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Reliance returns to Cape Cod; FOX News does Cape Wind; $10M to retrofit T.S. Kennedy

FOX News covers Cape Wind, ignores Alliance, disses Democrats here

   FOX New's Hannity on America filmed a sprightly and revealing report Sunday on why the Cape Wind farm is being blocked and by whom.

In a rollicking ride across Nantucket Sound, Hannity's America explained why America is getting fed up with our local Democrats blocking America's first offshore wind farm. The segment Ainsley in America will focus every Sunday for the next month on renewable energy, by this past Sunday it featured Cape Wind with highly critical repots on how Democrats are mouthing their concerns about the high cost of energy while blocking for seven years a project which would supply 75% of Cape Cod electric needs.

In addition to visiting the actual site of the proposed wind farm on Horseshoe Shoals and a visit to Nantucket where everyone Ainsley spoke to endorced the project. Chick the image above or here to see the arresting video.
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Cutter Reliance returns to port after fisheries patrol
Even found a scalloper fishing illegally in the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area

"It was a great patrol for not only qualifying new people in their jobs but also accomplishing Coast Guard missions," said Cmdr. Greg Burg, captain of cutter Reliance. "Now that the cutter is back in port, the crew is busy training and readying the ship for the next patrol."

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance returned to port Saturday, after conducting a six-week, fisheries patrol in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

During the patrol the Reliance crew boarded 43 vessels and found a scalloping vessel fishing illegally in the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area.

The Reliance crew also worked with Coast Guard aircrews to carry out missions and conduct training. One of the highlights included training with a Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, where trained Coast Guard members repelled to the deck of the cutter from the hovering helicopter... Standard-Times.
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Defense bill contains $46.6 million boost for three Cape projects
Includes $10 million to retrofit training ship Kennedy, nee Enterprise

The Massachusetts National Cemetery, the 102nd Intelligence Wing and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy's training ship were all winners in a weekend spending spree in Washington, D.C.  In all, the three Cape projects are getting $46.5 million out of the $126.7 million in defense-related spending coming to the Bay State Hill as part of the spending package.

The academy is getting $10 million to finish retrofitting the T.S. Enterprise, which will soon switch names to the Kennedy. Meanwhile, the national cemetery in Bourne will have $20.5 million to add additional plots and $16 million is earmarked for the switch at Otis Air National Guard base from fighter jets to intelligence gathering... Standard-Times.