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Earth First! vows to fight against industrial wind power

Earth First! vows to fight against industrial wind power

FARMINGTON — Earth First! activists vowed Tuesday to continue its opposition to locating wind turbines in Maine, according to a press release.

The statement follows the conviction of two of its associated members this…

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Added by Long Islander on June 23, 2011 at 4:19am — No Comments

Why Ethanol and Natural Gas Don’t Deserve Subsidies

Why Ethanol and Natural Gas Don’t Deserve Subsidies

Two of the energy subsidy debates in Washington focus on tax credits for the ethanol and natural gas industries. The growing opposition to the $6 billion…

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Added by Long Islander on June 22, 2011 at 2:42pm — No Comments

Governor LePage: Wind Turbines Damaging Maine's Quality of Life and Mountains"

June 18, 2011

Governor takes town hall meeting to Rockport

About 250 people turn out for his fifth Capitol for a Day event since his inauguration.

By Susan M. Cover …

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Added by Long Islander on June 20, 2011 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Rumford pro-wind ordinance defeated

Rumford wind ordinance defeated

23 Comments…

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Added by Long Islander on June 16, 2011 at 2:44pm — 1 Comment

Spirited debate meets Appleton town meeting

 

Spirited debate meets Appleton town meeting

By Kim Lincoln | Jun 16, 2011…
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Added by Long Islander on June 16, 2011 at 2:41pm — No Comments

Wind Turbines and Forest Fires by Clyde MacDonald

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Please click on the above link to read an excellent letter written by Clyde MacDonald and published in the current issue of Northern Logger.

 

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Added by Long Islander on June 13, 2011 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments

America Needs the Shale Revolution

America Needs the Shale Revolution

The drilling boom is the best U.S. energy news in generations and is crucial for reviving domestic manufacturing.…

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Added by Long Islander on June 13, 2011 at 2:23pm — 1 Comment

Robert Bryce: The Gas Is Greener

The Gas Is Greener





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Added by Long Islander on June 8, 2011 at 5:39pm — 1 Comment

Sumner overwhelmingly passes wind development moratorium

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Sumner overwhelmingly passes wind development moratorium

SUMNER — Voters passed a 180-day moratorium on industrial wind power development Monday by a vote of…

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Added by Long Islander on June 7, 2011 at 9:26am — No Comments

600 KW Wind Turbine at Newburyport, MA compared with 600 KW UMPI Turbine

There hasn't been much data reporting or electricity production going on at the UMPI wind turbine for the past few months. So we got a little restless and decided to visit the website of another 600 KW wind turbine - this one in Newburyport, MA.

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Added by Long Islander on June 6, 2011 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

First comes the wind developer, then comes a lifetime of regret

6/3/11 First comes the wind developer, then comes the met tower, then comes a lifetime of regret

AN OPEN LETTER FROM A WISCONSIN FARMER WHO REGRETS SIGNING A WIND CONTRACT

 "By signing that contract, I signed…

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Added by Long Islander on June 6, 2011 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Norman Kalloch: The coming chronicle of industrial wind in Maine

 

 

Highland Wind a challege to 'environmental' groups (Portland Press-Herald)

I suspect that in the future some ambitious person will write a history of industrial wind power in Maine and in that book will be a chapter on the Highland Wind project in Highland Plantation.

The cast of characters, the plot and the long winding road to resolution will make for an interesting read.

Angus King, past Maine…

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Added by Long Islander on May 29, 2011 at 11:52am — No Comments

Linda Miller: Wind industry is not what Maine needs going forward

 

Posted: May 29, 2011

Updated: Today at 9:45 PM


Wind power won't get us off our dependence on oil

When Gov. Paul LePage was running for office, his biggest selling point to me was his concern for Maine's economy and lack of good-paying, long-lasting jobs.

 

Next was his ability to turn…

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Added by Long Islander on May 29, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

Rumford board extends wind development moratorium

Rumford board extends wind development moratorium

RUMFORD — By a 4-1 vote Thursday night, selectmen extended the moratorium on wind development projects by 60…

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Added by Long Islander on May 28, 2011 at 11:32pm — No Comments

Kevin Gurall: Arrogant Boston Company Defiling World Class Pristine Lakes With 43 Story Turbines

 May 28

Updated: Today at 10:44 PM

Maine Voices: Downeast Lakes watershed needs protection

A forest of wind turbines would forever change the pristine woodland into an industrial site.

 

SPRINGFIELD - It's not hunting season, but there's plenty of "shots" being fired in the ongoing battle to save one of the state's most historic and significant…

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Added by Long Islander on May 28, 2011 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Steve Bennett: Money, not people, has the deciding influence in Augusta

Posted: May 28

Updated: Today at 12:26 AM


MAINE COMPASS: Freedom wind site neighbors 'not entitled to equal protection'

Steve Bennett

Beaver Ridge Wind in Freedom is the only non-regulated industrial wind site in the state of Maine and the only one not approved by the…

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Added by Long Islander on May 28, 2011 at 11:25am — No Comments

Frankfort approves six-month wind energy moratorium

 

 

Frankfort approves six-month wind energy moratorium

Wind developer remains optimistic about Mount Waldo proposal

By Ethan Andrews | May 24, 2011…
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Added by Long Islander on May 24, 2011 at 11:01pm — 1 Comment

Vinalhaven: Wind Power Noise Dispute On Tranquil Maine Island Intensifies

Wind Power Noise Dispute On Tranquil Maine Island Intensifies

Wind Power Noise Pollution

First Posted: 05/24/11 01:47 PM ET Updated: 05/24/11 01:48 PM ET…

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Added by Long Islander on May 24, 2011 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

MDIF&W: Bat Disease, White-Nose Syndrome, Confirmed in Maine

Now that White-nose syndrome has shown up in Maine, do we really need to further unduly stress these important insectivores with wind turbines which may first attract the bats and then burst their lungs due to air pressure changes, i.e., barotrauma, otherwise known as mid-air drowning?

 

MDIF&W: Bat Disease, White-Nose Syndrome, Confirmed in Maine; Not Harmful to Humans, But Deadly to Bats

May 24,…

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Added by Long Islander on May 24, 2011 at 1:08pm — 2 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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