Maine Governor claims U of M wind turbine is rigged with "a little motor that turns the blades" [View all]

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Republican Paul LePage is absolutely certain of this.

"Maine Governor Paul LePage accused the University of Maine of turning on an electric motor when the wind wasn’t blowing their turbine to fool people into thinking that “wind power works.”

This isn’t a joke. Reported by Mike Tipping with the Bangor Daily News, LePage told the Skowhegan Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday:"

Now, to add insult to injury, The University of Maine, Presque Isle — anybody here been up there to see that damn windmill in the back yard? Guess what, if it’s not blowing wind outside and they have somebody visiting the campus, they have a little electric motor that turns the blades. I’m serious. They have an electric motor so they can show people that wind power works. Unbelievable. And that’s the government that you have here in the state of Maine.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/04/18/1892111/governor-lepage-maine-wind-turbine-runs-on-a-little-electric-motor-that-turns-the-blades/