Monique Aniel Thurston's Blog (176)
First Wind : money for views !
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/02/18/business/first-wind-partners-with-environmental-coalition-to-f
First Wind partners with environmental coalition to form $700,000 land conservation fund…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on February 18, 2014 at 7:28pm — 2 Comments
THE FUTURE OF WINDPOWER IN MAINE DISCUSSED TODAY AT THE EUT COMMITTEE AND SOON TO BE VOTED !!!!
PLEASE IF YOU CAN AT I PM LISTEN TO THE EUT COMMITTEE WORK SESSION. LEGISLATORS WILL DISCUSS LD 616, 1147, 1323, 1434 - ALL BILLS DEALING WITH RESTORATION OF THE RIGHT OF SELF DETERMINATION IN THE UNORGANIZED TERRITORIES AS WELL AS A PROPOSAL FOR EXTENSION OF WIND SITING DISTANCE FROM THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL FOR SCENIC CONSIDERATION , THE PRESERVATION OF MAINE SCENIC CHARACTER AND NOISE PROTECTION .
THE HEARINGS ON THOSE BILLS OCCURED LAST MONDAY AND IT …
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on January 16, 2014 at 11:30am — 4 Comments
PRESS RELEASE CONCERNING THE AGENDA OF TOMORROW'S EUT COMMITTEE MEETING!!!!
12/18/13 PRESS STATEMENT BY CITIZENS TASK FORCE ON WIND POWER
OPEN LETTER TO THE EUT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
We are insulted, but not surprised, that this Committee has chosen to hear only from the established industrial wind industry, personified by Juliet Brown and Stacey Fitts.
Brown is the attorney for…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on December 17, 2013 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment
BDN:NO, WIND POWER ISN'T COMPETITIVE WITH CONVENTIONAL SOURCES !
AS WE HAVE SAID SINCE THE INCEPTION OF OUR GROUP , INDUSTRIAL WIND POWER REQUIRES COSTLY NEW TRANSMISSION LINES TO BRING ELECTRONS FROM ISOLATED WIND FARMS INTO THE GRID.
THOSE NEW LINES RAISE THE COST OF ELECTRICITY FOR ALL N-E RATEPAYERS !
WE APPRECIATE MARK BROWN ARTICLE AS IT CONNECTS THE CONCERNS OF TWO GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS :RATEPAYERS AND WIND POWERS OPPONENTS ; WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE : THE WRONG ECONOMICS OF WIND POWER…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 29, 2013 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment
SENATE PRESIDENT ALFOND'S ATTACK ON GOVERNOR LEPAGE'S WIND POLICIES REVISITED
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 29, 2013 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment
PPH : AROOSTOOK COUNTY , big ambition for big wind !
THE LITTERING OF NORTHERN MAINE IS ON ITS WAY ,,,, ITS PASTORAL CHARM ,QUIETUDE ,PRISTINE NIGHT SKY ARE BEING NEEDLESSLY SACRIFICED FOR THE RICHES OF A TINY HANDFUL AS THE CITIZENRY HAS BEEN SOLD A BILL OF GOODS .
JOHN BALDACCI AND BEFORE HIM ANGUS KING BROKE MAINE'S FISCAL COFFERS AND NOW WITH THEIR GRAND DESIGN OF LEGISLATION WHICH MANDATES WIND TURBINES , ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CREATION OF LD 2283 IN 2008 ...THEY ARE DESTROYING THE VERY …
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 27, 2013 at 10:30am — 5 Comments
BDN :Does First Wind respect DEP denial of Bowers Mountain wind project ? Not really !
Despite impending permit denial, First Wind signed contract for Bowers Mountain wind project…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 15, 2013 at 9:56am — 4 Comments
The destruction of Bowers Mountain and its 9 adjacent lakes ...for Rhode Island green agenda !
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/10/10/business/rhode-island-eyeing-electricity-generated-by-b
Rhode Island eyeing electricity generated by Bowers Mountain wind farm
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 10, 2013 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments
BDN :Proposal to build a major wind farm in Aroostook County resurrected !
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 8, 2013 at 9:31pm — 2 Comments
MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM - MAINE IS SACRIFICED FOR CONNECTICUT'S "GREEN" AGENDA
HOW SMART WAS THEN GOVERNOR ANGUS KING TO PASS THE FIRST RPS LAW IN THE COUNTRY IN 1997? VERY SMART! HE THEN BECAME A WIND DEVELOPER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POLICY HE CREATED.
SADLY NOW, MAINE, THE STATE HE NOW REPRESENTS IN THE US SENATE, WILL BECOME A TURBINE PLANTATION, WITH THOUSANDS OF MONSTROUSLY HUGE WIND TOWERS WAVING THEIR ARMS ENDLESSLY OVER LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF SQUARE MILES OF MAINE'S MOST SCENIC LANDSCAPES TO SATISFY RPS ENERGY POLICIES IN OTHER STATES.…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 6, 2013 at 10:00am — 5 Comments
CALL TO ACTION TO SAVE BOWERS MOUNTAIN AND THE GRAND LAKES
Folks, this is important!
The DEP followed the letter of the Expedited Wind Law and DENIED First Wind's application to put turbines on Bowers Mountain overlooking eight ponds designated by the state as "scenic resources of state or national significance". First Wind (and the landowner) have appealed that denial to the Board of Environmental Protection.
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ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 5, 2013 at 11:00am — 5 Comments
Some historical perspective on the" Aroostook County wind farm "
wind developers are patient creatures or...old news are finally new news :
Wind Farm Plans Brewing in Aroostook County
Saturday April 5th, 2008
by Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story
A Texas company is courting Aroostook County landowners as it moves forward with plans for several large wind farms that could transform the landscape in some areas of northern…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on September 21, 2013 at 9:55pm — 5 Comments
MORE INFORMATION ON THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KATHADIN AREA BY FIRST WIND
- There is a report called the Dodge Report which is what the state puts out for construction companies to keep track of construction work coming up in the state so union and nonunion groups can bid on jobs. All this is public information, but you need to pay to access this particular database. …
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on September 1, 2013 at 10:06am — 6 Comments
UN ruling puts future of UK wind farms in jeopardy !!!
THIS RULING FROM THE UN IS A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION FOR ALL WIND WARRIORS :
HERE IN MAINE ,WE HAVE FOR YEARS NOW TRIED TO EXPRESS THAT PL661 ( THE EXPEDITED WIND LAW ) HAS BEEN WRITTEN AND IMPOSED IN 2008 ON MAINE CITIZENS IN THE MOST DICTATORIAL FASHION.
FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WE HAVE TRIED TO EXPRESS THE FLAWS AND INJUSTICES BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL OF THAT LAW .
AT THE END OF THE LAST LEGISLATIVE…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on August 28, 2013 at 6:30pm — 13 Comments
IS THE TIDE TURNING ON THE CORPORATE GREED OF FIRST WIND ?????
PLEASE LET US REMEMBER THAT MPUC GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THIS DEAL LAST SPRING AND THAT ACCORDING TO THE MAINE PUBLIC ADVOCATE :
"First Wind’s Vice President, Mr. Alvarez, testified before the PUC that First…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on August 23, 2013 at 1:30pm — 7 Comments
"SAVING PARADISE " a novel that ruffles the feathers of BIG WIND !!!
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on August 16, 2013 at 12:41pm — 3 Comments
Hearing on Passadumkeag Mountain TIF
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on August 14, 2013 at 8:02pm — 4 Comments
FIRST WIND WIND WILLING TO TRASH MAINE !!!
-FIRST WIND WILLING TO TRASH MAINE-
BY JONATHAN CARTER , SUNJOURNAL
"First Wind of Boston is proposing the largest industrial wind project to date for Maine's western mountains. It will stretch more than 25 miles, from Bingham to Parkman. The 64 500-foot turbines First Wind plans for that remote stretch of the Maine Woods will be highly intrusive and visibl...
READ THE WHOLE COLUMN AT THE FOLLOWIG LINK …
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on August 11, 2013 at 8:13am — 8 Comments
HOW CONNECTICUT NIMBYS SATISFY THEIR GREEN CONSCIENCE ? by blasting Me, Vt and NH mountains!!!
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on August 8, 2013 at 10:35pm — 1 Comment
Maine ratepayers paying for the wind barons and... windpower , the grid operator nightmare
Inadequate transmission lines keeping some Maine wind power off the grid
Ratepayers will likely bear the cost of future upgrades to fix the problem, which could get worse.
By Tux Turkel tturkel@mainetoday.com Staff Writer
After…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on August 4, 2013 at 10:21am — 2 Comments
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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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