What????? - Unelected seven person Maine board can take away our gas vehicles and make us buy moronic EV's
Seriously, who do these people think they are?
Letter to the editor: EV agenda driven by a few
A seven-member board shouldn't have the power to dictate our vehicle choices
I am writing because it has come to my attention that the seven-person Maine Board of Environmental Protection has the power to dictate the number of future electric vehicles on Maine roads (“Maine considering California-style incentives to encourage electric vehicle sales,” Dec. 13) . I’m reeling to think that these individuals, who are not elected and do not represent the people of Maine or our free market, have this liberty.
I’ve loved Maine all my life; we have fierce independence and self-reliance. So, how is it that some of our leaders have allowed themselves to be fooled into a course so misguided? Is it correct that a petition of a paltry 150 people began this debacle? If, by insanity, this measure moves forward, what does that future look like for the majority of a state with such rural communities?..................................
Vickie Shane
Read the full letter at https://www.pressherald.com/2023/12/15/letter-to-the-editor-ev-agen...
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Comment by Long Islander on December 18, 2023 at 12:20pm
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Maine has neither the infrastructure nor the deep pockets to force adoption of electric vehicles.
https://www.pressherald.com/2023/12/18/opinion-evs-need-a-detour/
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Comment by Dan McKay on December 16, 2023 at 4:39pm
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They only have the power to dictate our choices if we let them. Screw them.
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Comment by Willem Post on December 16, 2023 at 3:41pm
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They found their calling in life.
A safe government job with benefits, plus the power to tell people what to do.
No education and experience is required
Maine as Third World Country:
CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to 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."
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