August 2024 Blog Posts (56)
Where will wind developers in Maine dispose of the giant wind turbine blades?
So recently we were assured the landfill problem (running out of room) was not a concern because the blades could be finely ground up. This article says that is cost prohibitive. So what is the exact plan in Maine?
August 21, 2024
Where are all the expired and busted wind turbine blades going?
By Olivia Murray
This is pretty interesting, because wind turbine blades are gargantuan pieces of…
ContinueAdded by Thinklike A. Mountain on August 22, 2024 at 10:30am — 3 Comments
Trump Chides White House on Revision of Jobs Report
Trump Chides White House on 818,000 Downward Revision of Jobs Report, from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, with another 300,000 downward revision by August 31, 2024
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/trump-chides-white-house-on-revision-of-jobs-report
By Theodore Bunker …
Added by Willem Post on August 21, 2024 at 6:00pm — No Comments
US Jobs Revised Down By 818,000 In Election Year Shocker, Second Worst Revision In US History
US Jobs Revised Down By 818,000 In Election Year Shocker, Second Worst Revision In US History
BY TYLER DURDEN…
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BDN - Why Maine businesses are facing crippling solar fees
Solar subsidies have been a controversial topic in Maine for years, and crippling cost increases that recently took effect for certain businesses are just the latest example.
They are an outgrowth of policies…
Added by Long Islander on August 21, 2024 at 3:05pm — 2 Comments
Dormant for Decades, US Uranium Producers Are Regaining Traction
Shuttered mines in Wyoming, Arizona, Texas, and Utah are reopening as federal legislation, new programs spur investment in the nuclear power supply line.
Epoch Times
August 20, 2024
Since the Senate unanimously passed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act and President Joe Biden signed it into law in May, at least five shuttered uranium mines across four U.S. states have been reactivated in response to accelerating global demand for nuclear-powered…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on August 20, 2024 at 12:41pm — 1 Comment
Where to email comments on Farm Protection from Solar rule
Please consider taking five minutes for an email before August 29th if you'd rather see farmland than more of the hideous solar arrays which have sprouted up everywhere.
Public Hearing: Chapter 575: Solar on HVAL Rulemaking
Division / Program: Agriculture Resource Development
Date: August 19, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: 90 Blossom Lane, Deering Building, Room 101, Augusta, Maine OR…
Added by Long Islander on August 20, 2024 at 11:06am — 1 Comment
30 Miles Southeast of Portland: Nation’s 1st floating offshore wind power research lease
State, feds finalize agreement for nation’s 1st floating offshore wind power research lease
The deal brings Maine one step closer to creating the nation's first floating wind facility, tentatively a 15-square-mile array that will include up to a dozen turbines floating nearly 30 miles southeast of Portland.
August 20, 2024
Daniel Kool
Press Herald…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on August 20, 2024 at 10:51am — 3 Comments
PPH - Solar and wind developers must pay extra to build on farmland. The question is, how much?
As demand grows for solar projects, the Legislature directed that rules be drawn up to govern compensation paid by solar developers to boost farmland conservation.
August 20, 2024
Stephen Singer
Press Herald
EXCERPTS
If developers of solar and wind projects want to build on Maine farmland, they soon will have to pay an extra fee.
A state law enacted last year requires…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on August 20, 2024 at 10:30am — 3 Comments
JD Vance roasts Tim Walz over military service and handling of Minneapolis riots at Philly campaign event
JD Vance roasts Tim Walz over military service and handling of Minneapolis riots at Philly campaign event
Added by Willem Post on August 19, 2024 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment
Walz’s Climate Policies Could Leave the Midwest in the Dark
Walz’s Climate Policies Could Leave the Midwest in the Dark…
Added by Willem Post on August 19, 2024 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments
Consumer advocates oppose power line upgrade
This is in NH but Maine would share in the cost.
Maine Public | By Peter McGuire
Published August 16, 2024
Advocates for New England electric customers are raising alarm at the cost of a transmission line upgrade in New Hampshire.
Eversource Energy wants to replace more than 500 wooden poles with steel versions on a…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on August 18, 2024 at 9:41am — 3 Comments
Dangers of electric vehicles are becoming more apparent every day
Added by Willem Post on August 17, 2024 at 10:30am — 9 Comments
10 Things To Know About Tim Walz And His Ties To Communist China
Added by Willem Post on August 16, 2024 at 8:30am — 3 Comments
South Korea to Ban Electric Cars in Parking Garages After Explosion
Added by Willem Post on August 15, 2024 at 6:30am — 1 Comment
Here’s who the EU is really afraid of (and it’s not Trump or Musk)
Added by Willem Post on August 14, 2024 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment
"Experiment Gets An F-Minus": Nantucket Residents Fume Over Broken Wind Turbine Blade Polluting Beaches
"Experiment Gets An F-Minus": Nantucket Residents Fume Over Broken Wind Turbine Blade Polluting Beaches
BY…
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Poison for Maine's future: Nantucket gets update on turbine debris cleanup
By John Basile Published August 8, 2024
Nantucket's Select Board got an update Wednesday night, Aug. 7, on the efforts to clean up debris from the failed Vineyard Wind turbine blade south of the island.
Roger Martella, the Chief Sustainability Officer for blade manufacturer GE Vernova, outlined the ongoing response to the mid-July incident that sent debris into the ocean about 15 miles south of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. That debris continues to wash up on local…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on August 9, 2024 at 3:33pm — 2 Comments
Route 1 closed after tractor-trailer carrying windmill blade hits Stockton Springs railroad bridge
August 9, 2024
by Christopher Burns
The crash happened about 5:30 a.m. on Route 1, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
A video shared with the Bangor Daily News on Friday morning showed the tractor-trailer passing a home on Route 1, and in the distance a loud noise could be heard.
The crash caused the tractor-trailer to overturn, shutting down Route 1, Moss said…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on August 9, 2024 at 11:32am — 2 Comments
New Bodycam Footage Shows Police Officer Being Hoisted Onto Roof, Confronting Thomas Crooks Before He Opened Fire on Trump
Aug. 8, 2024 5:00 pm
The video doesn’t have any sound until the 1:38 mark.
Video shows a police officer being hoisted to the roof of the AGR building, interrupting Crooks just seconds before he started shooting
Weblinks:…
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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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