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Nantucket Sound: Once it's Gone, it's Gone Forever
Dramatic footage of a turbine collapsing during a recent storm in Denmark.
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URGENT - UPDATED ACTION ALERT! Thanks in part to your requests, the United States Coast Guard presented selected simulations of a Technology Service Corporation (TSC) marine radar analysis of Cape Wind yesterday. In contrast to earlier discussion-based stakeholder workshops, yesterday’s meeting was a highly-controlled, one-way presentation. Despite vehement requests from participants for a continued dialogue, the Coast Guard abruptly ended the meeting early and refused to address the life and death concerns of the marine community.
In an affront to the democratic process, the Coast Guard has refused to allow the public an opportunity to fully comment on the $100,000 taxpayer-funded radar study prior to the release of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) final report on Cape Wind, nor do they appear to be recommending safe separation distance to protect public safety. What can you do to keep the momentum going?
1. Send this NEW letter: Click here to send a letter to our elected officials urging the Coast Guard to provide an adequate public comment period for the radar study and recommend safe separation standards between navigation channels and Cape Wind. This letter will be sent to Senator Kennedy, Senator Kerry, Congressman Oberstar (D-MN), Congressman Delahunt, and nine other members of the Massachusetts delegation.
2. Make a phone call: In an effort to protect public safety and democratic transparency, Congressman James Oberstar has asked Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, to “delay any recommendation to the Department of Interior, Minerals Management service until such time as: 1) the report is completed, 2) the report is publically available to all interested parties, and 3) that the public has a minimum of 60 days to review and comment on the study.”
Please call Congressman Oberstar’s offices now!
Washington DC: (202) 226-3587
Duluth, MN: (218) 727-7474
Be sure to:
-Thank the Congressman for his efforts to protect public safety in Nantucket Sound and preserve our rights to due process and comment
-Encourage the Congressman to stand strong against political pressure to hastily approve the deeply-flawed Cape Wind project
-Voice your opposition to Cape Wind and your support for responsibly-sited, cost-effective renewable energy
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IN THE NEWS
Wind, wave power play
12/29/08 - Boston Globe
A developer is proposing to build the first commerical-scale projects in New England waters to harness the power of the waves for electricity, but mot of the energy they produce would actually come from attached wind turbines.
Wind farm simulations don't convey beauty lost
12/29/08 - Cape Cod Times LTE
The "simulated images" of the wind farm project contained on Cape Wind's web site show how the turbine forest might look to the casual observer driving by.
But the web site fails to capture the magnificence of Nantucket Sound from the vantage point of someone sitting on one of its beaches, or sailing on its pristine waters. ...
Judge refuses to dismiss suit against Cape Wind
12/21/08 - Cape Cod Times
The judge in a case pitting the town of Barnstable against the state and Cape Wind Associates LLC has given the town the green light to proceed with at least one claim.
Statement on MA Superior Court Decision
12/20/08 - APNS Statement
In a major victory for the Town of Barnstable and the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, the Massachusetts Superior Court rejected a Cape Wind motion to dismiss a key legal case pending in state court.
Final Cape Wind review held until '09
12/19/08 - Boston Globe
The federal Minerals Management Service expects to delay issuing its final environmental review of the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, previously expected by the end of the year, into 2009.
Wind farm opponents fire shots across Coast Guard's bow
12/19/08 - Cape Cod Times
Opponents of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm reacted angrily yesterday to a Coast Guard-sponsored presentation on the potential impact of the project on marine radar, calling the handling of a marine radar study a "black eye" for the federal agency.
MORE NEWS, STATEMENTS, & PRESS RELEASES>>>
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON MMS' FEDERAL REVIEW OF CAPE WIND>>>
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