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NRCM written LD 820
Not the Answer for Maine

Three legislative sessions later, over 100 hours of documented recordings with over 500 concerned citizen comments, working with experts around the globe, this was our letter to NRCM as a Coalition of many peoples and organizations.

Though the content of the NRCM written & proposed LD 820 may change in Committee we Citizens support in a bipartisan voice the bills mentioned in the last paragraph of the letter.

Please take the time to read, then contact your legislators in support of our collective conclusion. 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OmU2DuoIAOAWqJR0c6Gigy0Q6P_wLsd...

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Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on March 31, 2017 at 6:33pm

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1seDcvpdkZ7ClHUHyiQdrh714Ov1wDAE...

Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on March 31, 2017 at 6:32pm

Betrayed again in Maine ?

Establishment Non-profit Environmental Groups
Lowers protection of Maine Waters 

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Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on March 14, 2017 at 7:20pm

Call the ENR committee members below in support of

Repeal (LD253) Moratorium(LD254) and (LD680) Expert Independent Advisory Panel, are the people's and Bowker & Associates approach to PL2011 C653.

Maine Audubon's written bill LD 820 is not the answer, but another tweak of bad rules
Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on March 13, 2017 at 4:46pm
We will most likely not be commenting further on LD820 as all we have to say about it has been said in e-roundtable and in our technical analysis of its forerunner/ Placeholder LD580.

We will most likely not be able to develop our technical analysis of a key element of reform, LD680, the statutory creation of an expert independent panel to develop the framework for a completely new law much before the public hearing on March 20th.

Repeal (LD253) Moratorium(LD254) and (LD680) Expert Independent Advisory Panel, are the people's and Bowker & Associates approach to PL2011 C653.
Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on March 13, 2017 at 4:38pm

As you know, the ENR Committee will hear all mining-related bills (LDs 160, 253, 254, 395, 580, 685 and 820) during a single, combined public hearing beginning at 9:00 am on Monday, March 20.  The hearing will be held in the ENR Committee room (Room 216 of the Cross State Office Building).  A couple of points of information that may be helpful to anyone who is planning to attend and testify:

 

  • ·       Due to the limited seating capacity in Room 216, the ACF/SLG Room (Room 214 of the Cross Building) will be available for overflow seating.  Room 214 is just adjacent to the ENR room.

 

  • ·       There will be sign-up sheets for those wishing to testify.  Sign-up will be available at the table outside of the ENR room sometime between 8:15 and 8:30 am the morning of the hearing.

 

  • ·       The Chairs intend to run a three-minute clock for those wishing to testify.  In deference to other presenters, the Chairs ask that all those speaking limit their spoken testimony to three minutes.

 

  • ·       If you would like to provide a written copy of your spoken comments or other written materials along with your spoken testimony, please remember to bring 20 copies for distribution.

 

Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Dan Tartakoff, Esq.

Legislative Analyst

Office of Policy & Legal Analysis

Phone: (207) 287-1319

Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on March 10, 2017 at 7:49pm

[Brief in a nutshell -- my take]

Industry (Canadian) has had two or more bites at the apple with the assistance of the DEP. We have worked to bring better rules into the mix that most people were willing to live with. To No avail, as now the BEP has finally recognized the inadequacy of the current statutes to even develop the Rules. We the citizens, our Legislator, committees, agencies continue to waste time and money going around in circles with two conflicting Statutes and a third that does not work if new rules as designed by the mining industry go into effect. LD 820 is a product of various groups that promote preserving the environment, as their compromise. Not Acceptable, as it too cow-tows to the industry. Canadian Owners of the Land, with Canadian Industry workers. We, those citizens of Maine, Mining experts and other various scientists are all in agreement that we need to STOP, by repealing old conflicting statutes, have a MORATORIUM to prevent any further actions, until such time that an INDEPENDENT EXPERT PANEL can provide a comprehensive NEW STATUTE for the framework so that the best rules can be adopted based on Science, not Industry goals. And those that may have been compromised or outright bribed or are indebted to the Owners.  I called for the REPEAL, MORATORIUM, EXPERT PANEL, some time back and with wisdom, and all the continuing efforts to allow bad rules, others have come to an agreement that this is the best method to correct a potentially bad thing. The New Statute would be created (intent) based on science and would allow it to be continuously updated and applied to prior permitted operations based on new knowledge. Also, it would require assurance funding sufficient for any unforeseeable disasters such as Tailings pond breaches so that we do not have a repeat of Calahan, which was a superfund site until the feds dropped it and became a Maine Taxpayer continuously funded clean-up site. We are at the doorstep of STOPPING THE INSANITY, hopefully, the legislature will finally listen.  

Comment by Paula D Kelso on March 10, 2017 at 5:42pm

When I was trying to draft our land use ordinance here in Clifton, one member of the Planning Board was constantly warning of 'unintended consequences'. I believe several of the PB members pride themselves on being independent thinkers and not buying into popular beliefs. But when push came to shove, they all bowed to what the developer wanted. Not sure about regulators on the state level, but it seems to me, no one knows what they don't know. How do you safeguard against ignorant mistakes?

I've read several novels lately that have subthemes of the tangled webs environmental regulation and enthusiasm for protection can weave. It's not limited to our industrial wind and mining operations here in Maine. Eisenhower warned of the military industrial complex, today we have the industrial environmental complex. Good people with good intentions getting caught up in the current 'save the world' frenzy. Maine made some great strides in the 70's and 80's with regulations like shoreland zoning. That action has benefited our Maine resources. Can be a pain in the butt, but it's something most of us can live with and be glad for.

It's hard to imagine how reasonable people can agree on much these days. Too much money involved and too many people who have no tie to Maine but are experts in sounding oh so committed to protecting it all the while grabbing the money and running away. In general, it seems to  me, people are more aware today of the dangers to the environment but less savvy on sizing up the actors and the proffered solutions.

It all makes for great novels but very disheartening true stories.

Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on March 9, 2017 at 11:14pm


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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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