Long Islander's Blog – June 2012 Archive (14)

Robert Bryce: Economists Without Calculators

Economists Without Calculators 

Be wary of op-eds in the New York Times that tout an…
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Added by Long Islander on June 28, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

First Wind and Emera announced wind deal despite risk posed by legal appeal

Energy firms announced wind deal despite risk posed by legal appeal

Posted June 27, 2012, at 5:26 a.m.…
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Added by Long Islander on June 27, 2012 at 5:30am — No Comments

Norwegian company hosting three public info sessions about wind project off Maine coast next week

Norwegian company hosting info sessions about wind project off Maine coast

Posted June 22, 2012, at 4:20 p.m.

Last modified June 22, 2012, at 4:48 p.m.…
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Added by Long Islander on June 23, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

Wind PTC: There’s No Free Lunch

Wind PTC: There’s No Free Lunch

Real men wear pink. Real women wear fur. And real market-based policy …

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Added by Long Islander on June 22, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting on First Wind, Emera, etc.

Now that First Wind and Emera have announced their joint venture to be both utility and generator (what many believed was against the law), we thought it might be helpful to summarize some of the writings on this from the non-partisan Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting.

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Added by Long Islander on June 19, 2012 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Peru Wind Committee goes back to work

Peru Wind Committee goes back to work

 
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Added by Long Islander on June 19, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Patriot Renewables Wind Project Opponents Win Dixfield Board Seats

Daley, Belskis win Dixfield board seats

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Added by Long Islander on June 18, 2012 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Maine Republican Candidates for U.S. Senate Respond to Question on Wind Power

Every candidate is against subsidizing wind power.

This is well worth watching - start at minute 14:00 by dragging the time bar on the bottom of the video.

Click here:

http://video.mpbn.net/video/2242839005/

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Added by Long Islander on June 12, 2012 at 6:30pm — No Comments

The Most Hated Word in the English Language to a Wind Developer

The above screenshot is from the movie "Windfall".

As this gentleman points out, wind projects do not make sense for the wind companies when there is no way to attach the turbines. When greedy landowners decide to throw their neighbors under the bus so that they can line their pockets at others' expense, their schemes fall apart when other…

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Added by Long Islander on June 12, 2012 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Who gave your state representatives and candidates money?

See:…

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Added by Long Islander on June 9, 2012 at 6:23am — No Comments

This was happening right under their noses and they didn't even know about it

"I think we were blinded by the money. I never thought once what my neighbor across the road would think.

There were salesmen from several wind developers. They were sneaking around all of Delaware County for two years.

 

I drove down among them for the very first time, turned off the engine, rolled down the windows and I really listened and I was horrified.

 

It was the idea that the noise would be forever. It would be that way for the next 25-28…

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Added by Long Islander on June 2, 2012 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Tomorrow and Wednesday - Question the Maine Candidates on the Production Tax Credit (PTC)

Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday you have the chance to attend free events where you can ask the candidates how they stand on the Federal Production Tax Credit (PTC).  The Democrats are in their convention this weekend, and I am seeking info on where they…
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Added by Long Islander on June 2, 2012 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

BDN asks party candidates for Senate: What should the country’s energy policy look like?

10 questions were asked of each aspirant including "What should the country’s energy policy look like?", (which is spotlighted below). All 10 questions can be found here.

June 02, 2012

BDN asks party candidates for Senate: Where do you stand on these 10 questions?

Taxes,…

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Added by Long Islander on June 2, 2012 at 10:30am — 3 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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