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MY PARADISE
My Mother was born in West Virginia, as was her Father before her. At one time, my Grandfather helped the coal miners in their attempts to organize for their own protection and well being against the large coal companies. I … Continue reading
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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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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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Tagged Angus King, Atlantic Wind, Augusta, Bayroot, Caratunk, Concord, Cowards, Education, Eolian Energy, Eric Stumpfell, FHM, First Wind, Fletcher Mountain, Frankfort, Friends, Friends of The Highland Mountains, Governor, Highland, Highland Project, Highland Wind LLC, Hold The Line, Iberdrola, Ignacio Galan, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Legislation, Legislature, Lexington, Liars, LURC, Maine, Maine Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife, Maine Media, Maine Wind Limited, MDIF&W, Meetings, Met Towers, Mountains, Networking, Oakfield, Permit Application, Peter Vigue, Plantations, Pleasant Ridge Plantation, Plum Creek, Portland Press Herald, Power Line, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Residents, Rob Gardiner, Somerset County, Somerset County Commissioners, Tax Payers, The People Of Maine, Thieves, Truth, Unorganized Territories, Unorganized Territory, Update, Wind, Wind Ordinance, Yale University
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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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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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Tagged Battle, Bowers, Champlain Wind LLC, Comon Sense, Dishonest, Education, Expedited Wind Permitting Law, Fight, First Wind, Friends, Governor, Greed, Green Energy, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, John Baldacci, Legislation, Lincoln, LURC, LURC Commissioners, Maine, Maine Guides, Maine's Economy, Meetings, Mountains, Networking, Partnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed, Permit Application, PPDLW, Public Comment, Sporting Camps, Truth, Update, Victory, Win, Wind
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Caratunk—Protecting A Small Town
I spent this evening in the small Somerset County town of Caratunk. Caratunk is one of those old fashioned, quiet Maine towns, just off the main road. A place where you can still walk into the Post Office and get … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian Trail, Caratunk, Cianbro, Education, Friends, Governor, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Larry Warren, Maine, Maine Huts And Trails, Maine Wind Limited, Meetings, Moratorium, Mountains, Networking, Ordinance, Permit Application, Peter Vigue, Planning Board, Public Comment, Quotes, Somerset County, Update, Wind
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An Ominous Report
I just got word from a friend in New York that things are going south……. Apparently, just within the last couple of days, the New York Legislature has passed, and the Governor has signed, ‘Article X.’ I don’t yet have … Continue reading
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Tagged Article X, Education, Enron, First Wind, Governor, Home Rule, Iberdrola, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Legislation, Legislature, Local Control, LURC, Mafia, Maine, New York, Permits, Public Comment, Qatar, The United Arab Emirates, Update, Wind, Wind Ordinance, Zoning
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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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Caratunk–Hope–Rockport
I attended a town meeting in the small Somerset County town of Caratunk tonight. With little discussion, and no debate, the voters of Caratunk approved a 180 day wind power moratorium. The vote was 18 to 2 in favor of … Continue reading
What A Million Dollars WON’T Buy!
The following letter, sent to newspapers in Vermont, should be both a wake up call, and an inspiration, to all of us. I am glad that there are still people like the Greene’s, people who really know what is important. … Continue reading →