Comments - BDN - Susan Collins and Angus King have shown commitment to Maine's outdoor recreation economy - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T10:33:28Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A105199&xn_auth=noJust Googled: wind developers…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-07-27:4401701:Comment:1055252017-07-27T20:52:29.763ZBarbara Durkinhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/BarbaraDurkin
Just Googled: wind developers bribe bribery<br />
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I think the high number of articles on this subject demonstrate what low value wind has. If wind could stand on merits, bribery and public subsidies wouldn't be resorted to, or used by, wind developers. And, Fake News about "success" of the renewable industry, while green bubbles are bursting all around us, would be unnecessary.<br />
Maine's largest wind developer made international headlines when SunEdison purchased First Wind. It's telling that the…
Just Googled: wind developers bribe bribery<br />
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I think the high number of articles on this subject demonstrate what low value wind has. If wind could stand on merits, bribery and public subsidies wouldn't be resorted to, or used by, wind developers. And, Fake News about "success" of the renewable industry, while green bubbles are bursting all around us, would be unnecessary.<br />
Maine's largest wind developer made international headlines when SunEdison purchased First Wind. It's telling that the result was U.S. largest bankruptcy in 2016, yet this news is under reported.<br />
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A-G-E-N-D-A, not ours. Enron required government collusion, too. Paula - I'm afraid bribery wi…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-07-27:4401701:Comment:1055232017-07-27T19:51:26.987ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>Paula - I'm afraid bribery wins the day all too often.</p>
<p>Paula - I'm afraid bribery wins the day all too often.</p> Does anyone ever say what the…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-07-27:4401701:Comment:1055202017-07-27T17:51:52.049ZPaula D Kelsohttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/PaulaDKelso
<p>Does anyone ever say what they mean and mean what they say? So Baldacci et al fund a big study that shows that Maine's biggest asset is it's 'quality of place' and the next thing you know he's undermining that quality with pushing the expedited wind law attacking our unorganized territories. Our town of Clifton has a comprehensive plan, helped financed by the State, that concludes our biggest asset is our natural resources and our recreational opportunities and we should protect and enhance…</p>
<p>Does anyone ever say what they mean and mean what they say? So Baldacci et al fund a big study that shows that Maine's biggest asset is it's 'quality of place' and the next thing you know he's undermining that quality with pushing the expedited wind law attacking our unorganized territories. Our town of Clifton has a comprehensive plan, helped financed by the State, that concludes our biggest asset is our natural resources and our recreational opportunities and we should protect and enhance those to our economic benefit. Then along come the wind scammers and next thing you know the comp plan is left in the bottom file drawer while town government works to undermine its goals and strategies. No acquisition of access to the great ponds, no support for the snowmobile trails on Pisgah, no support for the bald eagles on Springy Pond, no preservation of the viewshed from Eagle Bluff or Woodchuck or Peaked Mountain, no recognition of the areas of town considered worthy of restricting commercial and industrial development, no recognition of the rights of property owners to protect and preserve the rural quality of the land they have invested in. It all just blew away in the wind.</p> Susan Collins' Top Donors pro…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-07-26:4401701:Comment:1053002017-07-26T21:08:37.229ZBarbara Durkinhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/BarbaraDurkin
Susan Collins' Top Donors provided by Open Secrets shed light on her reasons for not protecting Maines' scenic beauty. Many below named are major investors/owners/legal advisors to wind interests-<br />
Total Individuals PACs<br />
General Dynamics $160,900 $123,400 $37,500<br />
MBNA Corp $154,304 $137,750 $16,554<br />
Elliott Management $90,200 $90,200 $0<br />
Wish List $85,294 $53,460 $31,834<br />
DLA Piper $79,232 $57,233 $21,999<br />
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $72,000 $14,000 $58,000<br />
Marriott International $67,000 $44,000…
Susan Collins' Top Donors provided by Open Secrets shed light on her reasons for not protecting Maines' scenic beauty. Many below named are major investors/owners/legal advisors to wind interests-<br />
Total Individuals PACs<br />
General Dynamics $160,900 $123,400 $37,500<br />
MBNA Corp $154,304 $137,750 $16,554<br />
Elliott Management $90,200 $90,200 $0<br />
Wish List $85,294 $53,460 $31,834<br />
DLA Piper $79,232 $57,233 $21,999<br />
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $72,000 $14,000 $58,000<br />
Marriott International $67,000 $44,000 $23,000<br />
Verizon Communications $57,721 $26,721 $31,000<br />
Blank Rome LLP $54,200 $44,200 $10,000<br />
Raytheon Co $50,251 $21,751 $28,500<br />
Deloitte LLP $48,250 $18,250 $30,000<br />
Cohen Group $46,826 $46,826 $0<br />
Unum Group $46,630 $27,130 $19,500<br />
Goldman Sachs $43,550 $21,550 $22,000<br />
PricewaterhouseCoopers $43,300 $14,800 $28,500<br />
International Paper $42,199 $2,200 $39,999<br />
New Balance Athletic Shoe $41,450 $41,450 $0<br />
FedEx Express $41,400 $11,400 $30,000<br />
Aetna Inc $40,550 $16,050 $24,500<br />
National Auto Dealers Assn $40,000<br />
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We all know about Angus King/wind developer.