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Sen. Jim DeMint’s amendment seeks to repeal all energy-specific tax credits
Senate To Vote On Wind Energy PTC Extension Amendment
Laura DiMugno, Thursday 08 March 2012 - 17:10:32
After attempts to tack on a renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) extension to other legislation failed to gain traction, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has introduced an amendment to the transportation bill currently under…
ContinueAdded by Hart Daley on March 8, 2012 at 8:37pm — No Comments
U.S. Senator Alexander blasts Wind Subsidies
The Wind Production Tax Credit: Time to End Big Wind's Loophole
“We hear a lot of talk about federal subsidies for Big Oil. I would like to talk about federal subsidies for Big Wind – $14 billion between 2009 and 2013, according to the Joint Tax Committee. And what do we get for these billions in subsidies? A puny amount of unreliable electricity that arrives disproportionately at night when we don’t need it. Americans are finding out that these are not your…
Added by Ellin Beltz on March 7, 2012 at 2:01pm — No Comments
A Letter from a Skier
Added by Long Islander on March 6, 2012 at 12:48pm — No Comments
New Portland Maine enacts wind ordinance----C'mon Dixfield, "Get on Board!"
The rules limit wind turbines to less than 200 feet in height and prohibit any that require lighting. Setbacks are determined based on a formula that considers turbine height, sound levels and the number of turbines.
The ordinance requires a developer to complete a shadow flicker study that examines the area within a 2-mile radius of any turbine. It prohibits turbine blades that glint in the sun.…
ContinueAdded by Hart Daley on March 5, 2012 at 3:23pm — 2 Comments
Stop subsidizing green energy fantasy, end the wind tax credit!
Added by Hart Daley on March 5, 2012 at 3:15pm — No Comments
Vinalhaven wind turbine noise complaint heads to Maine Superior Court on March 8, 2012
More than two years after wind turbine blades began spinning on Vinalhaven, the lives of some residents are still being disrupted by excessive noise. Finally, a Maine Superior Court will hear their case for due process according to law. The hearing is scheduled for March 8, 2012, at Kennebec Court in Augusta in the chamber of Judge Michaela Murphy. For those who interested to learn the facts, click here to read:…
ContinueAdded by Steve Thurston on March 4, 2012 at 7:32pm — 1 Comment
More Bad News for the Windies: New Portland Enacts Restrictive Wind Ordinance
From the Morning Sentinel.
3/4/12
New Portland wants new grader, debt paydown
By Erin Rhoda erhoda@mainetoday.com
Staff…
Added by Long Islander on March 4, 2012 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
Governor's LePage's weekly radio address mentions wind power
Please see the reference to wind highlighted in red below.
Governor's weekly radio address
'Maine is ahead of the curve'
Added by Long Islander on March 3, 2012 at 8:30am — 2 Comments
Another Bill in Committee
In another effort to fund industrial wind, Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY21] introduced
- H.R. 2782: Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2011 (Aug 1, 2011)
- Read the full text of the bill here.
- Referred to House…
Added by Ellin Beltz on March 2, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments
Freemont Tibbetts escorted from board meeting after contentious wind ordinance exchange
Dixfield anti-wind activist escorted from board meeting after contentious exchange…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on March 1, 2012 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments
BREAKING!!! Angus King may run for Olympia Snow's Senate seat.
Today's Sun Journal, Feb 29th. Might be a good place to comment?
Added by Joanne Moore on February 29, 2012 at 8:52pm — 2 Comments
oh yeah, another warrior never gives up.
Added by alice mckay barnett on February 29, 2012 at 9:02am — 4 Comments
Wind Industry Playbook: Statoil Stakeholder Analysis
Added by Long Islander on February 29, 2012 at 2:27am — No Comments
First Wind Denied Motion to File Exceptions by Maine PUC
STATE OF MAINE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Docket No. 2011-170
February 27, 2012
BANGOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC COMPANY ORDER
and MAINE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
Request for Exemptions and for
Reorganization Approvals
WELCH, Chairman; VAFIADES AND…
Added by Long Islander on February 29, 2012 at 1:54am — No Comments
FEN's "The Maine Woods" January 2012 Edition Devoted Entirely to Industrial Wind Power in Maine
2/29/12
The January 2012 edition of FEN's publication The Maine Woods is devoted to the issue of industrial wind power in Maine.…
Added by Long Islander on February 29, 2012 at 1:00am — 3 Comments
A Business Model of "Lie, Cheat and Corrupt"
For those of us who are new, a letter to the President you will likely find interesting. This is from a U.S. Democratic Representative in NY State.
Download here:
Massa_USRep_DNY__letter_to_Obama.pdf
We found it interesting. Governor Baldacci's Attorney General, Janet Mills, apparently didn't.…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 28, 2012 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments
FIRST WIND & Emera - MPUC Special Deliberations scheduled for March 8, 2012
Added by Long Islander on February 28, 2012 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments
URGENT: Another Stake for the Vampire
Keep tax dollars out of wind development–defeat the Production Tax Credit
"...The PTC is nothing more than an earmark that lines the pockets of project owners and…
Added by Ellin Beltz on February 27, 2012 at 5:30pm — No Comments
Goodhue Wind Truth wins major victory.
Added by Rick Conrad on February 24, 2012 at 6:26pm — No Comments
UMPI website reports "annual maintenance" - for the first time.
As of February 24, The UMPI turbine website has something new to report - "annual maintenance" has revealed a need for some new parts, which have been ordered. Officials hope to have it working "in early March".
I will be at UMPI on Sunday and will report if the turbine is turning or not. But I won't hold my breath.
The same old 164,808 kWh of power production since mid-November is reported - there has been no update since Feb. 14th.
The turbine's third…
ContinueAdded by Harrison Roper on February 24, 2012 at 11:46am — 4 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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