Long Islander's Blog – November 2024 Archive (19)

Maine Climate Council Updates “Maine Won’t Wait” Plan

By Libby Palanza

November 26, 2024

The Maine Climate Council has released an updated version of the state’s four-year plan concerning climate change, “Maine Won’t Wait.”

This report outlines the state’s policy goals and objectives over the next few…

11/28/24

by Murray Carpenter, Special to the BDN

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When Maine regulators first approved the New England Clean Energy Connect corridor that will carry hydropower from Quebec into Massachusetts, conservationists won a key concession from the project.

The developers were required to permanently conserve 50,000 acres in the area of the corridor, which will go through western Maine. That’s an area larger than Acadia National Park, and more…

Attorney General Aaron Frey said he intends to hold the companies accountable for concealing knowledge about the consequences of fossil fuels.

Posted November 26, 2024

Stephen Singer

Portland Press Herald

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Maine on Tuesday sued several big players in the energy industry over accusations they developed fossil fuel products despite knowing about the damage to the climate caused by…

New England states’ renewable energy push blasted as too costly by free-market advocates

Clean energy supporters and environmentalists pushed back, calling the conservative groups' conclusions inaccurate and misleading.

Posted November 20

Stephen Singer

Portland Press Herald

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Conservative think tanks in New England are taking aim at state…

Stepping back, while this article is about how many electric vehicles government can force upon Mainers, there are countervailing forces that would challenge the fact that Maine even has a climate action plan and a Maine climate council in the first place. Clearly a "climate industrial complex" has long had a tailwind. But that may be changing as many of the underlying assumptions are being challenged. Whether the new administration will change the tailwind to…

November 16, 2024 6:13 PM ET

President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Chris Wright, the CEO of Denver-based energy company Liberty Energy, to serve as Secretary of Energy in a statement issued Saturday.

Trump also revealed the formation of a Council of National Energy of which he said Wright will be a member.

“I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will be joining my Administration as…

As far as I know, the ink isn't yet dry on this new organization. I guess time will tell how the National Energy Council (NEC) would relate to the Department of Energy (DOE). Is the intent to speed up all energy, not just oil and gas? How might this affect nuclear, an energy source which may be reviving due to AI electricity needs? Will this remove barriers for transmission and if so, what does that mean for wind? Burgum has apparently pushed for an "all of the above" energy strategy in…

A years-long battle between 2 large energy companies over the New England Clean Energy project took a new turn in a 126-page lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mass.

Posted November 14

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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Avangrid Inc., the parent company of Central Maine Power Co., has sued NextEra Energy in federal court, accusing the energy giant of causing more…

The state receives millions of dollars for projects promoting electrification and offshore wind that President-elect Donald Trump dismisses, instead favoring drilling for oil and natural gas.

November 13, 2024

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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A lot may be on the line for Maine’s energy policy in a second Trump presidency.

From federal money supporting electric heat pumps and electric vehicles to expanding a network of…

Nov 12, 2024

{I wrote a draft of this a few months ago. Fortunately, there is now light at the end of the tunnel. With Critical Thinking these should all go the way of the buggy whip…}

Consider this sample of what we have been told on a daily basis by self-serving elites, about a variety of nationally important topics:

“Wind energy is low cost”— while it is actually high cost. (I’ll have an…

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

https://election-integrity.info/Newsletter/2024/Media_Balance_Newsletter-11-11-24.pdf

*** A beginners guide to news sources not influenced by government narratives, legacy

media, or biased ‘fact checkers.'

*** Sweden says no to 13 Wind Projects

*** Ford lost…

by The Associated Press

November 10, 2024

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...............Bob Stern, who headed an office in the U.S. Energy Department responsible for environmental protection during the Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations, said Trump can get Congress to reduce or eliminate tax credits for offshore wind that were granted in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Those credits are an integral part of the finances of many offshore wind…

Wednesday, Nov 06, 2024 - 09:45 PM

Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Projected President-elect Donald Trump has made a number of sweeping proposals for a second term in office, outlining a wide-ranging agenda that targets federal regulations, taxes, immigration, and social issues.

As of Wednesday morning, The Associated Press projected that Trump is the winner of the election after securing enough electoral votes over his opponent…

Shares in renewable energy firms plunged after Donald Trump won a second term as president of the United States on a platform that promises to boost fossil fuels and undo the green agenda of his predecessor. ...Across the Atlantic, Danish wind firms Orsted A/S and Vestas Wind Systems A/S also slid, as did Germany’s RWE AG and Italy’s Enel SpA.

US clean energy stocks suffered in pre-market trading in New York, especially solar firms. Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NOVA) was…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published November 4, 2024

Greenhouse gas pollution from electricity generation slid 4% in 2023, according to a new analysis from regional electric grid operator ISO-New England.

Last year's drop in climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions is linked to mild winter and summer…

NB: Posting the link as the content looks to be of interest, but have not yet watched.

By Kate Cough

November 3, 2024

Maine Monitor editor Kate Cough, in a Mitchell Center talk, explores the past and future of energy in Maine.

How can we build enough transmission to meet the needs of an increasingly electrified world? What can be done to make sure those lines are sited responsibly? How can we keep prices down while preparing for a climate with…

By Kate Cough

November 1, 2024

Northern and downeast Maine should be excluded from aspects of rules intended to protect large undeveloped tracts of land from the development of solar, wind and high-impact transmission lines, members of the Board of Environmental Protection recommended at a meeting earlier this month.

The rules are part of new fee programs being developed by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation…

Besides delivering gas to homes, the pipelines also supply power plants that generate electricity, meaning the requests before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will have a ripple effect on the cost of electricity.

November 1, 2024

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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........Three natural gas pipeline operators are looking to increase rates paid by Maine consumers who already face rising electricity prices.

Algonquin…