A wealthy Cape Cod estate owner fighting Cape Wind got a big surprise today when clean energy supporters rallied at John Fish's corporate headquarters. Reports Boston Business Journal's Thomas Grillo: A dozen demonstrators showed up at … [Read more...]
Wind Hypochondriac Takeover of Fairhaven Now Complete
Fairhaven has now joined Falmouth in having its government being taken over by wind hypochondriacs: The Fairhaven Board of Health voted unanimously to shut down the town's two wind turbines between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. beginning tonight. The … [Read more...]
Offshore Wind Critical to Protecting Cape Cod’s Future
When Cape Wind begins construction, it will be the leading edge of an offshore wind industry that's already created 35,000 jobs in Europe. As Cape Wind's Hannah Wood writes in the Cape Cod Times, those jobs are critical to a region in … [Read more...]
Don’t Back Down to Anti-Wind Bullies
Longtime Cape Wind opponent Peter Kenney has an op-ed in today's New Bedford Standard Times attacking me personally. It's part of a broader strategy by wind opponents to bully clean energy supporters into silence. Will Massachusetts leaders … [Read more...]
The Polluter Conspiracy to Delay Cape Wind, Massachusetts Jobs
With Cape Wind finally on the verge of construction, I have an op-ed in today's New Bedford Standard-Times pointing out that the years-long wait has unnecessarily delayed hiring thousands of workers here in southeastern Massachusetts: What … [Read more...]
Two More Studies Show “Wind Turbine Syndrome” Caused by Anti-Wind Groups
The biggest factor in whether you say wind turbines make you sick is someone telling you wind turbines will make you sick. That's the result of two new studies on so-called "wind turbine syndrome," reports DeSmogBlog's Graham … [Read more...]
Stephen Colbert Blows Away “Wind Turbine Syndrome”
The New Bedford Standard-Times splashed a study on its front page this weekend claiming to find evidence of health effects from wind turbines ... from as far as 4,500 feet away! Wind turbines are barely audible at 900 feet and at 1,500 feet … [Read more...]
Bill Koch Lashes Out: Why Won’t You Sacrifice Your Health to Protect My View?
Bill Koch is finally speaking out about his opposition to Cape Wind, and he has a question Massachusetts residents: Why do you jerks keep prioritizing clean air, clean water, and a stable climate over the luxurious views of a handful of … [Read more...]
Shocking: Proposal to Limit Wind Energy Fails to Appease Fairhaven’s Wind Opponents
Two new Fairhaven wind turbines have been menacing 2nd Amendment rights forcing people to gay marry quietly collecting free electricity, saving the town $45,000 in just their first three months of operation. Despite a NIMBY group called … [Read more...]
Will GOP Let Petty Politics Kill Clean Energy Jobs?
The New Bedford Standard Times today calls on Congress to extend incentives for wind energy: The tax credit works by giving wind farm owners 2.2 cents for every kilowatt-hour of power they produce. It is expected to cost the federal … [Read more...]