The state attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into criminal complaints against a prominent champion of Vermonters who are adversely affected by renewable development.

The attorney general’s office is investigating whether Annette Smith, executive director of Vermonters for a Clean Environment, has practiced law without a license — a charge with penalties left entirely to the court’s discretion.

Smith says the complaints that prompted the AG’s investigation are…

http://ethanallen.org/huge-crowd-rejects-vermonts-renewable-energy-policies/

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-22/sunedison-to-hand-solar-farms-right-back-to-the-previous-owners

In January 2015, SunEdison Inc. bought 2.1 gigawatts of wind and solar assets, part of the company’s multibillion-dollar, six-continent push to become the world’s biggest clean-power developer. A year later,…

The makeshift wind turbine erected in front of the Statehouse, emblazoned with the governor’s last name, was the first hint. Then there were the sign-bearing protesters flanking the Statehouse doors.



Inside, in the halls of the Statehouse, the cafeteria and committee rooms, scores more were dressed in bright green vests to highlight their presence and emphasize the danger they feel.



Wednesday brought the biggest show of force yet by Vermonters upset with the state’s…

Why not? We go as the animals that are being displaced and slaughtered. Raptors, bats, migratory birds, bear and deer and lynx and humans and we put a big blood stained turbine up in front of the state house and make…

In the long run, the slow degradation of Maine’s vivid and distinctive quality of place (and the reputation it supports) may be the greatest cost to Maine of all.

   - from "Charting Maine's Future, An Action Plan for…

More bad news for SUNE and investors...most of us forecasted this reality...

Analysts at Credit Suisse explain how mounting liquidity fears led to the drop in SunEdison stock on Tuesday

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SunEdison Inc. stock (NYSE:SUNE) has been highly volatile over the past six months. It slid down from $31 in July, to as low as $2.36 last week. On Tuesday, the stock fell another 10%. Other solar losers on…

Maine Senate president aims to cap electric rates

Though the cap rate is kinda high at 10 cents per kwh, it is a start!  Now if they can just get the subsidies reduced so the windies can't make any money, we will be rid of the scam artists defacing our mountaintops with industrial machinery.  Let's get to our legislators and push the vote for LD 1339.  …

   What to do with 613 megawatts of wind energy when the load demand within Maine is between 1000 to 1400 megawatts at any given time ?

The way the wind blows in New Hampshire  

Fred Ward, an MIT trained PhD from MIT, discusses why wind power in New Hampshire will not work.  The same arguments pertain to Maine, Vermont and anywhere else wind towers would be built.  It is all so simply scientific and factual.  Why can't…

UPDATE at 3PM: I just received a note advising that LD 1339 will not be discussed today and that a replacement date has not yet been announced. Please advise if you hear a date/other information.

A seemingly important Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee work session, with potential Wind implications is scheduled for today, 1/19/16 at 2:00PM according to the Bangor Daily News:

"An effort to cap…

My testimony to the EUT committee on LD 1315