http://donatracy.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Dona Tracy en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:40:38 GMT 2009-12-30T11:40:38Z 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=281474977264897 Regional - For years, residents of Cape Cod and the Islands have been promised that the Cape Wind project would lower their electricity rates. Remember: "The Wind is Free?" But, apparently . . . Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:39:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977264897 Dona Tracy 2008-02-22T10:39:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977234930 MMS Report on Cape Wind project opens door to 7 Million Dollar Contract     Is the Massachusetts Audubon Society, with a mission to protect birds, selling them out for . . . Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:49:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977234930 Dona Tracy 2008-01-20T14:49:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142116        Sandy Neck's Lighthouse, Barnstable Harbor, MA may have been decomissioned in the 1930's and its light removed but, can anyone ever really take the light from a . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:23:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142116 Dona Tracy 2007-10-09T16:23:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977136018 Life has a way of handing us great moments when we least expect them. And so it was with my summer as an on board naturalist on the Whale Watcher out of Barnstable Harbor, Cape Cod, MA.  I would . . . Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:27:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977136018 Dona Tracy 2007-10-03T13:27:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977092483 There was a time when Greenpeace would throw itself in front of whaling boats to protect whales from harm but, now, this same organization, funded by tax deductible contributions from whale lovers, . . . Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:31:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977092483 Dona Tracy 2007-08-21T13:31:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977070876 The best part of watching whales in their natural environment is that up close and personal encounter that no captive situation can provide. No bells, no whistles, no hoops and no fish rewards. . . . Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:37:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977070876 Dona Tracy 2007-07-30T14:37:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977059399 Tuesday was, what I can only call, 'the whole is equal to the sum of its parts' day on the Whale Watcher. We left Barnstable Harbor in the morning mist, on glassy waters with 342 . . . Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:11:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977059399 Dona Tracy 2007-07-19T13:11:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977058454 Great trip yesterday out to Stellwagen Bank, a National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Massachusetts. Every encounter with the whales is different. You simply can't tell from one hour to the next . . . Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:19:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977058454 Dona Tracy 2007-07-17T13:19:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977056678 Evolutionarliy speaking whales walked from land and into the sea around 60 million years ago. 60 million years! Talk about coming face to face with the magic of nature and the universe. A visiting friend . . . Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:21:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977056678 Dona Tracy 2007-07-15T14:21:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055028 Cape Wind, a 25 square mile off-shore industrial wind plant proposed for the Nantucket Sound, claims it would reduce our dependence on foreign oil, which places our economy and national security . . . Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:26:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055028 Dona Tracy 2007-07-13T14:26:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977025443 Warning: This Post Contains Pictures the American Wind Energy Association and Some Environmental and Wildlife Protection Organizations like the Sierra Club Do Not Want You to See.  . . . Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:43:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977025443 Dona Tracy 2007-06-11T20:43:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977021733  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  A life saving bill, H.R. 2337, is being discussed to day by a Congressional Committee. Your support is urgently needed. The American Wind . . . Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:08:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977021733 Dona Tracy 2007-06-06T11:08:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014896 I have been banished to Cy-beria for exercising my freedom of speech as a blogger and citizen journalist by the publisher, Walter Brooks, and his website, capecodtoday.com that publicly . . . Wed, 30 May 2007 22:12:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977014896 Dona Tracy 2007-05-30T22:12:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977006618 An appearance on NPR's Diane Rhem's Show apparently isn't good enough for "Cape Wind" co-author, Wendy Williams, and self assigned book promoter, CapeCodToday.com, an on-line Cape . . . Wed, 23 May 2007 01:02:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977006618 Dona Tracy 2007-05-23T01:02:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004680 While there is, no question, beauty in some man-made things, they pale in comparison to those of Mother Nature. A night time city skyline may sparkle like jewels on the horizon but . . . Sun, 20 May 2007 13:50:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977004680 Dona Tracy 2007-05-20T13:50:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977003559 Industrial wind farms, like the Cape Wind project, are on the rise and along with them public protest and opposition. Is it anti-environnmental to even question much less object? Not at all. In fact, . . . Fri, 18 May 2007 18:25:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977003559 Dona Tracy 2007-05-18T18:25:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977000250 Life is fragile, like glass. But, like glass, life is fluid. Life and glass heat up, bending and shaping themselves into new forms, often even more beautiful then whence they began. That . . . Tue, 15 May 2007 13:26:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977000250 Dona Tracy 2007-05-15T13:26:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976997097 The David Letterman Show and all those interested in unbiased journalism should have a field day with this book written by admitted wind industry writer Wendy Williams and opinion based editor Robert Whitcomb. . . . Thu, 10 May 2007 13:34:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976997097 Dona Tracy 2007-05-10T13:34:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976995640 This past week and continuing across the Internet and mainstream media, the hazards to birds and bats at industrial wind farms are finally being recognized, questioned, studied and exposed.   This . . . Tue, 08 May 2007 18:38:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976995640 Dona Tracy 2007-05-08T18:38:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963876 Probably the greatest gift of my life is my grand babes. They are, what I can only call, heaven sent. This little photo essay is of and for my grand daughter Kylie, who has totally renewed my life, . . . Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:03:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963876 Dona Tracy 2007-04-20T16:03:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976959227 Developer Jim Gordon, of the Cape Wind project, may have been thinking "It is sometimes better to apologize than ask for permission" when his company omitted the dredging of Horseshoe Shoal from . . . Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:50:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976959227 Dona Tracy 2007-04-15T12:50:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954267 Last week, in an outrageous decision to speed up the process for industrial wind farms, the lawmakers in Maryland voted to eliminate environmental reviews concerning the potential impact . . . Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:13:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976954267 Dona Tracy 2007-04-10T22:13:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976951414   The 'Great Wind Rush' is on! Despite strenuous objections from citizens all over the world, who see the destruction and potential destruction of their landscapes, seascapes and wildlife . . . Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:49:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976951414 Dona Tracy 2007-04-06T16:49:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946935 Yes, Cape Wind has done it again. This private developer really knows how to sell a project. Cape Wind walked its Final Environmental Impact Report, a mountainous slick four color promotional document . . . Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:00:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946935 Dona Tracy 2007-03-31T20:00:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945889 One of the biggest environmental travesties concerns the divide and conquer approach of Corporate America, politicians and industrial developers. Environmentalists have been pitted against environmentalists . . . Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:04:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945889 Dona Tracy 2007-03-30T14:04:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944219 Across the globe a new threat to eagles is quickly replacing shooting, poisoning, trapping and electrocution by power lines. The traditional Big Four has a new 'kid on the block'; Industrial Wind . . . Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:23:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944219 Dona Tracy 2007-03-28T18:23:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976942139 Trees Not Turbines At best, a project like Cape Wind might save us 10 cents on our electric bill. For that same 10 cents, I would rather plant a tree. Trees not only remove CO2 and pollutants like dust, . . . Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:35:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976942139 Dona Tracy 2007-03-26T15:35:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976941192 Remember the old Topper movies? Okay, I am dating myself... but for those of you who do and those of you who don't this is a story about a little 'ghost', named Kirby. Well, . . . Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:46:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976941192 Dona Tracy 2007-03-25T13:46:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939534 The Chelsea Collaborative is fighting back! They are fighting what appears to be an unlikely candidate, energy developer Jim Gordon of Energy Management Inc and the Cape Wind project, who is . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:24:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939534 Dona Tracy 2007-03-23T16:24:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976937584 Jim Gordon's Energy Management Inc., the developer of the Cape Wind project, knows no bounds when it comes to energy development. While he and his thirty something year old company hide behind . . . Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:59:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976937584 Dona Tracy 2007-03-21T14:59:06Z