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Block Island Wind Turbine #1 : M/V Mistress Accident Printed Notes

On January 1, 2019, the 52-foot commercial fishing vessel F/V Mistress sank in rough weather near the Block Island wind turbines, Rhode Island. At 1:30 AM on New Year's Day 2019, the F/V Mistress sent out a distress call reporting it was taking on…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 21, 2026 at 7:03am — No Comments

Massive Aroostook wind project may rank among East Coast’s largest

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A California-based energy company will develop and build a utility-scale wind farm across thousands of acres of commercial timberland in Southern Aroostook’s unorganized territory.



Coming on the heels of the failed King Pine wind project, County Line wind farm, owned by Clearway Energy Group LLC, intends to generate 800 megawatts for the planned Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program.



Despite the potential for…

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Added by Long Islander on October 20, 2026 at 10:47pm — 1 Comment

F/V Mistress Evidence It's At Block Island Wind Turbine # 1

        COAST GUARD ABORTED SEARCH DUE TO RADAR INTERFERENCE 

1. Green Oceans found the F/V Mistress in August 

2. Coast Guard investigation handwritten notes, pages 42 &…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 20, 2026 at 3:20pm — No Comments

Time To Reopen The Flawed F/V Mistress Accident Investigation

The Mayday call for the F/V Mistress was made around 1:30 AM on January 1, 2019. The Coast Guard handwritten notes show the Beacon ID ADCD 02005944C01 at 6:44 AM, and then the search ended between 7:02 and 8:39 AM. The MH-60 helicopter spent 37 minutes looking for the…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 18, 2026 at 8:12am — 1 Comment

Seoul Power. A $200 Billion Korea Deal Puts Eight Reactors on the U.S. Table



The Breakthrough Institute’s Nuclear Notes, in a piece by Matthew L. Wald and Spencer Toohill, walks through…

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Added by Willem Post on October 17, 2026 at 10:44am — No Comments

Maryland has high electricity prices due to stupid energy politics

Maryland has high electricity prices due to stupid energy politics…

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Added by Willem Post on October 17, 2026 at 9:42am — No Comments

Gov Maura Wants gas pipeline she previously proudly banned

To:…
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Added by Willem Post on October 16, 2026 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Falmouth residents rally against proposed CMP transmission line upgrade

"The transmission upgrades will also allow for more growth in the region and enable more climate-friendly electrification of existing infrastructure, said the CMP spokesperson."



As state regulators review the proposed project, residents question whether it’s needed.

Posted October 9

Updated October 12

Sophie Burchell

Staff…

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Added by Long Islander on October 16, 2026 at 10:30am — No Comments

How Did Federal Regulators Overlook The F/V Mistress

Following the loss of the vessel F/V Mistress on January 1, 2019, BOEM funded an environmental monitoring program at the nearby Block Island Wind Farm. During the final day of a biological dive survey later in 2019, field researchers documented anomalous debris on the…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 16, 2026 at 9:29am — 1 Comment

READ THIS: Maine municipalities that have enacted wind ordinances

This is simply a duplicate of a post published on July 23, 2018, over eight years ago. The list is almost certainly not current. But I believe the basic facts are the same: Most importantly, WIND ORDINANCES WORK. But they must be done right and clearly, model ordinances that likely reflect any and all possible changes since 2018 likely exist. I would encourage anyone who is concerned to contact a few of the towns listed below to become armed. Please post any updated info or corrections in…

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Added by Long Islander on October 15, 2026 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

LIFE CHANGING: Lawmakers warn Aroostook residents a proposed wind farm will do more harm than good

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

10/14/26


Bangor Daily News
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Lawmakers warn Aroostook residents a proposed wind farm will do more harm than good



State and county lawmakers shared financial and environmental concerns about the proposed County Line wind farm with concerned Haynesville residents.



Maine Rep. Tracy Quint, R-Hodgdon, and Aroostook County…
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Added by Long Islander on October 15, 2026 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

NRCM et al: Day One Agenda for Maine’s Next Governor to Rein In Energy Costs

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"Promoting information symmetry in rate cases, so intervenors don’t have to fight protracted discovery battles just to get the financial data needed to challenge a utility’s rate hike"

Geez, just like the wind projects you relentlessly support NRCM. They're planned for years and the public only hears of the project at virtually only the last minute.

Got hypocrisy NRCM and friends?…

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Added by Long Islander on October 15, 2026 at 6:00am — No Comments

Maine announces additional marine life surveys near proposed offshore wind development

How about fixing the roads instead?

Updated: 4:43 PM EDT Oct 14, 2026



By Niall Patrick

The Maine Department of Marine Resources announced on Tuesday that it plans to conduct another round of research in the Gulf of Maine to study marine life near a proposed offshore wind development.

The winter bottom trawl survey is scheduled to begin the week of January 11, 2027, and continue…

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Added by Long Islander on October 14, 2026 at 11:30pm — No Comments

F/V Mistress Block Island: "Neither Confirm Nor Deny"

When official public government documents are widely circulated, and thousands have them online, only to be ignored by the government later, it points to a shift from the Green agenda to political strategy. In 2019, maritime interests argued for 2-nautical-mile spacing between ocean turbines. The Coast Guard and BOEM…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 14, 2026 at 8:24am — No Comments

Heather Sanborn has a Vision: HOME INVASION

Added by Dan McKay on October 14, 2026 at 7:43am — No Comments

Maine "leaders" societal electrification and "renewable" BS is as recklessly stupid as it is arrogant

Maine’s energy goals depend on a regulatory process people can trust | Opinion



Uncertain investment challenges employers, apprenticeship programs and the next generation of workers.

Posted 10/12/26 at 4:58 AM



Tim Burgess



Tim Burgess is assistant business manager of IBEW Local 104.
(emphasis added)



When a severe storm knocks out power in the middle of the night, Mainers don’t think about…
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Added by Long Islander on October 13, 2026 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Tanya Blanchard: The Northern Maine Transmission Route

If this 1,200 MW transmission line goes through, it will not only make possible the 800 MW Clearway project in Aroostook, but also 400 MW of smaller NEW wind projects along the way down. The Haynesville to Pittsfield line would break up the long existing electricity bottleneck and old projects along the way, previously stopped by the bottleneck, will suddenly become…

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Added by Long Islander on October 12, 2026 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

F/V Mistress Time For Everybody In The Same Room

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The F/V Mistress sank near the Block Island wind  turbines January 1, 2019 
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To resolve the complex issues surrounding…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 12, 2026 at 10:43am — 1 Comment

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CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

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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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