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| 2004-04-29 | ||||
Sen. John Kerry says he's not opposed to a controversial wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound, but he's waiting to see an environmental impact statement due out in the new few months before offering his support for the project.
In his presidential campaign, Kerry has pitched a national effort to derive 20 percent of the country's electricity from renewable sources by 2020. The Massachusetts Democrat also led efforts in the Senate to prevent oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and supports higher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. "It is very hard to maintain those positions when you are given a legitimate opportunity to harvest electricity by the wind and you oppose it," Spyro Mitrokostas, executive director of the Cape Cod Technology Council, told the Cape Cod Times. "If you don't follow through on that, your credibility on not drilling in Alaska starts to fall apart," Mitrokostas said.
Cape Wind Associates wants to build 130 wind turbines off the southern shores of Cape Cod. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Gov. Mitt Romney, state Attorney General Thomas Reilly and U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, whose district includes the Cape, are all staunch opponents.
Andy Davis, a spokesman for Kerry, said his view is no different than that of several environmental groups. "They aren't supporting it across the board; they are awaiting the environmental impact statement," Davis said. "Kerry, as well, would like to see that environmental impact statement before giving (the Cape Wind project) his approval."
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 Note to John on wind energy production: Pull my finger; it renewable. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-29 10:50:23 PM |
| #3 Wants to drill of Florida too. (not that I'm necessarily against that being a small shareholder in *kofi* Coastal Petroleum) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-29 4:07:55 PM |
| #2 The Massachusetts Democrat also led efforts in the Senate to prevent oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and supports higher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. I wonder if that includes Kerry's modest fleet of SUV's? |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-04-29 3:55:00 PM |
| #1 Sung to Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" How many views must a man expouse Before you call for a vote? Yes, 'n' how many medals must you toss away Before the cameras roll? Yes, 'n' how many times must you deny the SUV Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is in old Boston town, The answer is in Old Boston town. |
| Posted by: Oge_Retla_2004 2004-04-29 3:46:14 PM |