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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Mega Fauna
Have you ever known a place where the deer went over 300 pounds, and were sometimes chased by ‘coyotes’ that were on the upper side of 100 pounds? Have you ever seen a place that could grow moose to three quarters … Continue reading
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Tagged Bear, Cat, Coyote, Deer, Destruction, Education, Gift, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Maine, Moose, Mountains, Protest, Special Place, Wind
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Remember
Just a late night ramble, for those who might enjoy such things………………. DC Do you remember the days when surviving, meant bringing home game and fish When you lived on salted dandelion greens, and a venison mince meat … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Industrial Wind, Interested Persons, Maine, Poem, Poetry, Ramble, Remember, Wind
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How Many Bats Can We Afford to Loose?
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is already very concerned about bat mortality caused by wind developments—as evidenced by their comments on the Highland Project, and their recomendation that if the Bull Hill Project were to be permitted, … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, Bats, Education, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Maine, Maine Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife, MDIF&W, Permit Application, Protest, Public Comment, United States Fish And Wildlife Service, Update, USF&WS, White Nose Syndrome, Wind
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Where The Wild Things Go
I have to ask—when will it end? Will I be among the last to know the things that I know? Will future genrations be left to wonder—where did the Wild Things go? DC When I was a child I was drawn to … Continue reading
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Tagged Child, Education, Friends, Future Generations, Hills, Industrial Wind, Kid, Mountains, Poem, Poetry, Protest, Wild, Wild Places, Wild Things, Wind
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Time To Lower Our Rates
Our Governor has finally stepped forward to do the right thing for Maine Rate Payers. He has introduced a Bill to the Legislature that would reduce out electric rates by ending the favoritism that has been shown to the subsidy … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, Corporate Welfare, Education, Electric Rates, Energy Utilities And Technology Committee, EUT, Friends, Governor Paul LePage, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, LD1570, Legislature, Maine, Maine Legislature, Maine Rate Payers, Public Comment, Update, Wind
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Bull Hill
Sorry I’ve been a little light on the updates lately. Having a few technical difficulties…….. I attended the LURC Hearing in Ellsworth for the Bull Hill Project on Tuesday, May 17. The Commissioners heard a lot of information, and let … Continue reading
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Tagged Bull Hill, Eastbrook, Education, Ellsworth, First Wind, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, LURC, Maine, Meetings, Permit Application, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Township 16, Update, Wind
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Bull Hill Hearings
Tonight and tomorrow night, in Ellsworth, the LURC Commissioners will be holding public hearings on the Bull Hill Project. This is the First Wind development in Hancock County that will be visible from Acadia National Park. While this project is … Continue reading
Thank You!
I’m just back from Augusta, and “Thank You” is in order. Thank You to the Members of the Taxation Committee who voted “Ought To Pass” on LD1157 “An Act To Protect Property Tax Revenue In The Unorganized Territory,” and Thank … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, Education, Energy, Energy Utilities And Technology Committee, EUT, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Karen Pease, LD1157, Legislation, Legislature, Maine, Meetings, Networking, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Representative Bennett, Representative Berry, Representative Bickford, Representative Bryant, Representative Burns, Representative Harmon, Representative Knight, Representative Waterhouse, Representatives, Senator Trahan, Senators, Tax Increment Financing, Taxation Committee, TIF, Unorganized Territory, Update, Vote, Wind
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Tell Them How You Feel
After voting “Ought To Pass” on LD 1157, “An Act to Protect Property Tax Revenue In Unorganized Territories,” the Taxation Committee has submitted to the Request of certain Representatives, and decided to re-open the work session, tomorrow, at 10:00a.m. This … Continue reading
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Tagged American Tax Payer, Augusta, Change, Citizens, Do The Right Thing, Education, Energy, Energy Utilities And Technology Committee, EUT, Facts, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, John Adams, LD1157, Legislature, Maine, Maine Legislature, Meetings, People Of Maine, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Representatives, Scam, Tax Payers, Taxation Committee, TIF, Update, Wind, Wind Legislation
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More Towns Take Refuge
More and more Maine towns are coming to realize that the Maine Legislature, the Governor, the DEP, and LURC have hung us out to dry. More and more towns are enacting moratoriums and restrictive zoning ordinances to protect their Citizens … Continue reading →