Editor’s Note: Friends and readers who have been very supportive of my efforts have asked that I offer what I could for support for this project. The letter below was sent to me by a friend and I’m posting it for those who have an interest in this asking that you get involved.

Dear Friends,

As many of you know, I have been working to protect our local mountains from the massive Industrial Wind Turbine Development Project that is being proposed by Highland Wind LLC. If approved, this project will destroy nine miles of ridge top, while clear cutting over 500 acres, and building over 20 miles of road, to erect and maintain 48 four hundred foot tall turbines. All of this will happen within sight of The Bigelow Preserve, a place so special that the people of the State of Maine voted to protect it from development forever.

After much study, I have yet to find a single redeeming quality in this Industrial Wind Project. It will not clean our air, it will not reduce our use of fossil fuels, it will not reduce our electric bills, and it will not benefit our environment or our citizens in any way. What it will do is fill in wet lands, destroy critical habitat, and drive both animals and people from their homes. It is also likely to destroy many small businesses that depend on tourism.

In return for all this, a few men will get very rich, mostly from the government subsidies that will pay for the majority of the project, and a few politicians will get to look “green” in front of the news cameras.

The Friends Of The Highland Mountains www.highlandmts.org is currently working on a T.V. commercial to educate the people of Maine about this and similar projects. We are working hard to save our mountains and our way of life, but we can’t do it alone. That’s why I’m writing to you for help.

I am personally trying to raise the money to put our commercial on the air. It won’t be cheap. Five thousand dollars [$5,000.00] is my current target to get the ball rolling. The commercial is already in production, but if we don’t raise the money to air it, the people of Maine will never hear the truth about these projects.

So, I’m asking you to help in any way you can. Even five dollars will go a long way. I know money is tight and times are tough, but some things are too valuable to allow to be destroyed. If we allow tough economic times to keep us from doing what’s right, how will we ever live with ourselves, or explain to our children and grandchildren that we allowed a few powerful men to destroy irreplaceable mountain habitat for no reason other than greed?

I’m asking you, from the bottom of my heart, to please send a donation and help us preserve this unique and important corner of Maine. If you are involved with a corporate group, Scout Troop, or other service organization, please consider asking them to get involved as well. If we all work together, we can keep Maine’s wild places wild.

Checks can be made out to Friends Of Highland Mountains, and sent to me at the address below. Please write “for TV commercial” in the memo line. For those wishing to make a tax deductible contribution, please contact me for more information.

If we all work together, we can educate the people of Maine, and protect our mountains. Thank you in advance for your support.

Dave

David P. Corrigan
Registered Maine Master Guide
Fletcher Mountain Outfitters
82 Little Houston Brook Road
Concord Twp., Maine 04920
maineguide@live.com

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