Congressman William Delahunt, who has so staunchly opposed Cape Wind for the past seven years, voted against the bailout in Washington yesterday.
Delahunt said the bill did not do enough to help homeowners and "working people."
This seems strange, given that when it comes to energy, "working people" (including union members) have not been that important.
Meanwhile, Delahunt's aide Mark Forest, has been sending e-mails to various people touting deep-water wind as an "alternative" to Cape Wind.
The Minerals Management Service says it will release its final Environmental Impact Statement this October. After that, the agency will have 30 days to issue its record of decision.
Whether MMS will follow through on its promise is anyone's guess, but the general consensus is that the agency will want to get the job done before a change in administration.
If, as expected, the MMS decision is a thumbs-up, Forest and Delahunt could back off their repeatedly promised "endless litigation" and the project could be providing "working people" with jobs fairly quickly. That way, some "working people" could pay their mortgages without needing government bailouts.
Does anyone wonder why we're stuck in a national limbo?
