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Threats And Intimidation
Well, it was probably only a matter of time. The wind developers hate the fact that people are educating themselves about the scam of industrial wind, and are passing restrictive zoning ordinances to keep them out of town. As of … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Democratic Process, Education, Eolian Energy, Frankfort, Friends, Home Rule, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Intimidation, Jack Kenworthy, Lawsuit, Liars, Lies, Maine, Meetings, Mountains, Networking, Ordinance, People, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Sue, Threats, Travis Bullard, Truth, Update, Waldo Mountain, Wind, Wind Ordinance
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Frankfort Says “NO” To Eolian!
By a vote of 244 to 222, the small town of Frankfort has adopted a very strict wind ordinance. This ordinance should send a clear message to the small time thugs over at Eolian—The message is; “BLOW AWAY!” Eolian cozzied … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangor Daily News, Caratunk, Corruption, Education, Eolian Energy, Facts, Frankfort, Friends, Honesty, Ignorance, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Jack Kenworthy, Lies, Maine, Meetings, Mountains, Networking, Ordinance, Permit Application, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Travis Bullard, Truth, Update, Vote, Waldo Mountain, Win, Wind, Wind Ordinance
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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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Tagged Angus King, Canton, Carthage, DEP, Dixfield, Education, First Wind, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Local Control, Maine, Meetings, Ordinance, Patriot Renewables, Politicians, Public Comment, Record Hill, River Valley, Roxbury, Rumford, Saddleback, Spruce Mountain, State Of Maine, Sumner, Truth, Unorganized Territory, Update, Vote, Win, Wind, Wind Ordinance, Woodstock
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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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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
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
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Tagged Augusta, Big Wind, DEP, Education, Frankfort, Friends, Governor, Hope, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Legislature, LURC, Maine, Maine Towns, Meetings, Moratorium, Ordinance, Permit Application, Protest, Public Comment, Refuge, Unorganized Territory, Update, Wind, Wind Ordinance, Zoning, Zoning Laws
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Amateur Hour In Frankfort
I’m just back from a wind meeting in Frankfort, hosted by Jack Kenworthy [CEO/Owner] and Travis Bullard [Senior Development Manager/Owner], of Eolian Energy. If you’ve never heard of Eolian, then you’re not alone. They weren’t on my radar either, until … Continue reading
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Tagged Amateur, CMP, Community Based Renewable Energy Program, Education, Eolian Energy, First Wind, Frankfort, Friends, Iberdrola, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Jack Kenworthy, Maine, Meetings, Moratorium, Networking, Ordinance, Patriot Renewables, Power Purchase Agreement, Public Comment, Salesman, Snake Oil, TIF, Travis Bullard, Update, Wind, Zoning
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Camden Planning Board To Draft A Wind Ordinance
The latest news from The Friends Of Ragged Mountain. DC On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Camden’s Planning Board decided to accept the Friends of Ragged Mountain recommendation to proceed to work together to draft a Wind Ordinance. To begin the process, … Continue reading
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Tagged Camden, Dixmont, Dorie Klein, Education, Friends, Friends of Ragged Mountain, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Jackson, Maine, Meetings, Montville, Ordinance, Phillips, Planning Board, ragged mountain, Thorndike, Update, Wind
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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 →