[Taj44]

Originally Posted by captain1202

Ted Kennedy didn't want windmills on Nantucket Sound either! But guess what?

Unfortunately, some of our energy solutions may not be as pleasing to the eye as one might prefer, BUT, we've got to get with the program. Every little bit helps.

Hey, how about all those UGLYYYYYYY solar water heaters on the roofs. It's just a sign of the times!

Speaking of conservation, how about all the water we waste as a community to keep a stupid lawn green? Being from the Northeast we hardly ever watered. Forget the cost for a moment, given the serious water problems here, it drives me nuts to see the huge amounts of water, potable or otherwise being wasted every hour of the day and night. In New England the lawn was green in Spring and Fall, if it was hot and dry in the Summer, so was the lawn.

I agree. We need to adopt a new mentality when it comes to environmental issues. If you've never seen Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth", I highly recommend it. Its very watchable (our grandkid's were mesmerized) and is really a wakeup call regarding our natural resources and global warming.

[Ooper]

I also agree that environmental issues are important and that Gore's movie might be very watchable for its entertainment content, but it is just like any other fictional movie, made for entertainment. There are plenty of reports that scientifically prove most the facts put forth in this movie are inaccurate, full of hype, and just outright lies. People who watch this shouldn't put more credibility into it than "The Wizard of OZ".

[Sally Jo]

Ooper, I agree 100%. I may be wrong, but I think Ted Kenndy was successful in keeping the windmills out of his area.

[Taj44]

Whether or not one believes in global warming, there are still many reasons to cut down on our useage of natural resources. That is why many of us recycle, drive fuel efficient cars, use mass transportation, etc. Living in the south with the solar energy available to us, it makes sense to harness it in as many ways as we can. When the landscaping grows in, the solar panels in question will be hardly noticeable. Seems like a small price to pay.

[beady]

In regards to the Cape Wind project so vehemently opposed by Senator Ted Kennedy: the project is now close to being approved.....86% of the voters approve of the project and a letter from the Massachusetts Senate has gone to the Department of the Interior requesting the necessary approval for the start of the project.

[rshoffer]

I bet over a hundred years ago when they started putting "telephone poles" and power lines up all over the place people squawked, kicked and screamed "not in my backyard".... funny how now you don't even notice them. They became accepted as a necessary evil on the American landscape.

Soon it will be routine to see the windmills, solar panels everywhere. Fossil fuels are a finite resource that, some day, will be "all-gone".