WIND POWER TOO ERRATIC - CHINA AND OTHER PACIFIC NATIONS STOP ALLOWING DEVELOPMENT
The rest of the world is discovering what we already know in Maine - Wind power is not reliable!
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/02/expert-wind-farms-violent-fluctua...
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Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on October 4, 2016 at 10:05am
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An Ordinance written & created by any level of government, from the selectboard acting as such, on up to the county or state is Regulatory and can be overridden.
An Ordinance based on Constitutional Rights, can not be overridden if worded properly and intended to provide protection of the Citizens of this nation without repeal of that section that provides the ability and right to protect.
"Rights Based" Ordinances.
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Even if communities are not currently threatened at this time by Wind Projects, they "Should be" acting now to get their ordinances into place to suit their needs or prohibit completely what could be ill effects on their community. Not only current, but potential future effects as to all aspects, land, air, water, health.
Though Ordinances should be specific and General ordinances avoided, they should be in process. An ordinance does not have to be prohibitive but should be worded in such a manner that the Community must be consulted FIRST and mandate a community vote even if a Land Use Plan is in place. Because the land is zoned for industry, the community would have the first say as to what type of business or industry is agreeable, and once approved with the community's conditions by vote the applications to the various agencies UP the ladder can be had if so allowed and how allowed.
Though an ordinance of standard nature is Regulatory and can be torn down somewhat easily over time with state preempted statutory laws, Ordinances derived from the Constitution of Maine and the U.S. are near impossible without first changing these constitutions themselves.
The 2nd amendment of each provides the scope of who what where when & why, (this is not just about guns) with the 9th and 10th amendments providing the authority of citizens to do this type of ordinance. Though the ordinance of this nature can not supercede current statute, it can provide protections where the Statutes do not specifically provide such protections. This type of ordinance sets a standard that the state must meet or exceed in protective measures in order to override it. If left in place after the state has met that standard, it will once again be effective should the corporations tear down the state statute and will hold standing in a court of law with possibly years of being in place.
People fear this type of ordinance, as do lawyers, as it is not the regulatory normal. Though they are based on Constitutional Rights. Rights that were placed into the constitution by corporate business persons of the day, after realizing these needs. Since they placed them into the constitution these same rights are extended to all citizens yet seldom used.
Removal of the 2nd Amendment from the constitution would not only lead to tyranny once again over the people, but also the corporations that we fight. Removal of the 9th and 10th would render them and people unable to ever change laws at any level, unless through the kindness of the tyrant.
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Comment by Pineo Girl on October 3, 2016 at 11:00pm
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Eric you are correct...We are sitting ducks so to speak - New Hampshire is doing a great job at resisting and so is Vermont - We have had a momentary reprieve with LD 828 and the ability for UT's to opt out. But as long as the Expedited Wind Law is in place nothing will happen. Maine will continue to be exploited...Fast forward tot he next Gubernatorial election..If Ethan Strimling runs for Governor he is a complete and utter patsy for the Baldacci regime continued!
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Unless there is a bill proposed to repeal the EWA of Baldacci having met our federal requirement, the extension will keep these wolves knocking at the door. The PUC can resist, however they must ultimately follow statute when the corporations attack the rules of the various agencies and departments so that they are degraded to a lower standard to suit their needs. They give a little this time, then degrade them a bit more the next project, and again the next.... It is only we the people that push back that slows this process and place other concerns into the mix. So long as you have an uninformed citizenry repealing the current statute and its extension will be near impossible.
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Comment by Paula D Kelso on October 3, 2016 at 9:37pm
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Holy moly, we should all send a copy of this article to all our senators, rep's, PUC, etc.
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This new proposed MEPCO line ROW will fill in a missing segment for advancement for the East West Transportation / Utility Corridor, the following CMP proposal reported in the BDN will fill in the Northwestern Mountain region of Maine as it closely approximates the path to Coburn Gore, as it heads to NOWHERE but more of Maine's Mountains with a possible extension later to the Canadian border.
This current MEPCO proposal is important to both, Wind and Corridor warriors.
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Of Course! Let's hope our PUC gets it and makes sure the Maine taxpayer isn't paying for this! And -better still - Let's do everything we can to prevent it from happening!
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The new MEPCO project is suppose to bring Energy Reliability to Maine's Grid.......... but for who? Southern New England of course! CMP and Emera Maine, already know about this problem and planned ahead for it when they constructed the $5.2B line and doglegged it to Pittsfield. They called it a buildout planning decision in anticipation of this Next Proposal, that is for Aroostook Wind. (though it was hard for them to openly admit at first) This Reliability scheme bypasses the Orrington Station and will rejoin the southern flow to southern New England at a new facility in Pittsfield if allowed to become permitted.
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Comment by Eskutassis on October 3, 2016 at 10:34am
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And we have the "Baldacci" wind experts saying this is the best way to go. When is this madness going to end.
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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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