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Blowing smoke, Cape Wind objections groundless
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Let’s see if we have this straight: The Wampanoag tribe is claiming the construction of the Cape Wind project would threaten or destroy their religion by impeding sacred rituals that require an unblocked view of the sunrise over Nantucket Sound. Would this be the same people whose Aquinnah tribe is proposing a wind turbine for the Gay Head cliffs on Martha’s Vineyard?

...Thus, this latest delay is not merely a frivolous further delaying tactic, but holds potential to actively harm the causes of environmentally responsible development. A legal victory for the Wampanoags would place a dangerous new tool in the hands of all who seek to block development projects anywhere, anytime.

It is long past time for the Department of the Interior to clear away the final hurdles standing in the way of Cape Wind. There’s only one way to determine whether Cape Wind can fulfill the promise of renewable wind power for the region: Build it and put it to the test.

Note: Click here to read this editorial in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Also in Opinions and Editorials:
· Author David Gessner writes about Cape Wind   (12/12/11)
· If facts and logic prevail, Cape Wind will win support   (12/09/11)
· Retrospective: Jim Gordon and Cape Wind   (12/05/11)