Rep. Larry Dunphy and opponent Matthew Quinn air views on wind energy

“My feeling on wind is this: If it is economically feasible, if it lowers the energy costs in the state of Maine, if it’s not doing environmental damage and if it’s not hindering people’s use or enjoyment of their land, then I’m OK with wind,” Dunphy said.

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Comment by Mike DiCenso on October 9, 2014 at 8:45pm

I wish Larry were running for Gov!! He knows how to parse his words carefully and I am sure he has not wavered in his support of the rural citizens of Maine who are opposed to industrial development which is counter productive to the Maine quality of place. Go Larry !!

Comment by Paula Moore on October 9, 2014 at 5:31pm
Larry is on top of this wind scam. When has wind been economically viable for anyone but a few developers? And, when has wind power NOT created environmental damage or interfered with view sheds and people's enjoyment of Their land or scenic resources of state or national significance? He is using another version of, "I'm not opposed to wind power that is appropriately placed?" It is the only way to be politically correct with Maine's urban focused population that no longer cares about rural Maine.
Comment by Whetstone_Willy on October 9, 2014 at 10:59am

I don't believe Rep. Dunphy has wavered at all. With the statement above, Rep. Dunphy includes enough conditions that effectively, he is saying wind should never happen.

Comment by Donald Moore on October 9, 2014 at 10:27am
Great write up, hopefully energy takes center stage in this election. I believe this election is a turning point for the Maine we will become in the future, economicly and estheticly! It's our Maine, follow our heritage!

 

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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."

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