Massachusetts state officials announced the state’s — as well as New England’s — largest offshore wind selection to date, a total of 2,678 megawatts of power from three projects: SouthCoast Wind, New England Wind 1, and Vineyard Wind 2.
Governor Maura Healey announced during a press conference on Friday that the Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies, MassCEC and the state’s Department of Energy Resources will be entering into negotiations with each project’s developers.
State officials anticipate the contracts will be filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities this winter.
The projects are also a joint effort with Rhode Island, which will be receiving 200 megawatts of power from the SouthCoast Wind project.
“Today we are proud to announce that, along with our partners in Rhode Island, we are taking an important step towards energy independence, cleaner air and transforming our economy. Simply put, we are going big,” Healey said Friday. “This selection is New England’s and Massachusetts’ largest offshore wind selection to date. We’ll power 1.4 million more Massachusetts homes with clean, renewable energy, create thousands of good, union jobs, and generate billions of dollars in economic activity. The world will look to New England for the future of clean energy.”
Once the projects are completed, Massachusetts will be receiving 1,087 megawatts of power from SouthCoast Wind, 791 megawatts of power from New England Wind, and 800 megawatts of power from Vineyard Wind 2. This represents 20 percent of Massachusetts’ electrical demands.
The projects’ lease areas are located in waters south of the Islands. SouthCoast Wind is located about 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and New England Wind is located around 20 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Vineyard Wind 2 is located around 29 miles south of Nantucket.
Healey will “ru the day” she signed these leases to destroy the natural beauty of our island, threaten our sea life, birds, ecosystems and our fishing industry. Once they all start exploding, no longer turn and are abandoned I hope the state saved some money to do the clean up that will be required. This is shortsighted and poorly planned just like EV’s that were going to save the planet. Very sad.
No she won’t. She will be long gone and the blame will be placed on others. She will sit comfortably in whatever upscale location she chooses. Stop acting like politicians care about us.
When will you care enough to give us the leadership we deserve?
We have have the leadership we voted for.
Some people believe that “green” and “renewable” energy is “free.”
The EVs that delivered “free” mileage were of course subsidized by taxpayers—mostly poorer taxpayers subsidizing the better off.
This is true of practically all “green” initiatives that have been subsidized by taxpayers, such as putting solar panels of the roof of your house. Of course, first you have to own a house.
It is also true of the “profits” enjoyed by “offshore” shareholders in Denmark.
US taxpayers pay the bill.
Eventually the whole scheme will cave in.
The actual bill for this short-sighted insanity will come due, possibly even in our lifetimes.
Katherine, you don’t have to own a house to use solar panels. You can live in a tent 🏕️ or a camper and still successfully use solar panels to run your electrical usage.
Tesla, arguably, created our modern car industry.
US taxpayers did NOT foot the bill. Check out this article below. One of my friends bought an early Tesla and paid $100k. It isn’t the cost to build one car. It was car buyers funding a new company. Looks like they were successful.
Do you own a Tesla? Have you taken a Tesla for a drive? If not, you’re missing out! They’re pretty fun to ride in!
https://www.britannica.com/money/Tesla-Motors
Most oil exploration is subsidized by tax payers. I never heard that green meant free.
what would be your flora/fauna and climate-concerned risk-free energy alternative ?
Please provide scientific data for both your statement above and your energy-alternative suggestion.
Oops! I can’t do math. Missed a couple of zeros.
If there are 3.5 million EVs saving an average $3,000 each per year on gasoline, then the oil industry is already losing about $10 billion per year in revenue. No wonder the oil industry hires people to lie on social media.
$10,500,000,000
(Somebody better check my math!)
Vote against the conservative oil industry.
For decades our natural beauty has been at the expense of thousands of our fellow citizens who have to endure pollution, acid rain and exposure to smog to produce the electricity you just used to write that comment.
Healey can be proud that she was on watch to see one of the greatest advancements for our society in decades.
I know I sound like a broken record here , so I apologize!
But the cumulative effect and magnitude of these approved projects needs to be considered.
If you only focus on only one species that may be affected, the NARW, then seriously, these leased sites could not be in a worse place. You can’t industrialize a habitat without consequences.
I’ve often used the metaphor of housing development. 1 house , a couple of deer get displaced, 20 houses and entire herd gets displaced.
The same goes here. 1 turbine, the whale moves on , 20,30,40,50….1000 , we now have displaced a species that was in recovery until 2011.
Where does that whale go? Same place a deer does , into the highway/road (shipping lanes in this case) and consequently gets hit.
The NARW species cannot afford more than 0.7 mortalities a year in order to recover.
OSW on this scale is an enormous step backwards in their recovery , and has a multitude of effects on other species.
Time will tell.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ySjcxcSKH3yZtgPZ6
Jason, however the greatest threat to whales for decades has been shipping and fishing. Why not try to effect change in those areas rather than point to turbines? These turbines are 1 mile apart. If we built houses 1 mile apart then basically we wouldn’t have cities just mostly wilderness. Your analogy doesn’t really hold up.
Chris- I’ve explained this to you before, the fishing industry in the country, more specifically the east coast, is the only maritime industry to make drastic changes to their practices to protect not only the NARW but other whales/non targeted species. All other marine industries continue to grow, including OSW.
As far as the analogy goes , a displaced whale getting hit by a ship , is no different than a displaced deer getting hit by a car.
Jason, the cumulative effect was considered.
It was determined that the NARW will be okay.
Mary – determined by who? The same agencies that approved the projects? Yes!
It’s like the fox telling you it’s ok for him to go into the chicken house!
Jason, if you are a broken record, then please, turn up the volume and keep it playing. Don’t give up, my old friend.
Should she be signing oil leases?
She should definitely be signing us up for a desalination plant. Maybe three desalination plants.
How much will they cost?
They cost about $300 million dollars.
If we lose our fresh water, it will sound like a bargain.
With so much controversy surrounding a pending environmental hazard from these oil laden turbines I do wonder if the media is being silenced in not reporting this?
The “oil laden” turbines as you call them use most of that oil for lubrication. After it’s worn then it’s removed, recycled and replaced.
Sounds perfect. However, the oil will leak or spill at some point, due to mechanical failure or human error, and wash up on our shores along with bits of broken turbine blades.
Just like oil production.
There is so much misinformation about the type and amount of lubricants used in wind turbines. A ferry vessel has more oils and lubricants than a wind turbine. Shall we ban the ferries too?
Mark, you seem very concerned about oil in the turbines but don’t seem to care if we burn 🔥 off natural gas all day, every day in the oil drilling process. You haven’t mentioned oil burning currently in a far off ocean. You haven’t mentioned anything about oil spills from ships or pipelines that kill animals and destroy habitat.
EVs are saving the planet. The oil industry is going nuts losing the oil revenue. The oil barons are losing about $3k per year for every single EV on the road. With 3.5 million EVs in the US, that’s about $10 million per year the oil industry is losing in revenue.
Why do you think the oil barons keep putting out lies about windmills? “The windmills are ruining the view!” No they’re not. Let’s put some of those windmills right here on the island.
Taxi 🚕 drivers are buying EVs so fast you can’t believe it. Taxi drivers using EVs are probably saving $10k per year in gasoline costs. Taxi drivers are probably saving another $2k per year in maintenance costs. Every single year.
Car repair shop owners are going to go out of business. Jiffy Lube is going to go the way of Blockbuster.
Why do they keep calling it Clean energy? when we know it’s not. If you look up the overall lifecycle of these windmills it’s definitely not clean energy. Why are they not publishing The rates were gonna be charged for this clean energy? We would have much lower rates and very clean if they allowed, a natural gas pipeline through the Western part of the state which they’ve been trying to do for years.
Natural gas is not in anyway “clean”. Burning it releases half the pollutants of oil but the extraction of natural gas releases pollutants. Then there’s the entire infrastructure of the oil/gas industry that send pipelines hundreds or thousands of miles through wilderness all over the world. Then it’s burned to produce electricity releasing pollutants. Turbines spin and send power to the grid. Wind power is so much lower impact (of course there’s some) than fossil fuels it’s not even compatible to compare it. If you want a perfect way to magically produce electricity for millions of Bay State residents then I’ll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge as well.
Chris, solar power comes pretty close to
“magically perfect electricity.”
Bob– I have posted this before. This analysis is not from a
left wing environmental organization.
I will put up one of the conclusions.
“More specifically, they figure that wind turbines average just 11 grams of CO2 emission per kilowatthour of electricity generated. That compares with 44 g/kwh for solar, 450 g for natural gas, and a whopping 1,000 g for coal. ”
Now, read the whole article and quit asking easily answered questions that you
don’t want to know the answers to.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2021/04/28/how-green-is-wind-power-really-a-new-report-tallies-up-the-carbon-cost-of-renewables/
Note that in the overall analyst they are calculating 17 % of the
carbon footprint is from cement for the foundations.
These off shore towers have no cement
None–
And just in case you don’t want to read the report at least read this;
“amortizing the carbon cost over the decades-long lifespan of the equipment, Bernstein determined that wind power has a carbon footprint 99% less than coal-fired power plants, 98% less than natural gas, and a surprise 75% less than solar. ”
It may not be “clean” but it’s a whole lot cleaner than other options.
The horse and carriage thinkers still exist supported by the well-funded misinformation campaigns of the fossil fuel industries.
Bob, here’s an answer for what the rates we’re going to be charged for clean energy: seriously, take my advice and buy a whole-house solar system. For thirteen thousand dollars you can buy a total house system, including batteries. It will last you the rest of your life. Divide $13k by how many years people live on average, and see how much your electricity costs you per year or month. It’s nearly FREE.
Solar power isn’t yet efficient enough to power a house unless you put it on a lot of land. Simple rooftop panels won’t cut it.
Actually, Chris, solar is most definitely efficient enough, right now, and it requires less than 900 square feet (only 20×45 feet!), to provide for all the needs of a family, including 2 all-electric cars. 100% solar power!
I want to prove it, so I just got 48 PV panels @ 400w (a 19K PV system), plus two 12-kW inverters, plus a 60-kWh battery system, plus all the required racks, wires, connectors etc. All of it cost only $44,000, with free shipping, from ShopSolarKits.com
This will be enough to keep me energy-selfsufficient even through more than a bleak winter week of no sunshine.
Everything arrived in perfect condition. The panels, totalling less than 900 square feet, will be mounted on 2 arbors, a chicken coop, and on a small part of my roof.
This system will provide all my heating, cooling and all my normal appliances, tools, and also for 2 LEAF all-electric cars.
I will save money from year one, because, by not needing to pay for propane, electricity or gasoline, I will save more money than the cost of the loan that I need to pay for the materials and the installations. Check it out on:
https://www.solvivagreenlight.com/post/recipe-for-energy-self-sufficiency
Wow, Anna! That’s impressive!
So happy 😁 for you!
Chris, you are perhaps unaware how
many people have homes completely
powered by solar panels on their roof.
May I suggest you check out:
https://signaturesolar.com/complete-off-grid-solar-kit-6000xp-8000w-pv-input-6000w-output-48v-120-240v-split-phase-6400-watts-of-solar-pv-kit-e0008/
Or:
https://shopsolarkits.com/products/complete-all-in-one-solar-kit-ogk-pro?currency=USD&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=019e24f2cb6b&nbt=nb%3Aadwords%3Ax%3A21047604192%3A%3A&nb_adtype=pla&nb_kwd=&nb_ti=&nb_mi=127247424&nb_pc=online&nb_pi=shopify_US_6634950557836_41720333369484&nb_ppi=&nb_placement=&nb_li_ms=&nb_lp_ms=&nb_fii=&nb_ap=&nb_mt=&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=21047604192&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAC6gkEX8JrwvzF9k-WMR-Wh2EobBj&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrJqti_m1iAMVOC2tBh1YggEVEAQYASABEgKOUfD_BwE
And if a person doesn’t have enough
roof area for all the panels, some can
be on the roof and some on the
ground.
Panels could also be installed on
simple wood racks and park your car
underneath. Or a lawnmower.
Vertical bifacial panels have good
efficiency in a small space.
Not true Chris. We recently completed a 100% electric house powered by Solar panels on the roof. Their excess electricity helps power the house next door. We also installed a Tesla battery bank for backup power (where most people use a propane-powered generator). This house runs itself, completely. It will be fully paid for in 10 years. More independent solar installations are a very significant solution on a very large scale and for the independent homeowner.
What powers your heat?
It seems to me that commenters here confuse the issue of powering a home off the energy grid, with backup generator or battery power supply, and supplying energy to a grid that needs magnitudes more constant reliable energy.
At the level of a single home, batteries can supply needed backup. Not so at the level of the national grid.
At the level of a national grid, intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar require ever=increasing amounts of fossil fuels to ensure the base load. Physics bats last.
Even at the level of the single family residence, these Polyannas seem never to have heard of EROEI. There is, simply, no “free” energy. All of the freeloaders are being subsidized, by cash and by blood.
EVs are not going to save the world.
Actually, the market for EVs seems to be cratering.
Reliance on intermittent, diffuse energy sources is actually counterproductive:
“Renewables such as wind and solar are intermittent and largely unpredictable energy sources, with rapid swings in output from one minute to the next. This creates major challenges for operators of the nation’s electricity grid, because supply must equal demand, and the supply “curve” in a given area never tracks the output from intermittent renewable sources. . . .
If environmentalists were serious about eliminating carbon emissions from the electricity grid, they would be pushing for a massive expansion in nuclear power, so that demand is satisfied as much as possible from nuclear baseload generation. Instead, in their rush to deploy solar and wind, they are diminishing the rationale for baseload generation, thereby making grid management all about stabilizing the intermittency of solar and wind, rather than assuring reliance on the most dependable, efficient, and least carbon-intensive sources.”
I urge all energy nerds to read the whole article,
“Why Climate Activists’ Push for Renewable Energy May Backfire
Mario Loyola | February 02, 2024”
here:
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/02/is-renewable-energy-actually-making-us-rely-more-fossil-fuels/
Ms.Scott, I did not think you would post the above. Excellent letter and I misjudged you.
Nonsense. Every watt produced by solar is a watt not produced by hydrocarbons.
Actually, the market for EVs continues to increase.
Fully-electric vehicles (BEVs) had 8.0% market share in Q2 2024.
U.S. electric vehicle sales in Q2 2024 totaled 330,463 (up 22.9% from Q1 2024, and up 11.3% year-over-year) https://caredge.com/guides/electric-vehicle-market-share-and-sales
Batteries.
Katherine– I have heard about many wars . IE, “blood”
in order to keep the supply of oil flowing.
You can stretch it some and say that people die mining rare earth
metals, but I have never hear of a war, or any kind
of military action over wind farms.
Now, of course, we live in different realities, and have different
sources of information. So, could you please enlighten me to the
wars, riots, names of nations destabilized, dictators coming to power, massive
environmental disasters ( real– not predicted or imagined) and any other
examples of the shedding of (presumably human ) blood over wind farms.
I try to stay informed, but apparently I have been snookered by the
media I listen to and watch, and apparently they are covering up all
the wars and ensuing bloodshed that is going on over wind power.
The inflation reduction act (IRA) has made it so OSW leases are only possible if 60 million acres are offered/leased to oil and gas exploration in a previous year to an OSW lease being issued.
Therefore, the need/want for these OSW projects only further feeds the oil industry.
It’s a fluffy feel good story in one place and not so much in another place, just as it is with mining for minerals for batteries or giant burial grounds in the Midwest for turbine blades.
OSW is just as destructive as all other forms of energy production. Carbon footprint of exploration, construction, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and it’s massive need for fossil fuels throughout all those processes.
Some negatives I encourage people to research: Mono pile driving noise, Mono pile turbidity, EMFs , Open loop cooling systems, sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) , Blade Failures, incidental take permits for each site…
Humans are the problem, everyone needs to stop kidding themselves.
This solves nothing.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6rNps56ae6Vxg8yq6
jason- We have covered a lot of issues with the OSW .
You mention sf6 — you make it sound like something
unique to the osw industry. So let me address this newest “red herring”
For those who don’t know, sf6 is a very stable gas that is used in
EVERY high voltage electrical circuit breaker in the
country and most of the world.
So, let me be clear, when electricity is produced
by coal, oil, gas, solar, wood, hydro, nuclear of any other
thing we humans come up with, sf6 is involved. It is not unique
to wind power.
Why do you bring it up, Jason?
You know that very few people
know anything about this gas.
Worldwide , 80 % of it is used by the electrical industry.
it is used in medical procedures, semiconductor manufacturing
the casting of magnesium and many other applications.
Because it is stable, it is used as a “tracer” to monitor the efficiency
of ventilation systems. The epa used it on us route 101 in
California to study how air flows impacted nearby communities.
It was released into London’s “tube” in 2007 to simulate
how a terrorist attack with gas would move around the subways.
So, Jason, I’m sure you know, but I will address others here as to why this
is an issue to opponents of OSW. It’s because it is a very potent greenhouse
gas–not an issue to the climate deniers of course, but for those of us who
are concerned and believe in that stuff, it is a point of fear.
That’s it– fear mongering with a red herring.
Stick to the “takes” and the noise, Jason– They are valid points.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_hexafluoride
Don – I bring it up because it is widely used in the OSW industry and it’s 25,000 times worse than C02 and lasts in the atmosphere for 3,500 years and cannot be absorbed like C02 , it’s synthetic. Yes , it’s used in other industries too , the same industries that aren’t green.
Enough is leaked from wind turbines annually to equal 100 million cars when compared if it were C02.
The EPA requested that OSW use an alternative gas for their switch gear and they half heartily agreed in the beginning, then they realized the expense was too great , so they are in fact using it now.
Once again cumulative effect here More turbines , more gas , more leakage.
https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/464650/wind-and-power-seek-to-clean-up-act-on-dangerous-greenhouse-gas-sf6/
Jason–Open loop cooling systems :
I know that some people have claimed that millions
of gallons of water are used to cool the components of the
turbines. I have even been told specifics– like water goes in at
a given temperature and is then discharged into the ocean
at 95 degrees. Millions of gallons a day.
BUTTTTTT,,,
the turbines used by the Halide-x wind turbines are air cooled.
Those are the turbines on top of those
poles we can see from the Vineyard. No water involved
Yes, open loop cooling systems do exist–they are what is used
on most power generating plants, and that accounts for why many
of them are near a large body of water. But they are not on VW 1 .
https://balticwind.eu/technology-from-sweden-will-cool-the-haliade-x-turbine/
Perhaps this is bad though, because these air cooled systems
were developed and are produced by Swedish “foreigners”. –Xenophobes take notice.
But maybe it’s good because the turbines themselves are produced by
GE– a U.S. company based in Boston,Ma.
It’s so difficult to figure out….
Thanks for encouraging people to research.
I agree with you once again– people shouldn’t just spout off
about things they know nothing about and call it
factual just because they can.
Don- the turbines themselves may be air cooled but the substations are not.
The open loop cooling systems are heat exchanged by using sea water. The sea water cools an enclosed coolant and dumps back over after removing the necessary heat, just like air that passes through your car radiator.
If the seawater flow is slightly compromised by growth on the intake pipe walls, then it cannot cool the internal coolant as well , therefore it needs to be chlorinated to kill off growth. Problem is that chlorinated water is discharged back into the ocean at 95°
Yes , I encourage people to research and develop an educated opinion, rather than spout off.
Ok Jason– I’m all for a complete ban on sf6 in electrical switches.
since part of the discussion is cost, it would be unfair
to just say osw can’t use it, and others can.
I’m all for banning it in electrical applications.
ALL electrical applications– let’s keep the playing field
level.
Jason, really like that you’re encouraging people to research topics rather than repeat Trump’s fear-mongering. That Fear-based thinking is so tiresome.
Keep researching!
Mary- Yes , research, question everything and develop a somewhat educated opinion. I say “somewhat” because, yes there’s misinformation and fear mongering and in all fairness it’s coming from both sides.
I’m not an orange man fan , it bothers me at times that people think I am because I’m not Pro Wind, I’m also not a climate denier.
I do however, feel that the “climate crisis” term is used far to often as a way to profit from it.
Fear sells and business on both sides are doing well!
Jason, I would earnestly like to understand why you are not pro-wind. I’ve read your comments, but I still don’t have a clear picture why you’re against the windmills.
You mean like nuclear plants?
And some coal plants?
Albert, thank you for giving us the facts.
Jason, it would be interesting to hear what you think is the misinformation from the liberal camp. Care to share?
Katherine, you may not be aware that California has committed to using huge battery banks to store electricity. California will not be relying on fossil fuels as a backup. If California can do it, so can we.
Of vehicles sold in America in Q2 2024, 330,463 were fully-electric, according to data from Kelley Blue Book. Looks like Americans love ❤️ their electric cars. Taxi drivers are moving over to electric cars and abandoning gasoline cars.
Katherine, you brought up an excellent question regarding the fluctuations of electricity, easily solved by a storage tank (battery) to smooth it out. If electricity needs finer control (for electronics perhaps) than one can install transformers to make it just right.
Nuclear power may be better than it was earlier but the danger from problems makes it a hard NO! (Fukushima, Chernobyl, Idaho Falls, and Three-Mile Island). And let’s not forget about our thug Putin who is using Zaporizhzhia power plant as a spoil of war.
How about these:
Nuclear submarine accidents include the K-19 (1961), K-11 (1965), K-27 (1968), K-140 (1968), K-429 (1970), K-222 (1980), and K-431 (1985) accidents.
Serious radiation incidents/accidents include the Kyshtym disaster, the Windscale fire, the radiotherapy accident in Costa Rica, the radiotherapy accident in Zaragoza, the radiation accident in Morocco, the Goiania accident, the radiation accident in Mexico City, the Samut Prakan radiation accident, and the Mayapuri radiological accident in India.
We still need every idea and different approaches of renewable energy. Windmills use different components than solar panels or batteries. We need different types of energy storage.
Best option right now, solar on every roof and exit the grid.
Mary,
Do you really believe that we hurt the oil companies by $10.5 billion dollars, where do you think most of our electricity comes from, do you think burning coal and other methods that pollute the environment to give us electricity isn’t owned by the oil companies?
John, what I was trying to convey is that the oil industry is fighting to stay alive (maybe failed at that attempt?). The fossil fuel industry isn’t down and out yet, but a loss of $10 billion per year is a lot of money, right? Still just a drop in the bucket if you consider the oil industry revenue each year approaches $2 trillion. Which is why we are going to be able to afford desalination plants. We need to move quickly to build desalination plants here and along all US coast lines.
Say yes to electric cars.
Say No to conservative politics.
Say YES to solar panels on every roof.
Don- I forgot to add the link.
https://mobidrive.com/sharelink/p/5KJvyLsXSgpWdKMavBkco5617SbkFrnRj0qC5mSVB75i
Thanks Jason– I didn’t read the whole thing , but I did go to
3.1 and read about open loop cooling systems.
They are used all the over the world for all manner of electrical
generation plants.
They are the same concept that cools the engines on all
outboard motors, including yours, and every other fishing,
recreational or commercial boat that has an ICE.
Do you know the temperature of the discharge water from you boat?
Do you know the temperature of the discharge water from the ferry ?
Do you know if the ferry discharges more or less heat on an annual
basis than the substations associated with VW 1 ?
Does the ferry chlorinate its water ?
How about the Sagamore plant ?
How about a cruise ship, or an aircraft carrier ?
It all has to be into perspective.
I can’t find the actual numbers of btu’s discharged
from an electrical transfer station regardless of
how the electricity is produced vs a cruise ship,
but I’m gonna speculate and say that a cruise ship discharges more.
And I’m also gonna speculate that cruise ships use chlorine
in their systems for the same reason the osw industry does.
I can’t remember anyone ever talking about that when a cruise ship anchors
off of OB or Edgartown. Is there some sort of difference between the
heat from a fishing boat or a cruise ship or the Sagamore oil and gas powered
electrical generating plant than osw transfer stations ?
Sagamore has a transfer station– any idea how they cool it ?
Just a coincidence that plant is right next to the water, I guess.
Don- the point I’m trying to convey, is that this OSW picture isn’t as Rosie as we’re led to believe, it has a multitude of the same negatives that other sources of energy production has.
At what point do the cons out weigh the pros or visa versa ? That’s why I’m encouraging everyone to research.
If we hide behind the negatives and pretend
they’re not there , then we’re just lying to ourselves.
This country is down to 483 oil rigs, leasing 60 million acres to big oil in order to offer new OSW leases is a giant step backwards in my opinion.
Doesn’t make the green new deal so green, unless of course, we’re talking about the color of money.
OSW is a profit based energy industry, just like the others. But shouldn’t they , in the name of being “green” eliminate the use of sf6 and use the more expensive safer alternative gas? If it’s about saving the planet, then NO expense should be spared, or is profitablity more important?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7K3FUTHz31av5oEK6
Jason– Your screenshot of an article about oil rigs is interesting.
First, it leads people to believe oil production is declining.
In fact, it is at the highest level it has ever been at, by significant margins.
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&s=mcrfpus2&f=m
trump followers often think the Biden administration is restricting oil production.
The few paragraphs you site are misleading, if not an outright
lie. You seem to have found something that fits your
narrative and stopped right there. It is misleading at best.
You often say that the lobster slaughtering industry in U.S waters
tries their best to keep whales safe. It doesn’t — the technology exists to
completely remove every line attached to every lobster pot.
https://conservationx.com/project/id/225/lobsterlift
But– it’s expensive. I’ll give you personal credit and I think you
care more about the whales than most lobstermen.
So should I say to you that you and only you should
put yourself at a financial disadvantage and get the more
expensive traps ? Explain it to the tourist that they should pay
a few dollars extra for your lobsters because you are saving the whales.
You would be out of business in a year.
But if the entire industry changed, then it would just be more expensive
for the end consumer. If it’s about saving the whales, then NO expense should
be spared, or is profitability more important?
Just look at the comments here from people whining that OSW is
more expensive– it is not of course.
The only reason these windmills are
going up now is because they
have hit the competitive price point.
Bad enough that the government subsidizes the oil industry
at substantially higher rates than wind power, and allows
ICE’s to use the atmosphere we all breath as their toilet.
It’s disingenuous, Jason, to argue that the coal and
oil burners should be able to use less environmentally friendly
but cheaper
materials and techniques because they obviously don’t give
a rat’s ass about the environment anyway.
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