Comments for Fight Over Cape Wind's Fate Will End Soon at http://ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://ecogeek.org Thu, 23 May 2013 18:51:43 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://ecogeek.org/wind-power/3040-fight-over-cape-winds-fate-will-end-soon#comment-36018 WIND POWER IS A WIN SITUATION ! WE JUST NEED TO IMPROVE OUR TRANSMISSION LINES AND INTRODUCE WIDELY ELECTRIC CARS THAT WILL BE CHARGED AT NIGHT TIME WHEN CONSUMPTION IS USUALLY SMALLER AND WINDS ARE STRONGER WIND POWERIS SPECIALLY BENEFITIAL TO RURAL NORTH COMUNITIES AND FARMS THATWILL NOT DEPEND ON THE GRID FOR ITS ELECTRICITY IN HARSH WINTER MONTHS ,EXACTLY WHEN THE WINDS ARE STRONGER TOO - Daniel D Martin Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:36:27 +0100 http://ecogeek.org/wind-power/3040-fight-over-cape-winds-fate-will-end-soon#comment-36017 All those compainning brats made behind China last year ( they installed 13 000 MW OF WINDPOWER while we did 9974MW) They are probably so rich they do not see the real threat of staying behind on WIND ,SOLAR AND GEOPOWER GENERATION only road together with nuclear to free us from oil import dependency and trade and budget deficits GET IT MORONS,THIS PROJECTS ARE NO LUXURY ! WE NEED THEM TO STAY AS A TOP WORLD COUNTRY! - Daniel D Martin Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:23:36 +0100 http://ecogeek.org/wind-power/3040-fight-over-cape-winds-fate-will-end-soon#comment-35463 Why should Interior Minister Ken Salazar make the decision himself? Why can you not vote about it? - Ida Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:07:34 +0100 http://ecogeek.org/wind-power/3040-fight-over-cape-winds-fate-will-end-soon#comment-35056 PRESERVE NANTUCKET SOUND, RELOCATE THE CAPE WIND PROJECT As a colonial-rooted Cape Cod native who firmly believes in the sanctity of our maritime heritage, I am writing to ardently express my steadfast support for the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound. Based upon sensible logic, data and reasoning, I am also conversely opposed to the controversial Cape Wind Project which seeks to despoil and rob us of the pristine nautical legacy bestowed by our forefathers. As a result of the likely profound damaging regional financial, ecological and public safety consequences Cape Wind would wrought upon us all, it should not be allowed to proceed forward to fruition. The project poses a cogent danger to essential air and sea navigation. Siting the project in Nantucket Sound is a breach of the public trust. Contrary to their sham claims, the cost of the electricity which the project will produce would not be cheap or competitive. It would be an unbearable fiscal burden hoisted upon us without our sanction or consent. Furthermore, it will represent a deleterious local economic blow by it's absconding of undeserved taxpayer-funded subsidies, forced real estate devaluations, and lost revenues from commercial and tourism activities. The proposed one hundred thirty wind turbines will perpetually cause unsightly visual contamination and distressing noise pollution. Finally, Cape Wind will unnecessarily endanger a critical marine and wildlife habitat. Off-shore deep water wind has surfaced as a cost-effective and technologically feasible option in lieu of the Nantucket Sound situated Cape Wind Project. Cape Wind has chosen a location which possesses countless expenses as well as hazards to public safety, the marine environment, and the local economy. Deeper-water sites offer more powerful winds and the advantages of clean renewable energy without surrendering the irreplaceable natural beauty of Nantucket Sound. More distantly sited off-shore locations guarantee the advantages of clean wind power without many of the harmful effects of close-shore siting. Furthermore, there would be little harmful impact upon air and marine navigational safety and local tourist-based economies. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) estimated a total off-shore wind energy resource of over 1000 GW. The potential for deep water locations greater than 30 m (or 100 feet) is enormous. Approximately ninety percent of the off-shore wind potential in the United States resides in deep water. With the aforesaid thoughtful rationales in mind, along with the inherently unfair and inequitable nature of the proposed Cape Wind Project itself, it must not become a reality which will forever doom our children and grandchildren to a ghastly socially inhumane legacy. Ron Beaty West Barnstable, MA - RON BEATY Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:36:29 +0100 http://ecogeek.org/wind-power/3040-fight-over-cape-winds-fate-will-end-soon#comment-35009 I have been following this story for some time also and I am beginning to think that the Tillamook Oregon site would have been a much better location to start America’s first offshore wind farm. There are much less obstacles to work around at the Tillamook site, and it would allow us to build public support and momentum for more offshore U.S. wind farms. It is not like we are doing anything that has not been done before. Offshore wind farms are common in Europe and are a great benefactor to the local community by creating high paying and productive jobs while also increasing local energy independence. The way things are going with Cape Wind, I doubt California would have any easier time placing turbines off of their shore. To learn more about wind turbine jobs and what it takes to get one, click my name above. - Wind Technician Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:11:17 +0100 http://ecogeek.org/wind-power/3040-fight-over-cape-winds-fate-will-end-soon#comment-35008 Let’s hope that Cape Wind gets to move forward with their 130-turbine wind farm. Secretary Salazar has the power to move this green, eco-friendly project forward: the “visual disruption” is minimal and the Cape Wind developers have done a great deal to minimize the environmental and aesthetic effects of the turbines. If you are interested in wind energy, check out http://www.greencollareconomy.com. It has hundreds of case studies on emerging green technology and wind farms. It's also the largest b2b green directory on the web. - Casey Verdant Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:10:13 +0100