Lynne Williams to NRCM: Please begin to listen to us

 

The following note to Lisa Pohlman, Executive Director of NRCM is posted on behalf of Lynne Williams, former chairperson of the Maine Green Independent Party, and candidate for the party's nomination for Governor of Maine in the 2010 election. The note is in response to Ms. Pohlmann's blog of earlier today, parts of which are excerpted immediately following Lynne Williams' note.

7/3/12

Dear Lisa:  
I hate to be a downer about this, but this "unbroken forest view" from Katahdin will be broken if, and when, the Oakfield industrial wind project is constructed.  I know many at NRCM consider this to be tiresome complaining by communities that do not want to sacrifice their communities on the altar of renewable energy, so let me throw this out to you - are you willing to sacrifice the "unbroken forest view" that you so celebrate in this post, on the altar of renewable energy?  I am beginning to think that if more NRCM folks actually lived in northern and downeast Maine, rather than just visiting and writing breathless blog posts following the visit, that we wouldn't have these destructive industrial projects taking over our region.  Perhaps it's time that some of these projects were built in Hallowell, Cape E, Peaks Island and Harpswell.
Please begin to listen to us.
Regards, Lynne Williams

07/03/2012

A Climb Worth the Effort

IMG_1370On June 28th, I climbed Maine’s great Mount Katahdin, in Baxter State Park, with colleagues from NRCM. I’ve wanted to do it ever since I settled in Maine 33 years ago, so this was a big occasion for me. Katahdin is a mile high at the summit, and to get there one climbs up and down miles of steep inclines and rugged terrain. Climbing and descending make for a 12 hour challenge, as many of you know who have hiked it. 

But magic awaits at the stony summit. 

From the top of Katahdin, Maine’s North Woods stretch out as far as the eye can see. Unbroken forests stretch on for miles and shelter our wildlife neighbors, including moose, deer, lynx, and countless birds. Myriad lakes reflect the light of the sky. The West Branch of the Penobscot River, once threatened by the massive Big A dam, is a ribbon winding below. The mountains are jagged and green, layered out to the horizon. 

Read Ms. Pohlmann's full blog here.

http://nrcm.typepad.com/notes_from_lisa/2012/07/a-climb-worth-the-e...

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Comment by Brad Blake on July 4, 2012 at 12:10am

Thank you, Lynne.  I also commented to Lisa and I urge everyone to do so as well.  Percival Baxter would roll over in his grave if he knew of this threat of industrialization to his beloved park.  Myron Avery, the father of the Appalachian Trail in Maine would shout from the top of the peak named in his honor on Bigelow Mt. to stop this encroachment on Maine's mountains.  We must take the spirit of Katahdin, revered by the native people of Maine, and the spirit of Baxter, Avery, and other great conservationists and strengthen our opposition to this horrendous environmental travesty before we lose the essence of our stae's beauty and "Quality of Place".

 

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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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"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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