Comments - BDN - Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules appeal to stop permitted Clifton wind farm filed too late - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-28T14:30:50Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A60361&xn_auth=noI have heard our Attorney Jan…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-06:4401701:Comment:604712015-01-06T16:21:24.624ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>I have heard our Attorney Janet Mills referred to as a Genocidist.</p>
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<p>I thought those words to be extremely strong, and possibly inappropriate. However, she seems to rule against a Way of Life,,,,,, Maine's,,,,,, whenever it seems to benefit her or her friends who are able to circumvent laws and wield power and influence with her protection. Kurt Adams accepting securities while holding office in a state agency? A bribe for insider knowledge on how to manipulate the PUC…</p>
<p>I have heard our Attorney Janet Mills referred to as a Genocidist.</p>
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<p>I thought those words to be extremely strong, and possibly inappropriate. However, she seems to rule against a Way of Life,,,,,, Maine's,,,,,, whenever it seems to benefit her or her friends who are able to circumvent laws and wield power and influence with her protection. Kurt Adams accepting securities while holding office in a state agency? A bribe for insider knowledge on how to manipulate the PUC comes to mind....... An appointee holding power to regulate corporate Greed in the public interest. Anti Trust violation ?</p>
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<p>Maybe her rulings are in need of close independent investigation, and reversed in some cases. Holding her and those she wrongly favored fully liable to the fullest extent of the laws, both Maine and Federal. </p> I am not a lawyer, and try to…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-06:4401701:Comment:602762015-01-06T14:34:19.068ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>I am not a lawyer, and try to avoid them at all times, at least for the need of their skills. It is my understanding that the Federal Supreme court was never part of the Government in its conception. It was never conceived as we were individual States after the Revolution. Each dealing with their own issues. It was not until Commerce conflicts between states laws became a problem that Businesses need a body to resolve these state differences in their laws that the U.S. Supreme Court was…</p>
<p>I am not a lawyer, and try to avoid them at all times, at least for the need of their skills. It is my understanding that the Federal Supreme court was never part of the Government in its conception. It was never conceived as we were individual States after the Revolution. Each dealing with their own issues. It was not until Commerce conflicts between states laws became a problem that Businesses need a body to resolve these state differences in their laws that the U.S. Supreme Court was established. For that Sole purpose, to resolve only those issues. A company that operated only within One state, the states could resolve within the state. A company operating in two or more states, Maine could not resolve due to the varying laws of each state, thus U.S. Supreme Court would decide. Though like the Lac Megantic situation, where some portions were held in Bangor, the location was by agreement, though the application of the law may have been dictated by U.S. and Canadian federal laws. ( I may be wrong ) The accident happened in Canada, so I presume Maine got the Financial liabilities (under federal laws) and Canada got the criminal liabilities (under their federal laws) But in my uninformed opinion, Federal Law should apply for interstate commerce. Intra-state is under the jurisdiction of Maine law, unless over ruled by Federal Statue. Any Ruling by Maine still can be taken to Federal by the Corporation if it went against them, under Interstate commerce laws.</p>
<p></p> "Our AG office is bought and…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-06:4401701:Comment:602752015-01-06T03:50:06.281ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p><span>"Our AG office is bought and paid for".</span></p>
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<blockquote><p><em>An investigation by Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has concluded that the state’s former chief utilities regulator, Kurt Adams, broke no laws when he accepted a job offer and securities from a prominent wind power developer while still head of his agency.…</em></p>
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<p><span>"Our AG office is bought and paid for".</span></p>
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<blockquote><p><em>An investigation by Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has concluded that the state’s former chief utilities regulator, Kurt Adams, broke no laws when he accepted a job offer and securities from a prominent wind power developer while still head of his agency.</em></p>
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<p><a href="http://pinetreewatchdog.org/adams-investigation-finds-no-conflict/" target="_blank">http://pinetreewatchdog.org/adams-investigation-finds-no-conflict/</a></p> Eric
"Though this issue may…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-06:4401701:Comment:601682015-01-06T03:47:08.556ZMartha thackerhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/Marthathacker246
<p>Eric</p>
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<p>"<span>Though this issue may be or seem to be between to entities within Maine and resolvable within our State Court, if the Developer has any dealings with others outside the State, should this not be a Supreme Court Issue on a Federal level? "</span></p>
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<p><span>I may have the name wrong , but Renewable Energy Credits are sold from state to state. But when there was a case against Iso New England brought by Richard Blumenthal, from Conn. , it went to the…</span></p>
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<p>"<span>Though this issue may be or seem to be between to entities within Maine and resolvable within our State Court, if the Developer has any dealings with others outside the State, should this not be a Supreme Court Issue on a Federal level? "</span></p>
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<p><span>I may have the name wrong , but Renewable Energy Credits are sold from state to state. But when there was a case against Iso New England brought by Richard Blumenthal, from Conn. , it went to the Supreme Court and was lost. It was for over a million dollars worth of energy charged to New Englanders for nothing. No energy was produced. I called his office a few times and was told it came out of NY...the energy that was just on paper. Always suspected it was Cohocton wind farm. Don't really think that we could even get a fair hearing in ME and of course not at the Supreme Court level due to this case.</span></p>
<p><span>Our AG office is bought and paid for.</span></p> What could go wrong? We stop…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-03:4401701:Comment:601552015-01-03T20:22:08.936ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>What could go wrong? We stop fighting..... ;)</p>
<p>What could go wrong? We stop fighting..... ;)</p> Long Islander
"But now - in 2…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-03:4401701:Comment:602712015-01-03T20:06:52.353ZMartha thackerhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/Marthathacker246
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<p><span>"But now - in 2015 - those tax breaks have just expired again, </span>"</p>
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<p>This looks good to me. Republican House and Senate. What could go wrong? </p>
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<p><span>"But now - in 2015 - those tax breaks have just expired again, </span>"</p>
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<p>This looks good to me. Republican House and Senate. What could go wrong? </p> so much for America again. …tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-03:4401701:Comment:603662015-01-03T17:23:22.347Zalice mckay barnetthttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/alicemckaybarnett
<p>so much for America again. Tuttle is right. Wind is interstate commerce and a federal court should hear the case. Can the decision be appealed?</p>
<p>so much for America again. Tuttle is right. Wind is interstate commerce and a federal court should hear the case. Can the decision be appealed?</p> From a few hours ago on MPBN,…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-03:4401701:Comment:602652015-01-03T16:49:58.330ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>From a few hours ago on MPBN, Mrs. Maine Today Media, US Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, wife of S. Donald Sussman</p>
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<p>"<span style="font-size: 13px;">But now - in 2015 - those tax breaks have just expired again, and Congress will have to decide whether to extend them for yet another year. Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, of Maine, says it's not a good way to make tax policy.</span></p>
<p>"That’s critical tax credits for things like wind energy developers and people in…</p>
<p>From a few hours ago on MPBN, Mrs. Maine Today Media, US Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, wife of S. Donald Sussman</p>
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<p>"<span style="font-size: 13px;">But now - in 2015 - those tax breaks have just expired again, and Congress will have to decide whether to extend them for yet another year. Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, of Maine, says it's not a good way to make tax policy.</span></p>
<p>"That’s critical tax credits for things like wind energy developers and people in our state who just need to know what their investments in the future are going to look like," Pingree says, "and this uncertainty is just bad for the business."</p>
<p><a href="http://news.mpbn.net/post/will-congress-tackle-tax-reform-2015-maybe" target="_blank">http://news.mpbn.net/post/will-congress-tackle-tax-reform-2015-maybe</a></p> "And there is a reason that o…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-03:4401701:Comment:600992015-01-03T16:32:51.368ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p><span>"And there is a reason that our state newspapers and tv stations do not tell the truth. It is not lazy journalists either".</span></p>
<h1>Portland Press Herald Owner Incubated D.E. Shaw (Half owner of First Wind)</h1>
<p><a href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/majority-owner-of-portland-press-herald-largest-political-campaig" target="_blank">http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/majority-owner-of-portland-press-herald-largest-political-campaig</a></p>
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<p><span>"And there is a reason that our state newspapers and tv stations do not tell the truth. It is not lazy journalists either".</span></p>
<h1>Portland Press Herald Owner Incubated D.E. Shaw (Half owner of First Wind)</h1>
<p><a href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/majority-owner-of-portland-press-herald-largest-political-campaig" target="_blank">http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/majority-owner-of-portland-press-herald-largest-political-campaig</a></p>
<p></p> I may be off base here, but h…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-01-03:4401701:Comment:603632015-01-03T15:39:47.175ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>I may be off base here, but have we lost control of our courts as well?</p>
<p>Courts are NOT suppose to interpret the law to suit anyones needs, nor corporations, nor governments. They are suppose to rule on what the current "Laws Are". This is how a Republic stands strong. Only through Democracy are the laws of this Republic to allowed or meant to change. Had this been enforced back when our nation was formed, we would not be in this mess today. Our Forefathers (and mothers) realized that…</p>
<p>I may be off base here, but have we lost control of our courts as well?</p>
<p>Courts are NOT suppose to interpret the law to suit anyones needs, nor corporations, nor governments. They are suppose to rule on what the current "Laws Are". This is how a Republic stands strong. Only through Democracy are the laws of this Republic to allowed or meant to change. Had this been enforced back when our nation was formed, we would not be in this mess today. Our Forefathers (and mothers) realized that a Republic once created was like a ROCK. Unchangeable. Thus the Bill of Rights was created allowing Democracy to exist for that purpose. State Courts were meant to handle issues within the state and did so. It was not until Interstate commerce started and states laws varied that the Supreme Court was established to handle "Only Issues" that varied between the states. Though this issue may be or seem to be between to entities within Maine and resolvable within our State Court, if the Developer has any dealings with others outside the State, should this not be a Supreme Court Issue on a Federal level? This is Interstate Commerce in the eventual end. If the Power generated were to remain "Only" in Maine, then Maine Courts would have the final say. </p>