Last five posts from the CHAT-M-Room
(Town Common) are:
As I have expressed previously, I do have concerns about the tethered turbines vs the monopole turbines employed by Vineyard Wind.
I think you have confused wind turbines with solar panels in your diatribe.
Our 14 solar panels are working just fine for eight years. No electric bill since they were installed. We make more electricity than we use.
Richard Gould Ryder <dickryder413@gmail.com>
Eastham, MA USA - Fri 07/26/2024 - 17:54:26
Elaine-Completely agree with your comments re: the turbines. Richard- perhaps when the turbines are in your backyard you will see this issue differently-and unfortunately it seems it is only a matter of time before that is true. As per a late June article in the CC Times: "Three ocean areas east of Cape Cod may be some of the next marine real estate to be auctioned for offshore wind energy production, with some turbines possibly distantly visible, in very clear conditions, from the Atlantic Ocean bluffs in Truro. Located due east of Wellfleet and Truro, the areas total 363,305 acres starting about 24 miles offshore and stretching eastward. They are among eight potential lease areas --- adding up to nearly a million acres --- that the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has delineated for offshore wind projects... The federal government is also gathering public comments." Cabling ecpected to run to Plymouth (via Stellwagon) or to Salem. Public comments were accepted at: https://www.regulations.gov/document/ BOEM-2024-0026-0001. My question is what is the plan to dispose of the turbines when they fail? More landfills in Wyoming? Wind is short sighted and only creates more waste- and is clearly a physical threat to ocean life. If we want to save our habitat, in my opinion, we need to change our production and travel methods, reduce waste and alter our culture of consumption - not hand our waters over to corporations (mostly foreign) who seem to only have their short term money interests in mind (remember Solar City?) If these companies are permitted to resume operations, this will undoubtedly reoccur and Vineyard Wind and others who follow will have one lawsuit after another until they give up and we are left with the archaic solar panels and no one to blame but ourselves...for trusting a corporation because they claimed to care about the environment.
Jen
USA - Fri 07/26/2024 - 09:26:46
Thanks for the update. Just watched their YouTube video, which shows a different way to farm oysters than leaving them out at low tides as is done in Cape Cod Bay. Probably they grow faster !
Richard Gould Ryder <dickryder413@gmail.com>
Eastham, MA USA - Thu 07/25/2024 - 12:12:47
Richard - The shanty's are still there. Chatham Shellfish Company owns one and I believe they, as well as the town has oysters in Oyster River they propagate .
JudyP
West Chatham, MA USA - Wed 07/24/2024 - 19:40:16
Sure, oysters were cultivated in Oyster River in Chatham during my lifetime. Those shacks are long gone - taken over by wealthy folks who don't have an appreciation for how Chatham used to function. Oysters were brought in from CT, allowed to cleanse themselves, and later harvested by the likes of Des Eldredge using scows and tongs.
Can anyone tell me the number of pounds/bushels of oysters that are harvested annually from Chatham waters?
Tons of quahogs, yes. Oysters? Minimal.
Look to Wellfleet for their production stats.
Richard Gould Ryder <dickryder413@gmail.com>
Eastham, MA USA - Wed 07/24/2024 - 19:02:54