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      <title>Carrie Gleason [Signature #568]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Carrie Gleason, Sedalia, CO]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:00:32 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Marcia Chaffee [Signature #567]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marcia Chaffee, Trescott, ME]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:03:26 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>john piccirilli [Signature #566]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[john piccirilli, walpole, mass.<p>Agw is a hoax. Wind energy is therefore a waste of rrsources. Wind  turbines only genarate 15% of capacity.  Turbines on mountains of new england is outragous.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Phil Landry [Signature #565]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Phil Landry, Bryant Pond, Maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:40 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Donald Champlin [Signature #564]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donald Champlin, Parkman, Maine<p>The windfarms such as the Bingham Wind Project which intends to file their permit application to the DEP towards the end of March of 2013 will dramatically alter the enjoyment of the Maine highlands.  This affects the scenic view expected by tourism hurting the eco-tourism industry which is integral to this region as well as disenfranchises residents.  In addition the footprint left by this wind project affects generations to come as well as endangered, threatened, and protected wildlife to this region.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[alice barnett, Carthage, Maine<p>The Maine Supreme Court has concerns in the footnotes. Wind Energy Act, &ldquo;reduce the potential for CONTROVERSY regarding siting of grid scale wind&rdquo;..&rdquo;places where it is most compatible with existing patterns of development and resource values.&rdquo;<br />
Online Supreme Court Opinion :http://www.courts.state.me.us/opinions_orders/supreme/lawcourt/2013/13me25fr.pdf</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Rebecca Irving [Signature #562]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rebecca Irving, Machias, Maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:49:36 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Paul Sylvester [Signature #561]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Paul Sylvester, Parkman, ME]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:43:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jean Loebbaka [Signature #560]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jean Loebbaka, Parkman, ME]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:40:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Donald Champlin [Signature #559]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donald Champlin, Parkman, ME]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:37:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>robie wagner [Signature #558]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[robie wagner, Buxton, Maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:55:24 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Gary Campbell [Signature #557]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gary Campbell, Lakeville, Maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:07:08 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #556]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Carrabassett Chain of Pon, Maine<p>The expedited and severely biased means by which wind development in Maine is being approved needs to be stopped and reexamined with all of the facts on the table.  Decisions have been pushed through with disregard to important environmental &amp; economic impacts of wind power.</p>

<p>The production records of the existing industrial wind power developments should be examined to see if they are indeed a good deal for Maine, before approving additional turbines in our &quot;protected&quot; mountains.  In most case wind turbines are not a good deal for Maine people; trading our natural resources, that were once protected, and the source of income for many, into a windfall for the wind industry and it&#039;s investors.</p>

<p>The Kibby wind project is producing somewhere between 17% and 25% of it&#039;s capacity.  Each tower is larger than any building in the state of Maine and there are 44 of them, a city on what was once a pristine mountain ridge.  A number of the turbines have failed necessitating bringing the enormous crane in to repair them.  With a track record like this why would we want to ruin the beauty of more mountains? Maine produces more power than we use &amp; this power goes to Massachusetts, did you know?</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Scott Staton [Signature #555]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Scott Staton, New York, New York]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:22:52 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Debbie Kern [Signature #554]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Debbie Kern, Norwalk, CT]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:19:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Cheryl McMahon [Signature #553]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cheryl McMahon, Durham, Maine<p>We should not expect any human being to live next to the sound these make.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:18:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Norman Mitchell [Signature #552]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Norman Mitchell, Dixfield, Maine<p>Why does the wind industry deny this information? Remember--Lead paint?  Asbestos?  Tobacco?<br />
Health Issues: Turbines make people sick every operating Multi turbine wind facility in Maine near people has significant unresolved disputes                                                                                                                                                                                        Noise: Infrasound consists of air pressure pulsations and is ignored by state regulators and state noise codes Wind turbines cause a steady, low-decibel sound, sleep disturbance, and may lead to stress related illness which include severe anxiety, nervousness, migraines, and dizziness and sleep problems. Emotional problems                                                                          Shadow Flicker: The shadow effect of moving turbine blades may cause health issues. Can cause seizure in susceptible individuals. Headache, loss of balance, nausea and disorientation.                                                                                       Electromagnetic fields:  may cause interference with electrical devices. These fields may have long-term health e</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2012 02:08:47 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>John Bauer [Signature #551]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[John Bauer, Smithtown, New York]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Jun 2012 03:13:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #550]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Blue Hill, Maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Jun 2012 03:05:14 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Tracy Johnson Colby [Signature #549]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tracy Johnson Colby, Harpswell, Maine<p>The maine woods should be kept in the most natural condition possible. This environment brings us peace ,tranquility and tourists with money. Don&#039;t let big government bulldoze our wild woods!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>James M Talcott [Signature #548]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[James M Talcott, Lakeville, Maine<p>Do not ruin our wilderness for an unsustainable enterprise. Wind power is NOT green power. Let the pro wind legislators &quot;recreate in NYC&quot;</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Jun 2012 09:40:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Robert Skeffington [Signature #547]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Robert Skeffington, Peru, Maine<p>So much for the process of government by the people. Mr. King is once again seeking political office which will give him an inordinate amount of power against the people of the United States.</p>

<p>Such dealings as LD2283 by any government are dangerous.</p>

<p>Does this mean our right to petition the government is to be denied as well?<br />
Does this also mean our Constitutional right to change our government back to it&#039;s original form (Democracy) is to be denied if we wish to do so as a people? God forbid.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Jason Steinhouser [Signature #546]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jason Steinhouser, farmington, maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:53:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Christine Lutz-Garrity [Signature #545]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Christine Lutz-Garrity, Castine, ME]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:26:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Howard Bernstein [Signature #544]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Howard Bernstein, Lexington Plantations, ME]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:08:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Steven Mess [Signature #543]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Steven Mess, Norridgewock, Maine<p>Why ruin the vast rural area of highland. Why cant you bastards build turbines of the coast where they don&#039;t affect anyone!!!!!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:06:45 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jeffrey Brown [Signature #542]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Brown, New Sharon, Maine, USA]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:56:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Joanne Barrows [Signature #541]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joanne Barrows, Moriah, NY<p>enough is enough!! it is time we stop these wind mill projects in the northern mountains of Maine, Vermont &amp; NH</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:19:07 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Steven Barrows [Signature #540]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Steven Barrows, Moriah, NY<p>enough is enough!! it is time we stop these wind mill projects in the northern mountains of Maine, Vermont &amp; NH</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:17:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>CATHERINE JUNTA [Signature #539]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CATHERINE JUNTA, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA<p>MY FONDEST MEMORIES COME FROM THE<br />
TIME I SPENT IN THE HIGHLAND MOUNTAINS<br />
AT MY GRANDMOTHER&#039;S HOME IN LEXINGTON. IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO<br />
HAVE THE WILDERNESS AS I KNOW IT BE<br />
DESTROYED BY WIND POWER.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:43:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #538]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, sumner, me]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 07:39:49 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dawn Jordan [Signature #537]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dawn Jordan, Haverhill, MA]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:22:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Diana Bowering [Signature #536]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Diana Bowering, Malden, MA]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:21:13 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Victoria Salter [Signature #535]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Victoria Salter, Exeter, Devon]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 08:45:19 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Philip Wing [Signature #534]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Philip Wing, Kingfield, Maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2011 04:12:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Eileen Drummond [Signature #533]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eileen Drummond, Bar Harbor, Maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:44:20 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>GEORGE STIMPSON [Signature #532]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[GEORGE STIMPSON, ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:58:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Matthew Breton [Signature #531]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Matthew Breton, Newport, VT]]></description>
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      <title>Lori Nunes [Signature #530]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lori Nunes, Lexington, Somerset]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:12:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ronald Nunes [Signature #529]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ronald Nunes, Lexington, Somerset]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:09:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Christine Anzalone [Signature #528]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Christine Anzalone, Levant, ME]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:58:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>John &amp; Elaine Droz [Signature #527]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[John &amp; Elaine Droz, Morehead City, NC]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:51:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>jeffrey brown [Signature #526]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[jeffrey brown, new sharon, maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:42:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Rodgers Whitmore [Signature #525]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rodgers Whitmore, Haines City, Florida]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:06:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Tom Skaling [Signature #524]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tom Skaling, Brunswick, Maine]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:20:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Douglas Delaney [Signature #523]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Douglas Delaney, Nashua, New Hampshire<p>This project will alter the landscape, wildlife, and people not for a brief time but for eternity. The diverse landscape and very humble people of Maine will be changed forever. I&#039;ve been a long time vacationer in Maine and this will be very detrimental to my family and I for we have become very close and love this region in Maine. I can only imagine all the negatives and hardships that my family and friends will endure due to this project. Please do not build these windmills.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Tom Kerstin [Signature #520]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tom Kerstin, Country ClubHills, IL]]></description>
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      <title>Dory Kerstin [Signature #519]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dory Kerstin, Country ClubHills, IL]]></description>
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      <title>Holly Jane Paul [Signature #518]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Holly Jane Paul, Kingfield, Maine]]></description>
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      <title>Deborah DeRoche [Signature #517]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Deborah DeRoche, Roxbury, Maine<p>These are the WORST idea EVER!! Destroy Maine mountains???????</p>]]></description>
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      <title>jessie schobel [Signature #516]</title>
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75% loss (wind does not blow)<br />
05% loss (&quot;parasitic&quot; draw)<br />
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