Maine Public | By Fred Bever
Published May 18, 2021 at 4:03 PM EDT
There was early momentum Tuesday for what could be Maine's next big transmission project linked to renewable energy goals, this one in Aroostook County. The latest plan, as envisioned in legislation before the utilities committee, got a positive review at the State House.
Energy analysts say the County has some of the state's best potential for developing cost-effective wind and other renewable…
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To the well meaning "environmentalist" foot soldiers (not your corrupt leadership) - you've been had by wind and solar. $$$$$$$$$
Judging by the following book review of "Bright Green Lies I don't agree with everything the book says but it's nice to see another expose of wind and solar coming from persons in the environmental movement…
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Presented by President TROY JACKSON of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Representative MARTIN of Eagle…
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“Yeah, I mean, we obviously are ‘all in’ on making sure that we meet the President’s goals of getting to 100 percent clean electricity by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050,” Granholm said. “And, you know, if you drive an electric car, this would not be affecting you, clearly. “
Granholm’s appointment is not without controversy. Jarrett Skorup the director of marketing and communications at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, based in Midland, Michigan,…
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By Fred Bever | Maine Public | May 11, 2021
The federal government gave the green light Tuesday to the nation’s first offshore wind energy project, off Martha’s Vineyard.
In Maine, meanwhile, lawmakers are considering whether to charge some costs for this state’s emerging offshore wind sector to electricity ratepayers.…
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Van Morrison, with some help from fellow marquee musician Eric Clapton, has used his talent as a songwriter and singer to challenge via songs coronavirus crackdowns. Now, in a new song, Morrison focuses his criticism on the media and its practice of pushing a party line to the exclusion of contrary opinions and refuting information.
Listen to the song at the following weblink:…
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I remain a big believer in books in the age of short attention spans. But the book must cover a lot of material in an organized way–and have a thorough index for researchers.
Outside of a too-brief index, Marc Morano’s Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse Than You Think (Regnery: 2021) is a worthy addition to any library concerning today’s raging debate over climate and energy. It is one-stop shopping–400 pages worth–for a mount of eye-opening, sometimes amusing, but…
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The Colonial Pipeline, the main conduit carrying gasoline and diesel fuel to the U.S. East Coast, said it had halted all operations after being hit with a…
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Tux Turkel - May 5, 2021
More than 60 commercial fishermen and their supporters testified Tuesday in favor of a bill that would block any attempt to develop offshore wind projects anywhere along the Maine coast.
The bill would prohibit any state agency from permitting or approving any offshore wind energy project regardless of its location. It was introduced by Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor, a commercial fisherman, and co-sponsored by eight other…
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As a follow up to my previous post about Biden going nuclear, I have attached an article from Bloomberg reporting on a Princeton University study evaluating the landmass required to support a variety of energy sources to get to zero carbon. Wind has a big problem.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-energy-land-use-economy/
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The Biden administration is quietly admitting it can't achieve zero-emissions without a national fleet of firm, reliable, thermal power plants. Are they talking nuclear power? To quote from the article I've posted below, it sounds like Joe has seen the light.
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Is the U.S. headed for Ireland's Troubles?
THIS IS EYE-OPENING
Find the podcast from April 28 - see two posts below.
Industrial Wind Turbine Health Issues: Evidence Grows, Politics Rise (Robert Bryce’s latest)
By Robert Bradley Jr. -- April 28, 2021
“Since 2015, nearly 300 government entities from Vermont to Hawaii have moved to reject or restrict wind projects. Local governments are…
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May 3 - By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press - pressherald.com
Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America’s most beloved forests and rivers. Solar megaprojects of unprecedented size.
As President Biden’s administration plans to fight climate change by weaning the nation off fossil fuels, these large-scale renewable energy projects are the source of conflict within a seemingly unlikely group:…
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"Brainwashed America". This documentary is most important so you can understand how Maine is Almost lost, to THEM..
https://www.worldviewweekend.com/brainwashed-documovie-part-one
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The "Green New Deal" commenced with Biden’s executive orders to kill the Keystone XL pipeline and place a moratorium on drilling on federal land proposes to replace hydrocarbons — which provide 80% of reliable American energy by blanketing vast land areas — with costly, inefficient wind turbines and solar panels that only intermittently supply about 3%.
Say goodbye to U.S. energy independence and low fuel and home heating costs, and hello to higher food prices due to impacts on…
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Downeast Wind has submitted a permit to MEDEP for a 30 turbine, 126 MW project on blueberry barrens owned by Wyman in Columbia and the unorganized areas of T18 MD BPP and T24 MD BPP in Washington County.
Downeast plans to deploy Vesta 126 - 3.45 MW turbines - they will be the largest land based turbines in the US - hub height 472 ft w/nacelle, blade length 202 ft. The Vesta 126 has been deployed as an offshore application in Europe.
Tonight (6…
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Thirty Election Integrity Recommendations
This list was put together by a team of independent experts, who volunteered their time to advance the cause
of US election integrity. To date they have generated multiple reports on that nationally important subject.
The items on this list are explained in more detail in Part 3 of the Election Integrity Recommendations Report.…
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Littell seems to be stuck in Augusta's revolving door.
.....................to meet growing demand for expertise on climate-related law and regulation.
Bernstein Shur, a firm based in Portland with more than 125 attorneys, announced the new practice Thursday on Earth Day with members of the multidisciplinary team led by shareholder David Littell as chair.
He told Mainebiz the initiative came from a couple of members of the firm's board after noticing that climate…
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
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(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 - 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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