Advocating for fair consideration of wind proposal.

• Position: Maine - Brief article

IN HOPES OF ADVANCING RENEWABLE energy development in Maine, CLF has intervened in proceedings to promote the balanced review of a proposed wind facility. The Redington Wind project has been proposed for Maine's western mountains--one of the few suitable sites for commercial-scale wind power in the state due to high winds on north-south ridgelines and proximity to existing transmission lines. The project would consist of 18 turbines on Black Nubble and 12 turbines on Redington Ridge, and would be near the Appalachian Trail.

Testifying before the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC), CLF argued that the state's need for renewable energy to curb global warming should be given serious weight in the evaluation of Redignton Wind. Other state and regional...