Threats to Birds From Power Lines

No responses to this the first time.  How about now?

First, can someone please tell me where/how to locate electricity production values (capacity factors) for wind farms operating in the US?  A specific FERC link would be appreciated.

Second, is there any more recent (than 2007) federal electricity subsidy data at the EIA's web site?  

Thanks.

Following NRCM’s recent rally at the Hall of Flags protesting that the LePage administration was about to destroy 40 years of good stewardship of the land, their new executive director, Lisa Pohlman wrote an essay on their website suggesting that Mainers write a letter to the Governor telling him why they love their state and what they would want to see done to help…

The following has been submitted to the Sun Journal for consideration on their opinion page.  The details have been provided to several reporters over the past months but none of them have chosen to write about it.

Eileen Adams' story in the Sun Journal (Record Hill looking for federal guarantee on its loan  -  2/22/11) about the Record Hill Wind federal loan guarantee application omitted some…

Brade Blake photographed the turbines unders construction at First Wind's Rollins Mountain project.  Here is his report:

Folks, today I traveled around Lincoln Lakes and did some photography of the Rollins Project under construction.  They are much further along with destroying Rocky Dundee than Rollins Mt.  I would say about half the twoers are up but not many have nacelles and blades installed.  Very slowly progressing---maybe cash flow problems for First Wind?  Anyhow, here is the…

Op-Ed: Renewable energy conference disallows dialogue on effective alternatives for conservation at UM

Greetings,

I came across this in my reading and thought it might be pertinent to the municipalities facing the onslaught of corporate-backed industrial wind in Maine.

 http://www.alternet.org/economy/149725

Cheers,

Grace

Dixmont, ME…

Note: No small animals or politically sensitive individuals were purposefully injured in the production of this piece. Any resemblance to any company or individuals pictured herein is purely coincidental, and must be due to the literal interpretation of the reader.

The Greene Grocers Inc., and the tale of Good State folly.

Once upon a time, a new idea to provide “new, clean, and technologically advanced” source of produce for The Good State, is born. The…

 Sounds like we don't need auditors as much as we do CPA's - Citizens Paying Attention!

Freedom wind developers subject of federal investigation

Rumford Falls Times November 15, 2010. 

To the Editor,

 

Angus King and Rob Gardiner's Record Hill Wind project in Roxbury is not yet moving forward despite King and Gardiner's representation to the citizens of Roxbury in a letter that construction was planned to have resumed in late summer. 

 

The latest news comes from a letter sent to the town of Roxbury from the US Dept of Energy indicating that King and Gardiner have applied for a Federal Loan Guarantee, a step…

The following is excerpted from Downeast Magazine at http://www.downeast.com/magazine/2011/march/education-green-living

"And then there’s the three-hundred-foot-tall, six hundred-kilowatt wind turbine that looms over the athletic fields at the…

The following is borrowed from the website http://realwindinfoforme.com/blog/see-you-saturday/

See You Saturday

Last Updated: February 4, 2011

PENDING DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATON DP 4886

On January 31, 2011 the Commission has received a Development Permit Application from Blue Sky East, L.L.C., an affiliate of First Wind of Boston, MA, for a 34.2 megawatt (MW) grid scale…

Wind farm opponents to host Freeport summit

FREEPORT — The Harraseeket Inn will sponsor a Mountaintop Industrial Wind Legislative Summit on Saturday, Feb. 12.

The summit will start at 8 a.m. and run until 4 p.m.

Individuals and members of activist groups from across Maine will convene to coordinate their efforts and develop strategies for supporting the many protective…