Redington Saved! Windmill Plan Rejected!

The first paragraph of the storyby staff writer Alan Crowell in the Kennebec Journal Morning Standard of Thursday 25 January 2007 says it all: "In a decision that could have wide ramifications for the future of wind power in Maine, the Land Use Regulation Commission on Wednesday rejected a plan to place 30 turbines on two western mountains."

Or, says most of it. Here's more:

"Wednesday's vote was unusual because the commission voted 6-1 against the staff's recommendation. In a discussion before the vote, several commissioners called the document one-sided and largely inconsistent with guidelines that require the land use agency to protect natural resources and channel development into appropriate locations."

This long article bears reading.

And the struggle to satisfy America's energy appetite in a sustainable way is not over.