Long Islander's Blog – February 2014 Archive (27)
Sen. Alfond’s wind energy stance begs tough questions (PPH)
Excerpt:
During his impassioned presentation, Alfond voiced displeasure with critics who’ve questioned the ethical standing of his sponsorship of L.D. 1750. For a moment, his voice cracked.
He then turned and threw Commissioner Patricia Aho and the Department of Environmental Protection under the bus, charging the DEP with unreliability, inconsistency and a lack of transparency when evaluating his cronies’ wind permits.
Read the rest here:…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 28, 2014 at 8:43pm — 1 Comment
Environment Destroying and Treasury Draining Wind Industry Now Trying To Sell Itself on Morality (BDN)
Huckster industry is now preaching what's moral. A new level of brass.
With wind, Maine has obligation to generate clean energy locally, export it, grow economy
Added by Long Islander on February 28, 2014 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments
Should large hydroelectricity be counted as clean energy? (Boston Globe)
Legislation raises question: What is clean energy?
Added by Long Islander on February 28, 2014 at 11:00am — 1 Comment
Battle over CMP's rate proposal pits profits against renewable advocates
Battle over CMP's rate proposal pits profits against renewable advocates…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 26, 2014 at 7:49am — 2 Comments
LD 616 - The voice of the people is not a “layer of bureaucracy" as thought by legislators (PPH)
All Maine residents' input on wind power deserves to be heard
EXCERPT:
"Opponents of this bill spoke at length of the benefits we would realize from wind energy, but only when pressed by Rep. Larry Dunphy, R-Embden, did any comment on the issue of citizen rights. Many persisted in ignoring that point.
Those who did address the question expressed regret for this consequence, but went on to describe the inconvenience of allowing local residents to be…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 25, 2014 at 6:04pm — 1 Comment
PPH - Cianbro, others push for renewal of offshore wind power tax credits
Cianbro, others push for renewal of offshore wind power tax credits
Added by Long Islander on February 25, 2014 at 8:45am — 1 Comment
PPH - Maine Appalachian Trail Groups Agree to Support New England's Biggest Wind Installation When $700,000 is Introduced
Maine wind project wins support of conservation groups
They drop opposition after the company proposing the project creates a $700,000 land fund.
By Kaitlin Schroeder …
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 21, 2014 at 6:30am — 12 Comments
BDN - Southern Maine Dems Suppressing Citizen Rights and Interfering with DEP
The suspicious timing of this bill is as bizarre as the bill itself. It looks like a favor to the wind industry so specific projects can qualify for "free" taxpayer money.
By streamlining wind approval, Maine Legislature is preparing to sell out northern Maine
Added by Long Islander on February 19, 2014 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments
PPH - LePage administration opposes change to Maine wind project evaluations
Shame on imperious Justin Alfond for submitting and cheer leading this taxpayer leeching corporation bill which suppresses Mainers' rights. A new low in disgracefullness and chutzpah.
LePage administration opposes change to Maine wind project evaluations…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 19, 2014 at 9:00am — 1 Comment
Clyde MacDonald and Michael Smith on Wind (BDN)
Clyde MacDonald
As a lifelong Democrat, I am concerned about the inroads out-of-state wind corporations have made on our politics. The latest example is Democratic Senate President Justin Alfond’s bill that I call the “Corporate Windpower Revenge Act.” It would, in effect, retaliate against the Department of Environmental Protection for rejecting two questionable wind power site applications and against Maine residents who wish to have their concerns taken…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 18, 2014 at 5:00pm — No Comments
LD 1750 discussion starting right now (3:30PM) - Live Audio at Maine Energy & Utilities Committee
Added by Long Islander on February 18, 2014 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Wind energy: Chalk it up as a loss
Wind energy: Chalk it up as a loss
Excerpt:
...it was only two years ago that anyone who publicly opposed wind turbines was considered a social pariah and practically ostracised from society as if they were modern-day lepers. Things have changed. Not a day goes by without a new story slamming wind energy or highlighting the increasing wind farm opposition across the UK. Just as it was once popular to support wind energy, it has almost...almost...become…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 18, 2014 at 10:00am — No Comments
Susan Cook: Justin Alfond’s ‘emergency’
Justin Alfond’s ‘emergency’
Dear President Justin,
Do you mind if I call you that? We’ve never met or spoken so “Justin” seems a…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 17, 2014 at 8:24pm — 5 Comments
Kay Michka: Fellow Mainers, beware (BDN)
Support LD 616
Fellow Mainers, beware. You may have recently received a pre-addressed postcard informational mailing from a group called windforme.com. It stated that the bill LD 616 is about “bad policies.”
Please realize exactly who sent you that information. Research windforme.com to find it is “supported and managed by … wind power…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 17, 2014 at 8:18pm — No Comments
Text of L.D. 1750 has the wind lobby's fingerprints all over it (Sun Journal)
Added by Long Islander on February 17, 2014 at 10:30am — 1 Comment
Landowners cash in on timber they don’t cut (Maine Sunday Telegram)
Landowners cash in on timber they don’t cut
Two Maine groups are being paid to manage their forests for carbon dioxide reduction that will offset pollution by industry.
By North Cairn ncairn@pressherald.com
Staff Writer…
Added by Long Islander on February 16, 2014 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Where Wind Studies Go Wrong: Cullen in AEJ
Where Wind Studies Go Wrong: Cullen in AEJ (Part I)
Where Wind Studies Go Wrong: Cullen in AEJ (Part…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 16, 2014 at 7:00am — 1 Comment
MAINE COMPASS: In Augusta, it’s all about big wind, big money, but Maine is not for sale
Added by Long Islander on February 13, 2014 at 5:00pm — 15 Comments
Maine Compass: Industrial wind power a catastrophe on every level
Added by Long Islander on February 13, 2014 at 4:00pm — 9 Comments
Maine Today Media - Bingham hearing pits First Wind project backers against opponents
Bingham hearing again pits First Wind project backers against opponents
The Department of Environmental Protection is expected to issue a final ruling on the proposal in the spring.
BY DOUG HARLOW…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on February 13, 2014 at 1:00am — No 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
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(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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