Comments on: Gearity To Senate Energy Committe: No More Secrecy, What Is McDowell Costing Taxpayers?

By: Outside The Perimeter « kavips

Outside The Perimeter « kavips — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:13:03 +0000

[...] can produce? And Tommywonk can write the opposing view for free? Incredulous minds began to wonder. We paid how much for this testimony, and we wouldn’t let those willing to speak for free, to say a word? Is [...]

By: Ellen Lebowitz

Ellen Lebowitz — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:02:36 +0000

sorry for the dup.

By: Ellen Lebowitz

Ellen Lebowitz — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:00:57 +0000

UD also includes two of the most involved “good actors”: Willett Kempton and Jeremy Firestone. Agreed, however, that JB is oh so tight with McDowell, was his right hand in drafting the RPS, and for some ‘mysterious’ reason refuses to admit that the off-shore wind project is consistent with his climate change views and goals. But -and it’s a big but :<) – I think his goals are varied and if all those dots can be connected so there is an understanding of the SEU funding and where all the money comes from and goes to, clarity will come to this issue. People are working very hard for disclosure of this information, but they are being thwarted.
Thanks to Pat Gearity for the above–doing an incredible job!

By: Ellen Lebowitz

Ellen Lebowitz — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:59:01 +0000

By: liz allen

liz allen — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:49:21 +0000

Great letter, now lets see what the dimwits do? How long can they protect McDowell Inc? Surely some of the “progressives” in the group should be stand up, and copy every document that committee ever presented–what ever documents he/she has…present them, no excuses.

By: Campaigner

Campaigner — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:21:27 +0000

I’ll bet Alan Mullen has a lenghty file on Byrne…he’s has long thought not everything was above board w/JB (as he likes to be called).

By: Jason330

Jason330 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:04:38 +0000

Interesting that you mentioned John Byrne. It is murky, but my sense is that the U of D is not a good actor in this.

Byrne’s role needs some more digging.

By: curiousindover

curiousindover — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:52:52 +0000

Start connecting the dots. Sustainable Eenergy Utility-dot-SEU oversight board-dot-Green Energy Fund-dot-Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative money-dot-Bond Money-dot-Delaware Energy Office-dot-Request for Proposal from Delaware Energy Office for Contract Administrator-dot-Harris McDowell-dot-Ralph Nigro-Applied Energy Group-dot-John Byrne-dot-Randall Speck-dot-Delmarva Power. As was said on Laugh-in decades ago, “Very Interesting”.

By: Joan Deaver

Joan Deaver — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:47:12 +0000

We appreciate Gearity’s letter which is a reasonable request on behalf of the people of Delaware. We have every right to see the paper trail and the money trail. The committee members surely will want to demonstrate their “clean hands.”

By: Dana Garrett

Dana Garrett — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:43:30 +0000

“Notwithstanding the absence of a Freedom of Information statute permitting citizens to receive the information requested herein, we believe the circumstances surrounding the decision to hold hearings and the resulting substantial expense provide adequate justification for a prompt, complete and transparent response.”

Just send the FOIA request to Sen. Copeland. I have a recording of him saying that any statute affecting the Legislature enacted in one legislative session is null & void in the next Legislative session.

Therefore, the FOIA exemption for the Legislature is null & void and Copeland would be required to give you just about any info you want.

Of course, it was all bullshit on Copeland’s part. He based it on one weird ruling by a DE judge over 2 decades ago, a case that has not served as case law for anything, although I’ve been using it as a coaster for the soda pops I guzzle in my office. He just brought it up to give himself an excuse for not signing the petition to release SB-4 from committee as he explicitly promised to do on 2 occasions. He needed an out because, as we all know now, the DE GOP strategy is only to run on open government and not earnestly try to enact it.

Still, it would be fun if the FOIA request was sent to him so we could see what new sophistry he would concoct to wiggle out of REALLY acting like he believes in open government.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:24:54 +0000

Dear Senator Marshall on behalf of of all the Marshalls in Delaware, please provide this information to the public. Thanks. Brian