July 2020 Blog Posts (7)

GOP senators warn Grassley against extending wind subsidies

Credit:  By Josh Siegel | Washington Examiner | July 20, 2020 | 

Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is leading a group of nine Republican senators warning fellow Republican Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Finance Committee, not to allow for the extension of wind tax credits set to expire at the end of the year.

The senators, most from major fossil…

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Added by Long Islander on July 31, 2020 at 1:11pm — 1 Comment

Joe Biden Unveils $2 Trillion Plan to Address ‘Climate Justice’

Joe Biden is proposing, if elected in November, to spend upwards of $2 trillion to remake America’s energy infrastructure so it better addresses “environmental and climate justice.”

On Tuesday, the former vice president released his long-awaited climate change plan. Biden’s proposal, heavily influenced by the…

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on July 14, 2020 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

Facing referendum, CMP corridor backer offers to sell discounted power to Mainers

CMP contends the project would benefit Maine and the region by lowering carbon emissions, reducing fossil fuel usage and stabilizing electricity costs. But opponents say it would create environmental damage and hurt homegrown solar, wind and biomass projects in Maine.

If supported by voters in November, the referendum…

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Added by Long Islander on July 10, 2020 at 1:00pm — 11 Comments

Mass. becomes dirty word in Maine referendum fight

Bay State hydro deal irks those opposed to power line

Bruce Mohl Jul 7, 2020

CORPORATE SURROGATES for Massachusetts have spent close to $17 million so far battling a referendum question in Maine that seeks to block the importation of hydroelectricity from Quebec using a power line running through wilderness areas in the western part of the state.

The referendum battle is in some…

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Added by Long Islander on July 7, 2020 at 10:09pm — 3 Comments

John Droz, Jr: Energy & Environmental Newsletter: June 29, 2020

Please go to page 46 of the link below to read these and other articles. When you click on the link, it should download as a PDF file.

Wind Energy:

Local Resistance to Wind Power Grows in Europe

Norway to rein in wind power after raging local opposition

Wind Turbines: The Pruitt-Igoes of the Plains

Offshore Wind Could Have Major Adverse Impact on Commercial Fisheries

Astonishing Buildout Needed for “Clean” NY Grid

Turbines…

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Added by Long Islander on July 7, 2020 at 9:30pm — No Comments

SF6 Gas Blacklisted By Vestas Wind Turbine Company (Sulphur hexafluoride)

SF6 Gas Blacklisted By Vestas Wind Company 



Greenhouse gas SF6 (Sulphur hexafluoride)   (Insulator in switch gear).
Vestas Material restricted list Document ID: 0064-0319…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on July 4, 2020 at 11:17am — No Comments

Wind Turbine Danger of Greenhouse Gas SF6 Sulphur Hexafluoride

Falmouth Massachusetts 3 Vestas V-82 type 1.65 megawatt wind turbines should we worry about Greenhouse Gas SF6 Sulphur Hexafluoride in older wind turbines?

How many turbines have MSDS safety sheets - 

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)

SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE (SF6)

Please ensure that this MSDS is received by the appropriate person…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on July 2, 2020 at 1:53pm — 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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