Comments - Concerns over VIEWS are a concern of Planners...E2TECH conf. in S. Portland. - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-28T17:02:27Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A74792&xn_auth=noThe PPDLW fight against Bower…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-03-17:4401701:Comment:753482016-03-17T21:22:11.808ZGary Campbellhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/GaryCampbell
<p>The PPDLW fight against Bowers was a "well-funded campaign"? That's hilarious. We couldn't even afford a lawyer! The project was so poorly sited that even big money couldn't get it permitted!</p>
<p>The PPDLW fight against Bowers was a "well-funded campaign"? That's hilarious. We couldn't even afford a lawyer! The project was so poorly sited that even big money couldn't get it permitted!</p> A call to E2TECH to ask for a…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-03-03:4401701:Comment:750372016-03-03T13:10:42.937ZFrank J. Heller, MPAhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/FrankJHellerMPA
<p>A call to E2TECH to ask for a slot in the AGENDA should yeild a positive response; esp. a presentation on the visual and audio blight from giant wind turbines and the transmission line clear cuts. habitat considerations are yet another negative impact....let's watch the fall foliage...oh wait, there is that brown scar across the mountain. </p>
<p>Use Palmer's analysis and PHOTOS/VIDEOS.....</p>
<p>...and mention the remedy is to amend the wind siting act to include an environmental impact…</p>
<p>A call to E2TECH to ask for a slot in the AGENDA should yeild a positive response; esp. a presentation on the visual and audio blight from giant wind turbines and the transmission line clear cuts. habitat considerations are yet another negative impact....let's watch the fall foliage...oh wait, there is that brown scar across the mountain. </p>
<p>Use Palmer's analysis and PHOTOS/VIDEOS.....</p>
<p>...and mention the remedy is to amend the wind siting act to include an environmental impact analysis, now missing.</p> Where are all the paintings o…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-03-03:4401701:Comment:751262016-03-03T01:54:20.384ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p><span>Where are all the paintings of Maine with wind turbines from Maine's painters - arguably our greatest scenic experts?</span></p>
<p><span>Where are all the paintings of Maine with wind turbines from Maine's painters - arguably our greatest scenic experts?</span></p> James F. Palmer, who prepared…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-03-02:4401701:Comment:748002016-03-02T21:40:07.167ZMonique Aniel Thurstonhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/moniqueaniel
<p>James F. Palmer, who prepared a visual impact analysis for LURC during the Plum Creek proceeding, put it thus:</p>
<p>There are well developed professional procedures for evaluating the elements that are thought to determine scenic quality and to contribute to scenic impacts (e.g. Smardon et al. 1988, USDA Forest Service 1995). These procedures are grounded in professional experience, and have been accepted by the courts (Smardon and Karp, 1993). However the reliability of these procedures…</p>
<p>James F. Palmer, who prepared a visual impact analysis for LURC during the Plum Creek proceeding, put it thus:</p>
<p>There are well developed professional procedures for evaluating the elements that are thought to determine scenic quality and to contribute to scenic impacts (e.g. Smardon et al. 1988, USDA Forest Service 1995). These procedures are grounded in professional experience, and have been accepted by the courts (Smardon and Karp, 1993). However the reliability of these procedures is not well-established through empirical evaluation. <i>What research exists suggests that the reliability of professional assessments is comparable to, but not higher than public assessments of scenic quality.</i> (Palmer and Hoffman 2001, Ribe et al. 2002). (5) [Emphasis provided.]</p> Uh, did you notice the Eaton…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-03-02:4401701:Comment:747982016-03-02T18:47:31.908ZPaula D Kelsohttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/PaulaDKelso
<p>Uh, did you notice the Eaton Peabody sponsorship. Don't get me started on that bunch. They make a bit of money on the wind scam, writing and administering TIF's, attorney for developers, showing up at any and every hearing and meeting and advising town's how to write their ordinances. So I'm guessing this 'forum' is more about how to defeat the 'adversary' than about an objective 'scientific' overview of the dynamics of 'subjective' public debate.</p>
<p>Uh, did you notice the Eaton Peabody sponsorship. Don't get me started on that bunch. They make a bit of money on the wind scam, writing and administering TIF's, attorney for developers, showing up at any and every hearing and meeting and advising town's how to write their ordinances. So I'm guessing this 'forum' is more about how to defeat the 'adversary' than about an objective 'scientific' overview of the dynamics of 'subjective' public debate.</p>