Obama Administration Approves Nation's First-Ever Offshore Wind Farm (death, Kennedy, Massachusetts)

[Lafferty Daniel]

Blow baby, blow.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63R42X20100428

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar gave the green light for the 130-turbine, 420-megawatt Cape Wind project in Horseshoe Shoal, Nantucket Sound, subject to certain conditions designed to project offshore waters.
"This project fits with the tradition of sustainable development in the area," Salazar said at a news conference in Boston.

Although small in terms of its total energy production -- the $1 billion facility would produce enough electricity to power about 400,000 houses -- its approval raises hopes that other offshore wind projects will follow.
Several projects that could power hundreds of thousands of customers have already been proposed for the East Coast and the Great Lakes.


I think this is a good start in reshaping our country's energy future. The wind farm has potential to cut carbon emissions from conventional power plants by 700,000 tons annually.

[TigerLily24]

Still going to be a fight, but, I am glad to see him start to fulfill his alternative energy promises.

Cape Cod Wind Farm, First U.S. Offshore, A Go

[summers73]

Haha!!! The slimy murderer Ted Kennedy disapproved of this project some time ago.

[Jaymie]

Originally Posted by TigerLily24

Still going to be a fight, but, I am glad to see him start to fulfill his alternative energy promises.

Cape Cod Wind Farm, First U.S. Offshore, A Go

Bird killers , both of you .
I often joke but not this time .
Little energy - Lots of dead birds .

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Jaymie

Bird killers , both of you .
I often joke but not this time .
Little energy - Lots of dead birds .

birds and bats.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Originally Posted by summers73

Haha!!! The slimy murderer Ted Kennedy disapproved of this project some time ago.

I'm sure there are quite a few NIMBY's in MA that don't approve of this. Does anyone know how far away from the shore the turbines will be?

[florida.bob]

Originally Posted by Jaymie

Bird killers , both of you .
I often joke but not this time .
Little energy - Lots of dead birds .

Yeah, what's going to happen when they deplete the supply of wind?

[db1025]

How is this the nations first? There is a wind turbine farm in the bay near Atlantic City, NJ that has been there for a while.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Originally Posted by db1025

How is this the nations first? There is a wind turbine farm in the bay near Atlantic City, NJ that has been there for a while.

According to this NY Times article, the offshore wind farms in NJ are in the works.

Both Sides Push Arguments as Decision Nears on Cape Wind - NYTimes.com

Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island — all have offshore wind projects in the works. Four of the governors are Democrats and two, in New Jersey and Rhode Island, are Republicans, showing that views of Cape Wind do not break down along political lines.

[The_Moor]

It took Ted Kennedy's death to make progress. MA residents wanted this project for quite some time. However, Teddy opposed it since it ruined his yachting view. Elitism at its finest.