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Wind Energy Archive

In our mission as your community information service to help readers stay abreast of the issues regarding wind energy in our area, we have created a special archive of stories, letters to the editor and guest columns. It will be updated regularly as we publish more on this topic.

Articles

Brooklin

1. Hearing set for Brooklin cell tower and wind turbine ordinances
   The Weekly Packet, 3/17/11
2. Tower moratorium ordinances presented at Brooklin hearing
   The Weekly Packet, 10/14/10
3. Brooklin to hold Saturday hearing on cell tower and wind turbine moratorium ordinances
   The Weekly Packet, 10/7/10

Brooksville

1. Brooksville voters approve wind turbine ordinance
   The Weekly Packet, 11/10/11
2. Brooksville voters to weigh in on wind power ordinance
   The Weekly Packet, 10/27/11
3. Wind energy systems ordinance to come before Brooksville voters
   The Weekly Packet, 10/6/11
4. Brooksville voters approve harbormaster boat, consider wind power ordinance
   The Weekly Packet, 9/23/11
5. Brooksville enacts wind power moratorium, energy conservation ordinances
   The Weekly Packet, 2/3/11
6. With heavy turnout, Brooksville enacts cell tower moratorium at special town meeting
   The Weekly Packet, 10/7/10

Castine

1. Maine Maritime Academy gives wind project update
   Castine Patriot, 2/7/13

Deer Isle

1. Deer Isle enacts wind power ordinance
   Island Ad-Vantages, 11/23/11
2. Deer Isle wind power hearing draws one resident
   Island Ad-Vantages, 10/25/11
3. Deer Isle Planning Board approves permits, hears comment on wind turbines
   Island Ad-Vantages, 9/8/11
4. Deer Isle to consider wind power moratorium
   Island Ad-Vantages, 10/28/10

Penobscot

1. Planning board presents Penobscot wind power ordinance
   Castine Patriot, 12/16/10

Sedgwick

1. Sedgwick voters to consider two ordinances in 78-article warrant at town meeting
   The Weekly Packet, 2/24/11
2. Wind ordinance committee report aired before vote
   The Weekly Packet, 2/24/11
3. Sedgwick enacts wind turbine moratorium
   The Weekly Packet, 11/4/10

The Peninsula

1. Support for moratorium expressed during wind power discussion
   The Weekly Packet, 10/21/10
2. Christy Hill residents protest Peninsula Power plans
   The Weekly Packet, 8/19/10
3. Peninsula Power's survey shows support for wind power feasibility study
   The Weekly Packet, 8/5/10
4. Christy Hill in Sedgwick is new wind power test site
   The Weekly Packet, 6/10/10
5. Peninsula Power does its 'homework' on wind turbines
   The Weekly Packet, 5/6/10
6. Peninsula Power considers smaller turbines
   The Weekly Packet, 2/4/10
7. Capitalizing on imagination: Peninsula Power explores what might be
   The Weekly Packet, 2/4/10
8. King advocates for multiple renewable energy options
   The Weekly Packet, 12/17/09
9. Map explanation: Proposed and existing sites noted
   The Weekly Packet, 12/3/09
10. Peninsula Power gets test tower grant
    The Weekly Packet, 12/3/09
11. Wind power, energy conservation, addressed from several directions
    The Weekly Packet, 11/19/09
12. Wind power group proposes Caterpillar Hill for test site
    The Weekly Packet, 10/29/09
13. Power group members hear new ideas at wind energy conference
    The Weekly Packet, 10/15/09
14. Peninsula Power group visits Vinalhaven wind farm
    The Weekly Packet, 9/24/09

Opinion

The Peninsula

1. Peninsula Power rethinks scope of area wind power
   The Weekly Packet, 1/7/10
2. Peninsula Power: Defining the goals, dispelling the rumors
   The Weekly Packet, 10/7/10
3. Peninsula Power: Defining the goals, dispelling the rumors
   The Weekly Packet, 9/30/10
4. Balancing energy and environment
   The Weekly Packet, 9/2/10
5. Wind power ordinance needed
   The Weekly Packet, 8/19/10
6. Wind turbines ahead? Proceed with caution!
   The Weekly Packet, 8/12/10
7. Wind turbine debate
   The Weekly Packet, 3/15/10

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