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Mass DEP Martin Suuberg Fails Wind Turbine Noise Protection…

Falmouth Wind Turbines Vs Human Rights -Sleep Deprivation…

These green loan programs lost $2.2 billion dollars between 2008 and 2015, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. As of 2015, the GAO concluded that taxpayers were securing $28 billion in loans for 30 different green energy projects.

These loan guarantees allowed borrowers to receive a privately financed loan with the federal government assuming the risk. If the recipient of the loan defaults, they have the U.S. Treasury as an effective co-signer which often…

Some Vermont renewable energy proponents have a fanciful notion of “Making Vermont Energy Independent”. Some legislators repeat it as part of their RE rhetoric and talking points. There is an organization “Energy Independent Vermont”, sponsored by VPIRG that espouses this independence movement, along with a tax on carbon. One such carbon tax envisions raising $520 million per year by 2026.

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Hawaii has increased its PV solar systems in recent years. The energy is generated mostly between 10 am and 2 pm, whereas peak demand is later in the evening. Battery systems have been installed to shift a part of the solar energy to peak hours.

https://hawaiienergy.com/about/get-the-facts

Here is a description of a PV solar/Battery system combo.

In Kauai, Hawaii, there is a 52 MWh of battery…

Bird collisions at an offshore platform in the North Sea

Ommo Hüppop, Kathrin Hüppop, Jochen Dierschke & Reinhold Hill

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Of course the PPH's actual headline was "Despite making it a priority, LePage remains stymied on lowering energy costs; Heading into his last full legislative session, it's unlikely that the governor will have better success this year."

.......And she noted that during the governor’s tenure, retail electricity prices in Maine fell by 1 percent, while they rose in the rest of New England by 20 percent.......southern New England states…

Based on work done by more than 100 participants during Thursday’s session, Beurle presented a plausible scenario for what the region that includes the towns of Greenville, Monson and Rockwood could look like in 2030, with the goal to have a more diversified economy and a greater number of permanent and semi-permanent residents in 13 years.

The future scenario features a 20-25 percent increase in the population, with 1,000 more residents — many aged 25-44 — as well as more diversity…

People before turbines

The decision certainly pleased one resident, the fortunately-named Søren Wind, who lives in the village of Roager in Esbjerg Municipality.

“It’s quite a relief,” he said. “The politicians have let us citizens come first. I’m glad that’s over.”

Esbjerg followed in the footsteps of several other municipalities, including Vejen and Tønder, which have also dropped their wind turbine plans.…

When asked his views on CO2:…

Anonymous sources told Bloomberg this week McIntyre is expected to be nominated to chair the commission.......

Kevin McIntyre, a lawyer at the Cleveland energy firm Jones Day, is expected to be nominated to head the commission. McIntyre is no stranger to the agency, having argued cases before the commission on behalf of energy companies.

Neil Chatterjee, a longtime aid to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), is also expected to be named to the commission. Chatterjee…

Falmouth Wind Turbine Lawsuits and RICO statute

RICO Act is applicable to corrupt state and local government within a 10-year period who can be charged with racketeering.…

This article shows a method of calculating the CO2 associated with electricity consumption of any state in New England. In this case it was applied to Vermont. At the end of the article is a list of references.

The Energy Information Agency, EIA, calculates CO2 emissions based on in-state fossil fuel electricity generation; Vermont has very little of such generation, i.e., according to the EIA Vermont has a small quantity of CO2 emissions relating to electricity. It is…

Back in 1997 the US installed wind turbine capacity was about 1/35th of what it is today. America had  approximately 2200 MW of installed wind energy capacity.  Today it is over 82,000 MW. Back then eagle mortality was important to the public and the USFWS freely admitted that wind turbines were one of the primary killers of eagles being shipped to the Denver eagle Repository. The Denver Eagle Repository at that time was receiving approximately 1000 eagle carcasses each…

“I think that measuring with…

Although EPA’s Clean Power Plan may be eliminated by the Trump administration, state clean energy goals could drive projects that deliver Canadian hydro and wind power from Maine and the Atlantic Ocean. Order 1000 requires public utility transmission providers to consider “transmission needs driven by public policy requirements [PPR] in both the local and regional transmission planning processes.”…

Given the history of collaboration between Big Wind and FWS officials, the motives behind this push should be questioned by Congress and the public.”

https://www.masterresource.org/cuisinarts-of-the-air/protect-eagles-usfwss-30-year-take-permits/