Posted on 01/17/2009 12:15:33 PM PST by NormsRevenge
BOSTON — A federal agency said Friday that the nation’s first offshore wind farm, proposed for the waters off Cape Cod, posed no serious environmental threat, bringing it a major step closer to fruition.
Homeowners and boaters on the cape, including Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, have fought the project for eight years, saying it would hurt wildlife, fishing and tourism and spoil the beauty of Nantucket Sound.
Opponents have sued to stop the project, known as Cape Wind, and more challenges are certain, keeping the path to construction bumpy despite what supporters on Friday called a crucial victory.
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Too bad your knowledge won’t let you click on the link. No registering required, the picture comes right up.
OK. If that’s the way you want to be, then so be it. I still think putting the windfarms off Mass is a good idea.
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