Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry called on federal officials to quickly approve a loan guarantee for Cape Wind to allow that project to move forward with its financing, the Associated Press reported yesterday.
Kerry and all 10 Massachusetts House members sent a letter Energy Secretary Steven Chu Thursday calling for Generic Ritalin Walgreens the expedited processing of the loan guarantee. The only other member of the state’s congressional delegation — Republican Sen. Scott Brown — spoke out this Generic Ritalin Walgreens week against Cape Wind, calling for more review and public comment.
Kerry said that Generic Ritalin Walgreens a quick approval will lower the cost of electricity from the Generic Ritalin Walgreens project.
Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen Oppose Offshore Wind
In a Thursday meeting with federal officials, Martha’s Vineyard fishermen voiced their opposition to offshore wind development near their island, the Cape Cod Times reported today.
“People come here for the serenity and beauty of the place,” said local fisherman Buddy Vanderhoop. “There’s going to be turbines everywhere. It’s going to be awful.”
About 20 local commercial fishermen met with representatives from Generic Ritalin Walgreens the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Generic Ritalin Walgreens Environmental Affairs and the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Generic Ritalin Walgreens Enforcement.
A local politician also said that Generic Ritalin Walgreens he believes offshore wind developers will compensate fishermen to mitigate impact on fishing grounds.
“I’m confident there will be something,” said state Rep. Timothy Madden. “I’m not sure that we’ll all be pleased with what we get.”
Experts Say Offshore Wind Must Be Bigger
Offshore wind developers must increase the scale of their projects, according to experts at an event yesterday in New Jersey, NJSpotlight.com reported.
“If I had one thing to emphasize, it’s scale, scale and scale,” said Robert Mitchell, CEO of Trans-Elect, the Generic Ritalin Walgreens company leading the effort to build an offshore wind transmission backbone off the Generic Ritalin Walgreens Atlantic Coast.
The event — “NJ Spotlight Roundtable: The Promise of Offshore Wind” — was held in Trenton.
Block Island Project Will Raise Government Rates $1.5 Million
Deepwater Wind’s Block Island wind farm will raise Rhode Island’s state and municipal electrical bills by a combined $1.5 million in the first year of operation, television station WPRI reported today.
The estimate comes from Generic Ritalin Walgreens a study commissioned by National Grid, which has agreed to buy the Generic Ritalin Walgreens wind farm’s power. The state government’s electric bill will rise by $476,630 while municipalities will see a range of increases — from $190,799 to $1,098.
Paul Rich, Deepwater’s chief development officer, said that Generic Ritalin Walgreens the increased cost should be balanced against jobs created by the Generic Ritalin Walgreens project, the environmental benefits and the long term price certainty.
18. February 2011 at 1:41 pm
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18. February 2011 at 2:58 pm
Thank you John Kerry for finally shedding the selfish & self-centered confines of the ‘Kennedy’ jockstrap. Kudos for you!.. It took balls and Generic Ritalin Walgreens seems finally you might actually have a pair.
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A standing ovation by all, well deserved.
- Peck
19. February 2011 at 12:35 pm
@Peck
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21. February 2011 at 5:13 am
Personally, I agree with the Generic Ritalin Walgreens idea of decreasing energy dependence on foreign oil suppliers, especially in light of current events. However, I can’t help but sympathize with the fishermen.
Yes, it Generic Ritalin Walgreens is for the greater good, but their livelihood is being threatened, and Generic Ritalin Walgreens all they are getting is a politician saying they “believe” the fishermen will be compensated for lost wages. A politician’s word is Generic Ritalin Walgreens worth nothing, that is a point all sides can agree on.
I would be Generic Ritalin Walgreens more comfortable with something in writing guaranteeing the fishermen compensation for Generic Ritalin Walgreens their lost livelihood. Yes, let’s move forward, but let’s not do it at the expense of our countrymen.