Fishy Business: Wind industry plans heavy duty dog & pony show at ME Fishermen's Forum

If you love your Maine ocean, come to Rockport Saturday afternoon and speak for it! From 2:45 pm- 4:30 at the Maine Fishermen's Forum http://www.mainefishermensforum.org Samoset Resort, Rockport Room, Rockport, Maine:
The seminar What Does Ocean Energy and Wind Power Mean for Maine’s Fishermen? will take place, featuring this panel: Beth Nagusky, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection, George Lapointe, Maine Dept. of Marine Resources, Des Fitzgerald, VP & chief bottlewasher of Principle Power, Daniel Cohen, Fishermen's energy,http://www.fishermensenergy.com a group of utilities with a fishing industry leader as figurehead president), Neal Pettigrew, University of Maine, Addison Ames, Vinalhaven Electric Coop , Rob Snyder, Island Institute
Now Reasonable people can disagree; but both sides ought to get heard. Let's get the rest of the story out there. This panel runs from groups with financial or physical investment in marine wind mill operations to the corporate enviro groups, a quite respectable marine oceanographer and some tame marine bureaucrats. There's a great question and answer period with lots of opportunity for followup questions. The forum has many other great events worth attending, but this one is critical.

FISHERMEN NEED TO HEAR OUR SIDE OF THE STORY

The official summary of the seminar
Governor Baldacci has set ambitious goals to position the state of Maine as a leader in ocean energy. The Governor’s Task Force on Ocean Energy has resulted in the establishment of three test sites in state waters along the coast to provide for the development of new technology to allow for off shore commercial wind farms by 2020. However, the Task Force recommendations also seek to develop commercial wind farms in state waters using existing technology in the shorter term. What does this all mean for Maine’s fishermen? Come learn more about the recommendations of the Ocean Energy Task Force, the legislation moving forward to develop commercial wind farms in state waters, siting ocean wind from a developer's perspective and the array of issues this raises for Maine’s fishing industry. We will also learn more about Vinalhaven’s experience in planning for wind turbines and how marine spatial planning can be used to help the fishing industry protect important and traditional fishing grounds as these new commercial ventures compete for ocean bottom.
Host: Patrice McCarron, Maine Lobstermen’s Assn.
Terry Stockwell, Maine Dept. of Marine Resources
Moderator: Deirdre Gilbert, Maine Dept. of Marine Resources
Panel: Beth Nagusky, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection
George Lapointe, Maine Dept. of Marine Resources
Des Fitzgerald, VP Business, Management of Principle Power
Daniel Cohen, Fishermen’s Energy
Neal Pettigrew, University of Maine
Addison Ames, Vinalhaven Electric Coop
Rob Snyder, Island Institute

Please, be there!

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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."

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