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BLASTING THE TOP OF THE SADDLEBACK RIDGELINE



Last evening while at Patriots Renewable Info. meeting in Carthage, the topic was brought up on access roads to get to the proposed site on Saddleback Ridge. From the way it sounds the mountain top ridge will be blasted for a total of at least 3 and a half miles. WOW! Now look what we will have after this! Western Maine Man Made Mountain tops. What a site that will be! I wonder how that will appear in tourism brochures! If this passes in all the surrounding towns, our state government will… Continue

Added by janice glover on June 11, 2010 at 7:16am — 2 Comments

and always remember this: THE DAMN THINGS DON'T WORK ANYWAY!

At the very least, after you stand on the shoulders of Nina(Pierpoint) and Calvin, and others like them, and explain the potent and insidious health hazards; or quote the first-hand accounts of people in Vinalhaven or Falmouth or Mars Hill Maine; or call attention to the work of scientists like Dr. Kurt Fristrup at NPS Sounds Program on the devastating impact of “chronic noise” upon the habitat; you should immediately say: “And the worst thing is, THE DAMN THINGS DON’T WORK, ANYWAY!”

Added by arthur qwenk on June 8, 2010 at 9:44am — No Comments

ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS, THEY ARE ALL DESPICABLE SNAKE OIL SALESMEN

"They are neither virtuous nor wise. The developers are mostly cynical profiteers out to make a buck, who pull the necessary strings and grease the necessary palms to win their approvals. They are opportunists who travel to financially stressed rural areas and entice unsuspecting farmers to sign their lease agreements which neuter their rights to their own land. Most of the others are ill-informed and idealistic – and maybe a bit impulsive – who have no idea what they’re in for once the blades… Continue

Added by arthur qwenk on June 8, 2010 at 9:41am — No Comments

Maine's wildlife whacking wind apologist at Ocean Energy 2010

At Energy Ocean 2010 in Ft Lauderdale Florida this week, consultant Richard Podolsky will explain, as the title of his talk says, that his..

"Year-Long Seabird Surveys Indicates Acceptable Risk For Offshore Wind farm
Richard Podolsky, Ph.D., Senior Ecologist, Avian Systems
Abstract: Year-long surveys were conducted during 2007-2008 in order to assess the potential for…
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Added by Ron Huber on June 8, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

A Wall Street Journal Repost, The Brewing Tempest Over Wind Power

The Brewing Tempest Over Wind Power

People living near turbines increasingly report sleep deprivation, headaches and vertigo. The wind lobby says there's no proof.

(Doesn't this sound like the smoking and asbestos issues of years past?)

By ROBERT BRYCE

Imagine this scenario: The oil and gas industry launches an aggressive global drilling program with a new type of well. Thousands of these new wells, once operational, emit a noxious… Continue

Added by arthur qwenk on June 8, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

Passing out brochures

The citizens of Clifton want to hand out brochures tomorrow at the town office to let people know about the June 17th vote on a moratorium on the wind turbine application. The town officals say we have to be located 250 feet from the door. Does anyone out there know if this is true. What are our legal rights?

Added by Phyllis Wolf on June 7, 2010 at 8:45pm — No Comments

Big Wind, Big Lies

Lets not talk about the pseudo-green "bling" power potential of Big Wind. Lets talk about the legal process being used by Industrial Wind to site projects. Lets talk about corruption of the legal process in towns, collusion, and political stink at high levels. Lets talk about citizen free speech and transparent process, and breaches in it. Lets talk about an Industry that is in bed with present and past governors of Maine. Lets look at a town like Lincoln where citizens have to fight to the… Continue

Added by arthur qwenk on June 6, 2010 at 9:52pm — No Comments

The Big Wind Regatta

Many, many people believe in the 'green-ness' of industrial wind, and that makes opposing such developments an uphill battle all the way. As we who oppose the destruction of Maine's iconic mountains work hard to bring the facts to the people of Maine, multitudes are changing their opinions and joining us as we work to stop this misguided plan. In fact, I have not yet met a person who, once armed with truthful information backed by science and sound economics, didn't become a convert... unless… Continue

Added by arthur qwenk on June 6, 2010 at 9:48pm — 1 Comment

The Big Wind Regatta in Maine - are you there? Anyone?

If any CitizensTask Forcers are at that Big Wind regatta? Tell us about it! Anyone knows the email of someone there, contact 'em and lets get a blow-by-blow account....

Added by Ron Huber on June 5, 2010 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

UMPI turbine output website is working again - with a dismal average

UMPPI's wind turbine website is working again, reporting (finally) net output in "kwh" instead of the meaningless "kw" that prevailed for so long. You must understand that, on this website, "kwh" really means: "net kwh produced since commissioning May 19, 2009". I am hoping someone will make these distinctions clear to them; I have done my best.

In the 18 days from 5/19 to 6/05 (2010) the UMPI windmill produced (net) 24948 kwh, or an average 1386 kwh per day. It was a pretty quiet…

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Added by Harrison Roper on June 5, 2010 at 4:51pm — 1 Comment

One Size Fits All - Leave Maine Alone

Chances are you've been asked by one activist group or another to contact your Senators in support of "the" Climate Change legislation. Most of these posters have no idea what they are talking about. They just want to stop global warming, and they think a call to Senator Snowe will accomplish that goal. There are many versions of legislation being floated in DC right now, and they all generally penalize fossil fuels and incentivize renewables. This could result in more subsidies for wind power… Continue

Added by Art Brigades on June 4, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Is it "Attorney General Mills", or "First Wind Mills"?

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/144960.html



Maine wind probe finds no conflict of interest



6/2/10 | 31 comments

By The Associated Press





AUGUSTA — The Attorney General’s Office has found no evidence that former Public Utilities Commission chairman Kurt Adams violated any laws in the months leading up to his acceptance of a job offer at wind power developer First… Continue

Added by arthur qwenk on June 3, 2010 at 8:53pm — 1 Comment

ATT: THE FLIGHT PATH

Last evening at 7:30.m. while working outside my husband and I heard the sounds off in a distance of the geese that take this flight path each year. Within minutes they were overhead. We stopped what we were doing and sat back to watch this beautiful site. GUESS WHERE THE FLIGHT PATH IS ? Right over SADDLEBACK MOUNTAIN RIDGE....... I can only wonder if the Flight Path Monitor is still in place on Saddle Back, when it was in place, what month it was in place, how long it was in place, and what… Continue

Added by janice glover on June 3, 2010 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

Bangor Daily News 2009 Poll: "Would You Want A Wind Turbine Located In Your Town?"

The results are just a tad different than the recent poll that the wind industry paid for. Boy, wouldn't they like to totally silence us?…

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on June 1, 2010 at 7:00pm — 4 Comments

Stacey Fitts: Maine wants to export electricity to major load centers in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania

Sounds like a potentially terriffic deal - for Fitts' employer, Kleinschmidt Associates.

Maine set to call September bids for 25MW wind farm

Looking to lead US offshore wind development, Maine will request proposals in September for a 25 megawatt pilot-scale project that utilizes floating turbine platforms. The location…

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Added by Long Islander on May 28, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Please (test) Chat Thursday at Noon

At noon Thursday, May 27, I will be testing the Chat function of the Citizens' website. Eben has suggested that we get five or more people to log in to try it. Please volunteer to log in then. It should only take five minutes to make sure we can operate it.



The purpose of the test is because a legislator has asked me if he could "meet" with CTF members. I suggested that CTF membership is dispersed and rarely holds meetings. If Thursday's test… Continue

Added by Chris O'Neil on May 26, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Island Institute & Richard Podolsky on the negatives of windfarming

Richard Podolsky, wind industry consultant, and Susan Pude of the Island Institute/Maine Community Wind had to say something about the adverse effects of windfarming. Wasn't easy for them. Here are excerpts on that dodgy subject, pulled from their complete talks



Here's Mr.Podolsky…

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Added by Ron Huber on May 25, 2010 at 1:00am — 2 Comments

Rockport Wind Forum: Ragged Mountain plan; UMaine Prof says no more land windfarms: its time to go 20-50 miles offshore.

The May 20, 2010 wind energy forum at the Rockport Opera House was extraordinary for several reasons. Listen to podcasts of the meeting; below the picture.


1.Camden Windfarm Plan. On June 15th George Baker and assorted hangers-on will present a plan to Camden Select Board for a Ragged Mountain windfarm. The wind snatchers have set their eyes on the Camden Hills. (cont'd below picture) Already a meteorological tower has been set up. But don't worry,…
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Added by Ron Huber on May 21, 2010 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

Maine Deepwater Windmill R&D Site: New Development in court case

I've just received the "Administrative Record" that Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands was required to supply me and Maine Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Hjelm. Please help me…
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Added by Ron Huber on May 18, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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(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."

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