Sunday, December 16, 2012

We have a voice they say, and we will use it ~ But will they listen?

 BP successfully bypassed the community at large ~ by using conflicted Municipal Officers as a means to facilitate the development of their project. Through the democratic process our community was able to eliminate the conflicted officials, thus removing BP’s influence/control over the approval process for their wind project.

August 4, 2011, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed The Power NY Act of 2011;   with the stroke of a pen our constitutional rights were usurped.

Our right to choose what we want for our community was stripped away, replaced by a one stop shopping approval process for power plants. As a result of this legislation BP is once again attempting to bypass our community, by pursuing their project through the Article 10 process.



 On the historic occasion, when Article 10, was being signed into law Carol Murphy, Executive Director of Alliance for Clean Energy, was on hand to give Governor Cuomo a pat on the back.



     
This is what Murphy had to say ~ 

Carol Murphy comments:

7:40 minutes into video

Today I commend … the gov for signing a bill that reinvigorates the energy industry “...while ensuring robust safeguards for our environment.”

"Gov Cuomo has repeatedly emphasized that investment in new power production must uphold New York's strong environmental protections.” “By providing resources to the communities to have a voice in the siting process and a clear timely path for decision making. The power NY Act recognizes the importance of involving all stakeholders in decisions about new power plant facilities; further this law will allow NY to become a leader in clean energy production and green jobs."


 Murphy said that Article 10 ensures Robust safeguards for our environment, and strong environmental protections. These are things that our updated zoning law will ensure for our community upholding Cape Vincent's strong environmental protections.
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The Governor's comments  suggest that small towns will have a fair process.  
We have a voice they say, and we will use it ~   But will they listen?  



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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Please learn from the mistakes of others who followed the same path promoted by Murphy. In Scotland their is now a political and social revolution against industrial wind turbines. The government is not able to resist it any longer because it is now becoming evident that they wasted money on a failed technology scam which has done nothing more that drive up energy prices and screw up the delivery systems.

New York State and Cape Vincent.

DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE.

Anonymous said...

Robust safeguards and strong environmental protections are what Cape's zoning law is all about. How can Murphy NOT support Cape's right to choose?

Look, there is an easy way to site wind power projects in New York. Forget about whether an area has a good wind resource. It's about tax credits, a few jobs and money for a very small minority, so just put these projects in towns that say, "Come on down!"

We read about those communities who encourage wind development, who believe it will be an economic boon to their town. These are the towns where industrial wind projects should be sited. Those towns, like Cape Vincent, where elected officials and the majority of the community are adamantly opposed to wind should be out-of-bounds, off-the-table, and left along.

The formula is simple -- if you don't want them, you don't get them!

Anonymous said...

How have so many seemingly intelligent people become involved with and supportive of that bird-killing, rent-seeking, horizon-ruining boondoggle known as Big Wind.

Is it something in the water? Or mass hypnosis?