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BDN - Proposed sale of Maine’s largest power plant a sign of region’s changing energy market
Added by Long Islander on May 5, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments
Wind Energy Sputtering Everywhere
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Meanwhile, renewable energy—wind, solar, and biofuels—is sputtering everywhere, as one would expect of any product wholly dependent on subsidies in a time of budgetary constraints. Tax credits and subsidies for wind and solar power survived the fiscal cliff deal on January 1, the result of some fancy footwork by renewable lobbyists months before, but aren’t likely to survive much longer. In Europe, subsidies for renewable energy are being cut just about…
ContinueAdded by Thinklike A. Mountain on May 4, 2013 at 10:46am — 1 Comment
Clean technology investors shift focus to drilling
Clean technology investors shift focus to drilling
So Much For "Peak Oil"
Oil companies big and small have used technology to find a bounty of oil and natural…
ContinueAdded by Thinklike A. Mountain on May 3, 2013 at 8:30am — 2 Comments
CTFWP Statement and Testimony Regarding Bowers Mt. Wind Project, May 1, 2013
May 1, 2013
Good evening, my name is Brad Blake and I am a resident of Scarborough, Maine and I am the chairman of the Citizens’ Task Force on Wind Power, a state-wide coalition of local groups and individuals who believe PL 661 is bad public policy and who oppose the resultant proliferation of grid scale wind power projects in Maine. The Citizens’ Task Force on Wind Power fervently opposes the application that is before you in this hearing. Nothing has changed from two years ago. …
ContinueAdded by Brad Blake on May 2, 2013 at 10:30pm — 3 Comments
Connecticut Moving Towards Large Hydro as a Renewable?
State energy bill passes Senate, moves to House
Ken Dixon
Updated 10:53 pm, Wednesday, May 1, 2013…
Added by Long Islander on May 2, 2013 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments
Greenwood ponders future wind policy
Greenwood ponders future wind policy
Greenwood selectmen and Planning Board officials recently discussed ideas for a proposed wind power ordinance to be crafted for a vote next year.
Plans originally called for an ordinance proposal from the Planning Board for next month’s annual town meeting, but selectmen earlier…
Added by Long Islander on May 2, 2013 at 3:15pm — 1 Comment
It is appeallable!!! Saddleback Ridge Wind does not have a permit.
BEP and DEP and Saddleback Ridge remand. Saddleback Ridge Wind does not have a permit.
Wind law states DEP Commissioner AHo, alone, approves permits. BEP will work with DEP but they do not want it appealable at DEP level. BEP law advisor states that whomever does the review of noise modelings; the public will have a chance for comment and “due process”. It is appealable!!!!!
Patriot Renewables is buying easements and they present a case of NO…
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Timothy Schneider Approved by Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee to Serve as Public Advocate
Maine Government News
Timothy Schneider Approved by Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee to Serve as Public Advocate
May 1, 2013
Governor's Office
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 1
Contact: Adrienne Bennett, Press Secretary (207) 287-2531
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today congratulated Timothy Schneider of Portland to serve as the…
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BDN - Opponents of Bowers Mountain wind site complain about effect on views
Opponents of Bowers Mountain wind site complain about effect on views…
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Earth Day postmark stirs up wind opponents
Earth Day postmark stirs up wind opponents
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on May 1, 2013 at 11:10am — 2 Comments
After Three Fires, First Wind Fends Off Safety Concerns - Fox Guarding Hen House?
Added by Long Islander on May 1, 2013 at 7:00am — 2 Comments
BDN - Maine DEP holds first public hearing for Bowers Mountain wind project
Maine DEP holds first public hearing for Bowers Mountain wind project
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Battle lines drawn over proposed Maine wind farm Environmentalists back the Bowers Wind project (MST)
Battle lines drawn over proposed Maine wind farm (Maine Sunday Telegram)
Environmentalists back the Bowers Wind project, while backcountry guides and sporting camp owners will oppose it at hearings this week.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/-Environmentalists-fight-for-100M-Maine-wind-farm.html
Added by Long Islander on April 29, 2013 at 8:30am — 1 Comment
BDN: Turbine fire illuminates need for reporting mandate
In this opinion piece the Bangor Daily News writes: "Objective, publicly accessible data, not politically motivated guesswork, should drive that debate".
Is the Bangor Daily News cognizant of the fact that the expedited wind law that paved the way for wind in this poor wind state against the will of the…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on April 27, 2013 at 10:00am — 1 Comment
First Wind - Wind Lobbyist's Acoustics Expert Witness Tells Panel Health Concerns are "All Made-up and Make Believe"
Lobbyist for wind power apologizes to Vt. panel
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A lobbyist for an industry…
Added by Long Islander on April 25, 2013 at 9:30am — 2 Comments
A Must Deny
Lets have a goreat turnout, show our determination, have well thought out statements and demeanor, and spread the positive energy!
No Towers On Bowers
Added by Donald Moore on April 24, 2013 at 4:24pm — 1 Comment
U.S. States Turning Against Renewable Portfolio Standards as Natural Gas Plunges
U.S. States Turning Against Renewable Portfolio Standards as Gas Plunges
April 23, 2013
More than half the U.S. states with laws requiring utilities to buy renewable energy are considering ways to pare back those mandates after a plunge in natural gas prices brought on by technology that boosted…
Added by Long Islander on April 24, 2013 at 3:45pm — 1 Comment
PLEASE... attend the Bowers hearing April 30th & May 1st
Added by Gary Campbell on April 24, 2013 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
Report to DEP Kibby
Report to DEP Kibby
Added by Norman Mitchell on April 22, 2013 at 10:28pm — 1 Comment
DEP promises lengthy hearing for Bowers Mountain wind project
Added by Long Islander on April 22, 2013 at 6:26pm — No Comments
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Maine as Third World Country:
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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