New and Updates from CLean Power Now http://cleanpowernow.org Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12794 <p> NationalAcademies.org </p> <p> A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates "hidden" costs of energy production and use -- such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health -- that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them...... </p><p><a href='http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12794'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=38580 http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/10/18/a_carbon_tax_not_a_cap_and_trade/ <p> The Boston Globe </p> <p> THE WAXMAN-MARKEY bill on climate change that recently passed the House is a train wreck waiting to happen. Intended to reduce global warming and achieve energy independence, it is totally inadequate in its reliance on a flawed cap and trade system, and the recently released Senate version called the Kerry-Boxer bill follows the same track...... </p><p><a href='http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/10/18/a_carbon_tax_not_a_cap_and_trade/'>More...</a> </p> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=38577 http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/10/05/05climatewire-pioneering-wind-farm-faces-another-delay-thi-73053.html?pagewanted=print <p> New York Times </p> <p> Final approval for Cape Wind is stalled, aggravating developers of the Massachusetts offshore wind project and igniting concerns that the latest roadblock -- over American Indian ceremonies -- could jeopardize other ocean-based energy proposals. The 130-turbine project appeared to be sailing toward federal consent after the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service issued a supportive environmental report in January, about eight years after the pioneering project was announced. A decision could have come 30 days later...... </p><p><a href='http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/10/05/05climatewire-pioneering-wind-farm-faces-another-delay-thi-73053.html?pagewanted=print'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=38447 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/outlook-for-us-offshore-wind-projects-favorable-with-high-gusts <p> Renewable Energy World </p> <p> The United States is viewed as one of the next big markets for offshore wind generation. Now that the Cape Wind project is considered more likely than not to proceed and the favorable political climate towards renewables, it is not a question of whether U.S. offshore wind farms will get built but how many...... </p><p><a href='http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/outlook-for-us-offshore-wind-projects-favorable-with-high-gusts'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=38419 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091001/OPINION/910010349 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> CPN has become a nationwide environmental organization with members in 49 states (paging North Dakota!) and has been the citizen voice of Cape Wind as it completed the state environmental permitting and is finishing up the federal process...... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091001/OPINION/910010349'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=38426 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090830/NEWS/908300329/-1/NEWS01 <p> The Cape Cod Times </p> <p> As President Barack Obama and his family flew from Cape Cod to Martha's Vineyard earlier this week, he may have looked to the east upon the water above Horseshoe Shoal. Depending on Marine One's flight path, he might have even glimpsed the data collection tower installed there by Cape Wind Associates. For Obama, the island visit will have been the closest he has come since being elected to one of the most ferocious debates to rage across the Cape and Islands in the past decade...... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090830/NEWS/908300329/-1/NEWS01'>More...</a> </p> Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=37860 http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/08/29/as_leader_of_green_economy_obama_should_back_cape_wind/ <p> The Boston Globe </p> <p> AS PRESIDENT OBAMA vacationed on Martha’s Vineyard this week, he had many occasions to look at the horizon. And if he didn’t realize that he was looking at the site of a major dispute over offshore wind power, activists on both sides journeyed to the island to remind him. He should also understand that he can play a key role in resolving it...... </p><p><a href='http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/08/29/as_leader_of_green_economy_obama_should_back_cape_wind/'>More...</a> </p> Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=37859 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-windmill28-2009aug28,0,7107963.story <p> Los Angeles Times </p> <p> Reporting from Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and Washington -- For at least one more summer, vacationers on Martha's Vineyard won't be able to gaze across the water and see, far off on the horizon, the churning blades of offshore wind turbines -- no matter how badly the island's most famous current vacationer would like..... </p><p><a href='http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-windmill28-2009aug28,0,7107963.story'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=37858 http://ecopolitology.org/2009/08/23/cape-wind-sorely-missed-as-new-england-hits-peak-summer-demand/ <p> Ecopolitology </p> <p> As the temperature in Boston soared to 95 degrees on Tuesday afternoon and New England reached its peak electricity demand thus far this year, the proposed offshore wind farm, Cape Wind, would have supplied 300 megawatts of electricity during that crucial hour, according to data collected at Cape Wind’s Scientific Data Tower in Nantucket Sound..... </p><p><a href='http://ecopolitology.org/2009/08/23/cape-wind-sorely-missed-as-new-england-hits-peak-summer-demand/'>More...</a> </p> Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=37857 http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2009/08/national_journal_no_waves_unti.shtml <p> Breakthrough Institute </p> <p> Like any savvy tourist trap that knows the President of the United States will be dropping in, Martha's Vineyard is prepared to play the gracious host to the Obama family this week. But a recent article in the National Journal highlights how local Cape Wind activists, including Breakthrough Senior Fellow Barbara Hill, the executive director of Clean Power Now, are intent on making sure President Obama addresses the offshore wind debate before he relaxes on the Cape Cod sand..... </p><p><a href='http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2009/08/national_journal_no_waves_unti.shtml'>More...</a> </p> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=37856 http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/no_20090819_8739.php <p> National Journal </p> <p> With President Obama vacationing in Martha's Vineyard next week, local activists plan to soak up the national spotlight as the first family soaks up the sun. Nantucket Sound, where plans to build a 130-turbine wind farm have sparked heated resistance, has become ground zero for a larger debate about offshore renewable energies. Whether the wind farm -- the first of its kind in the nation -- is a catalyst for similar projects or an impediment could be settled if the president takes sides..... </p><p><a href='http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/no_20090819_8739.php'>More...</a> </p> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=37681 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090816/NEWS/908160330/-1/NEWS01 <p> News Telegram </p> <p> Legal scholars agree the dismissal of an appeal of a planning board decision against a residential wind turbine does not set a precedent, but local bylaws could pose a problem for future projects. Barnstable Superior Court Judge Christopher Muse dismissed Francis and Wendie Howland's challenge to the planning board's denial of their special permit for a 132-foot-high turbine on their Barlows Landing property in a decision handed down July 29..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090816/NEWS/908160330/-1/NEWS01'>More...</a> </p> Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=37664 http://www.telegram.com/article/20090723/NEWS/907230599/1002 <p> News Telegram </p> <p> Calling it “an important step out of the fossil fuel era and into the clean energy future,” Gov. Deval L. Patrick yesterday headlined the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening of Vestas Power Systems, a subsidiary of the world’s largest supplier of wind turbines..... </p><p><a href='http://www.telegram.com/article/20090723/NEWS/907230599/1002'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35762 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090720/OPINION/907200324/-1/OPINION02 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> The Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah opposes the placement of a wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal, stating that the Nantucket Sound viewscape is essential to its "spiritual well-being," and the Cape Wind project will destroy a sacred site..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090720/OPINION/907200324/-1/OPINION02'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35737 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090720/OPINION/907200323/-1/OPINION02 <p>Cape Cod Times </p> <p> I am confused after reading of the tribal nations' objections to harvesting wind power off our local shores. First objection: "It would destroy sacred sites where ancestors fished, hunted and possibly were buried." From all I have learned about the native tribes, I understood that they pride themselves on how effectively they live off the land and use all natural resources..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090720/OPINION/907200323/-1/OPINION02'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35738 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/OPINION/907160337/-1/OPINION02 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> Certainly it is undeniable that the Native American population was treated abysmally by our ancestors, but it is equally unacceptable for the Aquinnah and Mashpee tribes now, in an effort to deny the badly needed Cape Wind project from going forward, to assert that they are entitled to an "unobstructed view of the horizon" because it is somehow "essential to their spiritual well-being," ("Tribes: Turbine site is sacred," July 15) </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/OPINION/907160337/-1/OPINION02'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35734 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/OPINION/907160336/-1/OPINION02 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> Your July 15 story "Tribes: Turbine site is sacred" is hard to believe. The Cape Wind project is trying to provide us with clean and natural electricity and is now delayed by a couple of tribes that say that Horseshoe Shoal may have been used by their ancestors, they may have fished or hunted there, they may have even buried a few people there, etc..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/OPINION/907160336/-1/OPINION02'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35735 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/OPINION/907160335/-1/OPINION02 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> Nothing ruins my morning as efficiently as another anti-Cape Wind article front and center on my copy of the Cape Cod Times ("Tribes: Turbine site is sacred," July 15). Luckily, the recent stream of positive letters to the editor from supporters helps cancel out this negativity..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/OPINION/907160335/-1/OPINION02'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35736 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090715/OPINION/907150326/-1/OPINION02 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> Arguments from Cape Wind opponents are, in my opinion, mostly specious, contain outright misinformation and result from a NIMBY attitude. Recent letters mentioned ruining "precious Nantucket Sound and much of what we love about Cape Cod" and questioned whether wind farm advocates had any "sense of beauty of an uncluttered seashore....." </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090715/OPINION/907150326/-1/OPINION02'>More...</a> </p> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35733 http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2009/07/05/enough_regulatory_hurdles_for_cape_wind_project/ <p> The Boston Globe </p> <p> ALEX LAWTON could not be further off-base in stating that Cape Wind hasn’t received a “full and fair hearing’’ (Letters, June 28). As a former Barnstable town councilor, 38-year Cape Cod resident, and longtime Nantucket Sound ferry boat captain, I can vouch for the fact that this badly needed renewable energy project has jumped over more regulatory hurdles than any previous coal, natural gas, or nuclear electricity-generating facility has ever had to endure..... </p><p><a href='http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2009/07/05/enough_regulatory_hurdles_for_cape_wind_project/'>More...</a> </p> Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35603 http://www.wickedlocal.com/yarmouth/news/x631609596/Students-bike-around-the-state-for-climate-change <p> Yarmouth Register </p> <p> YARMOUTH - Six students, some from as far away as Australia, have been traveling the Cape and Islands in an effort to raise awareness of climate change. The college students have dedicated their summer to biking around the state promoting bold solutions to what they call a climate crisis..... </p><p><a href='http://www.wickedlocal.com/yarmouth/news/x631609596/Students-bike-around-the-state-for-climate-change'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35602 http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/07/01/state_plan_could_bring_wind_farms_near_coast/ <p> The Boston Globe </p> <p> Dozens of wind turbines could sprout within sight of the Massachusetts shoreline under a first-of-its-kind state blueprint with the promise of generating both electricity and controversy. The draft plan, scheduled to be released today, would allow a series of small wind farms of up to 10 turbines each in coastal waters that stretch 3 miles from shore. Substantially larger farms - similar to what’s proposed in Nantucket Sound - could be built off Cape Cod near Cuttyhunk Island and adjacent to another tiny island several miles off Martha’s Vineyard..... </p><p><a href='http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/07/01/state_plan_could_bring_wind_farms_near_coast/'>More...</a> </p> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35601 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090626/OPINION/906260328/-1/NEWSMAP <p> The Cape Cod Times </p> <p> Build the wind farm, already. The battle over the Nantucket Sound project has dragged on for eight confounded years, outlasting the presidency of George W. Bush, Manny’s Red Sox career, and my long-suffering Nissan Sentra. At this rate, by the time those blades start spinning, the homes they’re supposed to be sending electricity to will have been submerged by rising seas..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090626/OPINION/906260328/-1/NEWSMAP'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35455 http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18333&Itemid=45 <p> The Barnstable Patriot </p> <p> Massachusetts will lose $588,033 of annual new revenue ($14.7 million during Cape Wind’s 25-year lease) if opponents’ plan to promote Blue H USA’s unproven deepwater floating-platform scheme stops Cape Wind. Cape and Islands towns would lose their portion of Cape Wind’s payments..... </p><p><a href='http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=18333&amp;Itemid=45'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35474 http://cleanpowernow.org/mashpee_enterprise.html <p> Mashpee Register </p> <p> A group opposing Cape Wind has long floated the unsupportable premise that electricity cost could double with Cape Wind in operation. Lately, they have misused figures from an appendix to the US Dept. of the Interior "Cape Wind Energy Project, Final Environmental Impact Statement, January 2009" to try in vain to prove their point..... </p><p><a href='http://cleanpowernow.org/mashpee_enterprise.html'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35475 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/21/time_to_end_the_blustering/ <p> The Boston Globe </p> <p> Build the wind farm, already. The battle over the Nantucket Sound project has dragged on for eight confounded years, outlasting the presidency of George W. Bush, Manny’s Red Sox career, and my long-suffering Nissan Sentra. At this rate, by the time those blades start spinning, the homes they’re supposed to be sending electricity to will have been submerged by rising seas..... </p><p><a href='http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/21/time_to_end_the_blustering/'>More...</a> </p> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35144 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090619/OPINION/906190321 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> I am pleased that Gov. Deval Patrick reiterated his support for Cape Wind at the Dennis town hall meeting May 26. Taking heated criticism from opponents of the clean energy project, the governor stood by his decision to move forward with Cape Wind, a move that is supported by 86 percent of Massachusetts residents..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090619/OPINION/906190321'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35143 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090618/NEWS/906180323 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> BUZZARDS BAY — Massachusetts officials last night heard mostly praise with a smattering of criticism and suggestions for their plans to harness wind energy on state-owned land. "Be sure that the cities and towns are well-informed while the projects go forward on state land," Bourne Town Administrator Thomas Guerino warned the officials during a public hearing at Massachusetts Maritime Academy attended by about 75 people..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090618/NEWS/906180323'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35142 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/18/cape_cod_panel_challenges_state_on_wind_farm_permit/ <p> The Boston Globe </p> <p> The influential Cape Cod Commission is appealing a state board’s recent decision to grant the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm a suite of local permits, warning that the move could mean little local say in future energy projects across the state..... </p><p><a href='http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/18/cape_cod_panel_challenges_state_on_wind_farm_permit/'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35141 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090617/OPINION/906170336 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> Imagine a renewable energy source so large it can provide enough power for 750,000 homes, or a quarter of all homes in London, England, especially when the fuel is free. It's called the London Array and when built it will be the world's largest offshore wind farm.... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090617/OPINION/906170336'>More...</a> </p> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35099 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090616/NEWS/906160327/-1/NEWS01 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> The Cape Cod Commission has announced it will appeal to the state's highest court to overturn the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board's approval of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm. In October 2007, the commission denied the proposal by Cape Wind Associates to build 130 wind turbines in the sound, citing a lack of information necessary to approve the project..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090616/NEWS/906160327/-1/NEWS01'>More...</a> </p> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=35104 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090603/OPINION/906030321 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> The spring 2009 fundraising letter of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound begins: "A key 2009 federal report on Cape Wind concluded that Cape Wind would cost more than double the price of wholesale electricity in southeastern Massachusetts." But what is wholesale electricity?..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090603/OPINION/906030321'>More...</a> </p> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=34432 http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/06/01/the-town-of-barnstable-s-arrogance-of-po?blog=94 <p> Cape Cod Today </p> <p> Isn't it amazing that at a time when the town of Barnstable is so impoverished that it has to fire dozens of town workers and scores of school department employees the town fathers (and mothers) can find the money, a lot of it, to pursue a futile court case against the state and Cape wind?..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/06/01/the-town-of-barnstable-s-arrogance-of-po?blog=94'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=34324 http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/05/gov_patrick_hai.html <p> Boston Globe </p> <p> Governor Deval Patrick today hailed a state board's approval of permits for the controversial Cape Wind project. "The time has come to see the first offshore wind farm in America rise off the Massachusetts coast, a powerful symbol of our commitment to a clean energy future," Patrick said in a statement. The project has sparked debate because it calls for erecting a wind farm with 130 turbines in Nantucket Sound..... </p><p><a href='http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/05/gov_patrick_hai.html'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=34254 http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=090528_pr_cape_wind&csid=Eoeea <p> Mass.Gov </p> <p> BOSTON – The state Energy Facilities Siting Board has finalized a Certificate of Environmental Impact and Public Interest granting all of the state and local permits necessary for the Cape Wind Associates wind energy project to proceed to construction. The Siting Board voted 7-0 on Thursday, May 21, to grant the Certificate, with minor modifications. Undersecretary for Energy Ann Berwick, who serves as Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles’s designee as chair of the Siting Board, signed the revised Certificate today. The Certificate, or composite permit, brings to completion more than seven years of environmental review and permitting for Cape Wind at the state and local level..... </p><p><a href='http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&amp;L=1&amp;L0=Home&amp;sid=Eoeea&amp;b=pressrelease&amp;f=090528_pr_cape_wind&amp;csid=Eoeea'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=34255 http://cleanpowernow.org/maas_final_aprov.html <p> Climate Wire </p> <p> Massachusetts officials approved all the remaining state and local permits needed by Cape Wind Associates to build an offshore wind farm about 5 miles from the coast of Cape Cod. The federal government is expected to issue its final decision this summer. The state Energy Facilities Siting Board overrode denials by local panels and granted the developer nine permits allowing the construction of transmission lines through state water and a village. The power lines, all underground, were a flashpoint in the fight to prevent the 130-turbine facility from being built..... </p><p><a href='http://cleanpowernow.org/maas_final_aprov.html'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 22 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=34136 http://cleanpowernow.org/sec_chu.html <p> Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department </p> <p> Boston, MA – Tuesday, May 12, 2009 – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Governor Deval Patrick today announced the Department of Energy’s intent to award Massachusetts $25 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate development of the state’s Wind Technology Testing Center and create hundreds of new jobs in the area..... </p><p><a href='http://cleanpowernow.org/sec_chu.html'>More...</a> </p> Tue, 12 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33949 http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/05/11/kennedy-at-war-against-danish-wind-turbi?blog=109 <p> Cape Cod Today </p> <p> Haze lies close over the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport, on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, on the east coast of the United States. The weather is like this for 200 days a year, even on the day in May when BT came for a visit..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/05/11/kennedy-at-war-against-danish-wind-turbi?blog=109'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 11 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33943 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090508/NEWS/905080329/-1/NEWS01 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> BARNSTABLE — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed last year by the Town of Barnstable against Cape Wind and the state's Energy Facilities Siting Board. The lawsuit claimed the Cape Cod Commission had exclusive jurisdiction over permitting transmission lines necessary for the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090508/NEWS/905080329/-1/NEWS01'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 08 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33742 http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/05/cape_wind_the_guessing_game.html <p> The Boston Globe </p> <p> When do you think the final word is going to come on Cape Wind? And what will it be? Ever since 2001 when the 130-turbine Nantucket Sound project was first announced, the question has loomed. There have been scores of environmental studies, tons of controversy, a book, new federal rules, gossip that would blow your socks off, and still, no final decision from the federal government..... </p><p><a href='http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/05/cape_wind_the_guessing_game.html'>More...</a> </p> Tue, 05 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33741 http://cleanpowernow.org/masslegislators.html <p> Cape Wind News Release </p> <p> BOSTON (BUSINESS WIRE) A majority of the members of the Massachusetts Legislature, 107 in total, representing Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate, including 28 Committee Chairmen, have signed onto a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar urging him to approve Cape Wind “as soon as possible.” This announcement today coincides with an event in Newark, Delaware where Vice President Biden and Interior Secretary Salazar are highlighting offshore wind power development in the United States..... </p><p><a href='http://cleanpowernow.org/masslegislators.html'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 04 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33698 http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2009/2009-05-04-091.asp <p> Environment News Service </p> <p> BOSTON(ENS) – More than half the members of the Massachusetts Legislature, 107 in total, representing Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate, including 28 committee chairmen, have signed onto a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar urging him to approve the offshore wind farm planned for Nantucket Sound as soon as possible. Cape Wind's proposal to build America's first offshore wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal would provide three-quarters of the electricity used on Cape Cod and the Islands from clean, renewable energy - reducing this region's need to import oil, coal and gas..... </p><p><a href='http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2009/2009-05-04-091.asp'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 04 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33699 http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/political-habitat-not-in-my-backyard <p> Mother Nature Network </p> <p> Sometimes, to be a good environmentalist, you have to stop saving the earth for a decade or so and focus on fighting with other environmentalists. Herein lies the sad, sad story of Cape Wind. In 2001, a Massachusetts entrepreneur named Jim Gordon had a grand idea to help the environment, help stop global warming, and maybe make some money in the process: A wind farm in Nantucket Sound, the body of water between Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket..... </p><p><a href='http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/political-habitat-not-in-my-backyard'>More...</a> </p> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33428 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/04/obama-secretary-salazar-announce-framework-for-renewable-energy-development-on-the-u-s-outer-continental-shelf <p> Renewable Energy World.com </p> <p> In the wake of the Earth Day action by President Barack Obama and Interior In an Earth Day speech at a wind turbine tower manufacturing plant, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of the Interior has finalized a long-awaited framework for renewable energy production on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)..... </p><p><a href='http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/04/obama-secretary-salazar-announce-framework-for-renewable-energy-development-on-the-u-s-outer-continental-shelf'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33140 http://cleanpowernow.org/obamasalazr.html <p> Clean Power Now and CLEAN Press Release </p> <p> In the wake of the Earth Day action by President Barack Obama and Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar on new guidelines clearing the way for major offshore wind projects, the following statement was issued today by Clean Power Now (http://www.CleanPowernow.org) and TheClean.org (http://www.TheClean.org). The nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute think tank is a convener of TheClean.org. The statement issued by Civil Society Institute President and Founder Pam Solo and Clean Power Now Executive Director Barbara J. Hill reads as follows..... </p><p><a href='http://cleanpowernow.org/obamasalazr.html'>More...</a> </p> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:30:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33104 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-windfarm_wedapr22,0,7616411.story <p> Chicago Tribune </p> <p> WASHINGTON— The Interior Department has finalized sweeping rules that clear the way for the first offshore wind turbines to be erected along the Atlantic Coast, the most aggressive move yet from an administration that hopes to shift the nation's offshore energy goals from oil to wind power..... </p><p><a href='http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-windfarm_wedapr22,0,7616411.story'>More...</a> </p> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=33012 http://www.mnn.com/the-home/stories/the-seven-eco-wonders-of-the-world <p> Mother Nature Network </p> <p> The Dutch are known for windmills, but it’s the Danish who now claim the world’s second-largest offshore wind farm, located in shallow but navigable waters 6 miles off the shore of the bucolic southern coastal town of Nysted. Gently rotating blades reach out more than 130 feet from their colossal 225-foot posts. Seen from the sky, the 72 sleek, marine-gray towers rise from the ocean in neat rows, marking out a parallelogram..... </p><p><a href='http://www.mnn.com/the-home/stories/the-seven-eco-wonders-of-the-world'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=32903 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090409/OPINION/904090336 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> I have advocated for Cape Wind for six years on Nantucket. I have written letters to local newspapers, appeared on local television shows, led public information meetings and spent many hours researching and learning about the project. I have worked with a wide range of dynamic and interesting people from all walks of life, and the learning curve has been remarkable..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090409/OPINION/904090336'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=32865 http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/04/06/salazar_wind_power_can_replace_3000_coal_plants/ <p> Boston Globe </p> <p> If wind power were fully developed off the East Coast, windmills could generate enough electricity to replace most, if not all, the coal-fired power plants in the United States, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday..... </p><p><a href='http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/04/06/salazar_wind_power_can_replace_3000_coal_plants/'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=32728 http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/04/06/78-mass-legislator-urge-interior-secreta?blog=53 <p> Cape Cod Today </p> <p> This morning, Chairman Frank Smizik of the Massachusetts House of Representatives announced 78 Members of the Massachusetts House and Senate, Democrats and Republicans, have signed a letter urging Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to approve Cape Wind as soon as possible...... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/04/06/78-mass-legislator-urge-interior-secreta?blog=53'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:39:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=32711 http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/03/31/sam-old-same-old-at-cape-cod-commission?blog=53 <p> Cape Cod Today </p> <p> Like a superannuated Tyrannosaurus Rex with arthritis, the Cape Cod Commission speakers for the first hour droned on as they have been doing for over half the decade reiterating the reasons they oppose the renewable energy project in federal waters in Nantucket Sound...... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/03/31/sam-old-same-old-at-cape-cod-commission?blog=53'>More...</a> </p> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=32477 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090328/NEWS/903280326/-1/NEWSMAP <p> Cape Cod Today </p> <p> A new federal study on the effects of submarine electric cables on marine wildlife should not delay a decision on the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm, according to an e-mail statement from the lead agency reviewing the project..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090328/NEWS/903280326/-1/NEWSMAP'>More...</a> </p> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=32444 http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/03/27/distortion-of-facts-by-cape-cod-times-on?blog=53 <p> Cape Cod Today </p> <p> Media mendacity mated with deliberate disinformation again today on the front page of the Cape Cod Times in a completely erroneous and hyped story which was wrong in all basic areas:..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/03/27/distortion-of-facts-by-cape-cod-times-on?blog=53'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:30:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=32443 http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/03/22/county-has-spent-almost-a-million-to-sto?blog=53 <p> Cape Cod Today </p> <p> The courts have consistently ruled that the issues involved between Cape Wind and the Cape Cod Commission are not within the jurisdiction of the Commission, and yet this burgeoning county bureaucracy has spent $285,637.90 of its dwindling revenues with a Boston law firm to block that renewable energy project..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2009/03/22/county-has-spent-almost-a-million-to-sto?blog=53'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=32279 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090322/NEWS/903220326/-1/NEWS01 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> BARNSTABLE — The Cape Cod Commission will hold a public meeting March 30 to review comments on a state decision to sign off on the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm. The state Office of Coastal Zone Management issued a pair of certifications in January that the proposed wind farm met state standards for projects in federal waters. CZM is responsible for balancing human activities with the protection of coastal and marine resources..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090322/NEWS/903220326/-1/NEWS01'>More...</a> </p> Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=32278 http://cleanpowernow.org/spermit.html <p> Clean Power Now Press Release </p> <p> The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board today gave its final approval to Cape Wind, issuing the long awaited “super permit” necessary for development to begin on the clean energy project supported by over 86 percent of Massachusetts residents. “Today’s step in approving Cape Wind is truly a landmark decision for both the Commonwealth and the nation,” said Barbara Hill, executive director of Clean Power Now. “Massachusetts can now be called the leader in clean energy.....” </p><p><a href='http://cleanpowernow.org/spermit.html'>More...</a> </p> Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:30:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=34183 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090313/NEWS/903130307 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> BOSTON — Following a tentative decision by a state board yesterday, Cape Wind Associates, LLC, is poised to receive a "super permit," knocking off nine state and local approvals it needs to build 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound. If formally approved, the so-called composite certificate would overturn a Cape Cod Commission procedural denial of the project. It would be second time the state Energy Facilities Siting Board has asserted its authority over the regional planning and regulatory agency in the past two years..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090313/NEWS/903130307'>More...</a> </p> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=31828 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090312/NEWS11/90312025/-1/NEWSMAP <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> BOSTON - In an apparent loss for the Cape Cod Commission, a state board today tentatively approved a “super permit” for the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm. If the state Energy Facilities Siting Board ultimately approves the so-called comprehensive certificate, it would overturn a Cape Cod Commission denial of the Cape Wind Associates LLC project on procedural grounds. The commission action could have halted the project..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090312/NEWS11/90312025/-1/NEWSMAP'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=31797 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090311/NEWS/903110323 <p> Cape Cod Times </p> <p> In saying the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm "makes sense" and appears to be a "good project," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is stepping into the nearly decade-long debate over the contentious project with both feet. Salazar's support for the plan by Cape Wind Associates LLC to build 130 wind turbines in the Sound is in line with President Barack Obama's call for more energy from renewable sources. But it did not sit well with opponents of the plan yesterday..... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090311/NEWS/903110323'>More...</a> </p> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=31660 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/09/america/Salazar-AP-Interview.php <p> International Herald Tribune </p> <p>WASHINGTON: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday that the waters off the Atlantic coast hold some of the country's greatest wind energy potential, and he promised to move aggressively to develop plans to exploit the resource.... </p><p><a href='http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/09/america/Salazar-AP-Interview.php'>More...</a> </p> Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:00:00 -0400 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=31563 http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090305/NEWS/903050317/-1/NEWSMAP <p>HYANNIS — Clean Power Now, a Hyannis-based renewable energy advocacy group, has elected three new members to its board of directors.</p> <p> Ruth Bechtold-Imhof of West Barnstable, Jennifer Boyle of Boston and Steve Barrett of Concord will join the board this month...... </p><p><a href='http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090305/NEWS/903050317/-1/NEWSMAP'>More...</a> </p> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=31483 http://www.masslive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/03/a_day_at_the_beach_remains_uns.html <p> The Republican</p> <p>You can't stop the wind from blowing. But you can try to delay putting it to good use. A group opposed to putting 130 wind turbines in the waters off Cape Cod has filed a lawsuit in an effort to keep the wind farm in Nantucket Sound from moving forward. .....</p><p><a href='http://www.masslive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/03/a_day_at_the_beach_remains_uns.html'>More...</a> </p> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://cleanpowernow.org/rss.php?rss_item_id=31468