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Congress near blocking Mass. offshore wind farm ( Ted Kennedy NIMBY alert )
Reuters ^
| Apr 7, 2006
| Chris Baltimore
Posted on 04/07/2006 6:23:05 PM PDT by george76
Opponents of a plan to build the first offshore U.S. wind farm in Nantucket Sound off Massachusetts were a step closer on Friday to blocking the $900 million project.
Negotiators in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate agreed late on Thursday to give Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney the power to block a plan by Cape Wind Associates LLC to put 130 giant wind turbines near the resort islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
Backers say the project could generate enough electricity for most of Cape Cod and nearby islands.
Opponents include wealthy residents with yachts and shorefront property near the proposed site.
Jim Gordon, President of Cape Wind..."This eleventh hour move to change the rules ... is unjust and contravenes our regional and national energy policy interest..."
Studies show the area has some of the strongest, most consistent wind in the eastern United States.
At peak output, the project would generate more than 400 megawatts of electricity, enough to meet the needs of some 400,000 homes on Cape Cod and the nearby islands.
On a clear day, the windmills would be visible from many of the area's resort homes, including the Kennedy family compound in Hyannisport six miles away.
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:23:08 PM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
Screw wind farm's, I want to see OIL RIGS! OIL RIGS OFF EVERY COAST!!
I feel better now.
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:25:32 PM PDT
by
CrawDaddyCA
(I ain't learning no friggin' Spanish!! This is America, you learn English!!)
To: george76
Teddy is offering to drive the construction workers to their sites.
To: george76
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:25:41 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
This windfarm is supposed to eliminate a coal fired powerplant. I thought the libs were having a hissy fit about Global Warming the other day.
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:26:21 PM PDT
by
Wristpin
("The Yankees announce plan to buy every player in Baseball....")
To: george76
What a bunch of spoiled elitists! We should cut off their gas supply.
To: george76
On a clear day, the windmills would be visible from many of the area's resort homes, including the Kennedy family compound in Hyannisport six miles away.Oh the Horror!
The Horror!
To: george76
this was never going to go in.
they are supposed to put one off the south shore of long island, I would actually like to see them go in.
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:27:56 PM PDT
by
oceanview
To: johniegrad
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:28:05 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: CrawDaddyCA
I think a better idea would be to start dropping nuclear reactors all over Hyannis and the rest of the cape.
10
posted on
04/07/2006 6:29:36 PM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(Every man must be tempted, sometimes,to hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.)
To: Centurion2000
a better idea would be to start dropping nuclear reactors all over Hyannis and the rest of the cape. ... from 30,000 feet.
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:32:10 PM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: george76
Ted's just worried he would crash his Oldsmobile into them if they are too near the shore.
12
posted on
04/07/2006 6:32:46 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(If you have a leaking pipe, you shut off the water valve before deciding on amnesty for the puddles.)
To: george76
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:33:21 PM PDT
by
proud_yank
(A liberal's 'generosity' is limited to the funds available in someone else's account.)
To: KarlInOhio
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:35:27 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: proud_yank
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:37:50 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Oh my, they make it sound like its literally 'in their backyard'. What POS hypocrites.
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:42:31 PM PDT
by
proud_yank
(A liberal's 'generosity' is limited to the funds available in someone else's account.)
To: proud_yank; nutmeg; GreenFreeper; devolve; Coop; Alberta's Child; Victoria Delsoul
"What POS hypocrites..."
That is a good start.
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posted on
04/07/2006 6:50:24 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: proud_yank; Grampa Dave; sergeantdave; Calpernia
This might make them happier ?
18
posted on
04/07/2006 6:53:49 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Wristpin
This windfarm is supposed to eliminate a coal fired powerplant. I thought the libs were having a hissy fit about Global Warming the other day.
They were...and still are...but they are not supposed to be directly affected by actually seeing where their electricity is coming from.
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posted on
04/07/2006 7:01:19 PM PDT
by
P-40
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To: P-40
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posted on
04/07/2006 7:10:38 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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