| ALSO AVAILABLE: comments by John P. Mollica regarding the Princeton, MA Wachusett Wind Site expansion - a report based on a suite of wind industry studies, recommendations, standards and warnings that the developer Community Energy, Inc of Wayne, PA and the Massachusetts Environmental Affairs Office has chosen to ignore... | |
 Entire Comments(5.8MB PDF) | Download all sections of Mollica’s MEPA EENF #13229 comments, listed below |
| Cover Letter (45k PDF) | “…it is therefore appropriate to resolve in the MEPA process the use of public trust land for the generation of electricity…” on Wachusett, Secretary Herzfelder sidesteps her own words... |
| Setback (1.2MB PDF) | turbine manufacturers say 365-foot setback would be the “minimum safety requirement” and the “standard average setback should be 1000 feet” on Wachusett, MEPA allows 145-feet setback from a state preserve! |
| Icing (3.1MB PDF) | see pictures of the current ice throw and damage….the expansion promises tons of ice released per storm, from blades just 10-feet from the reservation hiking trails restricted access for state park visitors -- to accommodate a for-profit venture! |
| Structural Failure (1.2MB PDF) | a history of windmill collapses, tower fall-overs and blade disintegration is evidently no cause for concern on wind power sites no further report on the “human use” environment required by MEPA! |
| Noise (77k PDF) | proponent’s data shows a minimum of 350-acres of protected preserve subject to unnatural, industrial noises constitutionally guaranteed “freedom from excessive and unnecessary noise” – a charade... |
 | “I favor renewable sources of energy, if they are environmentally friendly.” Chandler S. Robbins USGS Wildlife Research Biologist (since 1945) best selling naturalist author |