"Patrick, rivals clash over Cape wind farm; In debate, Baker calls plan a sweetheart deal" by Beth Daley, Globe Staff | August 17, 2010
Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker came out swinging at Governor Deval Patrick yesterday afternoon in a debate on clean energy, calling the proposed Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound “a sweetheart deal’’ among the state, Cape Wind, and the utility National Grid that is purchasing half of its power.
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At least you know who you are cleaning up after, ratepayers.
Patrick’s two other challengers also criticized his handling of the project he vigorously supports.
Green-Rainbow Party candidate Jill Stein faulted what she called his administration’s lack of transparency in overseeing Cape Wind’s power contract and said the governor has taken campaign contributions from executives of companies associated with the proposed 130-turbine wind farm....
But it made Obama look good to the world on global warming.
A clearly perturbed Patrick pushed back at Baker’s assertion that the contract was not competitively bid and was negotiated in secret, with consumers in the dark about the profits Cape Wind’s developers will get....
He told Stein he was not influenced by campaign donations and came to his own conclusion about Cape Wind because it is in the best interests of the Commonwealth.
Lying never helps.
“In the case of price, it will add a buck and a quarter to our monthly ratepayer bills,’’ he said.
Then you won't mind paying it for them, right?
The exchanges over the wind farm made for a rousing — and, at times, humorous — first debate of the campaign season among all four candidates. All but Stein had previously met in a live radio debate, and Stein, Patrick, and Cahill participated in an environmental issues forum earlier this summer....
The price of the electricity from the nation’s first proposed offshore wind farm — at 18.7 cents per kilowatt hour, it would cost significantly more than traditional energy — has emerged as a major campaign issue. The state Department of Public Utilities is reviewing the National Grid-Cape Wind contract to see whether it is fair for ratepayers.
A decision is expected in mid-November, after the election....
At one point yesterday, a panelist asked Patrick whether the Cape Wind project was being rushed, as many opponents contend. Patrick chuckled at the notion that a project that has been debated for almost a decade could be called hasty.
“It’s amazing, only in Massachusetts would a project that has taken 10 years [to be approved] be seen as rushed,’’ he said, drawing laughter from the audience....
If it's not needed or wanted, yeah.
What part of democracy and home rule do you not undertstand, guv?
The debate swung from broad policies to personal behavior, with the candidates revealing what car they drive. Stein, who drives a
In a nod to Baker’s comment earlier in the campaign that he was “not smart enough’’ to know whether humans were contributing to climate change, candidates were asked how much people contribute to global warming....
“Partially, but not all of it,’’ said Baker, finally acknowledging the scientific consensus that manmade greenhouse gas emissions are warming the earth and causing more extreme weather.
This is SUCH BULLSHIT and LIES it REALLY MAKES ME ANGRY!!!!!!!
“Virtually all of it,’’ said Stein.
Sorry, the SCIENTISTS LIED because they wanted to KEEP their AGENDA-PUSHING GOVERNMENT GRANTS!!
"Baker to skip groups’ forum on environment; Schedule cited but absence called risky" by Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | June 21, 2010
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Charles D. Baker, who opposes Cape Wind and has sidestepped concerns about global warming, is skipping a candidate forum on environmental issues, according to leaders of a Massachusetts coalition of conservation and environmental groups....
Sorry, Globe, but this is NOT what the ELECTION is going to be about!
NONE of the ISSUES you are PUSHING is!
Baker is not the only candidate who won’t be at the forum.
Independent Timothy P. Cahill is committed to traveling to California for several fund-raisers at the time of the event, according to his spokeswoman, Amy Birmingham. She said Cahill is still working out his positions on global warming...
Attending the forum will be Governor Deval Patrick and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, both of whom embrace most of the environmental lobby’s agenda, including support for Cape Wind and proposals to deal with global warming....
Tell Mother Nature, will you?
South America is suffering through a RECORD WINTER and NOT A WORD ABOUT IT in the agenda-pushing, fart-misting Globe!
Baker’s decision to avoid the forum could create friction with a constituency that includes moderate and conservative Republicans and independents, who have made up a critical voting bloc in the coalitions that successful GOP gubernatorial candidates in Massachusetts have used to win elections....
Look at the Globe GASPING for AIR!
It's a different time, Globe!
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I'm sorry, but global warming is the last thing on anyone's mind these days.
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Yeah.
"Candidates vary on global warmingKey issues debated at gubernatorial forum" by Michael Levenson, Globe Staff | June 30, 2010
Three candidates for governor expressed sharp differences last night over global warming, the Cape Wind project, and the cleanliness of the state’s parks at a gubernatorial forum dedicated to environmental issues.
I never go in them. Too much dog shit on the grounds.
Governor Deval Patrick, a Democrat, highlighted his backing of Cape Wind and his support for a greenhouse gas reduction initiative with neighboring states, while defending his cuts in environmental programs and some tax incentives his administration has provided to so-called green technology companies, which have been sharply criticized by his opponents.
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Green-Rainbow candidate Jill Stein repeatedly challenged Patrick from the left, saying he was merely defending “business as usual’’ on the environment. She vowed to take a much more aggressive approach in promoting more wind farms and banning potentially toxic substances that she said are leading to chronic diseases and higher health care costs.
State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill, an independent, said that as a “market-driven politician,’’ he could only promise environmentalists a “seat at the table’’ but nothing more until the economy improves.
“I don’t believe I’ll be able to compete for your affections with Governor Patrick and Dr. Stein,’’ he told the audience of about 200 at Boston’s Old South Meeting House.
The fourth candidate in the race, Republican Charles D. Baker, skipped the forum, saying it conflicted with a previously scheduled campaign fund-raiser. He sent in his place House minority leader Bradley H. Jones Jr., who sought to clarify Baker’s position on global warning and to dispel the perception that Republicans do not care about the environment.
“For Massachusetts Republicans, that couldn’t be further from the truth,’’ he said....
Right! EVERYONE CARES about CLEAN WATER, AIR, and LAND!
But NOT EVERYONE SWEARS upon the ALTAR of ENVIRO-CULTISTS and the AGENDA-PUSHING LIES!
Cape Wind, which plans to build about 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, was a major focus. Patrick said the project would promote renewable energy while costing consumers on average an additional $1.59 a month in electricity costs....
He said a buck-and-a-quarter. That's more than a buck-and-a-half!
The candidates also laid out different views on global warming.
The Globe's LITMUS TEST!
Asked about Baker’s skeptical statements in the past about global warming, Jones said that Baker told him that he lacks the technical background to make a judgment about the issue and “is not going to get caught up in the scientific debate’’ about it....
That is because there IS NO DEBATE after the BRUTALLY-COLD WINTERS!
Patrick criticized his opponents for not declaring strongly that global warming is a serious problem....
But Stein said Patrick was not dealing with the issue forcefully enough, saying Massachusetts needs to shift much of the $1.7 billion it spends on tax incentives for businesses to boost environmental programs in low-income communities.
So MONEY-LOSING GREEN-TECH can PAY EXECUTIVES MILLIONS!
Patrick defended his administration’s tax incentives for
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Patrick said the company originally had 200 jobs and promised to create 250 to 300 more, but instead created 900 jobs and then shipped 150 overseas. “Well, guess what?’’ the governor said. “We’re 700 jobs ahead! That’s good news.’’
He is really a piece of work, folks.
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Now bend over, taxpayers.
Patrick, addressing complaints about the cleanliness of state parks, apologized and said the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s budget had been slashed by 30 percent during the fiscal crisis “and it shows.’’
“I get the importance of state parks and public beaches,’’ said Patrick. “This is where working people go for vacation . . . and we will invest.’’
With what?
All our tax loot is going to banks, profitable Hollywood, money-losing green- and bio-tech, and for generous public servant pensions, perks, and health plans.
Update: SJC ruling gives Cape Wind project green light to build
