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Crusading for Wind Off Cape Cod

Posted January 31, 2010 7:43 AM

The 10-year debate over the Cape Wind project proposed for Nantucket Sound, MA, will come to a head in April when a final decision is issued by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. The 420 MW capacity system includes 130 turbines to generate 75% of Cape Cod's power needs. Lawsuits brought by opponents contend that the wind farm, rising 440 ft above the surface, will be an eyesore and navigation hazard. Are these considerations sufficient to take the wind out of the first offshore wind system in the U.S.?

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03/01/2010 10:47 PM

Not sure what you are talking about because I have toured every wind farm I can find and all the supporters of wind power I know encourage visiting. Clean power now actually organised a trip to Holland to see wind farms up close and talk to the people who live there. The places you should visit is in West Virginia where they are laying waste to thousands of acres of forest to mine coal and leaving giant piles of tailings and polluted water. The US is really becoming a back water, meanwhile the rest of the civilized world is moving forward.
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03/02/2010 8:22 AM

Have you ever visited a rehabilitated coal strip mine?

They often look better than the original.

In addition, a lot of the water which the original coal seam had polluted has been cleaned up.

Much the same for the rehabilitation of uranium mines. Mary Kathleen looks great.

Don't confuse the mess of a working mine with what it is now required to be after rehabilitation.
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03/02/2010 4:02 PM

Many years ago, when I was a wee lad, the family used to go to the "strip pits" for a day's outing, including swimming in the abandoned, flooded strip pits in Southeastern Kansas. The areas around these pits were naturally wooded (second growth, I am sure, but very natural looking), and there never was any warning or concern about polluted water or unhealthy conditions, swimming in these pools that seemed a natural part of the landscape. Of course, back then, we did not recognise many of the pollutants listed today as being harmful to your health, but no one in my extended family has ever knowingly suffered from ill health effects from our summertime adventure.

This, of course, is not the same as blowing the top off a mountain, but does suggest that the anti-coal people may be stretching the truth a bit.

Disclaimer: I have never been in the employ of an energy or mining company, although back in the 1980's the company I worked for did do contract research for a couple of major oil companies. I no longer derive any income from companies engaged in providing traditional energy solutions. I do, however, derive some of my income from solar micro-hydro and other alternative energy systems.

Further disclaimer: I would dearly love to see coal phased out as a primary energy source, but I still would like both sides to be a bit more honest about the issues, and I would like to see a viable replacement before one goes about banning coal.
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03/04/2010 1:02 PM

An interesting article for those interested in the politics of subsidies for wind energy:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030302764.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

I do not believe the Senators involved can be accused of having oil or coal interests at heart, but I may be mistaken on that point- one never knows the hidden motivators...
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04/28/2010 10:44 PM

It's a go, for now:

http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/53856/Green-Light-for-Cape-Cod
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04/29/2010 12:53 AM

Well, I guess we let them pay for their own mistakes...Or are all of us paying through some federal subsidy? The only people that are going to benefit from this are the manufacturers of the turbines, and maybe the installers (if they are independent contractors)...
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