Forum and Presentation: Doing Wind Right

Is it possible to develop land-based wind power as a renewable energy source for Maine while protecting the state’s ecological health, natural heritage, and scenic beauty? Join us to hear a panel of scientists, an environmentalist, and a wind industry representative to discuss wind as an energy source and all that it may entail, controversial and otherwise. •David Publicover, AMC’s Senior Staff Scientist and wind power expert •Sally Stockwell, Maine Audubon’s Director of Conservation •Josh Bagnato, First Wind wind farm developer •Bob Kimber, Maine author and conservationist. The panel will be moderated by Representative Bob Duchesne, Ranking Minority Member of the legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee. The forum will be structured to be informative, balanced, and fair, and to help members identify the important issues, their relationships, and their tradeoffs. The forum, sponsored jointly by Maine Audubon and the Maine Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club, will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 from 7-8:30 pm at Gilsland Farm, Maine Audubon headquarters on Gilsland Farm Road in Falmouth. The program is free and open to the public, so bring a friend. For more information download a flyer (76 KB PDF) or contact John. We will follow up with a tour of a wind farm on Saturday, Oct. 1. Tour signups can be done at the panel, or by contacting John. See this flyer (80 KB PDF) for more information.