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First Wind: The Boston based wind developer was eyeing the clean energy bill, with the idea that some of the company’s wind turbines in Maine could piggyback on a new electricity connection to Canada. Now First Wind will have to rely on other ways to get its power into Massachusetts.…

"Higher energy costs have not attracted major investments to Maine". 

"Governor LePage is doing what he can to reverse that. He wants to foster conditions that allow people to stay, if they want. He is trying to make Maine business-friendlier — but he is running up against a social-democratic culture".…

And what of the economic impact of industrial wind projects and their transmission lines in the Maine woods?

Appalachian Mountain Club to measure economic impact of conservation in the Maine woods…

Fox Islands Wind Neighbors final brief to Maine Law Court

August 6, 2014

The final brief to the Maine Law Court by Fox Islands Wind Neighbors is now available to read, by clicking:

http://fiwn.wordpress.com/

Mafia alert raised over wind farms

http://www.windaction.org/posts/40966-mafia-alert-raised-over-wind-farms

Shields files lawsuit against CRMC, Deepwater Wind

Energy Editor, 5th August 2014

Fire is the second main cause of accidents in wind turbines, after blade failure, according to research at Edinburgh University, Imperial College and Sweden’s SP Technical Research Institute.

Moreover, the findings suggest that incidents of wind turbines catching fire are a problem that is not currently being fully…

2 bird, 2 bat species among Maine animals in line to be listed as endangered

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They get it from each other,” said Susan Gallo, a wildlife biologist for the Falmouth-based Maine Audubon Society. “They’ve totally crashed. We don’t have huge bat populations in Maine, but … we’ve had places where we’d seen 200 to 300 to 600 bats now down to just a dozen. In some places, those northern long ears are gone. In some places, they’re not…

This is a thought provoking essay from an Australian website called "Andy's Rant". 

http://www.andysrant.com/ ; His carbon focus is mostly on the base but frequently the question has come up about what goes into the base and the fact that manufacturing cement is a heavy carbon emitting process.  I thank him for that analysis alone.  He also states what I have been saying all along in this battle to educate the public about the false…

Dixfield selectmen approve warrant for town meeting on wind energy moratorium

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Since January 2013, the Planning Board has been revising a wind power development ordinance that was approved by voters in 2012. The revised version will be placed before voters at a later date.

During the June 16 board meeting, Selectman Hart Daley said he attended a recent Planning Board meeting at which lawyer Kristen Collins wanted to know why the town doesn't have a…

Power bills to rise for CMP customers after decision in controversial rate case

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Eric Bryant, senior counsel for the Office of the Public Advocate, said the case was the result of various compromises, but that his office was pleased that CMP was willing to settle for $24 million per year compared with their original request for about $40 million.

“We knew that there was…

Please write via the link or to the address below. This is important. Please rally everyone.

I recently read, in this newspaper, yet another lament about Mainers not supporting economic growth and being against everything. It is true that Maine people have opposed a lot of things that might have added jobs. The list is long and stretches everywhere from the Dickey-Lincoln Dam to nuclear power, casinos, road widenings, wind turbines, tar sands and public squares.

Some people, particularly those who think the economy trumps…

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/river-valley/2014/07/27/carthage-anti-wind-power-advocate-appeals-canton-wind-project-approval/1566285

Editorial disparages, dismisses well-founded criticism of wind power

Wind developers’ dependence on subsidies should stir skepticism both in Maine and nationwide.

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Wind developers resort to name-calling because…

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The company had put the project on hold in May, when it became evident that the price of upgrading the transmission lines connecting to the grid from the remote location could be as high as $86 million.

http://digital.vpr.net/post/seneca-kills-wind-project

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A post from Gary Campbell:

Why doesn't the legislature just enact a "Cell Tower Act" they way the Baldacci administration did with the Wind Energy Act in 2008? They could rush it through as "emergency Legislation" even though it doesn't qualify as such, just like the Wind Energy Act.



The new "Cell Tower Act" could follow the general format of the WEA and incorporate current practice as present in Maine wind power…