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Robert Bryce: The Gas Is Greener
The Gas Is Greener
By ROBERT BRYCE
Published: June 7, 2011
IN April, Gov. Jerry Brown made headlines by signing into law an ambitious mandate that requires California to obtain one-third of its electricity from renewable energy sources like sunlight and wind by 2020. Twenty-nine states and…
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50 "yes for wind" signs stole in Rumford
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Sumner overwhelmingly passes wind development moratorium
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Sumner overwhelmingly passes wind development moratorium
Jun 07, 2011 12:00 am
SUMNER — Voters passed a 180-day moratorium on industrial wind power development Monday by a vote of…
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600 KW Wind Turbine at Newburyport, MA compared with 600 KW UMPI Turbine
There hasn't been much data reporting or electricity production going on at the UMPI wind turbine for the past few months. So we got a little restless and decided to visit the website of another 600 KW wind turbine - this one in Newburyport, MA.
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First comes the wind developer, then comes a lifetime of regret
6/3/11 First comes the wind developer, then comes the met tower, then comes a lifetime of regret
AN OPEN LETTER FROM A WISCONSIN FARMER WHO REGRETS SIGNING A WIND CONTRACT
"By signing that contract, I signed…
Added by Long Islander on June 6, 2011 at 11:00am — 1 Comment
March UMPI Turbine output finally posted; FERC quarterly data lacking
UMPI has finally posted March power production: 17564 KWH, or 566 KWH per day. The turbine's capacity is
600 KW, or 600X24=14400 KWH per day. This figures as a 3.9% capacity factor, or less than an hour per day of "good" wind.
This sort of "explanation" of the lack of other data has been posted for about 10 weeks::
"The Live Wind Turbine Data is not currently active due to repairs. The general contractor anticipates
this system will be functional this…
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A Brief Education on TIF's
This is an email I received from a gentleman who was kind enough to break down the "TIF" process to me so I could understand how it DOES NOT benefit the tax paying citizens of Dixfield, ME.
Mr. Daley
Thank you for asking for…
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Everything you've heard about fossil fuels may be wrong (Salon.com)
http://www.salon.com/news/env/energy/?story=/politics/war_room/2011/05/31/linbd_fossil_fuels
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 07:01 ET
Everything…
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Sumner citizens to decide on wind farm moratorium - June 6
http://www.advertiserdemocrat.com/news/story/02-21-news-sumnerwind-21-0
SUMNER — A June 6 date has been set for the people of Sumner to decide whether to institute a temporary ban on wind farms.
The selectmen unanimously accepted a recommendation from the Planning Board on Tuesday that a special town meeting be held to vote on a six-month moratorium for wind farms.
Members of…
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Norman Kalloch: The coming chronicle of industrial wind in Maine
Highland Wind a challege to 'environmental' groups (Portland Press-Herald)
I suspect that in the future some ambitious person will write a history of industrial wind power in Maine and in that book will be a chapter on the Highland Wind project in Highland Plantation.
The cast of characters, the plot and the long winding road to resolution will make for an interesting read.
Angus King, past Maine…
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Linda Miller: Wind industry is not what Maine needs going forward
Wind power won't get us off our dependence on oil
When Gov. Paul LePage was running for office, his biggest selling point to me was his concern for Maine's economy and lack of good-paying, long-lasting jobs.
Next was his ability to turn…
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Rumford board extends wind development moratorium
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Kevin Gurall: Arrogant Boston Company Defiling World Class Pristine Lakes With 43 Story Turbines
May 28
Updated: Today at 10:44 PM
Updated: Today at 10:44 PM
Maine Voices: Downeast Lakes watershed needs protection
A forest of wind turbines would forever change the pristine woodland into an industrial site.
SPRINGFIELD - It's not hunting season, but there's plenty of "shots" being fired in the ongoing battle to save one of the state's most historic and significant…
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Steve Bennett: Money, not people, has the deciding influence in Augusta
MAINE COMPASS: Freedom wind site neighbors 'not entitled to equal protection'
Steve Bennett
Beaver Ridge Wind in Freedom is the only non-regulated industrial wind site in the state of Maine and the only one not approved by the…
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A Petition to Preserve Downeast Maine from Wind Industrialization
Hi and Thank you for reading our post. We are a group of folks who love the pristine natural resources and unspoiled wilderness of Downeast Maine. We are alarmed and scared of what will become of Downeast Maine after big wind moves in.
The state of Maine allows industrial wind turbines to be placed 500 ft from our homes. The Bull Hill project will be visible from Acadia National Park, every mountain in and adjacent to the…
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Hope’s Wind Moratorium Makes Good Sense
Hope’s Wind Moratorium Makes Good Sense
On Tuesday, June 14 the citizens of Hope will have the opportunity to vote on Article # 6, the proposed 180-day Wind Moratorium. This will allow the Town time to draft a specific Wind Ordinance to protect the health, safety and welfare for Hope residents “whereas, the Town’s current ordinances do not adequately address the concerns listed (below).”
Those concerns include, but are not limited to the compatibility…
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Frankfort approves six-month wind energy moratorium
Frankfort approves six-month wind energy moratorium
Wind developer remains optimistic about Mount Waldo proposalBy Ethan Andrews | May 24, 2011…
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Vinalhaven: Wind Power Noise Dispute On Tranquil Maine Island Intensifies
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MDIF&W: Bat Disease, White-Nose Syndrome, Confirmed in Maine
Now that White-nose syndrome has shown up in Maine, do we really need to further unduly stress these important insectivores with wind turbines which may first attract the bats and then burst their lungs due to air pressure changes, i.e., barotrauma, otherwise known as mid-air drowning?
MDIF&W: Bat Disease, White-Nose Syndrome, Confirmed in Maine; Not Harmful to Humans, But Deadly to Bats
May 24,…
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I did something? PPH does not allow gempaint to post.
okay guys. no postings with PPH for me for awhile. I tried over and over.
Wood products does displace foreign oil..jobs jobs jobs.
The RECs sold based on nameplate capacity. Does the turbine need to be hooked to grid to sell the RECs?
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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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