Feb 24, 2011

DeepCwind Report misses the boat

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Today's announcement by the public affairs staff of the University of Maine's DeepCwind Consortium   of the release of its report is...
Feb 3, 2011

While Judge Hjelm considers Huber v BPL, a Federal agency's release of a draft EA on financing DeepCWind's start-up project off Monhegan could be a game changer.

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All sides in the question of what standards ocean windmills will have to meet off Maine await two big decisions: 1. Knox County Superior C...

Penobscot Bay Watch needs help burning the past.

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Though it is in the end a dishonorable and unhealthy burning of our distant ancestors, operating a petrol-powered  personal vehicle is one o...
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Jan 30, 2011

When it comes to offshore windpower, the Shadow knows....

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The ocean windpower extraction industry is now nervous about how more serious than earlier believed is th...
Jan 9, 2011

Last month's offshore Maine Wind Conference - links to all speakers' written remarks

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Courtesy of the Island Institute, here are pdf files of  speakers’ presentations at th e December 14, 2010 offshore windpower conference i...
Jan 5, 2011

Maine legislation calls for cutting aerial pesticide notification zone by 90%.

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LD 16. An Act To Revise Notification Requirements for Pesticides Applications Using Aircraft or Air-carrier Equipment. Sponsor: Represent...
Dec 30, 2010

Mainers are farming their lobsters. Confirmed.

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In his 2010 report "Use of Herring Bait to Farm Lobsters in the Gulf of Maine"   Gulf of Maine research institute researcher Jonat...
Dec 26, 2010

Rockland Harbor, 2nd day of Christmas

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No Partidges in a Pear Tree, but how about Pigeons on a Power Line? I took a quick chilly trip to my city's harbor. Below and  at the l...
Dec 23, 2010

Dragon shedding again?

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Dragon Cement Products ' clinker hill in Thomaston, Maine, which was supposed to shrinking, seems to be GROWING And ERODING. Clinker is...
Dec 22, 2010

BOEMRE & state meeting November 16, 2010, Augusta ME. AUDIO

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11/16/10.Augusta. Federal & Maine state ocean wind officials meet for second time & discuss opening offshore grounds to energy leasi...
Dec 21, 2010

My visit to the Governor's office - a final Baldacci freedom of information moment

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Drove through the sleety rain from the Penobscot Bay coast to Augusta, pleasantly surprised to discover my  mp3  was full of Yes and Jon And...
Dec 20, 2010

DeepCwind - will it get DeepSixed by Republican Pork Hawks?

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There it was in the news: A rejected federal appropriation bill left the  DeepCwind Consortium 's distant water  offshore windpower pro...
Dec 18, 2010

Sears Island: Maine Supreme Court told "solemn occasion" merits their intervention

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I went to Portland Friday and, as required, filed my Sears Island Supreme Judicial Court case's "Appellate Brief". By law, the...
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Dec 15, 2010

Offshore Wind Energy: Coastal Stakeholders event. Panel 3 audio from Dec 14th mtg

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The Island Institute sponsored: Offshore Ocean energy: Tools and Information for Coastal Stakeholders on December 14, 2010. Panel three of ...
Dec 7, 2010

Offshore Wind Conference: Dec 14th Belfast

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On Tuesday December 14th, 2010, the Island Institute will host the "Offshore Wind: Tools and Information for Coastal Stakeholders ...
Dec 4, 2010

Ocean WindRush boosters should look before leaping offshore.

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The federal decision to fast-track the siting of  ocean windmills off  the US mid Atlantic and New England coasts (" Smart from the St...
Nov 30, 2010

Sears Island: State legislators to submit a container port bill for unprotected third of estuary island.

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A Sears Island intertidal area threatened by proposed port. According to a November 22, 2010 article " Thomas will introduce bill fo...
Nov 21, 2010

Governor LePage's choice: Ocean Wind Energy? Or Lobsters, Scallops & Haddock?

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As far as the Gulf of Maine goes, Governor Paul LePage must begin by either supporting the rough and tumble economy of  Maine's existing...
Nov 17, 2010

2018: Gulf of Maine Ocean wind wannabes eyeing sites off Jeffreys Ledge, Cashes Ledge, Platts Bank & the Bounties. NEFMC bails.

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Learn what places the state has picked so far  and listen to the speakers at the federal/state ocean energy task force meeting held at the ...
Nov 15, 2010

Maine coast fishing grounds to be divvied up for wind energy corporations Tuesday by fed & state officials meeting in Augusta

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The future for Maine sea fisheries is getting foggy.  There seems to be an aggressive attempt by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Managem...