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The Ides Of March—Revisited
About a year ago I wrote the poem ‘The Ides Of March,’ which is copied below. In the introduction to that poem, I wrote these words: Mark my words, folks: We’ve got them on the run, and we ARE GOING … Continue reading
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LURCing In The Shadows
On Wednesday, December 7, the LURC Commissioners met in Lincoln. They were supposed to decide the fate, once and for all, of the First Wind/Champlain Wind—Bowers Mountain Wind Project. This is the project that is so bad, that they unanimously … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowers, Champlain Wind, Commisioner Ed Laverty, Commissioner Sally Farrand, DEP, Education, Facts, First Wind, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Intervener, Juliet Browne, Legislation, Legislature, Lincoln, LURC, Maine, Meetings, Mountains, Partnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed, Permit Application, PPDLW, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, The People Of Maine, Truth, Update, Wind
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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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A Real Win!
I am happy to announce that the People of Maine got a REAL win yesterday in Lincoln. The LURC Commissioners voted, unanimously, to instruct the Staff to draw up a DENIAL for the First Wind/Champlain Wind, Bowers Project. This denial … Continue reading
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A Call To Action!
Folks, we need your help. On Monday and Tuesday, the 27th and 28th, LURC will be holding hearings at the Ella Burr School in Lincoln, to decide the fate of Bowers Mountain, the Downeast Lakes Watershed, and the surrounding area, … Continue reading
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BOWERS PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST—PLEASE DO IT SOON!
We only have until 5 p.m. on March 28th to request that LURC hold a public hearing on the Bowers Wind Project. This project would put 27 Turbines just above Grand Lake Stream, in the Headwaters of the Downeast Lakes … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowers, Champlain Wind LLC, Downeast Lakes Watershed, DP 4889, Education, Expedited Wind Permitting Law, First Wind, Fred Todd, Friends, Grand Lake Stream, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Kosuth, LURC, Maine, Maine Guide, Meetings, Partnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed, Permit Application, PPDLW, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Tourism, Update, Wind
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The Clock Is Ticking For Bowers/Kosuth
We have received word that the First Wind application for the Bowers/Kosuth Project has been accepted for processing by LURC—–That means the clock is ticking, folks. This project is the one that will put 27 turbines in the headwaters of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowers, Catherine M Carroll, Champlain Wind, DEP, Education, First Wind, Fred Todd, Friends, Grand Lake Stream, Guides, Industrial Wind, Interested Persons, Kosuth, LURC, Maine, Parnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed, Permit Application, PPDLW, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Update, Wind
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The Ides Of March
With the ups and downs that have come this winter, and that promise to continue for some time yet—it was time for another poem. Mark my words, folks: We’ve got them on the run, and we ARE GOING TO WIN … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowers, Education, Friends, Healing, Highland, Ides Of March, Industrial Wind, Information, Laws, Maine, Mountains, Poem, Poetry, Policies, Rollins, Saddleback Mountain, Sisk Mountain, Spruce Mountain, Truth, Wind
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Another First Wind Project—Bowers/Kosuth
Champlain Wind LLC [another shadow corporation owned by First Wind] has announced their intent to file a permit application for the Bowers Project in Carroll Plantation/Kosuth Township. Below is a note from Gary Campbell of the Partnership for the Preservation … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowers, Carroll Plantation, Champlain Wind LLC, First Wind, Fred Todd, Gary Campbell, Grand Lake Stream, Guiding, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Kosuth, LURC, Maine, Partnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed, Permit Application, PPDLW, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Tourism, Update, Wind
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Sign The Bowers Petition
As most of you know, we recently handed First Wind their first denial, ANYWHERE, EVER, when LURC refused to permit their Bowers Mountain project, near Grand Lake Stream. You may also know that the Legislature recently passed a law handing … Continue reading →