Monique Aniel Thurston's Blog (175)

IN  THE  SUMMER  OF  2009 , STEVE  THURSTON  AND  I  MET  WITH  JAMES  CASSEDA AND  ANDREW  FISKE, THEN  DEP DECISION  MAKERS  FOR  WIND  PROJECTS , EXPOSING  THE   DEVASTATING SCENIC  EFFECTS   THE 22  RECORD HILL  TURBINES   WOULD  HAVE  ON  THE SCENERY  OF  THE WESTERN  MOUNTAINS .

CASSEDA  TOLD  US THAT LD 2283 PREVENTED  THEM FOR  USING THAT ARGUMENT AS  RECORD HILL  DID NOT  FIT  IN  ANY  EXCEPTION MADE FOR  AREAS  OF STATE  OR  NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AS  PER  THE …

Angus King made this statement in an interview for Wind Powering America: 

Q. What do you hope to accomplish as a wind developer?

A. I would like to be associated with the development of substantial  projects in Maine and make a dent in Maine's energy demand and climate impact.  The bottom line is that we need to DO something about climate change instead of  just…

PLEASE  READ THE  FOLLOWING  MESSAGE I  RECEIVED  THIS  MORNING  FROM JIM BEYER , PROJECT  MANAGER FROM  THE  PASSADUMKEAG  FIRTS  WIND  PROJECT:

'At the applicant’s request, the application review process for Passadumkeag Wind Park has been placed on hold.  It is anticipated that the applicant will request the review to be reopened in October, at which point the Department will be preparing a draft order.  Any additional information submitted by the applicant will be posted…

In November 2009, about thirty bewildered individuals from around the state gathered together, stunned by the realisation that our beloved state had become the target of powerful forces driven by the lure of government largess, and that if nothing was done, soon there would be thousands of wind turbines marring Maine's formerly priceless landscape. The Citizens Task Force on Wind Power was formed that day.   J was at that meeting, having already written several newspaper columns decrying…

PLEASE GO  TO THE LINK BELOW TO  READ THE REPORT , THE  REPORT IS  NOT  AVAILABLE  ON  THE OEIS  WEBSITE ., THE REPORT  SHOULD  BE  PRESENTED  TO  GOVERNOR LEPAGE  SOON.

MONIQUE 

The Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security (OEIS) released its Maine Wind Energy Development Assessment – Report and Recommendations, March…

April 25, 2012, 12:04pm PDT Wind advocates make another run at PTC extension

 By Christina Williams

 Sustainable Business Oregon

Wind industry advocates are making a renewed push to extend the Production Tax Credit. Supporters of the renewable energy production tax credit will testify in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Thursday to make the case for the incentive's extension — a legislative goal that has so far proven elusive. "We're…

Lisa Linowes of windaction.org presented excellent testimony in Washington D.C. before the: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Impact of Tax Policies on the Commercial Application of Renewable Energy Technology Testimony of Lisa C. Linowes April 19, 2012 Background and Purpose Energy policy in the United States calls for the aggressive deployment of renewable generation…

Industrial wind and transparency

When LD 2283 came blowing through the legislative signature pad in 2008, everyone thought that the objective behind this push was to implement something green to help with energy. This became an easy sale when the price increase in gas and everything hit the working class in the wallet. When repercussions started occurring, an interest group formed to ask viability questions such as, “why so big and why the big rush, and hey guys, looks…

ATTENTION ONE AND ALL!

Today Donna did a superb job ON  THE OAKFIELD FIRST  WIND PROJECT  with her interview on WGAN with PHIL Harriman. You can listen to her live on this web site:

www.560WGAN.COM .

MONIQUE

MAY THIS WONDERFUL STORY GIVE  HOPE AND INSPIRATION TO ALL  WIND  WARRIORS!

THANK  YOU PPDLW:

PRESS RELEASE FROM PPDLW:

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http://www.themainewire.com/

While U.S. Senate candidate Angus King was busy discussing the ethical benefits of selling his company, behind the scenes Independence Wind was becoming part of a congressional probe into inappropriate federal loan guarantees.Despite an increasingly tangled timeline, the former governor’s campaign maintains he had no knowledge of the probe.

Congressional investigators sent an official letter to…

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/03/09/news/state/lepage-unveils-initiatives-he-says-will-lower-electricity-rates/

Dept of Environmental Protection

Augusta, ME

January 17. 2012 Art Lindgren

Mr. Kenneth Fletcher, Director

Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security 62 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0062

Subject: Fox Islands Wind Electric Energy Rates Double in the Last Two Years

Mr. Fletcher,

The Fox Islands Wind turbines have been operating since November 2009, and after two years it is important to take stock of how this has affected electric rates on…

The following is a written response to the issues raised in the review of wind power permitting by the Office of Energy Independence and Security as requested by the legislature in resolve LD 1366.   As co-chairs of the Citizen’s Task Force on Wind Power, a statewide coalition of more than 400 citizens concerned about the proliferation of industrial wind projects in Maine, we strongly encourage the legislature to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the costs…

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/04/9952873-feds-propose-allowing-wind-farm-developer-to-kill-golden-eagles

The federal government is proposing to grant a first-of-its-kind permit that would allow the developer of a central Oregon wind-power project to legally kill golden eagles, a regulatory move being closely watched by conservationists. The…