tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post115108411548259406..comments2023-11-03T02:18:41.733-07:00Comments on WattHead - Energy News and Commentary: Cape Wind Update: "Poison Pill" Language Removed from Coast Guard BillJesse Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297127385884430247noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post-1151280781430619762006-06-25T17:13:00.000-07:002006-06-25T17:13:00.000-07:00Tom, I certainly agree that the case against Cape ...Tom, I certainly agree that the case against Cape Wind is flimsly, arbitrary and selfish. There is, more or less, no credible case against Cape Wind. <BR/><BR/>And yet, after many years, and a heck of a lot of effort, the wind project still faces strong obstacles and fallout from the debate over Cape Wind has spilled over to effect other wind projects throughout the country for the worse. [See this <A HREF="http://watthead.blogspot.com/2006/06/unintended-consequences-opposition-to.html" REL="nofollow">previous post</A>].<BR/><BR/>I'm not necessarily convinced its time to give up on Cape Wind (we may still be able to get the wind farm built without too much more trouble). <BR/><BR/>I just wanted to raise for discussion the possibility that it may be time (now or in the near future) to lessen or cut the effort, person-power and money spent by many pro-wind groups on fighting the Cape Wind fight and 'redeploy' that effort elsewhere where it can do much more tangible good. <BR/><BR/>This may also have the extra benefit of avoiding any other unintended negative consequences spill over from the raging Cape Wind debate onto other wind development projects. I want to see Cape Wind built, but not at the expense of stalling thousands of megawatts of other wind projects in the Midwest or elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>Just something to consider...Jesse Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297127385884430247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15306282.post-1151151681404814942006-06-24T05:21:00.000-07:002006-06-24T05:21:00.000-07:00I support the Cape Wind project. The case for it ...I support the Cape Wind project. The case for it is very strong:<BR/><BR/>- ISO New England, the company that runs the regional electricity transmission system, <A HREF="http://www.capewind.org/news132.htm" REL="nofollow">supports it as a means of reducing the cost of electricity</A>.<BR/><BR/>- Global warming, global warming. See <A HREF="http://www.grist.org/comments/soapbox/2006/01/12/mckibben/" REL="nofollow">comments from Bill McKibben</A>.<BR/><BR/>- The American Lung Association of Massachusetts <A HREF="http://www.capewind.org/news76.htm" REL="nofollow">supports it as a means of improving air quality</A>.<BR/><BR/>I don't know of any reason it should not be built, except for the money and influence of the opposition. That seems like a poor reason to "cut and run."<BR/><BR/>Tom Gray<BR/>American Wind Energ, by Association<BR/><A HREF="http://www.awea.org" REL="nofollow">www.awea.org</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.ifnotwind.org" REL="nofollow">www.ifnotwind.org</A>Tom Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728522824855808421noreply@blogger.com