Metinic Island nightmare. Windies poised for major state waters-grab.
"Cool. Fishermen?"
"Sorry sir. The lobster associations aren't buying the no-impact argument."
"Scallopers?"
"Moved 'em out of the area already. Told them it was a conservation closure". (laughter)
"Groundfishermen?"
"Sir, nobody with mobile gear is going to like our platforms and anchor lines closing off all of those square miles of the outer bay. But then, there's not that many left, anyway, sir. We'll marginalize them. "
"Consultants?"
"Yessir. The best biostitutes on the New England coast. They want to know what results you want and how thick a report to prepare."
"A foot thick should be fine. Be sure there are plenty of photographs of fishermen and their boats in it. We'll manufacture the illusion of consent if we must."
The conspiracy is enormous, if simpleminded. The feds are dangling cash in front of Maine's governor and legislature. All they must do, they are told by Angus King and other sockpuppets for the wannabe energy tycoons of Neptune Wind, First Wind and that whole greedy lot, is surrender Maine's wallet and coastal waters to the fast tracking of subsidized industrial ocean wind development.
Metinic. Fair Metinic! Southern anchor of the globally recognized Outer Penobscot Bay Important Bird Area the other two anchors being Matinicus Rock, and Seal Island. For there simply is no other island on earth that fulfils Metinic's role for eagles, terns, eiders, migrating warblers and many other avians winging their ways north and south along the Maine coast.
If Neptune Wind can slaughter and clear Penobscot Bay's Important Bird Area, can keep the surrounding waters blockaded from the scallop, herring and groundfish fisheries, then they and their counterparts can put their wind turbines anywhere in Maine's coastal waters.
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Comment by Joanne Moore on March 6, 2010 at 11:53am
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What is your take, Ron, on the views of the fishermen?
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Comment by Karen Bessey Pease on March 6, 2010 at 11:46am
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So, Ron... what can I do to help? If you have something specific in mind, lay it on me! I'm certainly willing, and will do what time allows.
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Comment by Ron Huber on March 6, 2010 at 11:42am
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Karen thanks for commiserating. The windies' plan is all along the coast - not only off islands. The new bill 1810 to be rolled out today at the fishermen's forum - opens the entire coast.
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Oh, Ron. I'm so sorry. We are facing the same threat to the unspoiled mountains of this beautiful state...
Off shore wind sounded pretty good to me until I read this. In my mind, I pictured the turbines being WAY off shore... out of sight, out of mind, away from the fisheries and clustered together where they would cause the least amount of damage, both environmentally and economically. I never dreamed the plan was afoot to install them off our island coasts.
We simply have to put our collective feet down. We have to raise our voices and cast our votes. We have to remind the Legislature and the Administration that THEY work for US. It's time to straighten this mess out. Big money cannot, must not, be the guiding factor in decisions which effect our land, our waters and our citizens.
All I have done for the last few months is write about this subject. Research it. Talk about it. And I believe Mainers are getting educated. There is something about Big Wind in the media every day. We have to continue to give folks the facts, and help them find the resources so that they can see the TRUE picture of industrial wind. There are so many problems with the 'clean energy' stimulus package and the plans to subject this state to hasty and poorly conceived ideas that I'm still flabbergasted that it has gotten this far.
But it has, and we need to stop it. We need to speak to our representatves and senators, we need to call them and write letters. We need to take back our rights to have a 'say'... we need to show that we ARE good stewards of this earth, and that we won't let those with the money, clout and influence decide the fate of the people of Maine. And we have to protect these natural resources that make this state so unique.
I wish you well as you go into battle. Please call on me if there's anything I can do to help.
Respectfully,
Karen
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I'm glad you all enjoyed it. First thing is to get a handle on which legislative committee will be will be handling the Windrush bill, and convince them that the world is not pleased by the idea of opening up Maine' state waters to the wind cowboys. Will it be Energy and Utilities? Or Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (handles LURC and submerged lands related stuff) Or Natural Resources?
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Ron,
This is terrific! I laughed and then I cried. And then I started to get angry. I'll be damned if they can do this! I got to thinking about people who faced long odds like Rosa Parks. She was so courageous and refused to give up her seat. Well I refuse to give up to the winders. It ain't gonna happen. They can go find another state to pick on. Greedy parasites!
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Comment by Lisa Lindsay on February 24, 2010 at 7:15pm
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I agree. Well done.
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Comment by Whetstone_Willy on February 24, 2010 at 7:12pm
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If there's a Pullitzer prize for blogs, can I nominate this one? Windebeests? Angus King a sockpuppet? Conservation closure lie followed by laughter? If I was getting tired, I am now totally reinvigorated. Thank you for this.
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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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