PRESS RELEASE FROM CTFWP - FOX ISLAND WIND TOWERS NOT IN COMPLIANCE
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 11:20 PMSubject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - CITIZENS TASK FORCE ON WIND POWER CALLS FOR MORATORIUMFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/10/2010FOX ISLAND WIND TURBINES IN VIOLATION OF MAINE'S NOISE STANDARDSThe revelation that Vinalhaven's turbines are out of compliance with Maine's noise regulations comes as no surprise! It confirms that the noise prediction model used by the wind industry is flawed.
Problems with turbine noise are not limited to the prediction model used by the industry. Maine's current noise regulations do not consider the unique noise produced by wind turbines, do not recognize the quiet nighttime background sound levels of rural areas, nor do they conform to the World Health Organization recommendations for nighttime noise levels. As we have suggested since last October in meetings with senior policy adviser Karin Tilberg, other cabinet members, before an unreceptive Legislative Council, and the Joint Committee on Utilities and Energy, it is imperative that Maine's outdated noise regulations be amended.
On February 19, 2010, at a State House press conference, we called upon Governor Baldacci to issue an immediate moratorium on wind turbine projects pending a thorough review of turbine noise issues. At that time, the governor through a spokesperson, rejected this thoughtful plea from his citizens. In view of the findings from Vinalhaven, once again we urge the Governor to declare a moratorium on all wind projects.We also call upon Dr. Dora Mills, head of Maine Center for Disease Control, to listen to the complaints of Maine residents currently affected by wind turbine noise, to review the medical literature, and to take appropriate action to safeguard their health.
With the rapid pace of wind power development in the state we believe there is sufficient evidence of human suffering from existing wind projects in Freedom, Mars Hill, and Vinalhaven to warrant a statewide moratorium.
Monique Aniel MD 864-5423, or 441-2818
Steve Thurston 802-384-5267
Co-chairs, Citizens Task Force on Wind Power
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Comment by alice mckay barnett on September 12, 2010 at 8:56pm
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start more petitions? on-line?
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Comment by freemont tibbetts on September 11, 2010 at 11:42am
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Well said , Co-chairs, Citizens Task Force on Wind Power .
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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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