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Texas Tells Cape Wind "You're Not First Yet"
longacre writes "Cape Wind is making headlines for being the first offshore wind farm to earn federal approval, but it still has plenty of legal hoops to jump through before groundbreaking. Texas, on the other hand, requires no review — state, federal, or otherwise — to build wind farms off its shore. Texas energy expert and Popular Mechanics senior editor Jennifer Bogo talks to Texan energy leaders who are confident they will beat Cape Wind to the punch for the distinction of having the first functional US offshore wind farm. 'I was about to write a press release to congratulate Cape Wind for getting their approval,' says Jim Suydam, press secretary of the Texas General Land Office, 'and let them know when they're done jumping through hoops up there they can come build off the Texas Coast.' Despite its reputation as an oil-addicted, non-environmentally-friendly, conservative state, Texas's existing land-based wind farms actually produce four times more electricity than California's."
There is a picture of a mechanical engineer working on renewables which will cause some Slashdot readers suddenly to want a career change.
From scarped cliff or quarried stone she cries "A thousand types are gone, I care for nothing, no not one."
they do ... kill sheep, the noise keeps them awake until they die.
That is not true. It is true, however, that you can not let sheep stay out in the rain, as they will stare up into the sky and drown when the water fills their open mouths.
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THAT'S HOW THE SHEEP DIE!!! They walk out into the ocean to look at the windmills and drown! It's so obvious!
OMG! People doing things without permission! Unregulated activity!
Oh. Wait. It's "Green". That makes it ok. Only climate denialists ever oppose anything Green. But does Texas subsidize these wind farms? If not they are still evil. It's Texas,after all. We have to find something evil in everything they do.
I know. I bet Texas wind farms kill birds (California ones don't, of course: they are properly regulated).
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I think the OP is the lament of a broken hearted sheep shagger.
putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
Wouldn't that make it stellar in stead of solar? Unless the sun have gone nova since I last checked *looks out of the window* No, it is still shining. So if it has gone nova, it is less then 8 minutes ago.
(mutter mutter mutter) damn pedants (mutter mutter mutter) ruining a good post (mutter mutter mutter)
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Texans don't give a shit about endangered animals
That's not necessarily true. It really depends on how they taste when thrown on the grill with a nice, spicy, Serrano infused barbecue sauce and dressed with some fresh cilantro.
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