The NH commission on offshore wind meeting, before the federal BOEM takes over our Gulf of Maine, was inexplicably canceled when its chair, Sen. Watters, got wind, pun intended, that fishermen and concerned citizens would show up to voice their concerns.

As the troops rallied to go to the meeting, the NH government, by way of Sen. David Watters, cut bait and ran!  When asked why, he stated “thousands of NH residents want(ing) green energy supercedes a “few fishermen.”

Except offshore wind is far from green!? He went on, “Just go to the federal meeting on the 29th!” but the federal BOEM meeting does not allow the public to speak for five minutes. It is only a question-and-answer session. Watters must have shellfish allergies to shun a whole group of fishermen and our coast, or he just doesn’t like opposition.

The NH state website for Watters Commission does not mention any meetings “to be announced. ”

All minutes say “pending” or a current list of stakeholders. This has been going on since 2020!

But they are claiming they advertised their public meetings! It may as well have been advertised to the fish, for the only fisherman who knew and attended was Erik Anderson, president of the defunct NHCFA, and he didn’t tell anyone either.

Calling all the committee reps finally revealed the (now canceled) meeting on May 20th, which was the only meeting the public actually knew about by word of mouth and would have had a chance to voice their mind.

If I’m not mistaken, our government has to allow proper notice and for the public to speak, no matter how uncomfortable Watters feels.

This clandestine NH state commission has been operating for four years in a vacuum. The only “study* done was a report that does not include any data about pollution, harmful Bisphenol going into the ocean poisoning us by way of fish, or any tangible data to show it is “safe” at all!

Watters does not care or he would make it right.

Instead, he doubled down and insulated the very people he represents. He refuses to listen and states, “We cannot control what the BOEM does in federal waters.” I believe Watters needs a refresher course in the US Constitution. Last I checked, the US government is “the people,” just not fishermen and those who want to save our Gulf of Maine and whales.

[Update] There will be “meetings” and conversations with or without members of the committee.

Monday, May 20
3:00, Meet at roundabout Diner and Lounge, Portsmouth NH traffic circle. Information on offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine.
4:00, Meet at 222 International Dr. Pease, Press conference with Chuck Morse, fishermen, and environmentalists.
4:30, State Commission on offshore wind. If (still) canceled, we will continue the press conference.

May BOEM federal dates: https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/notes-stakeholders/reminder-public-meetings-gulf-maine-proposed-sale-notice

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Believe it or not, readers, Hillary’s mouth has actually spoken the truth to us, the American people (I bet that has a bitter taste for her?). According to Hillary pro Palestinian protestors here on American collage campuses and streets are ignorant of the history between Israel and Islam.

She recites one example from when her husband, Bill Clinton, tried to bring the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel together in an agreed settlement. The offer to Yasser Arafat (leader of the PLO) was for Muslims to have 96% of the Palestinian territory (a darn good deal, IMO), but Arafat refused. It was speculated at the time he feared being assassinated like Anwar Sadat (President of Egypt some years before) had been for making a deal with Jews in Egypt.

Likely, he would have as his power thereafter eroded rather quickly because the radical fundamentalists in Islam will accept nothing less than the death of all Jews and not just those in Israel – all Jews everywhere. The Quran tells the faithful that the whole world must become Muslim before peace can come, and there are very many faithful to ensure that peace will not come before that.

Readers, please understand this hate war against Jews has been going on for more than a thousand years. It started in 726 AD when Muhammad claimed he was visited by the Angle Gabriel with orders from God to kill all the Jews. This was long before the Crusades or the Muslim empire, but it has been ongoing off and on all this time, and we are in a hot period right now – and it is not only Israel in the cross hairs; America is the “Great Satan.” Coddling terrorists of any kind just emboldens them and Islam is not only emboldened but motivated. The more restraint we use the greater the danger.

Look at some real hard facts: Sense 9-11, there have been 45,255 Islamic terrorist attacks worldwide. In 2002, 3,152 people were killed and 6,059 were injured, and since then, the numbers and efficiency have grown exponentially.

In 2019, 10,525 were killed, and 10,725 were injured.
In 2020, 10,251 were killed, and 7,749 were injured.
In 2021, 11,830 were killed and 9,595 were injured.
In 2022, 9,025 were killed and 6,815 were injured. (An off year)
In 2023, 11, 424 were killed and 12,999 were injured.
2024 is pending, but starting out with a real bang.

Let us not forget this is just one phase of the Islamic “religion of Peace.” Honor killings are still very much in vogue if a wife or daughter is seen to impede the family honor as judged by the husband or patriarch. Selling an adolescent daughter as young as nine years old to be the wife of some older man is nothing unusual. The always popular kidnapping of young women for the sex slave market is a profit-generating powerhouse. God forbid a gay man or lesbian falls into the grasp of some Muslims. Inevitable death sentence is always that result , usually in some gruesome fashion.

This brings me to the current Hamas-Israel war, and I must ask myself and my readers just what good would a “cease fire” be worth if we knew it would just be used by Hamas to reload before attacking again. Can we possibly be so stupid as to believe anything lasting could possibly come of it? No, no way, Israel should eradicate every terrorist in Gaza and go after those who sneak away too. This war is effecting much of the world and we are no different. Muslim students agitate lies, misinform, and, as Hillary noted, many believe these lies. Lazy or stupid students using threats or violence should be expelled, and Muslim student activists should be deported.

Editor: Ths post was originally published under the wrong byline. This has been corrected.

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The Olympic Aquatic Center in Sydney, Australia, was evacuated this week after smoke billowed in plumes from its roof. A fire started inside the rooftop solar panel array.

“Upon investigation, crews found a working fire in the solar panels on the roof of the sporting facility.”

Fire crews used a ladder platform to attack the flames and were able to get the blaze under control within about 45 minutes.

FRNSW confirmed that more than 2,500 people had to be evacuated during the incident.

According to Hot Air’s reporting, while we don’t hear much about rooftop solar panel fires, they are becoming more common.

The number of fires involving solar panels has soared after a boom in their use driven by energy bill rises, The Independent can reveal.

Data obtained under freedom of information rules show that there were six times the number of fires involving solar panels last year compared with 10 years ago.

The rate has increased sharply with 66 fires already recorded up until July this year compared with 63 for the whole of 2019, prompting concern from safety experts who are worried about a lack of regulation on who can install them.

Older installations are more likely to spark up, but it is a growing concern for anyone with a rooftop array; it is not just the likelihood of an installation quirk. You run the constant risk of outdoor storm damage.

If you have solar panels on your roof, it also changes how smoke escapes from your burning home.

“The dispersion of fire smoke from rooftops with PV raises significant safety concerns regarding residents’ exposure,” the group said. “Therefore, it is essential to investigate the phenomenon of smoke dispersion generated by rooftop PV fires, particularly through rooftop openings such as skylights.”

The amount of time you have depends on the slope of your roof. “For the 60-degree rooftop, residents have approximately 12 minutes to evacuate, while for other rooftops (less than 45 degrees), residents have only about four minutes.”

In the early days of solar bailouts, homeowners were often unknowingly saddled with liens on their homes. Finance companies leveraging the installation cost would put liens on property to protect their investment, which meant the owner could not sell their property until they addressed the lien. I’m not sure that’s still a thing, but solar (bailout) incentives continue to drive installations by companies that pop up to take advantage of the government’s interference in the market.

There are reputable companies and certified installers, but has anyone talked to homeowners about the fire risk or how PV on your roof changes the environment of either an in-home or rooftop fire? I can’t say.

Did they even warn them about the possibility of a rooftop fire? Given that few, if any, solar companies even want to discuss the end-of-life costs for removal and disposal (which are not insignificant as recycling is still not something they’ve mastered), I can’t imagine the fire risk is a topic of much interest. Expired panels are toxic, as is any reclamation process. You’d think that people possessed with at least the perception of a public obligation to do the right thing for the community (during COVID) would have a vested interest in this problem.

You’d be wrong. It is another can they kick down the road. Much like the answer to this question. How many “emissions” were generated by that 45-minute (+/-) rooftop array fire? Or, put another way, are there “credits” you can buy to offset exhausting the fumes from burning the toxic components of PV panels for about an hour? How much do those cost, who benefits, and who has to pay?

I’m guessing one such fire erases all the pretend 20 years’ worth of “savings” from that installation and at least a few others. And while these fires are on the rise, you look away and keep on keeping on, you green money laundering, earth-wrecking bastards.

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