This letter appears in the online version of the Forecaster and hopefully the physical editions as well. The Forecaster, for anyone not familiar, is a free distribution widely read and very well done weekly newspaper available in several geographic areas. Its focus on hyper-local news helps assure strong reader engagement with the…

Ron Huber has graciously made recordings of the 12/18/13 EUT meeting and posted them in a directory at the following link:

http://penbay.org/wind/2013/

Others will be added.

I just received and have not listened to, so I'm not sure if any of these duplicate what Ron had posted the other day - I don't believe they do:

P…

The following ad appeared  on page 4 of the 12/17/13 Bangor Daily News, juxtaposed with a continuation of the lead cover story on propane. The type on the ad itself is very readable, unlike what can be seen here.

A clearer copy, showing the editorial content on the page as well can be accessed here:…

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…

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

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

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…

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

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…

All six New England governors commit to joint energy infrastructure agenda

Environmental board rejects challenges to Hancock wind farm permits

Power struggle: Green energy versus a grid that's not ready

Minders of a fragile national power grid say the rush to renewable energy might actually make it harder to keep the lights on.

By Evan Halper

December 2, 2013, 7:57 p.m.

EXCERPTS:…

Wind Power Is Brought to Justice

Jonesport to vote on moratorium on new wind energy projects

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Let the wind production tax credit expire

11/26/2013

EXCERPTS:

Despite this generous support for over two decades, the wind industry has very little to show for it besides higher electricity prices and disappointing production results. Wind energy accounts for a disappointing …

Wind Turbines Are Climate-Change Scarecrows

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Using wind alone to stop the growth in carbon dioxide emissions would require us to cover about 1,000 square kilometers with wind turbines — a land area about 17 times the size of Manhattan Island —…