Patrick, rivals clash over Cape wind farm

[phantom power]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker came out swinging at Governor Deval Patrick yesterday afternoon in a debate on clean energy, calling the proposed Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound “a sweetheart deal’’ among the state, Cape Wind, and the utility National Grid that is purchasing half of its power.

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Green-Rainbow Party candidate Jill Stein faulted what she called his administration’s lack of transparency in overseeing Cape Wind’s power contract and said the governor has taken campaign contributions from executives of companies associated with the proposed 130-turbine wind farm.

Independent Timothy P. Cahill said the price of electricity from Cape Wind would “make our state less competitive’’ and drive businesses to relocate out of state.

A clearly perturbed Patrick pushed back at Baker’s assertion that the contract was not competitively bid and was negotiated in secret, with consumers in the dark about the profits Cape Wind’s developers will get. “Cape Wind has been treated like any other’’ energy project, said Patrick.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/08/17/patrick_rivals_clash_over_cape_wind_farm/

[uncommon]

1. People have been fighting this project tooth and nail from day one -

I live on the Cape - I remember meeting the guy who ran the project over 10 years ago when I was still in high school.

Opponents will find any way possible to keep this from happening.

[phantom power]

2. For some reason I thought this was a settled question, and it's happening.

The phantom does not actually understand why it's still debate topic.

[uncommon]

3. That was my understanding as well - I think it's normal to see last-ditch efforts to

stop something you have been opposing for a long time.

[Nihil]

4. From reading between the lines, ...

... I think that people are unhappy at the amount of bribery involved
(and the recipients) in the "settling" ... not just because of the
impact on the power price but because of setting precedents ...

Of course, I may be wrong.
:shrug: