From State House News (sub. req'd):Congressional conferees developing a Coast Guard Reauthorization bill âhave imposed a provision that would likely ban the first offshore wind energy project being developed in the United States,â Cape … [Read more...]
Congress to let Romney kill Cape Wind?
The Alaskans are still after Cape Wind: now they're proposing to let their little assistant (Our Ex-Guv) pull the switch on Cape Wind:The new language, floated by U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, would target the Nantucket Sound project … [Read more...]
Walter Brooks reveals anti-Cape Wind group’s high-roller fundraising
Kudos to Walter Brooks over at Cape Cod Today. He appears to have scored a significant scoop by revealing the fundraising strategies of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, the foremost opponent of the Cape Wind project. The … [Read more...]
Friday backblog
Drips and drabs that I've neglected to blog:So, a Kennedy school dean and University of Chicago prof release a white-hot report on the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups on American foreign policy. I'm not going to address the merits … [Read more...]
Cape Wind is for the birds
Audubon Society says Cape Wind will not julienne birds:The group had previously raised questions about potential bird deaths, but Jack Clarke, advocacy director of Mass Audubon, said extensive studies it conducted in the last four years … [Read more...]
Wind farms vs. more asthma
Yesterday we learned that asthma is worse in New England than elsewhere in the country.Well, here's another stark choice for us. We can move to clean energy sources, or we can continue to filibuster Cape Wind and enjoy the view while our … [Read more...]
More on energy, from stomv
I'm a huge Wind proponent, a greenie, and a scientist.In fact, I'm wearing my "IBEW 103 Boston MA" windmill shirt right now.I support Cape Wind. However, the Cape Wind project -- even if it created 5 times the amount of electricity it … [Read more...]
It’s wind, nukes, or coal. Take your pick.
A Globe article today on meeting the area's power needs presents us with a stark choice:Facing a worsening crunch in the supply of electricity, soaring prices, and rolling blackouts, top New England utility officials are thinking about some … [Read more...]
Meet our new pals Pete Domenici (and the Coast Guard)
Senate Energy Committee Chair Pete Domenici doesn't like Rep. Don Young's (R-Abramoff) anti-wind-farm antics, nor does the Coast Guard, says Congressional Quarterly. Wind Farmer's Almanac has the scoop. … [Read more...]
Alaska hack still trying to run MA’s shoreline
So, Don Young (R-Abramoff) is still at it -- Deirdre Fulton, guest-blogging for Adam Reilly, has the news that Young and AK Fossil Fuel Ted Stevens have put together a greasy little "compromise" on the sleazy amendment that would kill Cape … [Read more...]
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