The only Boston-area Army Corps of Engineers hearing on the Cape Cod wind farm project will take place tonight,
7-11pm, at MIT at 77 Mass Ave., Room 10-250. It’s crucial that our
regional, state, national, and international interests overcome
backwards-looking NIMBYists. Quite frankly, the aesthetic impact of
wind turbines is nothing compared to the health and environmental
impact of power plants — opponents have no leg to stand on.
I’m also writing the politicians who have opposed the wind farm, especially Senator Edward Kennedy, who ought know better:
Senator Kennedy:
Shame on you for opposing
the wind farm in Cape Cod! If you had any honor or dignity you would at
least recuse yourself from an issue in which you have a personal
interest.Furthermore your position on this issue is simply
wrong-headed and short-sighted. It galls me that you, a self-styled
“liberal,” would wave the NIMBY flag to block a project that is
critical to alleviating our region’s and nation’s energy dependency on
foreign oil while also reducing harmful pollution and impacts on global
warming. The hypocrisy embedded in your position reflects an astounding
arrogance.Your unprincipled stand on this matter is costing you
the political support of thousands of your constituents, including
myself. I sincerely hope you will reconsider your position.
I’m
especially disappointed in the position of Attorney General Tom Reilly,
who is gearing up to run for governor and is obviously sucking up to
NIMBYists on the Cape. Massachusetts Climate Action Network’s letter sums up my feeling about his opportunistic opposition.
