TOWNSHIP 3 ND, Maine — The volunteer citizens group Passadumkeag Mountain Friends will hold a cookout Sunday to tell people about a 14-turbine wind-to-energy project slated for Passadumkeag Mountain. The public is invited.
The cookout will be held at Nicatous Lodge, about 15 miles southeast of Burlington, from noon to 2 p.m. Event co-organizer Elizabeth Johns said she sees much in common between Passadumkeag Mountain and the terrain the Land Use Regulation Commission protected when it rejected First Wind’s proposal to build on Bowers Mountain earlier this year.
“This [Passadumkeag Mountain project] will be in view of five lakes of significant or outstanding natural resource value,” Johns said Tuesday, “and also in view of Passadumkeag River for extensive sections of the river. It is certainly in the same neighborhood [as Bowers]. Nicatous Lake is an outstanding resource for scenic value.”
The Passadumkeag Wind project will also be less than 4 miles from beautiful Porter Pond which is recognized as a “Remote Trout Pond”. Surely DEP is aware of its responsibility to protect these lakes. Time will tell if they have the fortitude to perform their duties or if they are blinded by the wind industry propaganda that wind will solve all our problems.
Passadumkeag Mountain stands out as the solitary mountain feature in the area. It is clearly visible from everywhere around it. When you’re paddling on any of those pristine lakes, you can’t help but stare at it. If the project is built, this region will hold no attraction for many visitors like me.
When will the people of Maine wake up to discover they have been played like suckers by the out of state (and in Angus King’s case, in-state) wind energy scam artists?
I hope the Passadumkeag Mountain Friends cookout has a huge turnout and many people are educated to the scam and will become active in standing up for the Maine we all love!
Ditto, sw. The Passadumkeag River trip is also well known and is a good warmup for an Allagash run. Sad to think the developers do not care that they are impacting some of Maine’s most scenic and important places, not to mention the Native American sites peppered across the mtn. Saponac Lake will have a view of all 14 turbines from everywhere on the lake. 14 turbines on Lake Michigan might not be much,for instance, but it is a major negative for Saponac. Protected lands abound like in the Downeast region. I hope people will realize if we do not work together our whole state will be plastered with wind turbines and it will make no difference in emissions, fossil fuel use, or climate change.