Monique Aniel Thurston's Blog (175)
Passadumkeag : proposed changes to the BEP draft order and vote on permit !
Will the BEP approve the Passadumkeag wind project , and if they do how will they justify such abhorrent decision to generations of Mainers and nature lovers of the world ????
FROM THE BEP WEBSITE :
This is a reminder that the Board of Environmental Protection is meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 9:00 am to consider and vote on an order that would grant a permit for the Passadumkeag Windpark…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on July 26, 2013 at 4:40pm — 1 Comment
BEP will decide on Passadumkeag Wind project on July 18th !!!! PLEASE BE THERE IF YOU CAN !
THE CASE :
1 . DEP position:
In an unprecedented move , Passadumkeag Windpark permit application for 14 turbines on Passadumkeag Mountain was denied by DEP in November 2012 on scenic grounds.
DEP argued that the project will have unreasonable adverse effects on Saponac Pond's scenic qualities where the 14 turbines would be seen from 97 percent of the lake.
2.BEP position
In an equally unprecedented move , in March 2013,…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on July 15, 2013 at 11:00am — 2 Comments
PPH ATTACKS GOVERNOR LEPAGE ON WIND
http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/governor-is-driving-away-statoils-investment_2013-07-04.html
A bill that was sold as a way to help UMaine is really a plan to hurt offshore wind development.
We all know what Gov. LePage thinks about wind power. He hates it.…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on July 4, 2013 at 12:02pm — 1 Comment
Rare white- throated needletail killed by wind turbine
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horrified-birdwatchers-see-rare-white-throated-2003724
Horrified birdwatchers see rare white-throated needletail fly into wind turbine
28 Jun 2013 08:22About 200 wildlife lovers gathered on Wednesday to see the…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on July 1, 2013 at 12:58pm — 3 Comments
EAGLES DEATHS AND WIND FARMS reported by ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Obama administration gives wind farms a pass on eagle deaths, prosecutes oil companies
Published…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on May 14, 2013 at 2:03pm — 3 Comments
WHAT YOU CAN DO AT THE LEGISLATURE THURSDAY MAY 9 TH
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on May 7, 2013 at 11:30pm — No Comments
WIND POWER , THE GRID OPERATOR NIGHTMARE
PLEASE CHECK THE ISO REGIONAL 2013 REPORT
THE FOLLOWING PAGE IS NUMBER 29
New England has multiple wind-rich areas ripe for development, making renewable energy an exciting possibility for the…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on April 12, 2013 at 10:41am — 3 Comments
COMPLAINTS AND COMMENTS FROM WOODSTOCK RESIDENTS NEAR SPRUCE MOUNTAIN WIND TURBINES
http://www.bethelcitizen.com/news/letters/2013/03/07/wind-letters-web/561362
WIND LETTERS ON WEB…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on March 8, 2013 at 10:47am — 4 Comments
FIRST WIND EMBOLDENED IN MAINE AFTER GETTING THEIR CANDY ( PTC ) FROM WASHINGTON
First Wind eyes nearly 80 more possible turbine sites in Hancock County
View Osborn and T22 MD in a larger map…
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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on February 15, 2013 at 8:55am — No Comments
SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICE TO DECIDE PISGAH WIND FARM APPEAL
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on February 13, 2013 at 7:00pm — 6 Comments
AND NOW THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO ALLOW WIND TURBINES TO KILL BALD EAGLES FOR THIRTY YEARS
The wind industry getting away with murder, literally, again.
LIKE "FISH AND GAME " IN MAINE WERE TOLD WHAT TO DO BY THE BALDACCI ADMINISTRATION HORRENDOUS " EXPEDITED WIND LAW" ,THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IS BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION .
IT IS A SHAME !…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on February 2, 2013 at 9:00pm — 7 Comments
UPDATE ON PPDLW VERSUS FIRST WIND , FACTS , ACTIONS
HELLO FOLKS
FOLLOWING IS THE THOROUGH SUMMARY ON THE STATUS OF THE BOWERS WIND PROJECT PROPOSAL BY FIRST WIND WRITTEN BY GARY CAMPBELL PRESIDENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE DOWNEAST LAKES WATERSHED.
MONIQUE
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February 1, 2013
Mid-winter greetings!
Yesterday DEP hosted the Bowers Wind project "Pre-Hearing Conference" at their offices in Bangor. First Wind, the DEP folks, the Intervenors…
Mid-winter greetings!
Yesterday DEP hosted the Bowers Wind project "Pre-Hearing Conference" at their offices in Bangor. First Wind, the DEP folks, the Intervenors…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on February 2, 2013 at 12:00pm — No Comments
SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF FALMOUTH ,MASS, HAVE VOTED TONIGHT TO TAKE THE TURBINES DOWN
http://www.falmouthmass.us/deppage.php?number=426
AT THEIR MEETING TONIGHT ,THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF FALMOUTH MASS VOTED TO TAKE DOWN TWO VESTAS TURBINES !!.
LAST FALL ,COMPLAINTS OF NOISE WERE EXPRESSED BY RESIDENTS LIVING CLOSE TO THE TURBINES AND A LONG PROCESS OF NOISE STUDIES , INFORMATION GATHERING , TESTIMONIES, CONSULTS, REPORTS AND OPTIONS WERE PRESENTED TO THE SELECTMEN FOR…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on January 30, 2013 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments
FMM-CTFWP MEETING
FOLKS,
you received a week ago a message ( see below ) from Brad Blake, interim co chair of the CTFWP, alerting you to a meeting on Saturday , January 12th in Waterville to discuss issues concerning activism and legislation against industrial wind power in Maine.
This message is to REMIND you that it is NECESSARY for you to identify yourself and respond before Friday that you intend to attend. Due to space limitations, we must have a…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on January 10, 2013 at 9:12am — No Comments
CALL TO ACTION ...THIS IS WARFARE !!!
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on January 3, 2013 at 9:00pm — 10 Comments
CALL TODAY OR TOMORROW
Folks -- I'm sorry to deliver this news, but it has been confirmed that PTC extension IS INCLUDED in the Biden/McConnell deal worked out in the senate. This is the $12 billion extension involving projects that begin construction by 2013 ).
PLEASE CALL THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE MEMBERS
ASK THAT THEY …
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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on January 1, 2013 at 10:05am — 1 Comment
A WIND WARRIOR CHRISTMAS PRESENT ....SORT OF .
A WIND WARRIOR CHRISTMAS PRESENT ....sort of
Hello Folks
T' WAS a year ago just before Christmas, that I appealed to you to sign our first CTFWP call to action to defeat the extension of the PTC as part of a large nationwide effort.…
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Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on December 24, 2012 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments
OAKFIELD WIND PROJECT OPPONENTS ARE HAVING THEIR DAY IN COURT THIS COMING WEDNESDAY
WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS , ROLLINS, ROXBURY , OAKFIELD 1, AND SADDLEBACK APPEALS TO THE SUPREME COURT HAVE ALLOWED THE MAINE JUSTICES TO HEAR THE OTHER SIDE OF WIND POWER .
ROLLINS, OAKFIELD AND ROXBURY APPEALS HAVE ALL BEEN DENIED AND SADDLEBACK HAS BEEN HEARD BUT NO OPINION HAS BEEN GIVEN YET.
THE APPEAL OF THE OAKFIELD 2 PERMIT WILL BE HEARD BY THE LAW COURT THIS COMING WEDNESDAY. PLEASE, IF YOU CAN, SUPPORT THE CITIZENS WHO ARE…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on December 9, 2012 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments
7 MYTHS ABOUT THE WIND PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT
7 Myths About the Wind Production Tax Credit
The Heritage Foundation
The wind production tax credit (PTC) has created an industry that produces overpriced, intermittent power, and it will continue to produce overpriced, intermittent power so as long as there is a PTC to pay for it. Here are the top seven myths associated with the PTC:
Myth #1: Wind power is, or will soon be, cheaper than conventional…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on December 5, 2012 at 10:43am — 2 Comments
WIND TURBINES COULD CAUSE SLEEP LOSS ....
Industrial wind turbines could cause sleep loss, study claims…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on November 28, 2012 at 10:45am — 3 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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