Cape Wind Project Faces Obstacle From Massachusetts Indian Tribes

The New York Times:

A decision made yesterday by the National Park Service may create a new hurdle for developers of a long-disputed proposal to build the nation's first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound.

Read the whole story: The New York Times

Comments

[Barbara Durkin]

03:16 PM on 02/24/2010

Cape Wind has a no bid deal for Nantucket Sound. Thusly, Cape Wind has not been "vetted" in a competitive bidding process. This scenario exposes the environment, rate and taxpayers to unacceptable risks. It's reprehensible that the regulators have never asked the question:

Who are these guys, Cape Wind, EMI, UPC, First Wind, IVPC?

http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/23/3941508-who-are-these-guys-cape-wind-emi-upc-first-wind-ivpc

Thank You,

Barbara Durkin
independent wind energy researcher
Central Massachusetts

Senator Ted Kennedy on the "no bid" deal:

http://bjdurk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/27/3197897-kennedy-floor-statement-on-the-cape-wind-project-

[Ron Beaty]

06:53 AM on 01/22/2010

PRESERVE NANTUCKET SOUND, RELOCATE THE CAPE WIND PROJECT

As a Cape Cod native who firmly believes in the sanctity of our maritime heritage, I am writing to ardently express my steadfast support for the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound. Based upon sensible logic, data and reasoning, I am also conversely opposed to the controversial Cape Wind Project which seeks to despoil and rob us of the pristine nautical legacy bestowed by our forefathers. As a result of the likely profound damaging regional financial, ecological and public safety consequences Cape Wind would wrought upon us all, it should not be allowed to proceed forward to fruition.
The project poses a cogent danger to essential air and sea navigation. Siting the project in Nantucket Sound is a breach of the public trust. Contrary to their sham claims, the cost of the electricity which the project will produce would not be cheap or competitive. It would be an unbearable fiscal burden hoisted upon us without our sanction or consent. Furthermore, it will represent a deleterious local economic blow by it's absconding of undeserved taxpayer-funded subsidies, forced real estate devaluations, and lost revenues from commercial and tourism activities. The proposed one hundred thirty wind turbines will perpetually cause unsightly visual contamination and distressing noise pollution. Finally, Cape Wind will unnecessarily endanger a critical marine and wildlife habitat. The Cape Wind Project must not become a reality which will forever doom our children and grandchildren to a ghastly socially inhumane legacy.

[NoVaBudgeteer]

12:30 PM on 01/14/2010

It is interesting there are not more comments on this story. This project could have been up and running by now. While everyone yells for real environmental solutions - we will never be able to get away from people's own self interest.

Maybe they should put the wind farm off the coast of Martha's Vineyard or Kennebunkport - I am sure the rich folks there would gladly welcome a source of green energy and wouldn't be opposed to such a viable solution purely on aesthetic reasons?

Sarcasm aside - this should be seen as the first in many NIMBY battles for green solutions.

[PlayTOE]

06:12 PM on 01/07/2010

Two Massachusetts Indian tribes argued that the wind turbines would disturb ancestral burial grounds and interfere with spiritual rituals that require clear views across the sound.

I wonder if a huge plume of coal smoke would be preferable to barley visible turbines turning in the wind, or if they would rather freeze in the dark without electricity?

We all need to judge things by the real choices.

[POTA2]

01:37 PM on 01/06/2010

Oh, now the injins own the friggen ocean.

[gage]

11:13 AM on 01/06/2010

It's unlikely to happen because there are too many ultra-wealthy Democrats living there.

[surferbuoy]

01:16 PM on 01/06/2010

Anything for the good of humanity.... BUT...NIMBY!