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German Opposition to Wind Farms Spawns New Political Party
This morning I received an e-mail about the wind opposition in Germany from the Australian blog STOP THESE THINGS.
The people of Germany are getting so fed up with not being heard on their complaints about the wind industry that they've founded a new political party. The name "Free Horizons". That is a great name, no?
A link to the post is here and I've pasted in the article below.…
ContinueAdded by K Campbell on February 4, 2016 at 9:54am — 1 Comment
Citizen Initiative to repeal and amend Maine's Wind Energy Act
A Citizen's Initative is getting going to repeal and amend Maine's Wind Energy Act.
Dan Remian is leading the charge and is looking for folks around the state to gather signatures in support of a referendum on the matter. Things are just getting underway, and Dan is looking for supporters of all kinds.
If you want to help with this effort, please contact:
Dan Remian e-mail: N7CD@gwi.net
A facebook page has been set up for it - please "Like" it and invite your…
ContinueAdded by K Campbell on November 25, 2014 at 2:20pm — No Comments
Cape Spin - Interesting Documentary on the Cape Wind battle
Our local library has a DVD copy of "Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle", a 2012 documentary film about the Cape Wind controversy. Gary and I watched it the other day, wondering if we would make it through to the end. It spins the true but almost unbelievable yarn of the epic ten year battle to build this controversial project. At times humorous, and at other times maddening, it was worthwhile, because it memorializes so many issues that we face, and shows that Mainers are not the only…
ContinueAdded by K Campbell on January 2, 2014 at 12:11pm — No Comments
Links to wind project documents on DEP and LURC (LUPC) websites
If you are interested in reading the project application files and all related documents for wind projects in Maine, you can find them as follows.
DEP has current or very recent project files on-line at this site:
DEP - http://www.maine.gov/dep/ftp/WindPowerProjectFiles/
LURC - LURC (now LUPC) has all its wind project files up on its site and the link
is here:…
ContinueAdded by K Campbell on June 7, 2013 at 2:16pm — No Comments
BDN - Bowers Mountain anti-wind group preps for DEP hearing
Bangor Daily News
December 21, 2012
Story by Nick Sambides
Rather than pasting the story in here, follow the link here. And add some comments!
Added by K Campbell on December 21, 2012 at 7:29pm — 1 Comment
Opposition mounts to second application for Bowers Wind Project in Downeast Lakes Region of Maine
Maine's DEP to hold first ever wind project public hearing
Carroll Plt, Maine - December 11, 2012 – Boston-based wind developer First Wind is facing growing opposition to its second attempt to build an industrial wind project on Bowers Mountain in the scenic Downeast Lakes Region of Maine. In a related development, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Patricia Aho announced that DEP will hold a public evidentiary hearing on the…
Added by K Campbell on December 15, 2012 at 2:30pm — 10 Comments
Where's our tipping point? Bowers project permit has been filed - request a public hearing.
I'm part of the group that's battling the Bowers Mountain project (aka Champlain Wind) in the Downeast Lakes watershed (between Grand Lake Stream and Lakeville). Our name is the Partnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed. First Wind has just officially filed its permit application; the ball is rolling now. For more info, visit: www.ppdlw.org We're asking people to request a public hearing. You have to do it asap, as it has to be in…
ContinueAdded by K Campbell on March 19, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments
New Maine Group Formed to Oppose First Wind's Project on Bowers Mountain - Downeast Lakes Watershed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Group Opposes First Wind’s Industrial Wind Power Project in Carroll Plantation
Lakeville, Maine, April 12, 2010 –Residents and landowners in Carroll Plantation, Lakeville, Springfield and Grand Lake Stream have formed the non-profit "Partnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed" (PPDLW) to oppose the construction of an industrial wind project on Bowers Mountain in Carroll Plt. PPDLW asserts that the project will threaten the…
Added by K Campbell on April 20, 2010 at 5:04pm — 1 Comment
Latest Blog Posts
- German Opposition to Wind Farms Spawns New Political Party
- Citizen Initiative to repeal and amend Maine's Wind Energy Act
- Cape Spin - Interesting Documentary on the Cape Wind battle
- Links to wind project documents on DEP and LURC (LUPC) websites
- BDN - Bowers Mountain anti-wind group preps for DEP hearing
- Opposition mounts to second application for Bowers Wind Project in Downeast Lakes Region of Maine
- Where's our tipping point? Bowers project permit has been filed - request a public hearing.
Most Popular Blog Posts
- Opposition mounts to second application for Bowers Wind Project in Downeast Lakes Region of Maine
- German Opposition to Wind Farms Spawns New Political Party
- Citizen Initiative to repeal and amend Maine's Wind Energy Act
- Cape Spin - Interesting Documentary on the Cape Wind battle
- BDN - Bowers Mountain anti-wind group preps for DEP hearing
- Where's our tipping point? Bowers project permit has been filed - request a public hearing.
- New Maine Group Formed to Oppose First Wind's Project on Bowers Mountain - Downeast Lakes Watershed
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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