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The members of the League of Women Voters, Cape Cod Area believe that the development of utility scale wind energy resources, such as the project proposed by Cape Wind is critical in: meeting the energy needs of our area; helping to provide clean air; providing health benefits for our citizens and addressing the issue of climate change.

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Barnstable's lawsuit against Cape Wind thrown out
Friday, May 08, 2009
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed last year by the Town of Barnstable against Cape Wind and the state's Energy Facilities Siting Board.

The lawsuit claimed the Cape Cod Commission had exclusive jurisdiction over permitting transmission lines necessary for the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm.

Note: Click here to read this article in the Cape Cod Times

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