Energy expert Yergin: Shale gas here to stay
Monday, September 26, 2011 10:42 PM
(Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

By Andrew Maykuth, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sept. 26--Daniel Yergin, one of the…
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Added by Long Islander on September 26, 2011 at 10:30pm —
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I hauled over sized loads for alot of years. Watched some pieces go by my house on the week end, It's strange,,, I couldn't haul anything over 10 ft. wide after noon friday till monday daylight. Guess it all depends who you are,
Added by matt elliot on September 26, 2011 at 12:00pm —
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Consumers wary of buying electric cars
Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg…
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First Wind applying to erect wind speed test poles in Aroostook County
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Added by Long Islander on September 23, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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Considering Governor Baldacci thought 1.5 times the height of the turbine was more than enough setback between a 400' tall turbine and a property line, this is a hughe improvement in protecting human health.
Rumford selectmen continue work on wind ordinance
By Erin Cox
Published on Friday, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:12 am | Last updated…
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Added by Long Islander on September 23, 2011 at 12:00pm —
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The attached document attempts to put NRCM's published CO2 information into proper perspective. We think it does just that and it's high time to change course. C'mon everybody, let's work together to fix Maine's problems.
NRCM_CO2_From_a_Different_Point_of_View.pdf
Added by Long Islander on September 23, 2011 at 12:00am —
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Please click on the following PDF on First Wind - a complaint from a U.S. Congressman.
Massa_USRep_DNY__letter_to_Obama.pdf
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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on September 22, 2011 at 11:30pm —
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Please click on the following link for a printable version
DrozPressRelRev3.pdf
Energy Policy, Science and You
Presented by physicist John Droz, Jr.
Orono - September…
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Added by Long Islander on September 22, 2011 at 9:00pm —
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August 18, 2011
Eco-Fads: Feel-Good Policies Replace Science
By Todd Myers
Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from the new book Eco-Fads by Todd Myers.
The photo takes more than a full page of the magazine and it is stark. It shows acre upon…
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Added by Long Islander on September 22, 2011 at 6:22pm —
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Voters approve wind and harbor amendments
By Laurie Schreiber | Sep 22, 2011
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Added by Long Islander on September 22, 2011 at 2:14pm —
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I do not quite understand RECs and RGGI. Turbines do not need to make electricity in order to sell RECs?
Patricia Aho, Acting Commissioner of the Maine Dept of Environmental Protection, will be joined by State House lobbyists…
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Added by alice mckay barnett on September 21, 2011 at 10:32am —
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An area destroyed for $26 a year. I guess that means about seven cents a day per owner, which if there were two people in every household might be 3.5 cents per day. Maine has been had. Thank you Governor Baldacci. Thank you NRCM.

Iconic shot of wind turbines on northern end of Rollins Mt. with Mt. Katahdin in the background. May…
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Added by Long Islander on September 20, 2011 at 11:00pm —
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Former Mass. House Speaker Sal DiMasi found guilty
Guilty of conspiracy, extortion and fraud
What can this mean to you ? READ ON
BOSTON — An amendment that critics say would open Buzzards Bay to…
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Added by Dan McKay on September 19, 2011 at 8:24pm —
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Here is the full statement on the turbine's condition from the UMPI wind turbine website, posted about 9/17:
"The general contractor conducted diagnostic and repair work on the wind turbine in mid-September and determined there is a broken shaft in the nacelle. Most of the shaft has been removed for furthur diagnostic work and the contractor is securing the appropriate replacement parts. They hope to have the repairs completed in time for the approaching wind season."
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Added by Harrison Roper on September 18, 2011 at 9:36pm —
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UMPI reports that there appears to be a "broken shaft" on their iconic wind turbine. They hope to have a new one installed in time for the "approaching wind season". This is the first time I have seen a "wind season" mentioned.
The site has not reported any new data for about five months. First it was a "radius rod"; now the trouble
is a broken shaft. Also, the data reporting software has been down, and no power production figures have been posted since March. The monthly…
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Added by Harrison Roper on September 17, 2011 at 9:28pm —
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Augusta - The Board of Environmental Protection voted to lower the sound level standards of industrial wind turbines. The move is being called a good compromise by a Department of Environmental Protection spokesperson Samantha Depoy-Warren.
After hearing public testimony in Augusta for much of the…
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Added by Steve Thurston on September 17, 2011 at 8:43pm —
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I still can't figure out how something like this can happen, I know i live in Andover. But where i live i'm going to be looking at the whole thing. Already can see the ones that are put together, And stubs of the other ones being built.
I'm not sure what i can do to help this group. But i am concerned i think they should place these wind turbines around the capitol buildings and the white house. they would get so much wind from those places to run…
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Added by matt elliot on September 17, 2011 at 7:30am —
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PRESS RELEASE - CTFWP ON TODAY'S LANDMARK BEP TURBINE NOISE DECISION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today the state Board of Environmental Protection voted 5-4 to provisionally adopt a new section to the state's noise regulations dealing strictly with noise impacts from large scale industrial wind turbines. The board's action was the culmination of a process begun over a year ago by the Citizen's Task Force on Wind Power, in response to numerous…
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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on September 15, 2011 at 8:52pm —
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Friends of Maine's Mountains
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Added by Long Islander on September 15, 2011 at 6:00pm —
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