Monthly Archives: November 2011

Put Up–Or Shut Up

When the folks behind Highland Wind LLC put up their first website, they said that they would not impose themselves on communities where they were not welcome. Funny, but that page is no longer available……. Eolian Energy made a similar … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving 2011

 For all of those who know the difference between Right and Wrong, and aren’t afraid to stand up and say so. DC Thanksgiving Day finds me, up here on my hill Looking out on a land, that is all white … Continue reading

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Somerset County—The People Speak Out

On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, the small town of Caratunk unanimously passed a very restrictive wind zoning ordinance. Although there was no application before them, this tiny community on the bank of the Kennebec had been targeted by Maine Wind … Continue reading

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First Wind–Trying To Pull A Fast One

I am an Intervener in the First Wind/Champlain Wind Bowers Mountain application currently before LURC. At their Last Meeting, the LURC Commissioners voted, unanimously, to deny the permit. They instructed Staff to draw up the denial, which is to be … Continue reading

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Another Win For Maine!

The good People of Rumford voted to pass a wind ordinance yesterday. This ordinance, the product of a lot of hard work, by a lot of people, has already sent First Wind packing. The destruction continues in the River Valley … Continue reading

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Constitution…What Constitution?

Some good folks in Vermont have been exercising their rights….Their private property rights, their rights to peaceably assemble, their rights to be secure in their persons and property, their rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness……but apparently, if … Continue reading

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