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NH: Third wind farm company withdraws leases for Newfound-area project

 

April 06. 2014 9:16PM

Third wind farm company withdraws leases for Newfound-area project…

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Added by Long Islander on April 8, 2014 at 11:50am — No Comments

Hydropower plan is raising alarms - Some say it may stall wind and solar energy

Hydropower plan is raising alarms

Some say it may stall wind and solar energy

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Added by Long Islander on April 8, 2014 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Maine Sierra Club Boasts of Defeating LD 616 and 1323

After all, who cares about citizen's rights -- who the heck do these citizens think they are anyway?

See their communication here:

http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=320182&em_id=360048.0

Added by Long Islander on April 6, 2014 at 10:00am — 7 Comments

CTFWP has 599 Members - Please Ask Someone You Know to Join Today

CTFWP has 599 Members - Important Request
The list is here:…
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Added by Long Islander on April 5, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments

BDN - Dems and a Handful of Republicans Strip Maine Citizens of Their Rights

This is the same bill that the House overwhelmingly passed just three days ago. 

Two bills to give Unorganized Territory more say in wind deals rejected by Senate

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The first bill rejected by the Senate — LD 1323, sponsored by Rep. Teresea Hayes, D-Buckfield — would have reinstituted the zoning process that was in effect before the Wind Act was passed.

The second — LD 616, sponsored by Rep. Larry Dunphy,…

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Added by Long Islander on April 3, 2014 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

A Warning to Congress: Renewal of Wind Energy Subsidies Will Lead to a Big Boost in Carbon Emissions

A Warning to Congress: Renewal of Wind Energy Subsidies Will Lead to a Big Boost in Carbon Emissions

Mike Krancer previously served as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.…

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Added by Long Islander on April 3, 2014 at 4:00pm — No Comments

LD 1323 being discussed in Senate right now - tune in

LD 1323

"An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territory"

Sponsored by Representative Teresea Hayes

 

Status Summary

Reference…

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Added by Long Islander on April 3, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments

BDN: Maine House advances bill to give Unorganized Territory more say in wind development

House advances bill to give Unorganized Territory more say in wind development

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Added by Long Islander on April 3, 2014 at 1:30am — 5 Comments

Maine DEP challenges judge’s ruling on Vinalhaven wind power noise

Maine Department of Environmental Protection challenges judge’s ruling on island wind power noise

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Added by Long Islander on April 2, 2014 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

First Wind Frolics - If the taxpayers bought you a $115 million GIFT, would you still need to borrow $75 million?

The other day First Wind announced they were looking to borrow $75 million. The press release was apparently NOT released to the media in Maine. Maybe doing so would have frightened the so called Maine environmental groups who associate First Wind with giving them money.…

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Added by Long Islander on April 2, 2014 at 9:30am — No Comments

PPH - With partnership in limbo, First Wind seeks to borrow $75 million

With partnership in limbo, First Wind seeks to borrow $75 million

By Tux Turkel tturkel@pressherald.com

Staff Writer…

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Added by Long Islander on April 2, 2014 at 1:00am — 5 Comments

**** !!!! LD 616 Being Discussed Right Now - TUNE IN

Video:

http://www.maine.gov/legis/house/h_video.htm

Audio

http://www.maine.gov/legis/house/h_audio.htm

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Added by Long Islander on March 31, 2014 at 12:28pm — 4 Comments

Scientist behind the Gaia hypothesis: Renewables Won't Work

3/30/14

James Lovelock: environmentalism has become a religion

Scientist behind the Gaia hypothesis says environment movement does not pay enough attention to facts and he was too certain in the past about rising temperatures…

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Added by Long Islander on March 30, 2014 at 11:48pm — No Comments

Maine should leave Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (PPH)

Please note that the former Vice-Chair of RGGI and now Treasurer of RGGI, David Littell, is one of three commissioners on the Maine PUC which has a demonstrated track record of overruling its staff recommendations in favor of the wind industry, e.g., approving the First Wind-Emera merger and approving the Maine Power Reliability Project at a ratepayer financed price tag of $1.4…

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Added by Long Islander on March 30, 2014 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Ct. Wind Power: "Important symbolically for an administration that has emphasized renewable energy"

How nice that Connecticut feels it's important to get behind wind power as a "symbol". It's indeed a great symbol -- of ideology, political correctness and reckless government meddling triumphing over empiricism and common sense.

In this article, Sen. Bob Duff, the head…

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Added by Long Islander on March 30, 2014 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

Kay Michka: Telling citizens they no longer have a say in zoning guidelines

Letter to the Editor: LD 616 is about more than just wind

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Because I was not aware of the loss of my rights when it occurred, I want to sound an alarm and educate my fellow Mainers.

The story is simple. In 2008, The…

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Added by Long Islander on March 30, 2014 at 12:30am — 3 Comments

Natural Gas, Renewables and the Future of Maine's Energy Policy

When reading CLF's comments, please bear in mind that their CLF Ventures works with the wind…

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Added by Long Islander on March 27, 2014 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Maine PUC Decrees Smart Meters Are Safe

Please bear in mind that so called smart meters have everything to do with central planning's embrace of wind:

A smart grid would allow the integration of variable energy sources like wind and solar. For example, if electricity output dropped suddenly due to a change in wind generation, the grid could dim the lights in big box…

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Added by Long Islander on March 26, 2014 at 4:55pm — 2 Comments

Welcome mat not fully out, wind industry summit comes to Maine

Welcome mat not fully out, Northeast Wind Summit comes to Maine

Politics aside, market demand is driving business deals, organizers say.

By Tux Turkel tturkel@pressherald.com

Staff Writer

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Although U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine gave opening remarks by video, no…

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Added by Long Islander on March 26, 2014 at 7:18am — 3 Comments

PPH - Companies wants to build multimillion-dollar power lines through Maine

Do ratepayers think that the extraordinary costs of this possible transmission build-out will not somehow end up hitting their pocketbooks? Is it not time for the formation of a New England ratepayers association?

Will we allow the kleptocracy to keep handing everything we have to the rent seekers?

And why…

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Added by Long Islander on March 25, 2014 at 1:00am — 3 Comments

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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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