With another General Assembly session looming, and likely another battle over proposed offshore wind farms off the coast of Ocean City, Gov. Martin O’Malley last week appealed to a higher authority for support for his proposed alternative energy agenda.
In each of the last three years, O’Malley has pushed legislation aimed at fostering the development of offshore wind farms off the coast of Ocean City in order to meet Maryland’s long-term energy diversification goals and each year the bill has not been approved for a variety of reasons. Last year, the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 was passed by the House by an 88-47 vote, but never came to a vote in the Senate.
O’Malley has already said he will introduce similar legislation in the upcoming 2013 General Assembly session and battle lines are already being drawn on both sides of the aisle. In advance of the 2013 session, O’Malley is already attempting to line up support from some heavyweights. In a letter to President Obama last week outlining Maryland’s commitment to addressing global warming and climate change, O’Malley took the opportunity to make a plug for continued federal support for the state’s budding offshore wind energy program.
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What a waste of my money. If onshore wind energy can't be profitable, think of the increased maintenance costs of traveling 10 miles out to sea and working on them off a boat will be.
ReplyDeletewe have useless politicians making poor business decisions and people just stand by and watch.
yep! I agree.
ReplyDeletePut them down the coast on land so you can walk or ride to them.
Why doesnt he reach for Crisfield support, oh thats right he is busy with Gay Marriage.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they want everyone to leave Crisfield so property can be bought cheap to make a resort out of it.
Why doesnt he reach for Crisfield support, oh thats right he is busy with Gay Marriage.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they want everyone to leave Crisfield so property can be bought cheap to make a resort out of it.
O'Malley doesn't give a damn about Crisfield because there isn't many votes there. But he will show up for the Tawes crab feast. I forgot, he's in his last term for Governor, another reason he doesn't care.
ReplyDeleteWind energy is clean, renewable and mainstream in other countries.
ReplyDeleteIt is free and easy to obtain. I am all for wind energy