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Alerts and Events: Maine
These postings are provided to help publicize and provide examples of the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Tell Maine DEP: Stop Oakfield Wind!
First Wind of Boston is seeking to drastically change the size and scope of the proposed Oakfield Wind Project. First Wind (Evergreen Wind Power II, LLC) is seeking to build 50 wind turbines, almost double the original number proposed in their original application. The new turbines will stand at 459 feet tall – the equivalent height of a 45 story building. The proposed modification amounts to an enormous change; and the differences in the impacts of noise and vibration between . . .
Ridges Are Not Renewable!
Industrial wind projects are presented as a “green” way to produce energy. But standing on top of one of the world’s oldest mountains, watching forest and stone get blown away to make room for these behemoths – that tells a different story. There is no way to “un-blast” a ridge. Corporations of the world flock towards the capital these projects put in their pockets – they don’t care that they’re the most inefficient and expensive way to make clean energy, that there . . .
Preserve Downeast Maine from Wind Industrialization
To: The Maine Land Use Regulatory Commission We, the undersigned, in order to: – Protect wildlife habitats, especially for threatened species Peregrine Falcons and Little Brown Bats, in Hancock County, Maine. – Preserve the scenic beauty of Downeast Maine and the Donnell Pond area for the enjoyment of present and future visitors. REQUEST that you deny the Permit Application for Blue Sky East/First Wind to construct and operate 19 476′ tall, 1.8MW industrial wind turbines on approx. 100 acres of Township . . .
Maine ‘open for business’
‘Gov. Paul LePage, left, unveils a new “Open for Business” sign beneath the “Welcome to Maine” sign along Interstate 95 near the New Hampshire border in Kittery today. LePage has repeatedly vowed to streamline regulations, make government more responsive to business needs and create jobs.’ (Portland Press Herald, May 27, 2011; photo: AP Photo/Portsmouth Herald, Rich Beauchesne)
Request Public Hearing on Saddleback Ridge Wind Project
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/40741.html Target: Maine Dept of Environmental Protection Background (Preamble): The Saddleback Ridge Wind project is the first wind project to come before the DEP where credible, conflicting testimony on noise and scenic impacts can be assembled within the 20 day period after the application has been accepted for processing per DEP rule. The 20 day period ends December 6. The purpose of the petition is to demonstrate widespread support for DEP to hold technical hearings on these issues, which will . . .
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Real Wind Info For Maine
A series of 30-second videos . . .
Join Film-Truth Productions in Vinalhaven, Maine
Come join Film-Truth Productions @ the Katharine Cornell Theater Wednesday, April 14th @ 7:00 pm For a special screening of select clips from Vinalhaven, Maine, where the Fox Islands Electric Wind Project went online in November of last year. The screening will be followed by Q&A with two Vinalhaven residents. Energy development on and off our island shores has become one of the most important topics our island has been called upon to decide as a community. Film-Truth Productions is . . .
