While Massachusetts (liberal land of forward thinking) led by Ted Kennedy (liberal leader of forward thinking) has done everything in its power to stop Cape Wind (forward thinking provider of clean renewable energy) Texas (land of cowboys and oil tycoons) is actually the biggest supplier of wind energy in the country and is placing large tracts of its coast up for bid for offshore wind production. As the kids would say “what the fuck?!”

Seriously what is wrong with this picture. Ted Kennedy doesn’t want offshore wind because he might get drunk and run his yacht into it, or god forbid him and bobby might have to look at them from their giant sea side mansion. Meanwhile the land of the oil derrick is busy putting up wind turbines as fast as they can.

Jerry Patterson, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, is seeking bidders for the nationâ€™s first-ever competitive lease sale for the rights to develop offshore wind power in the Gulf of Mexico. â€œThe future of our nationâ€™s offshore wind industry is off the Texas Gulf Coast,â€ Patterson said. â€œThereâ€™s international interest in these tracts and this will be the first time the market will be able to place a value on what I think is a very valuable asset.â€ Four offshore tracts will be leased for the development of wind energy as part of the regular oil and gas lease sale to be held on October 2.

The offshore wind energy tracts up for bid are near Jefferson, Calhoun, Brazoria and Cameron counties. The four tracts total 73,098 acres in size. Detailed bidding instructions, a wind power lease bid application form and detailed maps of the offshore tracts of land can be found here.

Hello Massachusetts (Teddy and Bill Delahunt you especially should be listening) , are you missing anything here? You could be making mad bank and providing your citizens with clean renewable energy all while creating a vibrant and job producing industry in your state. I hate to say it but you should be following Texas’ lead on this one.