This article shows the following:

- Gross state product growth was 13.08% faster than state budget growth, a desirable condition, during the Douglas years,

- GSP growth was 45.5% slower than state budget growth, an undesirable condition, during the Shumlin years.

- The state government needs to decrease the burden of taxes, fees and surcharges on the anemic private sector.

See attached spreadsheet with sources of…

This is to let you know that wind warrior Mike Bond's thriller Killing Maine will be free on Amazon from Sept 11-15. For anyone who has not read this gripping story, I encourage you to take advantage of this most special offer. 

Here is the Amazon link:…

Block Island, Rhode Island Wind Turbine Infra-Sound 1979

Federal and state officials have been aware of dangers of wind turbine infra sound for almost forty years. Sleep deprivation and nuisance.…

“When tasked with selecting nominations for the ad hoc committee, I was very transparent about selecting individuals from both sides of this issue,” wrote Mr. Votra in the letter. “This appears to be nothing more than an attempt by Avangrid to silence the opposition.”

http://www.windaction.org/posts/47158-wind-company-opposes-appointment-to-state-siting-board…

USA - Whales Deaths East Coast -Who's Killing The Whales

NOAA is mapping the ocean floor. Much of the mapping has been done with the NOAA vessel Nancey Foster.…

People at a public information meeting say they believe the project will serve wind farms.

Carroll said the project filings on the transmission line project could be done by next month.

“The Public Utilities Commission has to approve it, but if the PUC approves it and the (Department of Environmental Protection) doesn’t approve it – a no and a yes doesn’t get us where we need to be,” he said. “We would have to go back to the drawing table to see what we could…

The BDN writes that in SOME cases Baldacci's expedited wind law has boosted wind generation. The fact is that this law has had a tremendous effect on the proliferation of wind factories in Maine. Although the article attempts to be wide in scope, explaining the Governor's work on energy, it ignores many, many factors. For example, every citizen initiated attempt to protect Mainers from wind proliferation was stonewalled by a wind industry controlled EUT…

http://www.newsweek.com/harvey-irma-hurricane-season-climate-change-659844

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2017/05/31/452704.htm

When I was 7 or 8 years old, early '50's, there was a hurricane that hit downeast Maine. It destroyed the fish hatchery on Alamosook…

Time: 3:00 PM on Wed, 9/6/17

Place: 41 Court St. Skowhegan, ME

Purpose: Somerset County Commissioners to discuss resolution to oppose industrial wind development

Open to the public? -- YES

The following is excerpted from the Somerset County Commissioners meeting agenda for Wednesday, 9/6/17 at 3PM:

A copy of the…

TransCanada, TC, purchased 13 hydro power plants, total capacity 560 MW, on the Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers from bankrupt USGen New England for $505 million in 2005. Almost all of the plants are located in New Hampshire. All plants and their drainage areas are shown on an enlarged map. See URL.

The current Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, licenses of the Wilder, Bellows Falls and Vernon Plants expire in 2018. The renewal process takes about 5…

"Presentations on wind development in the Moosehead Region by Moosehead Region Futures will take place Sat Sept 9 hourly from 11AM-3PM at the Center for Moosehead History - 6 Lakeview St Greenville, ME.

These are timed to coincide with this year's annual Seaplane "Fly In" and are part of the ongoing public awareness campaign publicizing the threat/adverse impact of industrial wind in the Moosehead Region. Anyone can attend and ask questions. No registration is required.

"In the process of rebuilding Maine, we must never compromise the integrity of our environment. It's not only immoral, it's bad economics." - Angus King in the following must see 41 second video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK2wOmoCEaQ

U.S.…

The original SPEED program, started in July 2010, was repealed and replaced by Act 56 of 2015, the Renewable Portfolio Standard, RPS, act, which requires 55% of utility retail electricity sales to be from renewable sources by 2017; 75% by 2032. The SPEED program replacement is called Standard Offer, SO, as described in 30 VSA 8005b.

SO projects, 2.2 MW or less:

Those projects have a cap of 127.5 MW by 2022; about 60,850 kW, all energy sources, has been…