Bob Massie was kind enough to give me a few minutes of time after the balloting at the convention over the weekend. On WGBH Thursday, he was pretty blunt about Charlie Baker's performance, calling him a "fraud" and an "empty suit". So with … [Read more...]
Who Won Storm’s Energy Reliability Test, Wind or Nuclear?
Former Dancin' With The Stars contestant and current U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has a bonkers plan to force ratepayers to subsidize coal and nuclear power in the name of "reliability." Not because Republicans are beholden to existing … [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...]
Plymouth Zoning Board Ignores Law, Blocks Wind Turbine
If you're going to deny a local business the right to do what it wants on its own property, shouldn't you have an actual reason? Not according to the Plymouth Zoning Board, which rejected a local Stop & Shop's request to build a wind … [Read more...]
BOEM Holds MA/RI Offshore Wind Lease Sale (Update: We Have a Winner!)
UPDATE 7:26pm: Congrats to Deepwater Wind, winner of both leases! It's a big day for offshore wind far off the coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding offshore wind lease … [Read more...]
Bending to Wind Hypochondriacs Brings Fairhaven’s Democracy to Breaking Point
There's a new victim of Fairhaven's elected officials since their decision to let wind hypochondriacs call the shots: Democracy. As those officials have felt more heat from ordinary clean energy-supporting citizens, they've started abusing … [Read more...]
Activists Rally for Clean Energy at Cape Wind Opponent’s Boston Office
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...]
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...]
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...]