Maine Faces Debate Over Wind As Projects Are Proposed

Maine may not be facing offshore wind farms like its southern neighbor, Massachusetts, but that doesn't mean that the debate over two proposed land based wind projects won't be any less contentious as reported in Debate Over Wind Turbines Heats Up , Meredith Goad, Maine Press Herald, (9/28/03). According to the article, this fall, two wind farms, one proposed for Western Maine and the other for Northern Maine will be submitted to the state for environmental review. Goad's article gives an overview of the arguments, pro and con, regarding the proposed windfarms.