Utilities Commission.

The committee gave Williamson, who was not present, the greenlight in an 11-2 vote on Thursday afternoon. Sen. Dawn Hill, D-York, and Rep. Dean Rykerson, D-Kittery, were the lone opponents to Williamson’s nomination.

The committee courted controversy for a week after…

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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 4, 2015 at 4:34pm — 6 Comments

Vote coming on PUC Nomination

This may be unfortunate for Bruce Williamson, an excellent candidate!

http://bangordailynews.com/2015/06/03/politics/vote-imminent-on-puc-nominee-amid-crisis-of-confidence/

Added by Pineo Girl on June 3, 2015 at 9:29pm — 2 Comments

when Littell worries ... we do not !!

The outgoing member of the Public Utilities Commission is concerned that the independent panel is being used as a “political arm” of Republican Gov. Paul LePage to thwart wind power contracts, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press through a Freedom of Access Act Request....

please read rest of the article at the link below.…

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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 3, 2015 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Maine's PUC NEEDS California's E3 or, Dr. Williamson, Please Step Forward!

"The Sierra Club is upset because the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) built a sophisticated and unbiased computer model to analyze the cost-effectiveness of new solar policy proposals. But despite all the Sierra Club’s political clout, the computer model determined is that none of the solar policy proposals are cost effective.

After years of paying about a $200 premium to buy any and all excess electrical power streaming from home and commercial building rooftop solar…

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Added by arthur qwenk on June 1, 2015 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Maine PUC...Look at California PUC's Recent Renewable Unbiased Research . Why Williamson is FEARED!

Excerpts below..see full article from below link please.

"To facilitate a fair and transparent analysis of competitive energy strategies, the PUC commissioned San Francisco/Vancouver-based consultants Energy + Environmental Economics (E3) to build an integrated “computer tool” to provide a rigorous technical analysis…

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Added by arthur qwenk on June 1, 2015 at 9:28am — No 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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