Long Islander's Blog – February 2018 Archive (54)

Adam Cote prides himself as an “energy entrepreneur attorney” working for the wind and solar industries

But those industries are fighting to turn Maine into a place that supplies green energy to wealthy states south of here that do not want those towering turbines in their back yards. He says Maine should be the “Saudi Arabia of wind power.”

Maine is lagging New England in job growth by 28,000 jobs. He says 1,560 of these jobs are filled by wind and/or solar here in Maine. He got his report from the “Economic impacts of wind energy construction and…

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Added by Long Islander on February 18, 2018 at 7:30am — No Comments

BDN & PPH - Massachusetts picks $950M Maine project as backup option in power deal

Massachusetts chose a $950 million project headed by Maine utility Central Maine Power to be its backup option for a massive clean energy procurement that appeared headed to New Hampshire before regulators nixed it last week.

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources said in a news release Friday that the New England Clean Energy Connect will be the alternative if the Northern Pass project in New Hampshire fails to win approval by March 27.…

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Added by Long Islander on February 17, 2018 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Time To Demand Wind Industry Refunds Ratepayers for their Transmission Con-Artistry

If you think that the massive wind lobby–led by the $18 million American Wind Energy Association–is not going to push to get more subsidies from President Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion infrastructure improvement plan, think again.

https://www.masterresource.org/cre/texass-crez-transmission-line-wind-powers-7-billion-subsidy/

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Added by Long Islander on February 16, 2018 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Another PPH Wind Propaganda Piece This Morning

Some gems:

  • Studies have shown that wind farms can actually be a boon to tourism, if local tourism agencies market them as a tourist attraction.
  • Wind power-related avian deaths are less than those associated with other forms of energy, and much less than those associated with the average house cat.
  • Rural communities that are host to a turbine can see an increase in the tax base, as the potential for income from the land is realized.
  • There is no need for…
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Added by Long Islander on February 16, 2018 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Wife of Attorney Who Represented First Wind Interviewed First Wind Attorney Hallie Gilman on WGAN

Here's a 21 minute audio interview with windy Hallie Gilman dated 3/7/16. The reporter, Tory Ryden, hopefully won "Softball Pitcher of the Year" for this interview where Ms. Ryden terms wind turbines as "majestic" and pejoratively refers to opponents as NIMBY's. 

http://wgan.com/podcasts/030516-hallie-gilman/

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Added by Long Islander on February 14, 2018 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

NEW: 28 Minute Video on Future of Wind Power in Maine - Hannah Pingree and Roger Katz

I haven't yet watched but look forward to doing so this evening. Hopefully fact checkers can review and comment if warranted.

THE MAINE EVENT

Wind Power in Maine

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Aired: 02/11/201827:.



Gov. Paul LePage recently imposed a moratorium on new wind energy projects in Maine. Discussing the issue are renewable energy…

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Added by Long Islander on February 14, 2018 at 3:00pm — 10 Comments

NRCM, Tear Down Your Wall

In 2010 NRCM's Dylan Voorhees suggested that by 2012 it would be possible that wind power could be supplying 20% of New England's electricity needs. Don't take our word for it. Simply scroll to the 24 minutes and 45 second mark at the following link. …

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Added by Long Islander on February 14, 2018 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

What’s Happening With Maine Wind Power? (Verrill Dana)

The new year has brought only bad tidings for the future of wind energy development in Maine: The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is reconsidering an offshore pilot, Gov. Paul LePage is seeking to limit new development, and Maine wind failed to succeed in Massachusetts’ recent clean energy request for proposals (RFP). Below is a recap of the latest wind power developments so far this year.…

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Added by Long Islander on February 14, 2018 at 11:08am — 3 Comments

Are Maine Land Trusts For Or Against Industrial Wind?

Angus King's 22 Record Hill Wind Turbines from atop Mahoosuc Land Trust's Rumford Whitecap Property

The Maine Land Trust Network has a piece in the Portland Press Herald today talking about the importance of tourism. See the link to this piece at the bottom of this post.

One would hope that the Maine Land Trust Network…

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Added by Long Islander on February 14, 2018 at 12:25am — 7 Comments

Massachusetts' Russian ‘pipeline,’ and its ugly toll

To build the new $27 billion gas export plant on the Arctic Ocean that now keeps the lights on in Massachusetts, Russian firms bored wells into fragile permafrost; blasted a new international airport into a pristine landscape of reindeer, polar bears, and walrus; dredged the spawning grounds of the endangered Siberian sturgeon in the Gulf of Ob to accommodate large ships; and commissioned a fleet of 1,000-foot icebreaking tankers likely to kill seals and disrupt whale…

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Added by Long Islander on February 13, 2018 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Millinocket - Carbon Sequestering Wood Based Building Materials Manufacturer Coming to Town

Lock up the carbon in wood products Maine can sell rather than fecklessly  attempting to avoid CO2 emissions by desecrating Maine with wind turbines.

  • Wood: The only fully renewable heavy duty building material. No waste in production of CLT products.
  • A growing forest absorbs 1.4 tons of carbon for every ton of wood produced, and harvested trees sequester carbon in its solid form. A building constructed with 100m3 of CLT offsets the equivalent annual…
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Added by Long Islander on February 13, 2018 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Fred Huntress Jr. : Protect Maine's mountains forever

Congratulations to Gov. Paul LePage for introducing a bill to repeal the Expedited Windpower Act, enacted in 2008. It is about time the Legislature repealed that act, which is destroying Maine’s mountains.

The 2008 act was prepared by a top-heavy group of power companies, developers and conservation organizations. There is no mention in their report of preventing damage to the fragile mountains and the surrounding ecosystems.

Those same mountains are the sponges that collect…

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Added by Long Islander on February 13, 2018 at 10:10am — 2 Comments

Letter: Maine PUC, Legislature let citizens’ electricity costs go higher

I am not sure which is worse: the state Public Utilities Commission, whose members authorized an unconscionable 18 percent rate increase (in a period when inflation is less than 2 percent), or the Maine Legislature, which continues to oppose Quebec hydroelectricity, delivered to our homes and businesses at one-third the price we currently pay.…

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Added by Long Islander on February 13, 2018 at 9:48am — 1 Comment

Wind farms linked to slump in tourism

Clyde Wind Farm - Now that's where I want to spend my vacation!

Wind farms erected in scenic landscapes could be a turn-off for tourists, according to a report.

The findings contradict previous studies which suggested the green energy schemes had no overall impact on visitors to Scotland

The latest analysis, carried out for Mountaineering…

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Added by Long Islander on February 12, 2018 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Tourism and Property Values Considered by Our Neighbor NH

Some excerpts:

  • “I do not believe the Applicant has met the burden of proof that there will be no impact on tourism. I’m not sure I know one way or the other. I was critical of the methodology and findings. I did not find them to be particularly adequate or convincing. I did not find the witness to be particularly knowledgeable about the state, its tourist destinations, and I didn’t feel there was an adequate outreach to attempt to fill that gap.”
  • “Impact to property…
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Added by Long Islander on February 11, 2018 at 1:02pm — 1 Comment

Sierra Club: We do not support big hydro for New England

“We do not support that kind of energy,” said Cathy Corkery, director of the group’s New Hampshire chapter. “What we do support is localized energy,” such as solar panels, she said. “There’s also a huge potential for job creation. That fits into the future of clean energy and the goals that we’re trying to meet.”.............And Corkery said Northern Pass is too large for New England.…

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Added by Long Islander on February 10, 2018 at 6:00am — No Comments

Maine selectman hammers Patriot Renewables

“We felt your company got what they wanted and now they’re leaving,” Selectman Don Hutchins said. “It felt that way; you’ve got your windmills up now you’re gonna go like hell and get your electricity and now the hell with Canton.” ..................…

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Added by Long Islander on February 10, 2018 at 5:30am — 9 Comments

LePage administration proposes new annual fee on electric, hybrid cars in Maine

The transportation department says owners don't pay enough gas taxes to the highway maintenance fund, but environmental groups and drivers say the state should find another way to fill the gap.

The Maine Department of Transportation wants to impose an annual registration fee on the vehicles, $150 for gas-electric hybrid cars and $250 for all-electric models.

An extra fee is needed to make hybrid and all-electric owners pay their fair share of state…

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Added by Long Islander on February 8, 2018 at 5:00am — No Comments

TUNE IN Update - Maine Wind on Tucker Carlson Tonight or Monday at 8:00PM

Update 2/9/18 - The segment is supposed to run tonight or Monday. It may be fairly short.

UPDATE at 9:10PM 2/7/18 - I watched and DVR'd the program and the segment never ran. I suspect another segment ran over. I will update when I receive more information. Apologies for any inconvenience.…

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Added by Long Islander on February 7, 2018 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments

BDN - Gov's Problem with Wind Turbines Called "FAKE" by VP of Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters

Sherman, ME - a gateway community as promised or just Maine's next industrial wind dead zone?

While it may very well make sense now to fully support tourism at the 500 day old Katahdin Woods & Waters  National Monument, it's sad to see a lover of Maine's environment criticizing Governor LePage's protection of Maine tourism from…

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Added by Long Islander on February 7, 2018 at 5:35pm — 6 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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