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The company could not say how much BTMU was expected to raise. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37788 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37474 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:10:34 GMT The whales have also caught the attention of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which is overseeing wind farm lease areas off the Vineyard and Rhode Island, and has commissioned the New England Aquarium to do an aerial survey, according to Tim Cole, a research fisheries biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37474 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37397 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:51:06 GMT Barton said that in order for Cape Wind to be eligible for the federal tax credit, it must "commence construction" before the end of the year, but the federal government has not yet clarified what exactly commencing construction means. ...Cape Wind may have to place the monopilings, or foundations, of at least some of the project's 130-turbines before the Jan. 1 deadline. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37397 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36914 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:24:31 GMT Cape Wind is expected to use the investment tax credit, which gives developers the option of recovering 30 percent of the cost of new equipment for a project with the exception of transmission infrastructure. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36914 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36289 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:49:20 GMT The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and a handful of other groups yesterday filed a motion for summary judgment in one of five pending lawsuits aimed at preventing the construction of 130 wind turbines on roughly 25 miles of the sound. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36289 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35843 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:22:52 GMT Federal court appeal filed as Congress continues investigation into political pressure on FAA review of Cape Wind http://www.windaction.org/articles/35843 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35792 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:51:14 GMT "A politically based determination of the Cape Wind project by the FAA is an unacceptable use of federal authority, contravenes FAA's statutory mandate and raises significant safety concerns for aviation in Nantucket Sound," they wrote. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35792 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35740 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:34:31 GMT "(G)et cape wind done by sept. 30. That's important to the president," Issa quotes Silver as saying in an email to loan program senior adviser Peter O'Rourke. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35740 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35684 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:16:27 GMT McLaughlin said it is hard to believe political influence was not a factor in the FAA's decision, which came a month after U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved the project. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35684 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35528 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:20:42 GMT In a letter today to FAA chief Michael Huerta, congressmen John Mica (R-Fla.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) say they have "significant questions" about the role of politics in the agency's approval of the project. "A politically based determination of the Cape Wind project by FAA is an unacceptable use of federal authority, contravenes FAA's statutory mandate, and raises significant safety concerns for aviation in Nantucket Sound," their letter states. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35528 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35527 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:14:40 GMT The congressmen asked the FAA to provide various documents by July 31, including any communication about Cape Wind over the last 3 1/2 years between the agency, Cape Wind, federal officials and the White House. It also flatly asked the agency to answer if it was influenced by political considerations, including the U.S. Interior Secretary's 2010 approval of the project and the Obama Administration's desire to promote green energy projects. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35527 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35394 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:16:06 GMT The survey begins Friday and continues through early fall. The first step involves acoustic imaging to map the seafloor. Then, sampling will be done ensure no Native American artifacts will be disturbed and to analyze the soil, followed by deeper soil borings. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35394 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35405 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:42:48 GMT "It's too early to talk about a hearing, but I'm very interested in the political pressure applied by the Administration in support of the President's green jobs scheme that is producing very few jobs," Stearns said in a statement to Greenwire this week. "Currently, we are still looking into the emails and other information involving the project." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35405 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35375 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:59:53 GMT U.S. Sen. Scott Brown yesterday joined the growing chorus of critics calling for a federal probe into Cape Wind, saying officials have been aware of safety concerns "forever" and raising questions about whether the hotly debated Nantucket Sound project was born from "backroom deals." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35375 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35309 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:29:30 GMT In a similar letter sent last month to Michael Huerta, acting administrator for the FAA, Ms. Parker said the FAA, in issuing in 2010 a "determination of no hazard" for the proposed wind farm, "ignored the warnings of the local aviation community, including airplane pilots, regional airports, and airline owners that the proposed Cape Wind project would pose unacceptable risks to the safety of local pilots and passengers." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35309 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35307 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:37:35 GMT U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns' committee last year looked into the collapse of Solyndra. The probe found that White House officials forced their budget experts to approve the loan despite their doubts about the firm's fiscal soundness. Stearns sees a similar pattern in Cape Wind. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35307 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35285 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:12:56 GMT Those emails take you inside Gov. Deval Patrick's spin machine and illustrate the administration's desperate scramble to make Cape Wind the nation's first offshore wind farm. The missives ...emerge as the Patrick administration and Obama officials come under fire for putting their eco-agenda first over public safety concerns. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35285 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35284 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:09:09 GMT "It appears that an investigation is warranted in the case of Cape Wind to determine if the FAA acted inappropriately due to political pressure from the administration. Such an investigation would be conducted by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and/or the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35284 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35272 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:10:21 GMT "FAA has made decisions based on political factors rather than the recommendations of the local aviation community and even its own employees, failing its statutory safety-first mandate," Audra Parker of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound wrote to the inspector general for the federal Department of Transportation. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35272