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Maine Voices: Response to Aroostook wind proposal at odds with reality

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion February 07, 2023

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For two decades my public policy practice has represented individuals, organizations and companies in opposing grid-scale renewable-energy projects. My initial and lasting counsel to all such clients is to avoid being labeled “NIMBY” by basing the opposition on a sober comparison of a project’s pros and cons, in which the cons (drawbacks) empirically exceed the pros (benefits). Wind turbines tower over the landscape at the Stetson wind... + full article



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