Governor of Maine Implores Legislature to Help Trim Power Prices

.....On the federal level, in May, Governor LePage testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power in support of a bill to speed the permitting process and lower energy costs across our nation. The draft legislation aims to improve the permitting of interstate natural gas pipelines,…

In 2015, the Maine Legislature considered a diverse portfolio of energy and environmental bills related to energy efficiency, solar energy, wind permitting, land conservation, water quality, mining regulations, and many other topics. E2Tech is bringing policy, environmental, business, and legislative leaders together to discuss recent legislation and look ahead at interpretation and implementation…

I'm Jon Hinck, a MoveOn and Portland City Council member. Governor Paul LePage recently said he'd resign if enough of us Mainers spoke up. In his own words: "If the people of Maine don't want me, just ask me to leave."¹

Jon Hinck is an environmentalist, lawyer and politician. ... Between 2006 and 2012, Jon served in the Maine legislature as a State…

Honestly, nothing more need be said beyond the Headline.  The Legislature is dragging their feet and having trouble seeing that wind is not working, and is driving rates up and businesses and jobs out.  This is not just economic theory, but is economic FACT.  How can the people we elected be so obtuse?  (I love Shawshank Redemption)…

The staff for The PUC has made the recommendation that Emera NOT build the new transmission line through the County.  Building it would cost every Maine average ratepayer $34.07 a year more in transmission fees and would further drive more businesses out of the state.  Emera has not given up yet, but this is a step in the right direction.  No more rubber stamps for wind power.  …

Bigger Cities Aren't Always Greener, Data Show

By Amber Williams | Aug 18, 2015

Here is a photo taken in Kingsbury. This is the first pad to be poured with cement.

SunEdison's House of Cards Is Starting to Crumble

Falling stock prices and rising interest rates are making SunEdison a tough bet for investors.…

Moosehead Lake is simply astounding, truly a natural treasure. The iconic Mt. Kineo rises dramatically from the vast lake. The view from the top encompasses the blue water surrounded by verdant forest and the ancient Appalachian Mountains. Enjoy the vistas in this video, then envision the lake encircled with 50 story wind turbines on every available ridge. Please speak out against the destruction of this unique region that deserves national park status, not industrial wasteland…

I wish all the legislators and congresspeople would read these and believe what they say.  It is VERY revealing.

http://www.strata.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Full-Report-True-Cost-of-Wind1.pdf…

OPINION:

I would like it if wind bloggers learn how to preview and proofread before hitting "PUBLISH POST"  multiple times on a single article.

I don't get my email on a cellphone so my anger quotient isn't as high as those who do... but there have been days I've logged in…

Mark W. Anderson, a 35 year professor of economics at U Maine has figured out the real economics behind the "Renewable" energy policies we have been led to believe are going to save our country.  This is one of the first academics I have heard tell the real truth.  …

This recent photo of the wind turbines on Lowell Mountain in northern Vermont in a lightning storm provokes the thoughts of the dangers of forest fires as these machines are erected throughout heavily forested areas in northern New England.  We know the turbines have lightning rods, but so have the thousands of barns that have burned down after lightning struck their rods.  If not properly maintained, lightning rods are simply ornaments, not protection.  A lightning strike on a turbine not…

They are thinking that Offshore Wind might still make it in Maine.  That is after all the other three that were chosen over Maine failed because they could not make electricity economically enough to get contracts from distribution companies.  The Windies just won't give up their quest to reap government money whether or not it helps the environment and how much it really hurts the economy.…

This is a video and a little long, but worth watching.  

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/20/cramer-mea-culpa-why-i-was-wrong-on-sunedison.html

The amount of interplay among the officials looking after the citizens and the big businesses they are regulating isn't limited to Maine.  Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO Alicia Barton has jumped ship for greener pastures at Sun Edison.  Read below…

Dixfield area residents have made it clear they don't want wind turbines that make more noise at night than 35 decibels.  Patriot Renewables says it is not feasible to build turbines like that so they are pushing to get the levels raised.  DON'T DO IT DIXFIELD!!!!!  YOU WON'T BE HAPPY.  Keep the Colonel Holman Mountain Ridge pristine!…

Maine is as cotrrupt as it gets in the 50 states.....A great read  and not a novel at all.

"Some of America’s most corrupt politicians can be found in the windswept wilds of Maine. The Pine Tree State rates next-to-last in citizens’ trust of their legislators according to the Gallup Poll (April 4, 2014), and the Center for Public Integrity gives the state an F for corruption. Maine politicians appropriate taxpayer funds for their own companies, while…

Dixfield Planning Board table discussion on wind ordinance until Sept. 3

....“I hoped that Mr. Carroll would be here so that he and the town could maybe find a number between 35 decibels and 42 decibels that would work for everyone involved,” Whittemore said.

....Jamison said he agrees that Patriot Renewables and the town should find something…

"The total cost of 1-kilowatt wind turbine is around $9,000, excluding batteries. With an average wind speed of 9 mph, the estimated annual output is about 1,800 kwh. For a system large enough to provide all of your own energy, say close to 960 kwh per month for the average U.S. home, the costs can be significantly higher."…