In the following "oldie but a baddie" letter to the Press-Herald, a Gardiner Parker of Woolwich beats up on 80 year old Marjorie Mitchell whose camp on the Lincoln Lakes has been destroyed by First Wind's project built by Reed & Reed. This is a home that Ms. Mitchell and her husband built with their own two hands many years before. Tourism is our leading industry, but Gardiner Parker sees no reason not to engage in a bit of hate mongering aimed at this…

Is there some in CTOW who can respond to the NELA letter to set the record straight. We're up to our ears in press work here at FMM and would appreciate someone taking that on. We can't let this stuff go unchallenged. Allowing the public to think/believe that windmills in ME reduces pollution from the Midwest is extremely is a complete falsehood and needs to be called out. Selling REC to Midwest polluters is what's coming from ME wind developers - Thanks. RM

Wind energy foes say Maine lawmakers don’t give them a fair hearing

http://www.maine.gov/legis/audio/Utilities_cmte.html

12/18/13 PRESS STATEMENT BY CITIZENS TASK FORCE ON WIND POWER

OPEN LETTER TO THE EUT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

We are insulted, but not surprised, that this Committee has chosen to hear only from the established industrial wind industry, personified by Juliet Brown and Stacey Fitts.

Brown is the attorney for…

For Immediate Release

Friends of Maine's Mountains: Industrial wind's new poll is an attempt to silence critics

December 16, 2013   Portland, Maine. Friends of Maine's Mountains (FMM) is encouraging the people of Maine to question the motivation and validity of the recent poll promoting industrial wind power in Maine. The Maine Renewable Energy Association…

Sounds like First Wind is trying to downplay the potentially looking cessation of the mega-giveaway called the PTC. It also sounds as though they are positioning this as an occasional speed bump and that the "free money" always gets reinstated.

IT IS HIGH TIME WE STOP THE PTC ONCE AND FOR ALL AS WELL AS ALL OTHER GIFTS TO THESE INSIDER CORPORATIONS.

EXCERPT:

Maine’s growing wind power industry has also come to rely on a production tax credit that…

The PPH has a poll up on it's home page and we need to vote "no" before they take it down. Take time this morning and vote to stop the killing Eagles and other wildlife by the wind industry. It will take you 2 minutes and a big turnout is critical to keeping pressure on the media to shine a bright light on the facts about wind power in Maine. Vote now!

Plans for £5.4bn Argyll Array offshore wind farm near Tiree dropped

Wind turbine Up to 300 wind turbines were planned for the Argyll Array near Tiree

... Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) announced it would not proceed with the Argyll Array scheme following technical and environmental site studies. It would have had up to 300 turbines and a capacity of up to 1800MW, enough to power one million homes...…

Mr. Lutz had difficulty posting, so asked that we post this heart-felt letter to Maine Audubon for him.

Wind farm opponents blast Maine Audubon report, saying environmental group too ‘chummy’ with developers…

For Immediate Release

Friends of Maine's Mountains calls on Maine Audubon to disclose its financial ties to industrial wind and retract its new report that fails to…

The Business and Consumer Court (Judge Horton presiding) "grants the appeal of Peter and Julie Beckford and vacates the approval of Pisgah's industrial wind energy project." The sentence pretty much leapt off page 1 of the December 11 decision. As our favorite Red Sox announcer would say, "Had 'em all the way!"

So maybe travelers won't be seeing five 450' turbines as they pass Bangor on the interstate. Maybe life will return to normal for the many Clifton residents who have had to…

Webpage to the Maine's PUC report to the EUT committee.......http://www.maine.gov/mpuc/legislative/documents/Economics%20of%20Renewable%20Energy%20Policy.pdf

First Wind signs deal to send Hancock County wind farm electricity to Vermont

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/12/09/business/firstwind-signs-deal-to-send-hancock-county-wind-farm-electricity-to-vermont/

Wind turbines, wildlife can coexist in Maine, report says

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/12/05/business/wind-turbines-wildlife-can-coexist-in-maine-report-says/

and…

I'm sure it's due to the Wyoming case where Duke Energy was held criminally (convicted) liable for killing eagles at a number of their wind farms. So, the President is going to ask Congress to pass a 30 year exemption for the developers so they can kill these poor animals without any recourse. I wonder if the developers in Maine have secured their permits to kill eagles - maybe we should call and ask the Audubon Society to comment.

All six New England governors commit to joint energy infrastructure agenda

Environmental board rejects challenges to Hancock wind farm permits