Huge Minner/Carney Failure of Leadership
Here is how Tommywonk writes up the utter BS that went down:
Russell Larson, the controller general, quoted the Lloyd Bridges character in the movie Airplane, “I picked a bad day to give up smoking.” (I don’t know whether Larson smokes or not.) He went on to explain that he represents 62 members of the General Assembly. (Not that he has discussed this will all 62 members; he has met with the legislative leadership.)
Har dee har. Funny joke Russell. However, what is not so funny is that Delmarva Power’s Gary Stockbridge and his paid henchmen in Leg Hall (Terry Spence, Charlie Copeland et al) have scuttled the Windpower project.
This is complete Bullshit.
Here is Spence Via the NJ
House Speaker Terry Spence, R-Stratford, said he was concerned about the cost of the project, $1 billion to construct 150 turbines off the coast of Rehoboth Beach.
“I have a feeling, in talking with other elected officials, that the possibility of a huge expense down the road, long-term, was one of the reasons why there was some hesitation, and it’s probably why it’s been tabled,” Spence said.
The Minner/Carney administration has utterly failed to exercise any leadership in this. The whole thing is putrid.
Meanwhile, Tom Noyes seems to be filling a void left by the abject uselessness of the Minner/Carney administration. He kicked off “round two” of decency’s face off with Stockbridge with this:
Tom Noyes, whose Tommywonk blog is widely read among Delaware environmentalists, expressed optimism the issues could be worked out.
“We’ve got the facts on our side, we’ve got the law on our side, we’ve got public sentiment on our side. Now we just have to get talking to our legislators,” Noyes said.