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Cape Wind Can Start Leading the Way for Offshore Wind Power
Monday, January 26, 2009
By Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances Beinecke:

Two summers ago, I took a tour of a large-scale wind farm off the coast of Denmark. After the boat docked in the charming, tourist town of Nysted, I asked the mayor Lennart Damsbo-Andersen, what impact the nearby turbines had on the beach community. The mayor explained that when the wind farm was first announced, residents were very concerned about what the wind farm would do the town's charm and livelihood. But now, "We look back and wonder what we were so worried about."

I imagine homeowners and vacationers in Nantucket Sound will be saying the same thing in a few years. Last week, the Cape Wind project cleared its last environmental review. There is one more step before Cape Wind can start construction and begin repowering thousands of homes on Cape Cod with clean energy. Our new Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has to issue the final "record of decision." I hope he does it very soon.

Note: Click here to read this in its entirety on NRDC's website

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