Showing posts with label wind energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wind energy. Show all posts
Monday, October 15, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Why Cape Wind should not be possible
Cape Wind’s proposal to construct 130 turbines in the coastal waters off Massachusetts would not have been possible some 20 years ago under Massachusetts state law. Most Cape Wind supporters don’t realize that Nantucket Sound has twice been nominated as a National Marine Ocean Sanctuary, as we designated Cape and Islands State Ocean Sanctuary in the 1970’s.
The designation of state ocean sanctuary ensures that our coastal waters cannot be used for industrial development such as the proposal to place 130 440’ turbines and a 10-story transformer station on Horseshoe Shoal.
In 1986, the Federal Government took back all waters beyond the three mile state limit, and opened the door for Jim Gordon to take public lands for his personal profit.
Why are we willing to sacrifice an area that has already been deemed worthy of protection?
Why is the developer unwilling to move Cape Wind out of Nantucket Sound?
The designation of state ocean sanctuary ensures that our coastal waters cannot be used for industrial development such as the proposal to place 130 440’ turbines and a 10-story transformer station on Horseshoe Shoal.
In 1986, the Federal Government took back all waters beyond the three mile state limit, and opened the door for Jim Gordon to take public lands for his personal profit.
Why are we willing to sacrifice an area that has already been deemed worthy of protection?
Why is the developer unwilling to move Cape Wind out of Nantucket Sound?
Thursday, March 29, 2007
RFK Jr. defends Cape Cod from industrial development
At a recent press conference regarding the future of Ethanol Robert F. Kennedy Jr., founder of the Waterkeeper Alliance, was again asked about his stance on wind power in Nantucket Sound. His remarks reflect a keen understanding of competing environmental values.
Of permitting of CapeWind, he remarked:
Kennedy also voiced concern about the impacts a project would have on community fisherman:
See the entire story on Ethanol at Grainnet.
Of permitting of CapeWind, he remarked:
“Those decisions have to be made by the local community”
Kennedy also voiced concern about the impacts a project would have on community fisherman:
“I’m an opponent to the wind farm in Cape Cod because it will put hundreds of small commercial fishermen out of business.”
He also said that the wind farm could be moved a slight distance for a modest increase in cost, but to a location that would not interfere with the fishing industry at Cape Cod.
“If they move the wind farm, it could be slightly more expensive for the partners,” Kennedy said. “It’s a bad site. It will put hundreds of small fishermen out of business. There are 5.5 million people that use that waterway every year.”
See the entire story on Ethanol at Grainnet.
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