The Whining Kennedys, yet again?

The whining wealthy just can't seem to stop finding excuses to oppose Cape Wind.

Isn't it time for Rep. Patrick to just GET OVER IT?

If the current argument now includes impact on fishing, what exactly will the impacts of a major oil spill have on fishing?

We should be working together to aggressively erect wind turbines in viable coastal areas and mountains to ensure affordable, pollution free energy for consumers.

Yes, there are a few environmental issues that have been raised elsewhere that have been addressed. Cape Wind? Not so!

Massachusetts SHOULD BE leading New England, not allowing the NIMBY wealthy to protect their pristine views.

Kennedy: Wind farm would harm tourism, fishing

PAWTUCKET — Rep. Patrick Kennedy said yesterday that a wind farm located in Rhode Island waters between Newport and Block Island would be a bad idea because it would hurt the state’s tourism and fishing industries.
Those waterways are frequently used by people who sail between the two locations for recreation and racing, said Kennedy, a recreational sailor. ProvidenceJournal

Cape Wind Reports and Middleboro is where?

Cape Wind reports on the MMS report and much else.

Coastal Wind energy holds the promise of allowing the Commonwealth to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.

Certain locations clearly require public discussion about the environmental implications, but it seems to many that the Emperor is naked.

Those who pretend to be environmentalists in their opposition ALL appear to have other nimby agendas.

Isn't it time to recognize that Senator Kennedy, Rep. Kennedy, and Christy Mihos, inter alia, simply are the spoiled wealthy who don't want their view spoiled?

Isn't it time for the Commonwealth to lead New England?

Have you asked your Reps?

Isn't it time to wonder where Middleboro is?

A list of public hearings and public comment information below in EXTRA.

Cape Wind Takes Major Step Forward
Report Issued by Federal Minerals Management Service

BOSTON, MA -- Cape Wind passed a major milestone today at the start of its final year of permitting with the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) from the lead Federal permitting agency, the Minerals management Service (MMS) of the Department of Interior.


...In 2006 Vinick, a former vice president of the Cousteau Society, made $203,099 as president of the Alliance, according to the nonprofit group's tax records. Last year, Vinick handed off his role as chief executive officer to Glenn Wattley, an Osterville homeowner and former coal industry engineer and consultant... Note: Click here to read this article in the Cape Cod Times



Marketing the Ghost of Jacques Cousteau to his next highest bidder
Vinick camouflages his anti-environmentalism with green paint
Despite his best efforts and several millions of other peoples' dollars, departing Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound president and former CEO Charles Vinick has been unsuccessful in camouflaging his patrons' opposition to Cape Wind with green paint. CCT

Ryan Adams had this to say:

Hooray!
Cape Wind passed a major hurdle today.

For those who don't know, Cape Wind helped this blogger decide Ryan's Take should primarily be a state blog, not based on some other premise. It's important that Cape Wind be built, sooner rather than later. It's even more important that the rest of the state follow suit. Renewable Energy is here, today - affordable and ready to implement. We need to make sure this industry grows in Massachusetts and that this state becomes an international leader in confronting Global Warming. The climate tipping point quickly approaches, so it's good to know the Bay State is one step closer to making sure the Mass Bay won't be expanding any time soon.

Tailwind for Cape Wind
January 15, 2008
IN 2001, when Cape Wind first proposed its 130-turbine project for Nantucket Sound, oil cost $20 a barrel and natural gas cost $3 for a million cubic feet. Now oil is close to $100, and gas is $10. More important, scientists have estimated that global warming is happening at a quicker pace than they had believed seven years ago. All of this makes more timely than ever the green light that Cape Wind got yesterday from the US Interior Department's Minerals Management Service.

The longer the project faces opposition from the likes of Kennedy and Delahunt, the more their criticism appears motivated by not-in-my-backyard concerns. All forms of renewable energy still need support from Washington, and Massachusetts would be in a much stronger position to become a Silicon Valley of clean energy if all of its congressional delegation would rally around Cape Wind.

BostonGlobe

FOR COMMENTS & PUBLIC HEARINGS:

MMS publishes Cape Wind Energy ProjectDraft Environmental Impact Statement Public Hearings here in March, statements begin Friday
WASHINGTON – The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) filed the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Cape Wind Energy Project with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday, January 11th. The Boston Globe reported that the report was favorable on Cape Wind and it would have mostly “negligible” or “minor” impacts on wildlife, navigation and tourism, see story here. The Associated Press, Worcester Telegram and Providence Journal reported that it "would pose no major environmental problems."The initial readings indicates a far more comprehensive report than the DEIS by the United State Army Corps of Engineers three years ago, but basically as positive for the project.

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Wind Turbine

It appears that the skyline on CERTAIN coastal properties will be dotted with wind turbines that benefit the select few, while the wealthy few continue to fight Cape Wind.

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One must wonder when the Kennedys and Christy Mihos will drop the pretense of their opposition to Cape Wind and support widespread development to benefit consumers.

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And, on a local level, isn't it time for Middleboro Selectmen and the Middleboro G&E to start talking about ENERGY ?

Wind power at Massachusetts Military Reservation
By Jim Liedell
A big step to save taxpayer money and reduce harmful air emissions. The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) recently announced that a new large (389 feet high to highest blade tip, 1,500-kilowatt capacity) wind turbine will be up and operating within two years, at the southwest corner of the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR).

Personal Energy Savings

From the numerous hits on my energy information posts and personal conversations, soaring energy costs and solutions are on everyone's mind. Savings are easily achievable without freezing in the cold and the first 50% for most are relatively inexpensive.

Replacing an appliance? Consider paying a premium for the most energy efficient. The pay back on energy savings might surprise you. Our front-loading washer PAID for itself in less than 2 years just in energy savings.

Several people have commented to me about not having the money for fancy technology. Consider what you can afford and look for creative ways of achieving it.

We added interior storm windows that are barely visible to thermo-pane windows . Cheaper than new high efficiency windows, plus it reduced sound transmission. But before you even go that far, are your windows covered with insulating drapes? Consider 'radiant barriers' -- hardly high tech. Driving at night reveals many who don't connect heat loss to their un-covered windows.

LIHEAP long ago abandoned reducing long-term energy consumption in an antiquated housing stock. Isn't it time to resurrect that direction?

And consider speaking out against the wealthy vested interests that don't want their water views spoiled by those dastardly wind turbines at your expense, like the Kennedys.

Other states and other communities are pro-active, involved and reducing consumption. Middleboro and the G&E are where? Your community is where? We can accomplish much individually, but also need to insist that our energy tax dollars are also spent more wisely.

Alternative Energy of Plymouth:
http://www.alternateenergycenter.com/

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association:
http://www.nesea.org/

Rocky Mountain Institute:
http://www.rmi.org/

Rocky Mountain Institute Turns 25: The Distributed Generation of Amory Lovins’ Brainpower
WorldChanging TeamAugust 15, 2007 10:59 AM
by Warren Karlenzig:
One of the world’s leading energy and environment think (and do) tanks celebrated its 25th anniversary in characteristic style this past week. With numerous references to the looming risks of global climate change, peak oil and energy disruption, combined with developing nation social-political and national security challenges, the event took on the air of urgent practicality.
Besides the Rocky Mountain Institute’s stellar staff and its fearless founder/leader, Amory Lovins, the Aspen-based event attracted a jaw-dropping line-up. On-stage were former President Clinton, past CIA director R. James Woolsey, former New York Governor George Pataki, Sustainable South Bronx’s Majora Carter, Wal-Mart Chairman Rob Walton, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, technology luminary Bill Joy, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, and British Sky Broadcasting CEO James Murdoch.

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007115.html

When Dennis Weaver passed away earlier in 2007, he left behind a legacy of environmental activisim.

Dennis Weaver, based on his conviction that a truly sustainable future requires a healthy environment and a prosperous economy, founded the Institute of Ecolonomics in 1993.
The mission of the Institute of Ecolonomics is to demonstrate that creating a symbiotic relationship between a strong economy and a healthy ecology is the only formula for a sustainable future.

http://www.ecolonomics.org/

http://www.dennisweaver.com/

SAVE ENERGY & Money NOW!

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Alternative-Energy/2001-10-01/Save-Energy-and-Money-Now.aspx

Great for basics & available at your library:

Homemade Money: How to Save Energy and Dollars in Your Home
by H. Richard Heede, Richard Heede, Owen Bailey
The Rocky Mountain Institute, the nation's most prominent energy think-tank, estimates that there are $50 billion dollars of energy bills to be saved annually in America. This book helps homeowners and renters sort through the bewildering array of new and old technology and explains how to save money and the environment.

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Kennedy: “Don’t you realize — that’s where I sail!"

More will be said as energy bills move forward and the urgency grows, but shallow vested interests need to be defined for what they are.

Instead of proclaiming opposition based on specious arguments, had these same wealthy Cape residents supported Cape Wind and others, this would have been a fait accomplit.

“Don’t you realize — that’s where I sail!” may, by now, be one of the most famous statements ever made regarding Cape Wind, the 130-turbine offshore wind project proposed for Nantucket Sound.
It was made to a constituent who asked Sen. Edward Kennedy at a Hyannis summer event why he opposed the clean-energy project, which would provide on average almost 80 percent of the electricity for Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, make electricity more reliable in all of New England and help lower New Englanders’ electric bills.

With polls showing 85 percent of Massachusetts residents, including over 60 percent of Cape and Islands residents, favoring Cape Wind, and a full-blown energy crisis upon us, wouldn’t it be nice if the Kennedys showed a little more respect for the public’s needs and wants and a little less sense of family entitlement? Cape Cod Today