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Support America's first offshore wind farm
Target: U.S. SenateSponsored by: Care2
Several U.S. Senators, led by Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), are trying to block plans for "Cape Wind," the nation's first offshore wind farm in Cape Cod, MA. The wind farm would create jobs and meet 75% of the electricity needs of Cape Cod and surrounding islands, helping to reduce fossil fuel consumption and cut global warming pollution from power plants.
But despite the huge potential benefits, Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) backs a bill that would effectively halt the proposed construction. The 130-turbine, 24-square-mile cluster of windmills would be about 8 miles from Kennedy's home in Hyannis Port.
Ted Kennedy and other rich homeowners just don't want their view spoiled.
The Cape Wind project has been undergoing stringent environmental reviews for five years now; experts estimate there would be very little if any negative impact under water for marine life.
As record oil prices turn attention to the need for renewable fuels, momentum is building in Congress to buck Senator Edward M. Kennedy's bid to block the proposed Cape Cod wind energy project. Speak up! Sign this petition and let your representatives know that you want renewable energy!
But despite the huge potential benefits, Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) backs a bill that would effectively halt the proposed construction. The 130-turbine, 24-square-mile cluster of windmills would be about 8 miles from Kennedy's home in Hyannis Port.
Ted Kennedy and other rich homeowners just don't want their view spoiled.
The Cape Wind project has been undergoing stringent environmental reviews for five years now; experts estimate there would be very little if any negative impact under water for marine life.
As record oil prices turn attention to the need for renewable fuels, momentum is building in Congress to buck Senator Edward M. Kennedy's bid to block the proposed Cape Cod wind energy project. Speak up! Sign this petition and let your representatives know that you want renewable energy!
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# 14,650:
8:18 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Alyssa Eisenstein, Illinois
# 14,649:
7:55 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Tassa Rose, Massachusetts
Come on....please; for the sake of humanity~do not forsake our own resources/alternatives, to retain your "room with a View." Be sensible, act according to Ethics; and let America utilize the offshore wind farm.
Come on....please; for the sake of humanity~do not forsake our own resources/alternatives, to retain your "room with a View." Be sensible, act according to Ethics; and let America utilize the offshore wind farm.
# 14,648:
7:37 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Todd Dennis, Wisconsin
# 14,647:
6:54 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Erika Floyd, Pennsylvania
# 14,646:
6:09 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Jennifer Corcoran, Arizona
# 14,645:
5:27 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Emily Breidenbach, Illinois
# 14,644:
1:30 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Steven Lewis, California
You say we need to rid ourselves of dependency on foreign oil or oil period and find new alternatives. I think it has something to do with your constituents and re-election. At least find some common ground to do both!
You say we need to rid ourselves of dependency on foreign oil or oil period and find new alternatives. I think it has something to do with your constituents and re-election. At least find some common ground to do both!
# 14,643:
1:27 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Kay Morgan, New Mexico
# 14,642:
12:47 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Linda Johnson, Virginia
# 14,641:
12:06 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Shawn Neely, Michigan
whats more important, money or the planet?
whats more important, money or the planet?
# 14,640:
10:32 am PDT, Jul 23,
Mandy Fourie, South Africa
# 14,639:
10:14 am PDT, Jul 23,
Andrew Lisanti, New York
# 14,638:
10:10 am PDT, Jul 23,
Keegan Allen, Vermont
# 14,637:
8:37 am PDT, Jul 23,
G. Konecky, New Jersey
# 14,636:
7:26 am PDT, Jul 23,
Kamila Brzozowska, Poland
# 14,635:
3:50 am PDT, Jul 23,
Gerrie Paino, Ohio
# 14,634:
1:16 am PDT, Jul 23,
Kate Gomm, United Kingdom
# 14,633:
10:11 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Mayank Trivedi, India
# 14,632:
9:02 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Zach May, Oregon
# 14,631:
8:40 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Georgane Treadaway-Vann, Texas
Please lets stop our dependence on imported oil.
Please lets stop our dependence on imported oil.
# 14,630:
6:07 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Lorie Ropp, California
# 14,629:
5:22 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Sandra Pinkerton, Iowa
If we do not remove ourselves from the grip of the oil mogels we will remain "slaves" to their every whim.
If we do not remove ourselves from the grip of the oil mogels we will remain "slaves" to their every whim.
# 14,628:
4:08 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Holli Ann Wiley, Ohio
Wind powered farms is a forward approach in decreasing the amount of fossil fuel consumption. Unhealthy pollution produced from power plants consistently feeds global warming. The Cape Wind project would create employment opportunities for local citizens. It would provide 75% of the electical needs for Cape Cod and it's surrounding islands. And it is an environmentally friendly approach for a clean and postive change. I believe it is due time for forward action to take place.
Wind powered farms is a forward approach in decreasing the amount of fossil fuel consumption. Unhealthy pollution produced from power plants consistently feeds global warming. The Cape Wind project would create employment opportunities for local citizens. It would provide 75% of the electical needs for Cape Cod and it's surrounding islands. And it is an environmentally friendly approach for a clean and postive change. I believe it is due time for forward action to take place.
# 14,627:
3:43 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Valerie Warner, South Dakota
This is so much better for Mother Nature than the worry of oil spills!! Much cleaner, healthier way to go.
This is so much better for Mother Nature than the worry of oil spills!! Much cleaner, healthier way to go.
# 14,626:
3:27 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Qiana Quartararo, California
It is just smart to try to find other ways to get energy and this is clean and healthy.
It is just smart to try to find other ways to get energy and this is clean and healthy.
# 14,625:
2:35 pm PDT, Jul 22,
P. Chapman, Massachusetts
# 14,624:
2:09 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Name not displayed, Colorado
We really need to do all we can to combat global warming for ourselves and for future generations!
We really need to do all we can to combat global warming for ourselves and for future generations!
# 14,623:
11:12 am PDT, Jul 22,
Adrienne Austin, North Carolina
We will end up either sacrificing some of our precious views to oil rigs or wind farms. We need to go with the answer that will help the most while causing the least amount of ecological damage. Windmills kill birds in the air and oil spills, well, we know what they do. But in any case, the view is the last consideration when the issue is survival.
We will end up either sacrificing some of our precious views to oil rigs or wind farms. We need to go with the answer that will help the most while causing the least amount of ecological damage. Windmills kill birds in the air and oil spills, well, we know what they do. But in any case, the view is the last consideration when the issue is survival.
# 14,622:
10:59 am PDT, Jul 22,
OwlWoman Stevens, Canada
# 14,621:
10:25 am PDT, Jul 22,
Andy Fang, Texas
# 14,620:
10:07 am PDT, Jul 22,
Kaylee Cravener, North Carolina
It confounds me why anyone would want to halt any energy enhancement such as this. We are all aware that our present course of energy abuse will lead to repercussions in the future. Why not take the necessary procedures now?
It confounds me why anyone would want to halt any energy enhancement such as this. We are all aware that our present course of energy abuse will lead to repercussions in the future. Why not take the necessary procedures now?
# 14,619:
9:43 am PDT, Jul 22,
Diana Dandeo, New Jersey
# 14,618:
9:09 am PDT, Jul 22,
James Aberdeen, Georgia
We need more "good" ideas like this, not just hot air from some overblown, self serving Senator.
We need more "good" ideas like this, not just hot air from some overblown, self serving Senator.
# 14,617:
8:52 am PDT, Jul 22,
Dipanjan Roy, Texas
# 14,616:
7:45 am PDT, Jul 22,
Ronnie Fulton, Ohio
# 14,615:
7:37 am PDT, Jul 22,
Sean O'Brien, Connecticut
# 14,614:
7:11 am PDT, Jul 22,
Annie Sparks, Oklahoma
# 14,613:
6:49 am PDT, Jul 22,
Barbara Carey, Missouri
# 14,612:
5:26 am PDT, Jul 22,
Lisa Farnan, New York
# 14,611:
4:49 am PDT, Jul 22,
Cindy Comeau, Massachusetts
If there is a problem with the amount of "windmills", why not suggest a lesser amount than to just blow off the whole idea just because it would ruin "rich" peoples view of the ocean. When I look at the picture displayed with this petition I see clear skies (not low hanging smog), I see a sample of a more efficient and cleaner way to produce power. Think of the savings, especially for us hard working, and struggling consumers! When you have Happy conservative and earth respecting consumers, You have more future votes and respect in order to continue to govern and protect "The People", and our "Enviornment and Wildlife"... Money and power may talk, but let it talk for the benefit of all and not for the few.... Please, consider this project. If not, then seek other "earth" friendly projects to help wean America's dependency on oil. They're out there. Thank you..
If there is a problem with the amount of "windmills", why not suggest a lesser amount than to just blow off the whole idea just because it would ruin "rich" peoples view of the ocean. When I look at the picture displayed with this petition I see clear skies (not low hanging smog), I see a sample of a more efficient and cleaner way to produce power. Think of the savings, especially for us hard working, and struggling consumers! When you have Happy conservative and earth respecting consumers, You have more future votes and respect in order to continue to govern and protect "The People", and our "Enviornment and Wildlife"... Money and power may talk, but let it talk for the benefit of all and not for the few.... Please, consider this project. If not, then seek other "earth" friendly projects to help wean America's dependency on oil. They're out there. Thank you..
# 14,610:
3:43 am PDT, Jul 22,
Gina Cogeasca, Italy
# 14,609:
10:23 pm PDT, Jul 21,
DD Marie Lawson, Tennessee
# 14,608:
8:22 pm PDT, Jul 21,
Michele Long, Kentucky
# 14,607:
7:27 pm PDT, Jul 21,
Autumn Rae, Virginia
# 14,606:
7:14 pm PDT, Jul 21,
Caroline Davis, North Carolina
With all our dependency on foreign countries for so many things, don't you think it's time to look in "our own backyard"?
With all our dependency on foreign countries for so many things, don't you think it's time to look in "our own backyard"?
# 14,605:
6:59 pm PDT, Jul 21,
Virginia Mallady, California
Wind Farms should be cropping up all over, not just on the east coast!!
Wind Farms should be cropping up all over, not just on the east coast!!
# 14,604:
6:47 pm PDT, Jul 21,
Cindy Wells Truckle, Canada
# 14,603:
6:36 pm PDT, Jul 21,
Sarah Rogers, Texas
# 14,602:
6:24 pm PDT, Jul 21,
Rose Gonzales, New Mexico
# 14,601:
5:58 pm PDT, Jul 21,
Vickie Zimmerman, Idaho