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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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Tagged Alan Michka, American Revolution, Angus King, Augusta, Caratunk, Cianbro, Community, Concord, County Commissioners, Do The Right Thing, Education, Equal Protection, Fletcher Mountain, Friends, Friends of The Highland Mountains, Governor, Governor Paul LePage, Hall of Flags, Highland, Highland Wind LLC, Iberdrola, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Karen Pease, Kennebec Journal, Kenneth Fletcher, Landowners, Larry Warren, Legislation, Legislature, Lexington, LURC, Maine, Maine Huts And Trails, Maine Wind Limited, Mandate, Meetings, Mountains, Networking, Office Of Energy Independance And Security, Permit Application, Peter Vigue, Plantation, Press Conference, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Qatar, Residents, Rights, Rob Gardiner, Rural Maine, Somerset County, Somerset County Commissioners, Spain, Speaking Out, State House, Tax Payers, Truth, United Arab Emirates, Unorganized Territories, Unorganized Territory, Update, Voice, Waterville Morning Sentinel, Wind, Wind Ordinance, Yale University
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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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Tagged Angus King, Citizens, Education, Facts, Friends, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Maine, Meetings, Met Towers, Mountains, Oversize Load, Protest, Public Comment, Rally, Rob Gardiner, Roxbury, Scam, Somerset County, State Police, Truth, Update, Wind
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Highland Says NO!
Photo By Karen Pease The residents of Highland Plantation held a Press Conference today, with the Mountains of Highland in the background as they spoke. Very few members of the Press had bothered to make the drive to this remote … Continue reading
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Tagged Angus King, Appalachian Trail, Bayroot, Bigelow Preserve, Education, Fletcher Mountain Outfitters, Forest Ecology Network, Friends, Friends of Maine's Mountains, Friends of The Highland Mountains, Greg And Jenn Perkins, Highland, Highland Wind LLC, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Karen Pease, Legislature, LURC, Maine, Maine Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife, Meetings, Mountains, Permit Application, Photo, Press Conference, Protest, Public Comment, Rob Gardiner, Rose Staton, Somerset County, Update, Wagner, Wind, Yale
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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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Tagged Agency Comments, Alan Michka, Angus King, Bayroot, DP4862, Education, Friends, Friends of The Highland Mountains, Governor, Gwen Hilton, Highland Plantation, Highland Wind LLC, Highland Wind Project, HWLLC, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Interveners, LURC, Maine, Maine Bureau Of Public Lands, Maine Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife, Marcia Spencer-Famous, MDIF&W, Met Towers, Permit Application, Protest, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Rob Gardiner, Somerset County, Update, Wind, Yale
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FMM–Telling It Like It Is
The below letter from the Friends of Maine’s Mountains, to the LURC Staff really says it all! [Just to be clear, the photos were not part of the official FMM correspondence, but I thought they were appropriate….] DC Friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Angus King, Bayroot, Chris O'Neil, DIF&W, Dunkin Donuts, Education, FMM, Friends, Friends of Maine's Mountains, Highland, Highland Wind LLC, HWLLC, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, LURC, Maine, Maine Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife, Meetings, Mountains, Permit Application, Photos, Public Comment, Public Hearing, Rob Gardiner, Somerset County, Surrender, Update, Wagner, Wind, Yale
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In The Highland Mountains
Well Folks, we’ve finally got something to sing about—So let’s sing! DC [To the tune of ‘Big Rock Candy Mountains’] One evening, as the sun went down, and the camp-fires were burning From a lawyer an email came, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Angus King, Bats, Bicknell's Thrush, Big Rock Candy Mountains, Birds, Education, Friends, Friends of The Highland Mountains, Highland, Highland Wind LLC, HWLLC, Industrial Wind, Information, Interested Persons, Lawyer, Maine, Mountains, Networking, Old Growth, Permit Application, Poem, Poetry, Protest, Public Comment, Rob Gardiner, Somerset County, Song, Update, Wind
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Angus And Rob Withdraw!
As anyone who follows this Blog knows; we are in the middle of fighting the proposal by Highland Wind LLC [Angus King, Rob Gardiner, and Bayroot/Yale, Wagner], which seeks to put turbines on the Mountains of Highland Plantation and run … 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 →