By Maggie Gill-Austern, Staff Writer Lewiston Sun Journal news story AUGUSTA – Maine Land Use Regulation Commission staff are recommending a public hearing be held on a rezoning petition that would benefit a proposed wind farm. The staff filed a memorandum last week on the petition submitted by Maine Mountain Power Limited Liability Corp. on Read More
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Maine Wind Project Proposed
By Tux Turkel, Press Herald writer Portland Press Herald news story A Portland-based energy provider has submitted an application to build a small-scale wind power project in Freedom, east of Waterville. Competitive Energy Services LLC wants to construct three wind turbines on Beaver Ridge. The turbines each would have a capacity of roughly 1.5 megawatts. Read More
Building Green is Good for Business
Portland Press Herald editorial Commercial and residential buildings consume one-third of the energy used in the United States. They use two-thirds of all electricity. About a third of carbon dioxide emissions and other emissions that harm air quality and contribute to global warming are emitted by buildings. They generate waste during construction and operation. So Read More
Support of LD 1379, An Act to Amend the Maine Wind Energy Act
by Jon Hinck, NRCM toxics project director Thank you for the opportunity to present comments in favor of LD 1379 on behalf of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (Council). I am Jon Hinck and work on wind siting and policy issues for the Council. I live in Portland. The Council is a public interest, Read More
NRCM Supports Mars Hill Wind Power Project
Calls for at least 5% of Maine’s power to be from wind by 2010 NRCM news release Citing the need to reduce the impact of electricity generation on the health of Maine people and the environment, the Natural Resources Council of Maine today announced its support of a proposed wind power project under consideration by Read More
Maine’s Biggest Air Pollution Victory in 30 Years!
The Board of Environmental Protection on June 21, 2001 voted unanimously in support of a plan to clean up nitrogen oxide NOx air pollution at Wyman Station in Yarmouth – Maine’s largest single source of air pollution. Of particular importance, the plan does not allow Wyman Station’s owner, Florida Power & Light Energy (FPL), to Read More
