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Transmission: Impossible
Cape Wind project denied transmission-line permit, developer to appeal |
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19 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 11:42 AM on 19 Oct 2007 The Cape Wind project was dealt another setback this week when a local commission denied a permit for the transmission lines that would carry electricity to the grid from the 130 offshore wind turbines that Cape Wind Associates proposed in 2001. In a 12-0 vote, the commission's decision to withhold the permit was based on what they said was a lack of information on th ... |
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| Topics: Massachusetts, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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A Long and Windy Road
Compromise in Congress keeps Cape Wind project above water |
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22 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Long and Windy Road Compromise in Congress keeps Cape Wind project above water The beleaguered Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound is keeping its head above water, thanks to good old-fashioned compromise. A provision to allow the Massachusetts governor to veto the planned wind project was holding up a Coast Guard reauthorization bill in Congress; a new version of the legislation drops th ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, New England, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Cape of Good Hope
Cape Wind outlook better after Bush administration voices support |
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08 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Cape of Good Hope Cape Wind outlook better after Bush administration voices support The controversial Cape Wind project planned for Nantucket Sound has found new allies in a strange place: the Bush administration. On Thursday, Undersecretary of Energy David Garman sent a letter urging Congress to drop a measure that would allow the Massachusetts governor (currently Mitt Romney, a Cape Wind ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, New England, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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A Low Blow
Congressional committee OKs amendment to kill Cape Wind project |
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10 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Low Blow Congressional committee OKs amendment to kill Cape Wind project The Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound may have blown its final ... may have been blown ... in a gust of ... oh, never mind. We're out of wind puns, and the proposed offshore wind farm is out of steam: If a recent, sneaky effort in Congress succeeds, the project will die once and for all. A congressional conference committee att ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Jilting at Windmills
Measure in Congress could kill Cape Wind project |
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04 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Jilting at Windmills Measure in Congress could kill Cape Wind project The Cape Wind project on Nantucket Sound may soon receive another blow -- oh, we're so funny! -- if Congress passes an amendment giving Massachusetts power to veto the controversial wind farm if it would interfere with navigation. Of course, it depends on what the definition of "navigation" is, but Gov. Mitt Romney (R) would ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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The Man From NIMBY
Wind-resistant senator owns land near proposed Mass. wind farm |
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15 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Man From NIMBY Wind-resistant senator owns land near proposed Mass. wind farm Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has been blowing hard against wind power, a position that's mystified both his Senate colleagues and wind-industry advocates. Alexander introduced an energy bill earlier this year that included grants for solar and other sources of clean power, as well as incentives for "clean ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, Tennessee, wind power (all these topics) |
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