- Associated Press in Washington…
Corn biofuels worse than gasoline on global warming in short term – study
• $500,000 study paid for by federal government
• Conclusion: 7% more greenhouse gases in early years
Long Islander's Blog – April 2014 Archive (23)
Think Snow? -- No, THANK SNOW!!! -- Greenland Ridge Purchased
When I read this extraordinary and motivating news, I was reminded of the plaque in Island Falls commemorating Teddy Roosevelt's visits to the lakes there, also under threat from the wind industry:
Stranger, rest here and consider what one man, having faith in the right and love for his fellow man was able to do for his country."…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on April 29, 2014 at 7:30pm — 8 Comments
Maine DEP asks First Wind to prove financial capacity (PPH)
First Wind is going to INVEST a billion in Maine? Hardly.
First Wind is going to invest a billion in themselves so that they can grab the Production Tax Credit, a lavishly generous subsidy that is the largest of all the "subsidy extenders" draining the national treasury. This will do nothing positive for Maine but will create many large negative impacts to Mainers' health, Maine's environment,…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on April 26, 2014 at 1:00am — 26 Comments
Conservation Groups Call for National Planning Effort by Feds on Wind Energy
Conservation Groups Call for National Planning Effort by Feds on Wind Energy
Washington, D.C., April 24, 2014) A coalition of more than 70 conservation organizations has requested the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) develop a National Programmatic Wind Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify appropriate areas for wind energy development as well as areas where new projects should be avoided to conserve wildlife and sensitive…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on April 25, 2014 at 12:42am — 4 Comments
On Earth Day, Gubernatorial Candidate Michaud Attacks Governor LePage on Wind Industry
EXCERPTS:
“When it comes to alternative energy, Gov. LePage continues to stand in the way of progress,” Michaud said. “His war on the wind industry is hurting our state. Major investments that would have created jobs for Mainers have been chased away. It’s wrong.”
“The governor has made it clear, …
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on April 22, 2014 at 7:00pm — 10 Comments
Corn biofuels worse than gasoline on global warming
Added by Long Islander on April 21, 2014 at 8:13pm — No Comments
7,000 Demonstrators Protest Against Wind Turbines in Dublin Yesterday
Thousands protest against pylons and wind turbines
Demonstrators march through Dublin in opposition to energy plans
Added by Long Islander on April 16, 2014 at 12:06pm — 1 Comment
EXPOSING THE WIND INDUSTRY GENOCIDE (Wind Industry's Bird Numbers Are Impossible)
Added by Long Islander on April 13, 2014 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment
We’re helping First Wind destroy our natural resources
We’re helping First Wind destroy our natural resources
Added by Long Islander on April 11, 2014 at 9:07pm — 2 Comments
And to think Senator Troy Jackson voted against citizen rights on LD 616
Senator Troy Jackson voted against citizen rights on LD 616.
See attached.Roll_Calls_March_2014.xlsx
But although he was happy to vote citizens down as such, he had no problem putting forth a bill that would allow a single constituent of his to clear 200' of shoreline without consequence.
A kudos to the Maine Center for Public Interest…
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Statement on First Wind projects from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Maine Government News
Statement on First Wind projects from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection
April 9, 2014
Environmental Protection
Contact: Jessamine Logan, Communications Director, Jessamine.Logan@maine.gov or (207) 287-5842
Statement on First Wind Projects from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection
-Following the…
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Iberdrola Takes a Hit on Wind
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Maine Perspective on Wind and Hydro Shared in Boston
Maine Perspective Shared in Boston before the Massachussetts Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy
EXCERPT:
Another note on CO2: In New England, only 17% of our CO2 emissions comes from the electricity generation sector. More than double (38%) comes from the transportation sector. In Maine the numbers are 14% from electricity and 46% from transportation. Yet the lion’s share of our collective climate reform efforts are…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on April 9, 2014 at 12:00am — 5 Comments
NH: Third wind farm company withdraws leases for Newfound-area project
Added by Long Islander on April 8, 2014 at 11:50am — No Comments
Hydropower plan is raising alarms - Some say it may stall wind and solar energy
Hydropower plan is raising alarms
Some say it may stall wind and solar energy
Added by Long Islander on April 8, 2014 at 10:30am — 2 Comments
Maine Sierra Club Boasts of Defeating LD 616 and 1323
After all, who cares about citizen's rights -- who the heck do these citizens think they are anyway?
See their communication here:
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=320182&em_id=360048.0
Added by Long Islander on April 6, 2014 at 10:00am — 7 Comments
CTFWP has 599 Members - Please Ask Someone You Know to Join Today
Added by Long Islander on April 5, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments
BDN - Dems and a Handful of Republicans Strip Maine Citizens of Their Rights
This is the same bill that the House overwhelmingly passed just three days ago.
Two bills to give Unorganized Territory more say in wind deals rejected by Senate
EXCERPTS:
The first bill rejected by the Senate — LD 1323, sponsored by Rep. Teresea Hayes, D-Buckfield — would have reinstituted the zoning process that was in effect before the Wind Act was passed.
The second — LD 616, sponsored by Rep. Larry Dunphy,…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on April 3, 2014 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment
A Warning to Congress: Renewal of Wind Energy Subsidies Will Lead to a Big Boost in Carbon Emissions
A Warning to Congress: Renewal of Wind Energy Subsidies Will Lead to a Big Boost in Carbon Emissions
Mike Krancer previously served as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on April 3, 2014 at 4:00pm — No Comments
LD 1323 being discussed in Senate right now - tune in
LD 1323
| "An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territory" |
Sponsored by Representative Teresea Hayes
|
Status Summary
Reference…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on April 3, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments
BDN: Maine House advances bill to give Unorganized Territory more say in wind development
Added by Long Islander on April 3, 2014 at 1:30am — 5 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
******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********
(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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