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The Sun Journal is running a two part series called "The Economics of Wind". Part 1 runs today, Part 2 tomorrow.

You can find it at

Mahoosuc Land Trust Accepts Dirty Wind Money

It's a very bad thing when a wind company destroys a mountain top for money. But it is arguably more revolting when an organization whose mission is "To Protect and Conserve Land" for "Unspoiled Scenic Views", celebrates the destruction of a mountain top for money.

Please see the following article where you will read how the Mahoosuc Land Trust did just that.…

Maine Voices: An activist discovers that it takes a NIMBY to protect the village

They are the people most willing to defend their territories, families and way of life.

KAREN BESSEY PEASE

When I entered the campaign to save Maine's iconic mountains from development, I had a huge dread: the fear of being seen as a "NIMBY" (Not in my backyard).





ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Karen Bessey Pease is a…

This is an interesting case that readers may already be familiar with.Below are excerpts from pro-wind lawfirm's Stoel…

Hello. - Today (April 8, 2010, I just received from Marcia Spencer-Famous, LURC staff, the protocol for sound testing at Stetson II.I presume it is a public document, The protocol does indeed include dBC.

Harriison Roper

Hello World -I have just taken one of my frequent looks at the University of Maine at Presque Isle's live turbine data website. It shows rotor-level wind speed, rotor and generator rpm, gear temperature, power output in kWH, and other details in including an enigmatic "KWH" which I think means kilowatt hours generated since it was comissioned last spring. That last figure jumps up on most days, and is currenntly about 533715 kWH.

There is no wind right now (mid-afternoon of April 7)…

New Study Highlights Challenges Facing the Appalachian National Scenic Trail



The impacts of wind-energy developments are not limited solely to aesthetic considerations such as undeveloped scenic vistas. These developments often include high-grade access roads in fragile, high-elevation terrain, outbuildings, and transmission lines. They adversely affect soils (e.g., increase erosion or compaction), vegetation (e.g., facilitate the spread of invasive…

The electric industry should be running scared. Imagine when we wake up. The technology is there, but not the organizing capital. That is not quite true. I should say not the organizing will (yet) for we as ratepayers and taxpayers are the source of their capital.

We can be local and generate what we need. We would fund it, build it, distribute it, and collect user fees, just like the utilities. But this industry not only borrows to build it, leaving little capital for us,…

Don't worry about the fact that ocean wind will be many times more expensive on your electric bills. Don't worry at all. It is for our own good according to Ocean Energy Task Force member and Utilities Committee Co-Chair Barry…

The thing about Wind Farming: IT ISN'T FARMING.…

I use the term "drive by" because there is no online forum to fire back with a comment. The author uses the term "anti-wind activists", but wasn't he the activist who created the problem on Vinalhaven in the first place?

The article is here:…

A noise test was done on Stetson I last June (2009) and the results are posted at: Stetsonwind.com/userfiles/regulator_stetson I think this is the correct web address.

Noise tested was dBA, audible noise. There was no testing of dBC, which is low frequency. The report shows not only the dBA noise test results, but also wind speed at 33 meters and at hub height, and it shows variaitons in power output at various wind speeds. This is not theoretical, this is ACTUAL, for June 19 - 22,…

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WIND OPPONENTS TO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION: “FAR MORE JOBS IN CONSERVATION THAN TURBINES”



(Mexico, Maine) Citizens Task Force on…