Comments - Maine regulators OK First Wind deal against advice of staff (Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting) - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-28T12:06:59Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A37972&xn_auth=noI believe Monique and Steve a…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:379862012-04-11T23:12:45.772ZHart Daleyhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/HartDaley
<p>I believe Monique and Steve are "re-initiating" their prior request for an investigation into this matter. This is getting ridiculous. It seems no matter who you turn to with complaints, they turn a deaf ear or come up with some "ruling" to validate their acts of corruption!</p>
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<p>I believe Monique and Steve are "re-initiating" their prior request for an investigation into this matter. This is getting ridiculous. It seems no matter who you turn to with complaints, they turn a deaf ear or come up with some "ruling" to validate their acts of corruption!</p>
<p> </p> Wind power will send Maine's…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:379802012-04-11T16:26:44.182ZWhetstone_Willyhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/WhetstoneWilly
<div>Wind power will send Maine's high energy costs FAR FAR higher.</div>
<p>Wind power is just a scam that lines the pockets of Baldacci cronies like his former Chief of Staff Kurt Adams who took over $ 1million in stock options from his then future employer First Wind while Chairman of the PUC. While there, Adams helped grease the skids for the $1.5 billion CMP transmission upgrade. It was needed solely for Baldacci's wind friends who without it would be dead in the water with their big plans…</p>
<div>Wind power will send Maine's high energy costs FAR FAR higher.</div>
<p>Wind power is just a scam that lines the pockets of Baldacci cronies like his former Chief of Staff Kurt Adams who took over $ 1million in stock options from his then future employer First Wind while Chairman of the PUC. While there, Adams helped grease the skids for the $1.5 billion CMP transmission upgrade. It was needed solely for Baldacci's wind friends who without it would be dead in the water with their big plans to fleece us. Yet Baldacci and company said it was needed for reliability because our lines were old. BULL. They were and are fine and if Baldacci ever paid a CMP bill he'd know we all pay a monthly charge for maintenance. Moreover, population growth is forecasted to be nil.<br/><br/>Of course when Kurt Adams, who had been interviewing with First Wind months before while running the PUC was hired by First Wind, he became their Director of Transmission. Is there no shame?</p>
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<p>Should there be laws in place to stop this sort of thing? Or to stop wind industry <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/photo/eut-chair-conflict-of-interest" target="_blank">beneficiaries</a> from sitting on the Energy and Utilities Committee squashing citizens' proposed protections against wind factories in their tranquil locations? <br/><br/>Meanwhile, Baldacci told us not to worry for we only will pay our 8% share of the ISO-NE grid on the $1.5 billion. But he neglected to tell us that we will also pay the same 8% on the $30 billion of similar wind-required transmission across the New England grid. That is an extra $4,500 per Maine ratepayer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br/><br/>BULL, that wind power does not increase costs.<br/><br/>Read all about this Kurt Adams tale at the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. It is truly must reading.</p>
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<p>Is it time to re-investigate what happened? Janet Mills is no longer Attorney General.</p>
<p><br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://pinetreewatchdog.org/2010/05/06/puc-chairman-took-equity-stake-in-wind-company/">http://pinetreewatchdog.org/20...</a><br/><br/>and<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://pinetreewatchdog.org/2010/07/18/first-wind-sec-filing-change-questioned/">http://pinetreewatchdog.org/20...</a><br/><br/>and<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://pinetreewatchdog.org/2010/07/18/group-asks-ag-to-probe-official-of-first-wind/">http://pinetreewatchdog.org/20...</a></p> Seriously?? Against the urges…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:380512012-04-11T13:47:07.277ZHart Daleyhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/HartDaley
<p>Seriously?? Against the urges and recommendations of numerous staff and organizations, THREE people decide the fate of Maine's energy future. What a tragedy!</p>
<p>Seriously?? Against the urges and recommendations of numerous staff and organizations, THREE people decide the fate of Maine's energy future. What a tragedy!</p> Allen is SO right on..wish we…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:379792012-04-11T12:53:42.473ZDonna Amrita Davidgehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DonnaAmritaDavidge
<p>Allen is SO right on..wish we could more people than all of us to listen..thank you Allen for your astute concise statements.</p>
<p>Allen is SO right on..wish we could more people than all of us to listen..thank you Allen for your astute concise statements.</p> Tidal power generation clean,…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:379782012-04-11T12:42:19.438ZAllen Barrettehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/AllenBarrette
<p>Tidal power generation clean, quiet, and powerful,. don't mess with mother nature.</p>
<p>Tidal power generation clean, quiet, and powerful,. don't mess with mother nature.</p> Private and local power gener…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:379772012-04-11T12:39:57.355ZAllen Barrettehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/AllenBarrette
<p>Private and local power generation. You build it, you maintain it, and you use it to power free of charge </p>
<p>Private and local power generation. You build it, you maintain it, and you use it to power free of charge </p> Maine is incredibly corru…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:381412012-04-11T12:37:57.206Zfreemont tibbettshttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/freemonttibbetts
<p> Maine is incredibly corrupt in Big Gov. and all so in my Little town of Dixfield when it comes to the</p>
<p>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ that Big Wind pass out. Freemont Tibbetts 37, Bruce Tibbetts Dr. Dixfield Maine </p>
<p> Maine is incredibly corrupt in Big Gov. and all so in my Little town of Dixfield when it comes to the</p>
<p>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ that Big Wind pass out. Freemont Tibbetts 37, Bruce Tibbetts Dr. Dixfield Maine </p> The National Monorail System…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:381402012-04-11T12:37:08.772ZAllen Barrettehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/AllenBarrette
<p>The National Monorail System it will be built</p>
<p>The National Monorail System it will be built</p> Solar panels, it is heretag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:381392012-04-11T12:36:10.532ZAllen Barrettehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/AllenBarrette
<p>Solar panels, it is here</p>
<p>Solar panels, it is here</p> Solar paint. Here it comes.tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-04-11:4401701:Comment:381382012-04-11T12:35:23.760ZAllen Barrettehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/AllenBarrette
<p>Solar paint. Here it comes.</p>
<p>Solar paint. Here it comes.</p>