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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:05 AM Original message |
Kennedy responds to critics on Cape Cod Wind Farm |
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monarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. please also read |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. a real eye-opener! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. Here's the graphic |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
3. Except neither of them are environmental scientists... |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. You're welcome... |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Sorry it doesn't work that way... |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
68. wow sounds interesting - link please n/t |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. You have to pull it together from various links... |
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Uroboros (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. According to the Cape Wind site... |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. The first environmental impact report said it would not have a negative |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
6. In other words this is simply more unbacked, unproven psuedo scientific gabble |
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RFKJrNews (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:41 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. 4.7 miles offshore is not a "distant sight on the horizon" |
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Uroboros (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. This is what it will look like |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Five-six miles reduces the size of most things, including turbines |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:27 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Amen, MadHound. n/t |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. GO Ted and Bobby! |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Whoops -- I misread your post. Nevermind. |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. And Teddy who has a problem with Kerry ... |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Actually, I misread your post. I thought you were saying to put it |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Why? Kennedy has a legitimate gripe. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Sorry, but Kennedy doesn't have any sort of legitimacy of any sort |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Who are the bidders for the Wind contract? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Could you clarify your question a bit? |
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OldTymeDem (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #44 |
64. Haliburton! nt |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
52. Great way to decide policy -just support your friends |
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leez34 (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. - |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Anyone that doesn't live in this area and doesn't know what they're talking about... |
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Pawel K (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Yeah, clean energy that will help protect the enviroment for all of us is bad because... |
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leez34 (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. - |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Kennnedy suggested an alternative site... |
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Pawel K (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. What right does he have to select an alternative site? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 01:35 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. It's not about that. It is about our fishing and boating industry here |
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Pawel K (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Show me the studies or research he and you are pointing to. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. I'll have to get back to you later on it |
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Pawel K (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Sounds good. nt |
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leez34 (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #46 |
61. - |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
49. This is more then just an eyesore matter |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
11. I KNEW there was more to it than we were getting... |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Strange alliances: corpmedia AND environmental groups in Mass. |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
12. I disagree with Ted Kennedy on this issue. Last year he tried to |
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jmp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. Looks like a classic case of NIMBY to me. (nm) |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Yep |
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sneakythomas (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
20. I have to comment on this |
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notundecided (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
25. You wouldn't put a wind farm in Yellowstone; why do that to Nantucket Sound |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Umm, Nantucket Sound is not a national park |
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beastieboy (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
27. They have built these in other countries, I actually think they are aesthetically OK. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. That's the attitude we have to adopt... |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
28. Great post, man. |
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Pawel K (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Just because the OP says its true doesn't mean its true |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
57. Well, you know me, I trust Democrats like Kennedy more than people on these forums. |
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mrgorth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
30. Sorry |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. Talk to the local fishermen here |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
55. A lot of the local fishermen are really concerned about the wind farm |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
31. I disagree with RFKjr on this one. That almost never happens, but it does happen sometimes. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Ditto, ditto, and..... ditto. |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I don't even agree with myself 100% of the time, |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I agree. |
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intaglio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
36. Over here the building of this wind farm |
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Pawel K (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. How will this affect the breeding of fish? |
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intaglio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #39 |
66. These WTs are on foundations not floating and anchored |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Very well-said, and actually a perspective I never considered |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
53. People are jumping on Ted without understanding what he is saying |
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beastieboy (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. If you can't see a 200 foot wind turbine you shouldn't be driving a boat. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Not sure what that has to do with fishing boats not being able to fish there |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. They can't fish if there are no fish. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
38. I'm monitoring our ocean wave technology |
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beastieboy (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 02:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
58. There has been a ton of research on this and the company has been very forthcoming |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 04:35 AM Response to Reply #58 |
70. Yeah, so have the wave companies |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
65. Why does Kennedy think it'd be better off the AF base... |
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hannah (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. wind |
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