The Daily Show makes a meal of Cape Wind opponents

Watch a video outlining the conflict over this wind farm

Posted by Erik Hoffner (Guest Contributor) at 12:32 PM on 08 Aug 2007

Read more about: energy | renewable energy | wind power | Massachusetts | TV

"Nantucket Sound, blessed with a vast diversity of native life ... "

Update, 11 Sep 2007: The video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Viacom International Inc., unfortunately.

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Classic NIMBY

I love when he's trying to see the windfarm in the simulated image of the view on the laptop.

-- entropyproduction.blogspot.com

by rmcleod at 3:22 PM on 08 Aug 2007

Proud Kenedys

The whole family can be proud of Ted and Robert jr. Nice work boys.

Now let's find out if the NRDC switch to backing "clean" coal was part of Bobby's deal to kill offshore wind.

Traitors. The only word for them. Join the Brands and Lovelockes. What's next? Putin's floating Chernobyls off the sound?

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by amazingdrx at 6:10 AM on 09 Aug 2007

Well

I haven't really been much in love with NRDC since they decided corn ethanol was the bestest thing ever. And began to fight to the death against anyone who tells them otherwise.

by GreyFlcn at 6:20 AM on 09 Aug 2007
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Hmmm

Hadn't noticed that, thanks falcon. No wonder Larry dumped Laurie. Good choice dude.

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by amazingdrx at 6:26 AM on 09 Aug 2007

This is awesome!!

The hypocrisy on display here is mind-boggling and this is just the type of blight on the environmental movement that the rightwing loves. Thanks to all of those who now have helped to solidify the stereotype that environmentalists are all rich white people who are NIMBYs and elitists. After 20 years of reversing this trend great work!!!!

J.S. htt://voicesofreason.info

by jscorse at 9:00 AM on 09 Aug 2007

ya well

Isn't the answer to say "they aren't environmentalists! only posers!"

by odograph at 9:09 AM on 09 Aug 2007

Pondering Eco-Elites and Eco-Hypocrisy

Radar has an article pondering this issue of the actions versus the statements of the eco-elite. Ironically, the article mentions trying to get Grist to pick up an earlier article about this matter, but a Grist editor not wanting to touch it. Radar has a snarky viewpoint, but I do think they do raise a an important issue that should be pondered.

To its credit Ecorazzi was willing to take Julia Roberts to
task for showing up at The Waverly Inn in an SUV. Ironically, the Waverly is owned by Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair's own SUV-riding editor in chief, who put Julia as well as windmills-NIMBY RFK Jr. on the cover of Vanity Fair's "green" but without-recycled-paper issue.

However, what I find worse is that these celebs and other eco-elites gravitate towards groups such as NRDC which in turn have plenty of money -- in part from the attention they receive thanks to their association with Hollywood folks -- to promote themselves (as exemplified by the ad to the right of this post) and their weak if not conflicted and corrupted agendas -- for example: green coal, ethanol, utility deregulation, and more.

bernardo issel - http://www.NonprofitWatch.org - bernardo (at) NonprofitWatch.org

by NonprofitWatch at 9:38 AM on 09 Aug 2007

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