Monique Aniel Thurston's Blog (176)
State wildlife officials oppose Hancock County Turbine Project !!!
move over Sun Edison.....
State wildlife officials oppose Hancock County turbine project
Gabor Degre | BDN
Turbines on Heifer…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 19, 2015 at 2:10pm — 1 Comment
Portland Phoenix revisits Angus King's Record Hill Wind Project controversy
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 17, 2015 at 5:28pm — 10 Comments
Renewables as a moral obligation ..and a bonus for investors.
WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden told a group of investors at the White House Tuesday that clean energy is a moral and national security issue -- but also makes economic sense.
In his first public remarks since the funeral of his son Beau Biden, the vice president addressed the White House Clean Energy Investment Summit, rallying charitable groups and large investors to commit $4 billion toward clean energy technologies...
Please read rest of the article in link…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 16, 2015 at 6:03pm — 6 Comments
WHY THE MAINE LEGISLATURE HAS THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT AND DUTY TO ASK FOR A MORATORIUM ON WIND PROJECTS.
On page 15 of the " Report of The Governor's Task force on wind power development" one can read the following paragraph;
Confusion over the benefits of wind power development. Wind power displaces
electricity generated from fossil fuels and reduces emissions of atmospheric greenhouse
gases and a variety of other pollutants (SOx, NOx, mercury,…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 8, 2015 at 2:00pm — 8 Comments
Ever wondered what to say when the proponents of wind power in Maine evoke the need to reduce CO2 emissions ?
Read the following graph and then try to figure out why John Baldacci wanted to make Maine a LEADER in wind power development in 2008.
Rankings: Total Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2012
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 6, 2015 at 10:00am — 4 Comments
If you ever wondered whether your activism for sensible energy policies had any effect, just read the following .
The following action was taken at the 2015 May conference of the AWEA in order to fight what they see as the wind power opponents :
Become a Power of Wind Industry Member
We’re already seeing it — wind energy has the power to create cleaner air, more jobs, and affordable energy for more Americans. But anti-wind groups want to drown out…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 6, 2015 at 9:30am — 2 Comments
Angus king , your prediction of Maine becoming an uninhabitable land has not happened yet !
In April 16 th,2008 Angus King spoke in front of 120 adoring young students at Bowdoin College , pounding his foot emphasizing how in ten years from then Maine will become uninhabitable because of the massive escalation of gas prices, he said : In 2020 Maine will need not to elect a Governor but a park ranger because ,nobody will be able to afford to live in…
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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 5, 2015 at 10:00am — 16 Comments
Bruce Williamson 's nomination for PUC commissioner approved in Energy Committee
AUGUSTA, Maine — After delaying a vote for a week, the Legislature’s Energy Committee has approved Tennessee economist and nuclear security expert Bruce Williamson for the state’s Public Utilities Commission.
The committee gave Williamson, who was not present, the greenlight in an 11-2 vote on Thursday afternoon. Sen. Dawn Hill, D-York, and Rep. Dean Rykerson, D-Kittery, were the lone opponents to Williamson’s nomination.
The committee courted controversy for a week after…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 4, 2015 at 4:34pm — 6 Comments
when Littell worries ... we do not !!
The outgoing member of the Public Utilities Commission is concerned that the independent panel is being used as a “political arm” of Republican Gov. Paul LePage to thwart wind power contracts, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press through a Freedom of Access Act Request....
please read rest of the article at the link below.…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on June 3, 2015 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments
A Governor who is watching out for ratepayers.
This is the mission statement of the PUC:
The PUC’s “mission statement” is, essentially, the statute that created the PUC and which defines its duties and responsibilities – Title 35-A of the Maine statutes. If there is any one…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on May 30, 2015 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment
Windpower keeps marching on ...with the blessing of the federal government !
http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2015/05/20/windpower-2015-presents-great-opportunities-for-the-south/
WINDPOWER 2015 Presents Great Opportunities for the…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on May 21, 2015 at 3:43pm — 6 Comments
Vermont at the hands of the wind corporations, or how a courageous Republican state rep tried to stop them
http://www.addison-eagle.com/news/2015/feb/26/ferrisburgh-lawmaker-lone-ranger-against-green-ene/
Ferrisburgh lawmaker is “Lone Ranger” against green energy takeover
Vermont Watchdog Report…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on March 7, 2015 at 9:30am — 3 Comments
IN MEMORIAM ,two years ago the CTFWP lost one of its founders and brilliant mind !
in the course of this brutal battle some of us have left too early......
Obituary: J Dwight, 54, father, friend and columnist
Photo courtesy of…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on May 14, 2014 at 9:00am — 5 Comments
ANOTHER SELL-OUT OF MAINE TO THE WIND INDUSTRY ... this time BY MAINE PUBLIC ADVOCATE !!!
Maine public advocate withdraws opposition to wind energy deal
Posted May 05, 2014, at 5:29 p.m.…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on May 5, 2014 at 10:00pm — 4 Comments
AGAINST THE WIND ,Bravo Crash Barry !
illustrations/Sweetgrass
Against the Wind
Crash Barry rants for the trees
by Crash Barry
There’s hope on the horizon for those of us determined to stop the industrialization of Maine’s wilderness. Reliable sources informed me last month that plans are in the works for a citizen initiative that could substantially slow, if not stop, the development of new wind-power projects atop the wooded peaks of the Pine Tree…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on May 4, 2014 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments
A SAD DAY FOR CITIZENS' RIGHTS IN MAINE
TODAY THE MAINE SENATE VOTED TO KILL LD 616. THIS BILL WOULD HAVE SIMPLY RESTORED, TO RESIDENTS OF UNORGANIZED TERRITORIES WITHIN THE EXPEDITED WIND PERMITTING AREA, RIGHTS ENJOYED BY 99% OF MAINE CITIZENS TO EXERCISE LOCAL CONTROL OVER LAND USES PERMITTED IN THEIR TOWNS. IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY CLEAR THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE MAINE SENATE ACTS AT THE PLEASURE OF THE WIND INDUSTRY, NOT IN THE INTERESTS OF THE RIGHTS OF MAINE'S CITIZENS. THANKS TO THOSE SENATORS VOTING IN THE MINORITY…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on April 3, 2014 at 3:37pm — 3 Comments
LETTER SENT BY DEP TO FIRST WIND IN REGARDS OF NEW FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS !!!!!
STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PAUL R. LEPAGE PATRICIA W. AHO GOVERNOR COMMISSIONER AUGUSTA BANGOR PORTLAND PRESQUE ISLE 17 STATE HOUSE…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on April 3, 2014 at 10:29am — 5 Comments
LD 1750 being discussed at the EUT committee today !!! THE FUTURE OF MAINE WIND PERMITTING.
Listen today LIVE at EUT work session discussion on LD 1750, An Act to "amend the administrative procedure and to clarify Maine wind energy law".
The EUT committee can postpone, table, adjourn - but the fight never stops and more and more people are aware of the game this committee has been playing ignoring the grievances of Maine citizens regarding industrial wind power and failing to answer specific questions concerning the false premises and promises of wind…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on March 19, 2014 at 9:30am — 2 Comments
VICTORY FOR NEIGHBOURS OPPRESSED BY WINDTURBINE NOISE IN VINALHAVEN !
PRESS RELEASE from Fox Islands Wind Neighbors :
Contact: Alan Farago /Rufus Brown esq. 207 831 0569
After three years of litigation, a Maine Superior Court decision has finally found in favor of wind turbine neighbors complaining about excessive noise from three nearby 1.5 megawatt GE wind turbines. Although citizens across the United States living near wind turbines are complaining -- including lawsuits against wind turbine operators -- this is the first court…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on March 13, 2014 at 3:12pm — 5 Comments
TODAY AT 1 PM , THE UTILITY ENERGY COMMITTEE DEBATES LD 1791,an act to examine benefits from Maine wind resources
you can listen Live at http://www.maine.gov/legis/audio/Utilities_cmte.html
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on March 5, 2014 at 11:28am — 1 Comment
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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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