That's the ticket!
Posted on 06/19/2009 7:39:39 AM PDT by NMEwithin
The Cape Cod Commission has submitted an appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, claiming the state Energy Facilities Siting Board overstepped its authority when it overruled the commission and gave Cape Wind all the local and regional permits it needs to move forward; Gov. Deval Patrick sent some folks to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to hear people's thoughts on placing wind turbines on public lands; the first floating wind turbine has been installed; and a new survey finds that a goodly portion of Massachusetts residents are concerned that NIMBYism has impeded the Cape Wind project.
We'll get to all that. But first I want to mention a White House memorandum released last Friday to the heads of federal departments and agencies because it appears the Obama Administration wants to zone the oceans....
(Excerpt) Read more at wgbh.org ...
Any zoning for off-shore drilling?
The same project that Capt. Oldsmobile axed because he didn't want the wind turbines to obstruct his view of the ocean? The turbines that were to be placed 20 miles out to sea from his home?
THAT project?
(Gasp!)
Is he going to use ice-nine??
Hehehe....nice Vonnegut reference ;)
Coming back to bite his voters in the butt.
Zoning the oceans. Obambi really thinks he’s God, doesn’t he?
now THAT's funny!
This looks like a backdoor to ratify The Law of the Sea Treaty. This is BAD! ** Proponents of the ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty, or LOST, will tell you the treaty will be a great asset to the military by allowing our Navy the freedom of movement to and from any point on and under the ocean, unencumbered by the need to send requests to foreign governments for permission to enter territorial waters or to pass through straights.
While LOST does maintain that this is true, it is subject to several caveats. Under the terms of the treaty, our naval warships must pass by the coast and not engage in any type of exercise, ground all aircraft, and negate the use of any defensive devices.
The issue of passage not only applies to ships but also to aircraft both commercial and military. LOST regulates the activities of aircraft over territorial waters and over straights. This is particularly disturbing because a treaty that is intended to govern the sea has now reached out to control airspace over the seas.
Another issue of concern is the effect of LOST on the President’s Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), which is designed to combat the transfer of weapons of mass destruction. Advocates of the treaty assure us that LOST in no way damages the effectiveness of PSI because countries that want to participate in these open ocean inspections, to assure that nuclear weapons are not being traded illegally, voluntarily sign onto the President’s PSI agreement.** This needs to be stopped!
Ping to #9.
Regulating aircraft over the seas is especially troubling.
Welcome to FR.
That's the ticket!
He must be “Zoned Out.”...
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