At a time when the government is (foolishly) dumping cash on renewable energy research, we have several government officials who object to the actual use of renewable energy.
He said the project would generate $25 million in annual energy savings. Denmark’s offshore wind farms, similar to Cape Wind’s proposal, have had little effect on property values, he added. The turbines would appear as specks from the shoreline, he said.
An unusual alliance has formed to block the project in Congress, including Kennedy and two Alaska Republicans.
The blocking provisions would give Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a likely Republican candidate for the White House who strongly opposes the project, veto power over the wind farm.
Looks like I’m going to have to start my own country. Anybody got any leads on previously undiscovered continents with easily displaceable native populations?
How bout France?
Ba-ZING!