"Agency report helps bolster Cape Wind; Finds project would not harm local environment" by Bina Venkataraman and Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff | January 17, 2009
.... There are signs the protracted political struggle that has slowed Cape Wind will continue. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, a longtime opponent of the project, issued a statement saying he did not believe the favorable review of Cape Wind would stand....
Over the past several years, former governor Mitt Romney and US Representative William D. Delahunt have worked against the project, and Kennedy was criticized for driving behind-the-scenes efforts to kill it.
While most expect President-elect Barack Obama, who has said clean energy and climate change will be top priorities of his administration, to embrace Cape Wind, the issue could be sensitive politically. Obama is a close ally of Governor Deval Patrick, who has been an outspoken supporter of Cape Wind and said yesterday he would work with the new administration on the project.
But Obama is also beholden to Kennedy, whose endorsement of Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary was viewed as a game-changer.
"The importance of the Cape Wind project is that it has gone through such an exhaustive review process," said Nathanael Greene, director of renewable energy policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council, which supports the wind farm. "If it fails now, it's not going to fail because of real environmental problems, but because of back-door political shenanigans, and that will be a real unfortunate sign of our country's commitment to clean energy."
So where is the HAMMERING of the LIBERAL LION, enviro-freak?
I mean, if the guy were a Republican, well, we'd never hear the end of it (like with Romney)!
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And not only is the fat-assed f*** blocking the "green, clean" energy we supposedly need (all about CARBON TAXES on YOU, readers), but he's ponying up citizens for "service" (so the government can continue to fund only banks, war-looters, corporations, and Israel).
"Kennedy files national service bill
WASHINGTON - Senator Edward M. Kennedy, ailing from a brain tumor but determined to pass a series of pet legislative priorities, formally introduced a major national service bill yesterday, asking Congress to fund programs to draw another 175,000 Americans of all ages into volunteer programs.
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Kiss your children good-bye when they go to serve in Obama's Wars, Amurkn parents. Please tell them you love them.
The measure, co-written with Kennedy's longtime friend and colleague, Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, is meant to encourage national service on healthcare, education, energy, and the environment. Building on the existing "AmeriCorps" program, the new plan would ask 175,000 Americans to devote a year of service, bringing the total number of participants to 250,000 Americans.
Further, the bill - expected to cost $5 billion over five years - would establish a network of venture capital funds for the nonprofit sector, helping the typically low-budget operations recruit workers. The Peace Corps would be expanded, along with the existing "Volunteers for Prosperity," a program that allows professionals who cannot commit to two-year Peace Corps missions to do shorter-term work in developing nations....
Yeah, the ONLY ONES who CAN'T GET FUNDS happen to be YOU, American taxpayers and homeowners!!!! But you are going to be PAID to "VOLUNTEER" to ADVANCE the GLOBALIST AGENDA!!!
The plan is aimed at encouraging volunteerism, from kindergarten-aged children to retirees. Employers would be eligible for tax breaks if they allow employees to take paid time off for full-time national service, while retirees would be eligible for "Encore Fellowships" subsidizing public service work.
Kennedy and Hatch, who have been working on the plan over the past year, during Kennedy's illness, hope that President-elect Barack Obama's focus on national service will help ease passage of the new program on Capitol Hill, despite worries about the budget deficit.
"President-Elect Obama has called on Americans to serve, and they've already shown they're ready to answer the call, with hundreds of thousands signing up to volunteer on Martin Luther King Day of Service. Our legislation will make it possible for many more Americans to continue to serve - to devote a year or longer to contribute to their country and their community," Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, said in a statement.
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Obama and his 2008 presidential campaign rival, Arizona Republican Senator John McCain, both committed their support to the idea last September, when they made a joint appearance at a national service event in New York City.
How is that for CHANGE, America?
I thought you wanted OUT of these damnable occupations?
