Mark Rodgers
Mark Rodgers
area longer remove viable wind
It would remove a substantial area of Horseshoe Shoal from being able to have wind turbines. It would no longer be economically viable to build.
authorized commercial congress offshore opponents wind
Opponents have long complained that Congress had not authorized commercial development of offshore wind energy. Now it has.
cape deal sure wind
There was no backroom deal with Cape Wind. There was a provision to make sure Cape Wind wasn't penalized.
change chilling effect energy federal four giving governor last major move offshore outer policy power project review rules senator veto waters wind
This is an unprecedented move in giving the governor veto power over an energy project in federal waters in the outer continental shelf. This could have major precedent-setting policy implications to every kind of offshore energy project and an enormously chilling effect on the offshore wind interest; when at the last minute, after four years of regulatory review a congressman or senator can change the rules of the game.
cape meet refuses wind
He's doing it at the behest of Cape Wind opponents. He refuses to meet with us.
certainly challenge examining forward quite
We certainly are examining the challenge they have put forward quite closely.
Right now we don't know where we stand.
brain brains wife
My brain told me 'coyote,' and my wife said I was crazy.
facing tough
If this passes, we'd be facing some tough options.
conference stripped
If this isn't stripped out in the conference committee, it's going to be very difficult.
affects avoids behind both closed coming commitment committee committees conference congress curtail doors economy economy-and-economics energy full health hearings influence members national parties policy public reform scrutiny talking time work
Making important energy policy that affects national security, the economy and public health is too important to be done behind the closed doors of a conference committee that avoids public hearings or the scrutiny of the full committees of each chamber. This is coming at a time when members of both parties are talking about their commitment to reform Congress to make their work more transparent and to curtail the influence of lobbyists.
bridge cross
We'll have to cross that bridge when we come to it.
certainly european good gotten government involved union
It's important work, and it's good that the U.S. government would get involved. Certainly the European Union has gotten involved in the field.
holding sitting tight
We're still sitting tight to see how this is going to break. We're kind of in a holding pattern.