Bob Iles of Bethel, a member of the Mahoosuc Land Trust, provided testimony during a Maine Department of Environmental Protection hearing Monday on a proposed wind project in Roxbury that he said would hinder views from popular Whitecap Mountain in Rumford. Looking on is Kevin Martin, presiding officer of the hearing for DEP, and Assistant […]
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Column was off base
We are responding to a column from the Center for Rural Affairs that was printed recently in The Bethel Citizen (July 26). It was titled “Are property values affected by wind farms?” The organization, based in Nebraska, is a nonprofit corporation aiding rural concerns in predominantly agricultural landscapes. The column didn’t specifically address other land […]
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Thanks to Gov. LePage
It was heartening to learn that Gov. Paul LePage responded to the many residents, both full and part-time, in western Maine who are opposed to erecting wind towers on our beautiful mountains. Slowing down the process of this development is fair, and the action of the governor makes us feel that we may get some […]
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Know what is valuable
People need to realize that the beauty of this state is what brings in revenue. People seek beauty and peacefulness for their minds, bodies and spirits. If the integrity of the land is taken away, people won’t come. Conservation extends into the future and is the wealth of the state. If revenue is all that […]
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Bethel wind ordinance
The Review Committee still has restrictions against allowing a commercial wind energy company building a farm in Bethel. The committee members are listening to the anti-wind people and their scare tactics used in other western towns. A positive study, showing impacts on health and environment, was published in the Sun Journal (May 6, 2015). The […]
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Wind towers unsightly
I write in response to Diana Tozier’s letter (Feb. 9) that was in response to Betsey Foster’s letter (Feb. 4). I am pro-environment, and I am against wind towers that are 600 feet tall (check facts on the state web site). Each tower requires one acre of cement, and there are 17 towers proposed, just […]
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Greenwood not the place for wind towers
For years, I have considered myself to be pro-environment. Yet, I am now in strong opposition to commercial wind towers. Greenwood is a proposed CWT site, with 17 towers, each 600 feet tall. Electricity generated would be sold to Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. It is not for Maine. I oppose CWT because Western Maine […]