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08/12/2010 First Wind Statement on Rollins Wind Project Ruling
07/26/2010 Press Release: First Wind Awards Two Scholarships to Maine Students
Mitchell Folsom and Sarah Rizzo, recent graduates from Maine high schools, will be the recipients of a one-time scholarship of $3,000 through the First Wind Scholars Program
03/31/2010 Press Release: First Wind Offers Scholarship Program
Applications for First Wind Scholars Program now being accepted in eligible Maine high schools for one-time scholarship of $3,000
10/09/2009 Bangor Daily News Editorial: Green Job Growth
10/07/2009 First Wind Comments on Maine PUC's Supply Agreement with Rollins Project
Long-term electricity supply contract approved at Maine Public Utilities Commission
10/01/2009 Press Release: First Wind and Forest Society of Maine Establish Fund to Enhance Outdoor Recreation in Northern Washington County
A $100,000 contribution by First Wind will allow the Forest Society of Maine to provide grants to local groups and communities to maintain and enhance recreational access in the Baskahegan Stream watershed
08/19/2009 Boston Phoenix Coverage of Stetson Wind Project
A Mighty Wind; New England plays catch-up in the green-energy race
08/12/2009 Associated Press Coverage of Green Jobs at First Wind's Stetson Project
Maine's windkeepers tend giant windmills like the sailing ships of old to harness energy
08/06/2009 First Wind Statement on Maine Board of Environmental Protection Vote in Favor of the Rollins Wind Project
07/21/2009 Press Release: First Wind Closes Two Financings Totaling $191 Million
Completes $115 million financing with Alberta Investment Management Corporation, $76 million financing with HSH Nordbank for Stetson project
05/05/2009 Eastport Port Authority Commends First Wind for Rollins Wind Shipment [pdf/doc]
05/01/2009 Bangor Daily News: A Ray of Hope for the Sunrise County
04/30/2009 Video Footage of Arrival of Blades for Rollins Wind project in Eastport, Maine
Community leaders and representatives from First Wind were on hand on April 30, 2009 at the Eastport Port Authority to celebrate the arrival of the cargo ship carrying the blades for the proposed 60 MW Rollins Wind project
04/30/2009 WABI-TV Story: First Shipment of Rollins Wind Project
04/30/2009 WLBZ2-TV Story: Officials Celebrate Arrival Of Wind Turbine Blades
04/30/2009 Bangor Daily News: Blades may put Eastport on the cutting edge
04/22/2009 Press Release: First Wind’s Rollins Project Approved by Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Following approval of environmental permit application, First Wind moves closer to construction of Rollins Wind project in Penobscot County, Maine
04/08/2009 Press Release: First Wind Files Permit Application with Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Company seeking environmental permit for its proposed Oakfield Wind project in Aroostook County
03/04/2009 Press Release: First Wind’s Stetson Wind Expansion Project Approved by the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
02/20/2009 Portland Press Herald Editorial by State Senate Majority Leader Phil Bartlett Highlights Stetson Wind
State has planning group in place to deal with future energy needs
02/11/2009 Press Release: First Wind to Open Office in Oakfield, Maine
Open House scheduled for February 12
01/23/2009 New England Cable News (NECN) Coverage of Stetson Wind Commissioning
Winds of change begin blowing in Maine
01/22/2009 Press Release: Commercial Operations Begin at Stetson Wind
Governor Baldacci, state and local leaders join First Wind at ceremony in Danforth, Maine to commemorate the 57 MW wind project
11/10/2008 Press Release: First Wind Files Permit Applications with Maine State Agencies
Stetson Wind expansion and Lincoln projects seeking environmental permits