Dear All:



Here is a review of important events of the past year related to neighbors of the wind turbines on Vinalhaven.

 

Last August, FIWN (Fox Islands Wind Neighbors) appealed in Superior Court against the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). For two years, neighbors of the Vinalhaven wind turbines fought for restoration of the peace and quiet they used to enjoy.

 

The neighbors sought to obtain compliance on the violation of state noise standards.…

I  put together few bullets points of historical significance about  the  genesis of the regulatory  process for wind power  in Maine : PLEASE  CHECK  THE REPORT  FOR A MORE THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING:

Report on the Viability of Wind Power Development in Maine, Maine Public Utilities Committee (Presented to the Utilities and Energy Committee of the Maine Legislature, January 27, 2005) 

Available on-line at:…

Hello All:  The Mount Desert Islander published the following letter in today's edition, Lynne

I  drove on  Route 17 , by the  Record  Hill turbines yeterday .

Not  yet  online, they stand idle looking like huge very  sharp needles disfiguring  eight miles  of magnificent  work of Nature and  piercing the  heart  of  all of  us driving by, bewildered  at a  reality  that  we  could  not  prevent .

Record  Hill , the second  project allowed  by  DEP under the expedited law .

As Angus  King keeps hopping  around the state telling  the  kind folks  of Maine that…

Somerset County Residents Ask LePage For Help In Wind Farm Fight…

As  the  knowledge  and  understanding  of  the effects  of  wind  turbines on human  health evolves  and  deepens worldwide, the concept of the precautionary principle, which we addressed to the BEP in  our testimony for a change in noise  regulations, is a small but essential compromise Maine regulators and  legislators should give to the citizens in siting wind turbines.

Please read the very  comprehensive report coming from the Waubra Foundation in…

I am profoundly dismayed  that DEP staff has suggested either a ' do nothing ' or  a rural nighttime limit of 42 dBA in response to the citizen petition.

The imposition  of  a  basic  35 dBA  nighttime regulation  eliminates contentious  occurrences and  protects  all  residents  from emotionally painful and argumentative encounters  with the  industry.     35 dBA nighttime would not require…

http://www.forbes.com/2011/07/19/wind-energy-carbon_2.html

PRESS STATEMENT

BOWERS MOUNTAIN INDUSTRIAL WIND PROJECT

CITIZENS’ TASK FORCE ON WIND POWER…

http://maine.gov/dep/blwq/docstand/sitelaw/Selected%20developments/2010/saddleback_ridge_wind/patriot_response_groundwater_fire_visual_04_27_2011.pdf

you can  laugh or cry or being enraged at the  absurdity of the  answers or  you can  call Mark Margerum at the DEP with your comments .

Monique

As of February 14th, a link to the CTFWP website can be found on the Maine Environmental News website, edited by Jym St Pierre.

This is great news as that site is a major source of environmental articles and has many links to countless organizations.  (see list of organizations on the left half of their home page) 

We are finally 'OUT OF THE BOX

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