Not sure this is appropriate for the listserv. If not, I apologize but I wanted to alert Maine birders who enjoy Sears Island that one of the finest migration stopovers for migrant passerines is in danger of disappearing to development. See the message below and attend the meeting if you are available. I am 100% behind offshore wind development, but it would be an outrageous tragedy to ruin Sears Island when so much of the bay is already marred by industrial development.
Thanks for reading and good birding.
tom a
On Saturday, January 20, the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), along with other Maine labor and environmental groups, will host an offshore wind informational meeting in the Searsport Community Building, 42 Prospect Street, beginning at 10 a.m.
According to NRCM promotional material, the purpose of this meeting is "to hear directly from you about your priorities for a clean energy future and any questions you may have about port development and the future of offshore wind in Maine."
To date, NRCM and other sponsors of this meeting publicly indicate that they either (a) don't care where the offshore wind manufacturing, assembling and launching facility is built or (b) outright prefer Sears Island because it has room for economic expansion.
Please join us next Saturday to let NRCM and the other meeting sponsors know that selecting the site for any offshore wind facility must adopt the least environmentally damaging plan, favor repurposing the outdated and unused industrial site at Mack Point, avoid damaging undeveloped and ecologically significant land on Sears Island, and evaluate thoroughly the impacts on climate change, wildlife and fisheries.
Urge NRCM to adopt the position that, if Maine pursues building an offshore wind facility in Penobscot Bay, Mack Point is the preferred alternative because that location is best for business, best for the environment and best for the State of Maine.
Please call 207-734-6907 or write iitsmill@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Best.
-- According to NRCM promotional material, the purpose of this meeting is "to hear directly from you about your priorities for a clean energy future and any questions you may have about port development and the future of offshore wind in Maine."
To date, NRCM and other sponsors of this meeting publicly indicate that they either (a) don't care where the offshore wind manufacturing, assembling and launching facility is built or (b) outright prefer Sears Island because it has room for economic expansion.
Please join us next Saturday to let NRCM and the other meeting sponsors know that selecting the site for any offshore wind facility must adopt the least environmentally damaging plan, favor repurposing the outdated and unused industrial site at Mack Point, avoid damaging undeveloped and ecologically significant land on Sears Island, and evaluate thoroughly the impacts on climate change, wildlife and fisheries.
Urge NRCM to adopt the position that, if Maine pursues building an offshore wind facility in Penobscot Bay, Mack Point is the preferred alternative because that location is best for business, best for the environment and best for the State of Maine.
Please call 207-734-6907 or write iitsmill@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Best.
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