[paul in cape]

The granole-types who live on the island voted 383-5 in favor of the turbines 2 years ago. This week over 100 showed up to complain.

Serves them right.

Anyone who lives in a town contemplating these monstrosities, please share this article.

Article Here

[paul in cape]

Sorry, Article Here

[Farmer Dean]

Poor misguided people.Where’s my violin,the little one.

[paul in cape]

No Escape

[Maine Mariner]

A big supporter of wind energy in Maine Jonathan Carter and green activist opposed all types of energy projects including the construction on a new LNG terminal.

Now that the turbines are up and running, changing scenic views, and making noise, Carter has come out against-you guessed it-wind turbine projects.

As reported on FR some months ago-the greens strongly support solar power but when a large solar plant was to be built in the desert, the green activists OPPOSED THE CONSTRUCTION OF POWER LINES from the site to towns and cities where people live.

[dhs12345]

Lol. Coal and nat gas are bad. Hydroelectric is bad. Nuclear — never! Wind generators are noisy. Let me guess: solar panels are not eco-friendly. They scar the land.

Does anyone see a pattern here? The enviro nuts and politicians want us living in caves. And by the way, we aren't allowed to have a fire in our caves to stay warm. It pollutes the air.

[Grut]

I don't believe I've heard Vinalhaven's mostly yankee inhabitants referred to a "granola eaters" before, and I doubt they are. Wind power makes sense on an island with high average winds and the earlier vote reflected that. The current unhappiness is with the noise, which apparently was not described honestly before the vote.

No whining there, just Mainers pissed off at being misled.

Incidentally, if you want granola eaters, try around Bath: the Hobbit infestation there is incredible.

[PGR88]

I live about 5 miles from a series of 10 turbines. I pass them every day. They are on disused industrial land that will never employ people again, because of the ridiculous environmental liability laws in NY State. So, there might as well be windmills on the land making money for someone.

From a few hundred yards away, they are completely silent. If wind turbines are making noise, something is wrong.

[mombi]

They want to build 1800 windmills in Maine covering virtually every mountain top in the state. It will ruin hiking and tourism as well as the health of anyone near them.

[hinckley buzzard]

"Vinalhaven is a town located in the Fox Islands in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,235 at the 2000 census. It is home to a thriving lobster fishery and hosts a summer colony.

Betcha the lobstermen didn't care about building windmills. The artsy-fartsy bunch are the perps here, getting what they asked for, and getting it good and hard.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

i don’t think there are many granola types of that island-those are hard working people mostly fisherman/lobersterman

it’s the day trippers who are the granola types

[VOA]

“
The granole-types who live on the island voted 383-5 in
favor of the turbines 2 years ago.
“

Sounds like that hope-and-change thang has left a sour taste in
some of these granola-types!