continued…local officials visit m.m.s. in dc to discuss the wind project proposed for nantucket sound

December 17, 2007 at 3:26 pm | In Department of the Interior, Horseshoe Shoals, Minerals Management Service, Nantucket Sound, Wind Farm, barnstable town council, cape wind, windmills | 29 Comments
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for a message regarding Wendy Williams link to this post see the end of this post…….

THIS post is continued from (or rather part 2 of) this previous post……

We reported to the Department of the Interior on Friday Dec. 14, 2007 to meet with:

  • Randall Luthie Secretary of Minerals Management for the Department of the Interior:
  • Walter D. Cruickshank Deputy Director
  • Jon A. Hrobsky Deputy Director
  • Michael Olsen Deputy assistant secretary Land and Minerals Management
  • Chief of staff MMS Holly Hopkins

This group from Mineral Management is now in the process of assembling a report on the proposed Cape Wind project.

As an introduction, we made it clear that we were very unhappy that throughout the information gathering of the draft Environmental Impact Report and possible permitting of this process, no one has asked for input from the surrounding communities that would be directly affected by this project.

Right up front we explained that the characterization of the surrounding communities as wealthy ocean front homeowners who are concerned about their views is great PR for Cape Wind, but Continue reading continued…local officials visit m.m.s. in dc to discuss the wind project proposed for nantucket sound…

a huge industrial project that will affect our communities - and we are never invited to the table during environmental impact and permitting discussions ….

December 17, 2007 at 12:09 pm | In Save Our Sound, alternative energy, barnstable, barnstable town council, cape wind, craigville beach, windmill, yarmouth, yarmouthport | 1 Comment

Friday December 14th a group of local officials traveled to Washington to meet with Senator Kerry and the Department of the Interior officials to insist that our voices be heard as part of the latest environmental impact report being and permitting process underway with the Minerals Management Service…The trip was organized by Representative Demetrius Atsalis with the assistance of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound. The group included: 

  • Representative Demetrius Atsalis
  • Cheryl Andrews-Maltais Chairwomen-elect of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe
  • Chuck Green- Mashpee Selectmen and Historic – of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
  • Bill Morasco  - Yarmouth Selectman
  • Janet Joakim – Barnstable Town Council President
  • John O’Brien – Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
  • James Powell – Martha’s Vineyard Commission
  • Charles Vinick – Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound

This group represents the communities surrounding Nantucket Sound. Collectively we are frustrated with Continue reading a huge industrial project that will affect our communities - and we are never invited to the table during environmental impact and permitting discussions …….

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