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is share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday october 7 2009 herring catch to be cut portland press herald fishery managers from around the northeast met tuesday in portland to discuss deep cuts in the herring catch for 2010 no final decisions will be made until november but scientists are calling for a 53 percent reduction from this year s catch limit because of uncertainty about the health of the population no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wind meeting draws protestors while the governor was inside praising the prospects of wind power in the state several protesters picketed outside portland press herald he spoke about the importance of energy independence as well we ve been through too many contrived oil shortages real or imagined that are outside of our control baldacci said he acknowledged the protesters who began to gather outside the civic center about 10 a m everybody needs to be heard from he said but we need to take action no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday september 26 2009 group appeals roxbury wind farm permit sun journal the appellants want a public hearing held based on credible conflicting medical and technical information regarding the licensing criterion mainly on perceived noise to be generated by the turbines a hearing they say would help the dep s board of environmental protection understand the evidence the 58 page document was sent to bep chairman susan lessard dep commissioner david littel and robert gardiner of record hill wind llc the company that is currently building a 22 turbine 55 megawatt wind farm board of environmental protection executive analyst cindy bertocci in augusta acknowledged on wednesday that she had started examining it no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday september 24 2009 plum creek approved press herald a sprawling resort and residential development at the gateway to maine s north woods won a state planning board s unanimous approval wednesday plum creek timber co s proposal which would be the largest of its kind in the state received the go ahead nearly five years after the seattle based company announced plans to build two resorts and more than 2 000 housing units near moosehead lake no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday september 21 2009 green house portland press herald the farmhouse style house rising in an old field here will likely become the state s most energy frugal home its builders say using 90 percent less fuel than a typical new home this structure is so airtight and heavily insulated and so well oriented to the sun that the builders are leaving out any real heating system and thanks to solar panels on the roof the owner won t pay anything for heat or hot water not ever but what makes this project even more noteworthy is that the three bedroom 1 500 square foot house is expected to cost roughly 225 000 minus land that s on par with typical custom built homes in maine and costs could drop the builders say if the techniques being used here are adopted in mass production no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday august 27 2009 wind farm approved near rumford the portland press herald augusta maine environmental regulators have given their final go ahead to a 22 turbine wind farm near rumford whose principals include former gov angus king the 120 million windmill project is to be built on ridgelines of partridge peak flathead mountain and record hill in roxbury it would become maine s fourth major wind farm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday august 17 2009 maine s windkeepers boston com maine s shipbuilding and seafaring renown have long been cultivated by maine maritime academy but the castine school years ago diversified its programs to also prepare students who might seek work in land based power plants we saw many of our marine engineers coming ashore and transferring their skills to land based power plants and industrial power projects said janice zenter school spokeswoman she sees that as a natural jump for those trained as mariners no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday july 7 2009 conservation fishery program mainebiz three conservation organizations are launching a novel plan to work with the local fishing industry to support sustainable fishing practices in the state the nature conservancy island institute and penobscot east resource center have joined forces to purchase two groundfishing permits which they will make available to fishermen doing research on more sustainable fishing practices according to a press release the organizations are covering the costs of the research including the permits fuel fishermen s time and time for research supervision scientists the practice is called permit banking and will allow the organizations to work with fishermen on collaborative research projects without asking them to use their valuable days at sea associated with each permit no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday june 9 2009 kennebec tidal energy project dropped mainebiz maine tidal energy co which had proposed a tidal energy project in the kennebec river near bath has dropped its proposal because of local hostility according to the times record the federal energy regulatory commission granted maine tidal a preliminary permit to study the area of the kennebec between bath and woolwich for a potential 100 megawtt tidal energy project however mike hoover general counsel for washington d c based oceana energy co maine tidal s parent firm said the company is surrendering its preliminary permit after finding that insufficient development potential exists for pursuit of either a full development or pilot project there according to a letter he sent to ferc dated may 31 2009 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wiscasset tidal project progresses mainebiz federal regulators today have granted initial approval to a tidal power project proposed by the town of wiscasset and the chewonki foundation the federal energy regulation commission has issued a preliminary permit to the town and the foundation to study using tidal currents in the sheepscot river to generate electricity according to a press release the permit will allow town and chewonki officials to collect data on how much electricity could be generated data needed in order for the town and chewonki to apply for a full license application wiscasset has three years to submit that application if the project receives final approval it would include four to 40 turbines and a 6 mile long underwater transmission cable wiscasset first applied for the permit last november according to the release no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday june 2 2009 kittery windmill to be removed a windmill in kittery will be taken down because it did not generate the expected power portland press herald the maker of a windmill in kittery will refund the town nearly 200 000 and remove the turbine after a disappointing eight month demonstration project the town announced today the 50 kilowatt wind turbine on top of a hill at the kittery waste transfer station has been in operation since october but generated less than 15 percent of the expected electricity town manager jon carter said in a news release the turbine manufactured by entegrity wind systems of boulder col has a solid track record in the great plains according to carter its underperformance at the kittery site was most likely due to ground clutter trees and buildings that caused significant wind turbulence he said no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday may 17 2009 cmp v gridsolar a pro cmp op ed by their ceo and a pro gridsolar article according to central maine power s projections the state s growing energy demands will soon exceed the company s generating capacity at peak times unless the state comes up with a solution that could mean grid failures and blackouts in vacationland cmp s solution is to spend 1 5 billion to build new high voltage transmission lines and update existing lines but representatives from gridsolar think there s a better way the gridsolar project proposes to develop up to 800 megawatts of solar generation to meet the demands of peak load growth no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday april 23 2009 wind farm permitted bangor daily news the maine department of environmental protection issued first wind of massachusetts a permit tuesday to build a 40 turbine industrial wind site for 130 million on rollins mountain in burlington lee lincoln and winn the department finds that the applicant has demonstrated that the proposed project will provide significant tangible benefits to the host community and surrounding area according to the department s 64 page report on the project which was issued tuesday lincoln town council chairman steve clay hopes to see construction begin soon no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tidal power testing bangor daily news eastport maine the u s coast guard said wednesday that it hopes to have a tidal power generator in the water by the end of summer to provide electricity to station eastport sector northern new england in partnership with the coast guard research and development center in new london conn plans to test a tidal generator off station east port the coast guard said on its web site the coast guard made the announcement on wednesday earth day the station eastport facility is located on the breakwater in downtown eastport once complete the station would be the first federal facility in the continental u s to use tidal power the coast guard said the project carries a 100 000 price tag and could serve as a prototype for other coast guard facilities in alaska and washington no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest jetport traffic down 1 wmtw portland the portland international jetport said the number of passengers in march dropped for a third consecutive month greg hughes the airport s marketing director said the number of passengers was 132 959 or a drop of 1 percent from a year ago but he said it was the airport s second best march and he said the airport fared better than a projected nationwide decline of 7 3 percent for the month no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday march 3 2009 stetson wind farm expansion approval maine daily news a 60 million expansion of the newly commissioned stetson wind farm in eastern maine has won the approval of a maine regulatory panel s staff setting the stage for a final vote the land use regulation commission s staff endorsed the 17 turbine project near danforth in washington county no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday march 1 2009 suit over herring trawlers bangor daily news a group of maine fishermen is suing the federal government in an effort to ban herring trawlers from groundfish spawning areas the fishermen decided wednesday to pursue the lawsuit against the united states department of commerce according to an attorney from earthjustice a national environmental group that represents the northwest atlantic marine alliance of saco and the midcoast fishermen s association of port clyde no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fisheries tuesday february 24 2009 maine co ops growing portland press herald the people behind the cooperative envision a time when it will provide locally produced foods to more people operate a community supported cafe and provide a greater source of income to its worker owners it s sustaining itself said hanifa washington one of the four worker owners we definitely want more local sprouts is just one type of cooperative found in maine other member owned entities include food buying clubs credit unions and cooperatives formed for housing to provide electricity or to sell the wares of artisans farmers and fishermen no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday february 13 2009 katahdin times folds wmtw portland the publisher of a northern maine weekly newspaper said the poor economy and a sharp downturn in advertising are to blame for his decision to shut down the paper the katahdin times hit the stands for the last time on thursday the paper had been a mainstay in the millinocket region since the early 1970s no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday february 11 2009 peaks island wind power considered residents of the island in portland are looking into measuring the wind on the island for its potential of electric generation no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday february 7 2009 maine farming numbers portland press herald the u s department of agriculture released its latest five year census this week showing that the number of farms in maine increased by 13 percent to 8 136 from 2002 to 2007 compared with a 4 percent increase nationwide the average size of a maine farm declined 13 percent to 166 acres during the same period overall maine farms recorded 617 million in sales in 2007 up 33 percent from 2002 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday january 26 2009 scallop season to continue boston com portland maine state officials are backing off from last week s decision to cancel the second half of maine s scallop season in order to help scallop populations rebuild the department of marine resources on monday approved a 35 day season that begins feb 25 but only in selected areas including cobscook bay deputy commissioner david etnier said the department sought a way to enable fishermen to have some income but still provide protection for the resource the first half of the season ran from dec 1 to jan 4 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest maine s great potential for wind mainebiz looks at the state s vast offshore wind potential and the challenges capturing it the sway turbine is long and lean with a mast the color of an overripe lemon the plan is to tow the mast out to sea with a barge stand it upright by weighting one end and pop the blades on the top using a crane on the barge the turbine is then towed by the barge out to deep water the base of the stem drops an anchor into the seabed that fills with sand and the anchor is secured to the mast and the top of the turbine by cables the result is an elegant wind turbin...