But the Digging at Island Beach State Park Continues
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This is all over the News this morning.
But the Digging at Island Beach State Park Continues
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Uh oh. What if a whale dies now? Who are the tin foil hat squad going to blame it on? Maybe mail in ballots, illegal immigrants, or the ***********.
(Asterisks are mine, editor.)
This is a huge win for the taxpayers of NJ, our environment, and our fishermen. I am all for green energy but this does not work.
There are efficient offshore wind farms in other parts of the world. While there is a need to scrutinize the environmental and geopolitical benefits of renewable energy sources with the financial viability, we can’t measure every project against the failure of the Block Island project.
We don’t measure the viability of oil rigs against the failure of one. If we did, there wouldn’t be any.
We cannot keep drilling our way out of the environmental catastrophe we face. The US has a history of being at the forefront of global innovation and renewable energy is how we continue that tradition.
Incidentally, the Block Island wind farm may be a dud at producing power, but it seems to be a great place to catch fish. The local fishing boats have found it to be an excellent fishing spot, which blows a bit of a hole in the ‘it’s bad for fish’ argument.
https://www.thefisherman.com/article/the-block-island-wind-and-fish-farm/
A mighty expensive fishing hole for the folks in RI. And how much has this failed experiment cost the taxpayers so far here in Jersey. Insanity at its best. This wasted money could have gone toward housing Illegal immigrants, perhaps in ships way off the coast.
The illegal immigrants already live in groups in the homes of NJ slum lords. Over capacity usually but who cares? They’re not really people.
I wasn’t saying that the BI farm is good. I was saying the opposite. But the fact that there are plenty o fish in and around them kind of blows up the fake ‘it’s bad for fish’ argument.
Gone in the head, not the wind!
The same company, the same technology, as close as you can almost get it as far as environment( I would probably say Block Island has more wind) is what is proposed for the NJ wind farm. The company will not show data of what it has generated to date, and has admitted that the structures life span is considerably less than what they projected. It’s a complete failure and that is why it is not moving forward (not interest rates, labor costs, cost of goods). As far as fishing, there is plenty of fish for an angler to catch, but commercial boats(what families in that area rely on) have to stay 500′ away.
BI was a bust. No doubt. But the truth is that the same types of offshore wind farms are supplying energy to their European cities at a rate less that natural gas powered electricity. With out the inherent problems that come with natural gas extraction. And even better, without the reliance on the geopolitical turmoil of OPEC and the environmental ravages of offshore oil rigs. Like I said, we need to use renewable energy and wind is one of them. When people complain about the money spent on renewable energy projects, they ignore the money spent on traditional fossil fuel production. Which is about 100 times as much when you factor in everything involved. Yes, that’s tax dollars. One failed project doesn’t mean it can’t work. Opposition to wind projects has turned into a political issue. Why, I’ll never know. Protecting the environment and getting away from the childish whims of OPEC is a humanity problem. And no, increasing US production won’t change that. We are already the highest oil producing country and there is no ‘US oil market’. There is only a global oil market. So OPEC sets the rates, we pay the price. Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels will change the world for the better in countless ways.
We all need to get on board. I’m not saying go into it blindly, but wind farms are a clean energy alternative that must be explored. We can’t afford not to.
I attached the link about the fishing around the BI wind farm because there are people who claim that the farms are bad for fishermen. Which clearly isn’t so.
You actually are saying go into it blindly. The Company that now owns the Block Island wind farm (the same company that wants to build in NJ)…will not release the data those 5 windmills produced in the past 10 years of data!! That site was a “test” project, which I thought would pave the way for a greener energy, I was delighted with this potential switch from coal and oil, even though it greatly affected my viewshed. The realization is they don’t work, unless you want to say that 2 out of the 5 work on a consistent basis, if that is a win for you. As far as the fisherman go, commercial boats(What residents in that area depend on for livelihood) can’t fish in those areas and is now reducing areas that were very attractive for their fleets in the past. I am all for green energy, but the “tests” have to work before we throw more good money after bad.
I am not saying go into it blindly. I am saying that you can’t measure the success of wind farms against the BI project. Which is a failure.
Wind farms through the world are working as they should. We do not hold fossil fuel energy companies to the same standard you are holding Orsted. Do you fill up at BP gas stations? How about Exxon? We forgive sins committed by oil companies that make the BI wind project look like a 1st grade coloring book. Yes, BI is a failure. No doubt about it. But there are wind farms all over the world (and land based ones in US) that are working. And they are reducing our need for oil and coal. I get that you’re upset about the failure of the BI project but we don’t throw out the baby with the bath water when it comes to oil companies, so why would we do it with wind?
Every article I’ve read about BI and its commercial fishing industry says the same thing. The wind farm has had zero effect. These are newspapers AND industry publications.
I get that you have an aversion to wind farms. I’m assuming you visit BI often and have to look at it. But innovation is seldom a smooth road. What has happened is an overall politically based resistance to alternative energy sources. The BI project is a bust. It was a bad deal. But we shouldn’t stop trying.
Governor Murphy caught a bad case of Bidenomics … inflation, supply chain and labor costs.
You mean Covidnomics.
Supply chain, inflation, labor costs all originated from the Covid lockdowns from 2020.
Our economy and the global economy move like a tanker. Turn the wheel 15 degrees and you feel it 3 years later. Blaming this inflation and supply chain issues on Biden is like giving the credit of booming economy of 2019 to Trump.
Another liberal Democrat.
Oh jeez I’m so sorry to offend Mr D. I know how you often get triggered by things like facts and figures.
Pls explain how the supply chain issues, labor shortage and, therefore, increased costs, and inflation were NOT caused by the total global shut down in production and labor. I’m all ears. I, stupidly rely on information from economists. I look forward to your lucid response.
Or am I a ‘liberal Democrat’ for supporting the need to move away from fossil fuels into renewable energy? Yea, a bleeding heart that’s me. Besides a lot of these renewable energy projects are investing in by those most famous of liberal snowflakes, the Koch brothers.
Keep that head in the sand my old friend. And rather than articulate a position, just say buzz words you hear on your programs. It is the path of least resistance AND you never ever have to admit being ignorant or wrong. My grandfather used to call it being ‘lazy’.
Democrats hard at work. Dopes
New Jersey’s taxpayers may be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars following a major offshore wind developer’s decision to cancel two projects off the blue state’s coast, Politico reported Thursday.
Orsted announced Tuesday night that it would be cancelling its Ocean Wind 1 and 2 projects, and the company now owes New Jersey $300 million because of the cancellations, according to Politico. Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and numerous state Democrats are trying to save face by insisting that the company will pay the balance in full, but language in agreements between the company and the state could allow Orsted to sidestep at least some of its debt to New Jersey.
Correct. Will we get the money back? Maybe maybe not.
Republicans never cost NJ millions in bad ideas. American Dream/Xanadu anyone?
In the last 20 years, NJ has had four Republican governors and four Democrat governors. In those twenty years my property taxes have never gone down. You can go ahead and blame just one side if it helps you sleep, I’m gonna go ahead and blame both.
It’s the democrats that control spending in this liberal state
Really? So when there is a Republican Governor and the GOP has slightly less than 50% balance of power (it’s been a close split on the assembly and state senate for 20 years) they can’t cut spending? How stubborn can you be? NJ is fairly evenly split. Like I said, my taxes haven’t gone down no matter who’s in charge.
However, if you still insist on blaming democrats only for everything, why do you live in NJ? There are plenty of GOP controlled states to move to. Plus, you’re not gonna like this, but ‘blue’ states subsidize the ‘red’ states. States like NJ, NY, CT, CA etc are makers and red states like TN, AL, KY, MS are takers. We pay more to the federal gov than we get back. They get back more from the federal gov than they pay. People like Kentucky’s Rand Paul get very upset when confronted with that fact.
So you can be in one of the taker states and still figure out a way to complain about democrats. Win win.
Getting less back is your state gvt. fault. Democrats spend spend spend. NJ sucks. If I could leave I would. Can’t walk so I stay put and complain.
You can stay put and complain. And while you’re at it maybe take a basic math course.
Paying more to the fed than we get back is not the ‘state’s fault’. It is the fault of the red state that are so poorly run that they require more help from the federal gov than they can afford. It is simple math. I get that it doesn’t compute for someone who has dedicated so much time to believing what his cable news show tells him, but I’m afraid it’s true. I’m sorry to burst your partisan bubble.
“Red states are poorly run”. That’s the funniest thing I heard all day. I guess Calf., NY and NY are the safest, most efficiently and most affordably run states in the union? Go take another gummy. I’ve just about had it with your numerous non-sensical posts.
Haha. What a baby. I know it’s a bummer but facts sometimes are.
If you need more money from the fed than you give, that’s the dictionary definition of poorly run. It also may surprise you to learn that California has the 5th largest economy on the planet. You heard that right.
And to wrap up the uncomfortable truth that triggers you so much. Here are the top 10 most dangerous states to live in based on violent crime and homicide rate statistics:
Alaska
New Mexico
Tennessee
Arkansas
Arizona
Louisiana
Missouri
South Carolina
South Dakota
Michigan
In case you are color blind, there are only two ‘blue’ states in that top ten. And one of them, Arizona, is more purple.
I know these facts fly in the face of what those fleshy red faced millionaires scream into the camera on your prime time cable news shows. But they have no interest in truth, just sensationalism.
Oh, and to put a nice fine point on it, here are the top 10 safest states in America:
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Idaho
Wyoming
Virginia
Well, the good news is you live in one of them. The bad news is that your ‘blue states are bad’ argument just crashed into a mountain of truth.
I hope statistics and facts are ‘sensical’ enough for you. Also I don’t take drugs. I’m high on easily winning arguments against the perpetually I’ll-informed.