Wednesday, April 20, 2011
"Catch 22"
I guess we should not be surprised by this.
Projects to help save the environment are being blocked by environmentalists...
Projects to help save the environment are being blocked by environmentalists...
John Rossomando recently reported on it at DailyCaller.com. Here's part of his writing:
"'Often, many of the same groups urging us to think globally about renewable energy are acting locally to stop the very same renewable energy projects that could create jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,' Bill Kovacs, senior vice president for environment, technology and regulatory affairs with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, wrote in the introduction of the group’s recent 'Project, No Project' report. 'NIMBY activism has blocked more renewable projects than coal-fired power plants by organizing local opposition, changing zoning laws, opposing permits, filing lawsuits, and using other long delay mechanisms, effectively bleeding projects dry of their financing.'
Recent examples include environmentalist lawsuits seeking to block construction of a solar power plant in California’s Mojave Desert due to threats to the endangered desert tortoise and environmentalists suing to block the construction of a 75-wind turbine project in Nevada due to threats to local wildlife."
