Wind's winning streak continued in Massachusetts this week with three big victories - including a particularly embarrassing loss for a self-proclaimed victim of "wind turbine syndrome" whose cause had been promoted by Fox and ABC. First, … [Read more...]
SouthCoast Towns Completely Unprepared for Sea Level Rise
Here in Massachusetts, climate science denial may be politically toxic, but when it comes to accelerating sea level rise fueled by global warming, some local officials are just as in denial about as their science-denying counterparts in … [Read more...]
Recycling Saves Money. Recycling More Saves More Money.
Here in Fairhaven, the town has to pay a company to collect trash and recycling. But while the town then has to pay $50 a ton to get rid of the trash, the company takes care of the recycling for free. So what's the problem? Only 14% of … [Read more...]
Pro-Wind Winning Streak Continues as Fairhaven Candidates Sweep
Local wind energy is on a year-long winning streak at the ballot box in Massachusetts, extended on Monday by the re-elections of pro-wind Fairhaven Selectman Charlie Murphy and Board of Health Member Jeannine Lopes: With 19 percent voter … [Read more...]
Fairhaven Wind Turbines Make Kids Smarter. April Fool’s … ?
Local anti-wind turbine agitator and non-bird decapitator Louise Barteau is running for Fairhaven Board of Health against incumbent and wind turbine supporter Jeannine Lopes. An op-ed in support of Lopes by Fairhaven resident Mary Fortin in … [Read more...]
Is Childhood Obesity Only a Problem When It’s Warm Out?
In towns like Fairhaven, good intentions on walkability are buried under the reality of policies that strongly urge everyone to drive everywhere. Take the Fairhaven bike path. In October, it was an important way to encourage children to … [Read more...]
Did You Feel Today’s Tiny SouthCoast Quake?
A very small earthquake centered just north of New Bedford gently shook the SouthCoast region at 10:52am today. I happened to be doing some work in our utility room here in Fairhaven, MA and felt the 1.9 magnitude quake give the floor a … [Read more...]
Does TV Station Employee’s Anti-Wind Activism Cross the Line?
Anti-wind energy activists like to complain that the liberal media is out to get them. But one Fairhaven anti-wind activist not only works for a TV station, his video footage has repeatedly been used on air, raising questions about whether … [Read more...]
7 Things Louder Than Our Nearby Wind Turbines
We recently bought a home in Fairhaven, MA about a half a mile away from the town's two wind turbines. There are homes that are closer to the Fairhaven turbines than ours and some of them have legitimate concerns. But "wind turbine … [Read more...]
MA Voters Keep Rejecting Wind Turbine Restrictions
Once again, voters have rejected new local restrictions on wind turbines. The latest landslide in favor of clean energy came at Saturday's Plymouth Town Meeting: If approved, this article would have limited the construction of wind … [Read more...]