Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Corruption in the Wind

Last week, in an outrageous decision to speed up the process for industrial wind farms, the lawmakers in Maryland voted to eliminate environmental reviews concerning the potential impact on wildlife, endangered species and forest fragmentation.

This historic back-slide will have a severe impact on environmental rights and the public's involvement in power-plant approval. See article in The Tribune-Democrat

And following on the heels of a win for the Cape Wind project, the Minerals Management Service has delayed its Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Why? Could it be because Governor Deval Patrick of MA had his newly appointed Secretary of Environmental Affairs rubber stamp an incomplete FEIR for Cape Wind?

Today, an article written by Cape Wind proponent, journalist, Jack Coleman outlines one stunning piece of omitted information from Cape Wind's FEIR concerning the dredging of Horseshoe Shoal, which would displace miles of seabed in "one of the most ecologically dynamic settings on the East Coast", concluding it was not accidental.

Read full story HERE

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

you assholes