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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Hall of Flags
This report comes from Susan Davis, the new Executive Director of Friends of Maine’s Mountains. Thanks to Susan, and Kay Michka, for spending their day in Augusta educating and interacting with our Legislators. For more on The Friends of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, Chris O'Neil, CMP, Education, FHM, FMM, Friends, Friends of Maine's Mountains, Friends of The Highland Mountains, Galin Franklin, Hall of Flags, Industrial Wind, Information, Jarrod Crocket, John Martin, Karen Pease, Kay Michka, Larry Dunphy, Legislature, LURC, Maine, Meetings, Networking, Paul Davis Sr, Photos, Representative Gifford, Sara Stevens, Stratton, Susan Davis, Update, Wind, Woodstock
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Springtime In The Mountains
Dedicated to all those who face the prospect of a springtime walk to a place that is no more. DC Outside the peepers are a peeping As inside I lay sleeping Through the cellar walls the water’s seeping While … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Maine, Mountains, Poem, Poetry, Protest, Sacred Ground, Spring, Springtime, Wind
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Freedom’s Lesson
This should be read by every taxpayer and every politician in the State of Maine. When are the People, the Governor, and the Legislature going to wake up? DC Communities beware By Steve Bennett | Apr 29, 2011 http://capital.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/capital-letters/394608?cid=164023 … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaver Ridge Wind, Brian Jones, Capital Weekly, Competitive Energy Services, DEP, Eaton Peabody, Education, Freedom, Friends, Governor, Industrial Wind, Information, Jay Cashman, Legislature, Maine, Meetings, Patriot Renewables, Public Comment, Richard Silkman, Ron Price, Sovereign Bank, Steve Bennett, Tax Abatement, Taxes, TIF, Update, Village Soup, Wind
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Been Down To Augusta
Before our Public Hearings we had “Goin’ To Augusta.” Now, after, we have: Been Down To Augusta We’ve been down to Augusta We went down to have our say We all met up in Augusta On two separate days … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, Big Wind, Education, Energy Utilities And Technology Committee, EUT, Facts, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Legislation, Legislature, Maine, Meetings, Mountains, Networking, Poem, Poetry, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Truth, Update, Wind
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Day Two In Augusta
Below is my written testimony from the second day in Augusta. I didn’t have any written testimony on LD 1291 “Resolve, To Promote Community Wind Energy Development,” which was the last bill presented on Tuesday….but my testimony went something like … Continue reading
Making Our Case
Over the course of two days the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology heard public testimony on 14 different wind related bills. The Taxation committee also heard testimony on one bill. I personally testified on every one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, Education, Energy Utilities And Technology Committee, EUT, Friends, Industrial Wind, Legislation, Legislature, Maine, Meetings, Networking, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Testimony, Update, Wind
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A Long Day In Augusta
I’m just home from a long day in Augusta. I’d like to thank everyone who took the day off from work to be there with us. The Wind Industry had their paid employees there, but it’s always nice to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, Concerned Citizens, Cross Office Building, Education, Energy Utilities And Technology Committee, EUT, Friends, Industrial Wind, Interested Persons, Legislation, Legislature, Maine, Meetings, Networking, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Senator Thibodeau, Update, Wind, Wind Industry
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A Photo Essay
Folks, this is what is happening in Maine. Below is a collection of photos taken by many people, in many different parts of our State. There are currently plans, and laws on the books, that call for doing this and … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, Education, Friends, Green, Information, Interested Persons, Maine, Meetings, National Security, Networking, Photo Essay, Photos, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Scam, Truth, Update, Wind
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Keeping The Lights On
Our President wants us to get all of our electricity from “renewable” sources—-Our politicians in Augusta seem to want to pander to the Big Wind Lobby, in return for doubtful benefits….. Me, I want the lights to stay on! Please … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, England, Friends, Industrial Wind, Interested Persons, Maine, Networking, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, UK, Update, Wind
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Maine Mountain Heritage Project
This spring, at the suggestion of Penny Gray, several of us got together and launched a new non-profit group—The Maine Mountain Heritage Project. The main goal is to raise awareness of our special wild places here in Maine before they … Continue reading →