http://capejp19.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Klaus Daimler en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:50:22 GMT 2010-01-01T06:50:22Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977466220 With less than an hour before the showdown between the Palin and Biden, its time to crack out the popcorn and settle into your favorite recliner for what promises to be better than watching Big Ben Rothlessberger . . . Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:29:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977466220 Klaus Daimler 2008-10-03T00:29:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465561 Still studying - feel free to suggest other words or use of words in context. ARTICULATE: able to speak clearly and expressively Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:30:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465561 Klaus Daimler 2008-10-02T13:30:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464714 Studying for the GRE - and can't believe how boring the "words in context" section is. Here is one of my own. Please feel free to draft up your own sentence and help me ace this test! . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:09:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464714 Klaus Daimler 2008-10-01T17:09:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977079921 The following appreared in the My View column of the Cape Cod Times:   Nantucket Sound is a national treasure By: Edward M. Kennedy August 5, 2007 Cape Wind advocates like to caricature their . . . Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:37:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977079921 Klaus Daimler 2007-08-08T17:37:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977078688 follow this link to take the poll!  (ITS in the right hand column)  or just chime in!   Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:57:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977078688 Klaus Daimler 2007-08-07T16:57:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977078557 In a recent letter to the editor that appeared in the Cape Cod Times, Clean Power Now executive director Barbara Hill stated the following: We certainly look forward to the development of additional . . . Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:17:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977078557 Klaus Daimler 2007-08-07T15:17:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977074957 See the post on Marathonpundit. I'm curious about your use of the word "NIMBY" because the Cape Wind project that you uphold so ardently is sited in unprotected Federal waters in the heart . . . Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:59:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977074957 Klaus Daimler 2007-08-03T14:59:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071213 Enjoy some of the little known facts about this industrial project. Location of Project: Horseshoe Shoal, Nantucket Sound in Federal Waters Number of Turbines: 130 Height of Turbines: 440 feet Diameter . . . Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:19:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977071213 Klaus Daimler 2007-07-30T18:19:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977020972 In a May 24th interview Ian Bowles, Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs, stated the following in an interview with NPR regarding commercial fishing in Nantucket Sound: “All we are . . . Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:26:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977020972 Klaus Daimler 2007-06-05T19:26:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977020921 Cape Wind’s proposal to construct 130 turbines in the coastal waters off Massachusetts would not have been possible some 20 years ago under Massachusetts state law. Most Cape Wind supporters don’t . . . Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:41:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977020921 Klaus Daimler 2007-06-05T18:41:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963493 Klaus is back after a brief hiatus.    While I have been quiet for the past week or so, I have been following press on the proposed wind farm in Nantucket Sound.   That said, it strikes . . . Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:12:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963493 Klaus Daimler 2007-04-20T01:12:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949634 The recent rubber stamping of Cape Wind’s FEIR on Beacon Hill generated a media buzz that is finally fizzling out. While the Boston Globe, New York Times, Boston Herald, Cape Cod Times, and a series . . . Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:33:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949634 Klaus Daimler 2007-04-04T02:33:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946208 The following is the press release from the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound regarding the recent approval of CapeWind's state FEIR.             . . . Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:13:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946208 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-30T21:13:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946204 Little has gone right for Massachusetts Govern-elect Deval Patrick since he took office, and after rubber-stamping a clearly inadequate FEIR submitted by Cape Wind Associates, it looks as though things . . . Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:07:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946204 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-30T21:07:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945957 It appears that Senator John Kerry has finally joined fellow Senator Ted Kennedy and Cape Cod Representative Bill Delahunt in opposition to the construction of 130 440’ turbines in the heart of Nantucket . . . Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:15:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945957 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-30T15:15:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945254 At a recent press conference regarding the future of Ethanol Robert F. Kennedy Jr., founder of the Waterkeeper Alliance, was again asked about his stance on wind power in Nantucket Sound. His remarks reflect . . . Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:40:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945254 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-29T18:40:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944495 GREENPEACE and other environmentals are touting CapeWind saying that the benefits outweight the costs, i.e. ecological destruction. They have also defended ANWR from oil development on the grounds . . . Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:48:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944495 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-28T23:48:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943690 For some 45 years, oil developers, environmentalists, concerned citizens, and politicians have laid claim to what most will agree to be an uninspiring landscape, the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. For . . . Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:12:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976943690 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-28T02:12:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940432 Wind Power is unreliable, even in Nantucket Sound. A national treasure is at stake, yet "green leaders" want this project fast tracked. I guess I am missing something. If yout think I am a NIMBY, . . . Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:39:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940432 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-24T14:39:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938650 Last Friday, Minerals Management Service of the Department of Interior released its Draft Programatic Environmnetal Impact Statement for the Outer Continental Shelf. Stated another way, this means that . . . Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:55:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938650 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-22T14:55:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976936723  Is it unethical to steal or remove oppositon's campaign signs? What about smashing them, but leaving them where you found them? Defacing them with one's own message? Does it matter who . . . Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:53:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976936723 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-20T16:53:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935916 Proof positive from Klaus to you For those skeptics out there who do not believe me that Cape Wind supports spin this project as a cure for global warming, I found the following online… "The . . . Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:10:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935916 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-19T19:10:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935861 At roughly 6:30 tonight, the Cape Cod Commission will be holding a public meeting on the Cape Wind Energy Project Final Environmental Impact Report. The public comments are expected to address the adequacy . . . Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:54:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976935861 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-19T17:54:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976931796 I know the FEIR that Cape Wind just submitted to the State of Massachusetts is long. 5,000 pages long. But believe me when I say this: You might actually laugh out loud at some of the claims in the document. . . . Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:23:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976931796 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-14T23:23:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976929207 Wind power, and particularly offshore wind, continues to be cited as a clean and green way to generate electricity. Offshore technology has been realized in Europe, but has met serious opposition (and . . . Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:33:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976929207 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-12T01:33:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925768 We need to scrap No Child Left Behind. While too much emphasis is placed on the test scores, too little attention is given to teaching our children history, social studies, and science. These tests are . . . Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:02:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925768 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-07T18:02:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925233 I became interested in the Cape Wind project roughly five years ago, and my passion to protect Nantucket Sound has grown since then. Much has changed in the debate since that time, and thankfully the only . . . Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:09:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925233 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-07T01:09:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924187 Indigenous peoples of the United States have existed on their lands since time immemorial. Their cultures are inextricably tied to the land; their religions depend upon it. Globalization in the form of . . . Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:18:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924187 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-05T18:18:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976921573 Now a federally recognized Native American tribe, the Mashpee Wampanoag will have an official voice in the permitting process from the proposed Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound. The Wampanoag have . . . Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:16:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976921573 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-02T05:16:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976921327 Supporters of the Cape Wind project would have an uninformed public believe that Jim Gordon’s “Vision” of 130 turbines in Nantucket Sound is a serious step towards curbing the effects . . . Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:08:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976921327 Klaus Daimler 2007-03-01T22:08:49Z