on February 28, 2024

by Steve Thurston

When the Public Utility Commission tells the legislature that a bill that does nothing to solve global warming will cost Vermonters $1 billion, and legislators vote for it anyway, it’s time for the voters to thank them for their service and show them the door on election day.   

H.289, an Act Related to the Renewable Energy Standard, sponsored by the chair and co-chair of the House Energy and Environment…

Maine's Outdoor Recreation Economy Roadmap: Igniting Growth and Shaping the Future in 2024

Media Contact: Isa Morton isa@blaze-partners.com…

By Kate Cough

February 25, 2024

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..............The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, better known as the Jones Act, requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on vessels that have been built in American shipyards, are registered in the U.S. and are crewed and owned by U.S. citizens.

Customs and Border Protection, which enforces the law, has said it applies to any device installed on the seafloor up to 200 nautical miles…

February 25, 2024

HERB WILSON

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..............We can characterize the abundance of golden eagles in Maine as rare year-round. Perhaps the best time of year see one is in March in the western mountains, when the Labrador and Newfoundland breeders are migrating back to their nesting grounds.

Fall migrants are more common in the western mountains as well, beginning in late September, peaking in late October to November, trailing off in…

By Seamus Othot

February 21, 2024

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Maine’s Committee on Energy Utilities and Technology (EUT) held a public hearing on Tuesday on a bill which could strike another blow against the controversial Aroostook Renewable Energy Gateway.

[RELATED: The Heavily Criticized “Aroostook Renewable Gateway” Suffers Another Setback…]

“The opposition of this transmission line was not specific to any political party. It is a bipartisan issue,…

By Marleigha Clipston

Published: Feb. 21, 2024 at 8:33 PM EST

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Alliance for Sears Island and their allies gathered in Belfast today to stand against the decision to build an offshore wind port at Sears Island

Governor Mills announced the location Tuesday.

The Alliance believes the state should have offshore wind power, but the port should be at a different location

They say Mack Point would be a better site and just as many…

Maine Public | By Susan Sharon

Published February 20, 2024 at 1:26 PM EST

Nicole Ogrysko/Maine Public file

Members of a state working group tasked with finding a suitable port to serve the offshore wind industry toured Sears Island in Nov. 2022. Later, they toured the port of Mack Point, visible in…

Maine Public | By Robbie Feinberg

Published February 20, 2024 at 6:45 AM EST

Tuesday, Feb 13, 2024 - 06:30 AM

Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Electricity is among the most essential sources of America’s unparalleled prosperity and productivity; it is also the greatest vulnerability.

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Giant wind turbines are powered by strong winds in front of solar panels in Palm Springs, Calif., on March 27, 2013. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The United…

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The above headline was published on February 5th. But shortly thereafter, I was unable to find the article. Then it reappeared…

By Guy Page on February 6, 2024 • vermontdailychronicle.com ~~

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Yesterday, 2/5/24, at the very same link where the following article now resides, the Press Herald ran the following headline: "In comments to state regulators, opposition to Maine electric vehicle rule outpaces support 4-1" The article which is now at the same link makes no mention of the 4 to 1 opposition against this asinine mandate. Yesterday's headline, seemingly hastily retracted, spoke to the people's ire. The headline below gives…

Unfortunately, at the time of this post (late Monday night), I could not find the original article that I saw earlier this evening in the Press Herald.…

By Libby Palanza

February 5, 2024

Nearly six months after the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) held its first public hearing on the proposed California-style vehicle emissions standards, a second opportunity for public comment is set to come to a close on Monday, February 5.

The controversial policy will advance through the rulemaking process on the heels of a “State of the State” speech in which Gov. Janet Mills touted taxpayer-funded investments in…

Please click on the following link to read the following stories and much, much more:

https://election-integrity.info/Newsletter/2024/Media_Balance_Newsletter-2-5-24.pdf

Renewables: an expensive nightmare to nowhere

Experts: Trillions Spent on ‘Climate Change’ Based on Faulty Temperature Data

New study warns of soaring energy…