Maine residents push back against wind power farms (AP)

**Cass** · 02-18-2010 04:31 AM

AP - As wind power expands in Maine, the industry is feeling a gust of push back from those who worry about the turbines' noise and impact on scenery and about whether too many towers are going up too fast.

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**KPaulson** · 02-18-2010 12:54 PM

I was up in Stratton, Maine this summer (pit stop while thru-hiking the A.T.). It was really exciting because every 5-10 minutes a different part of a turbine would go by being escorted by policemen etc.

We spoke with many locals who were all pretty supportive of it because of the job creation & the support of local businesses (including the Diner). We obviously didn't see it when it was all put together, but it was going to be visible from the Trail. There was about 50-50 consensus with the hikers around approving/disapproving of what the turbine was going to do to the 'new' view.

~Katelyn

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