Tag Archives: Met Towers

Greed, Arrogance, And Iberdrola

I’ve spent most of the last twenty years living, working, walking, and sometimes crawling, all over Fletcher Mountain and the surrounding area—in the Sun, the rain, the snow—during daylight and dark. And before I lived here, I still explored the … Continue reading

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The Destruction, And The Deception, Continues

Plum Creek is cutting the hell out of their land in Lexington and Concord. They have taken load after load of wood out of the country near Iberdrola’s Lexington Met Tower, and now they are cutting the last of the … 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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A Really Good Event

Today, more than 25 people from all over Maine gathered in Norridgewock to raise awareness about the destruction being wrought on our State by industrial wind development. They stood at an intersection in the middle of town and held signs … Continue reading

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It’s Time To End The Nonsense

Angus King was once Governor of Maine.  It was his sworn duty to protect this State. Rob Gardiner was the one time Director of the Bureau of Public Lands.  We once entrusted him with the task of looking out for … Continue reading

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For Patriots Day

As we approach Patriots Day, I’m reminded of Captain John Parker’s words, spoken to the Citizen Soldiers–his friends and neighbors–on the morning of April 19, 1775, on the Lexington Green: “Stand your ground.  Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they … Continue reading

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A Lesson In Hypocrisy

I do my best to remain civil when discussing ‘Wind,’ but some days it’s hard.  Today is one of those days.  With the information that I am presenting today, this Blog Post should really be subtitled; ‘The lying bastards are … Continue reading

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News, Updates, And Information

News, updates, and information; that is what many of you have come to expect from me and this Blog.  I apologize for having fallen behind.  Like many of you, I have been working on ‘wind’ every day, but ‘real work’ … Continue reading

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Catching Up

It’s been busy around here so I’m going to try to catch up a bunch of news in one posting. The latest word I have from Vinalhaven is that Art Lindgren is home and doing well after his recent heart … Continue reading

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Bowers Mountain/Champlain Wind Update

I just received the following update from LURC.  It appears that they expect to have an application in hand shortly for the Bower’s Mountain Project.  To be fully informed, please send an email to fred.todd@maine.gov and ask to be listed … Continue reading

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