Cape Wind

Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle

Stefanie Penn Spear | Posted 05.14.2012

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Cape Spin provides an in-depth look into the well-funded political tug-of-war that has transpired since the original 2001 proposal for Cape Wind's energy project.

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For Clean Energy, Politics Is Bad Business

Brian Keane | Posted 01.16.2012

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Until we get serious about discussing clean energy's benefits to consumers -- more choices, more energy independence, more cost savings -- and stop focusing on how politics gets in the way, the industry will fight to go mainstream.

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The Real Meaning of "Smart Power"

Brian Keane | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Wind Power, Tar Sands, Smartpower, Smart Power, Cape Wind, Time Magazine, Keystone XL Pipeline, Renewable Energy, Obama Administration, Offshore Wind, Clean Energy, Hillary Clinton, Keystone XL, Barack Obama, State Department, Green News

When I picked up my copy of this week's Time magazine, I was momentarily stopped in my tracks by Massimo Calabresi's cover story: "Hillary Clinton and the Rise of Smart Power."

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Appeals Court Overturns Key Cape Wind Clearance

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 12.28.2011

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BOSTON — A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the Federal Aviation Administration's ruling that Cape Wind's turbines present no danger f...

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Merger May Impact Nation's 1st Offshore Wind Farm

AP | By JAY LINDSAY | Posted 11.27.2011

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BOSTON -- The nation's first offshore wind farm enjoys high-profile federal and state backing, but it hasn't been able to win over one important party...

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Offshore Wind and Economic Development: How Utility Law Could Help

Lewis Milford | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Clean Energy, Offshore Wind, Green Jobs, Cape Wind, Jobs, Environmental Jobs, Utility Law, Cape Wind Utility Law, Green News

It is hard to imagine a new angle on the Cape Wind project. However, one item that deserves some attention: jobs and what the Massachusetts utility regulator's decision to approve the project means for new energy technology.

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Feds Approve Building Plan For First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm

AP | By STEVE LeBLANC | Posted 06.19.2011

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BOSTON -- A federal agency approved a construction and operations plan for the Cape Wind project off the Massachusetts coast, clearing the way for wor...

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John Kerry Urges Cape Wind Approval

AP | STEVE LeBLANC | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is urging federal officials to approve a key portion of Cape Wind's financing plan. Kerry and al...

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Another Step Toward U.S.'s First Offshore Wind Farm

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted a long-sought permit to the nation's first offshore wind farm, moving it a step closer to ...

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Feds Eyeing More Wind Farms Off MA Coast

AP | STEVE LeBLANC | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Tuesday began seeking proposals from developers that want to build commercial wind far...

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Controversial Wind Energy Needs A Buyer

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — Cape Wind has outlasted a decade of government review, a slew of court brawls and fierce opposition from mariners, fishermen, Indian tr...

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Congratulations, America. You Passed Wind.

Ben Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Interior Department, Deepwater, Wampanoag, North Dakota, Cape Cod, Vermont, Offshore Wind, Texas, Colorado, Charles River Associates, Cape Wind, Maine, Senator Kennedy, Ken Salazar, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Green News

For some, it was with a sense of relief that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar passed Cape Wind. For others, it was the latest in a drama that has lasted nearly a decade. Either way, this is a story that blows.

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American Consumers Aren't Buying Climate Action

Corbin Hiar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Leadership, Cape Cod, Congress, Politicians, Epa, Packaging, Ceres, General Mills, Timberland, Business, Wal-Mart, Sustainable, Government, Hamburger Helper, Unfcc, Clinton Global Initiative, National Debt, Christiana Figueres, Cape Wind, Corporations, Sustainable Business, Climate Talks, Carbon Regulation, Lee Scott, Climate Change, Consumers, Voting, Windfarm, Green News

Earlier this week at the Clinton Global Initiative, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres offered her assessment of what was preventing progress in the...

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Explains Why He's Opposed To Cape Wind (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has always been a outspoken environmentalist, making bold statements against the coal industry and the perils of global warming...

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"Drill, Baby, Drill?" That's What Got Us Into This Oily Mess

Brian Keane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cape Cod, Cape Wind Project, BP Oil Spill 2010, BP Oil Spill, Rfk Jr, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Ted Kennedy, Cape Wind, Offshore Drilling, Drill Baby Drill, Green News

As Americans, we're lucky to have the choices that come with prosperity. It shouldn't take an epic man-made disaster like the BP oil spill to help us make the right ones.

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Which Would You Choose: Offshore Wind or Offshore Oil?

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Louisiana, Cape Wind, Offshore Wind, Clean Energy, Global Warming, Offshore Drilling, Fishermen, Climate Bill, Green News

As I watch coverage of the devastation, I am reminded of another energy story from last week: the approval of the Cape Wind offshore wind farm in the Nantucket Sound. What a contrast these two energy projects make.

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Weekly Mulch: Oil rig sinks, as does Senate climate bill

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Two disasters flared up this week, one environmental, the other political. Off the coast of Louisiana, oil f...

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The Worst Week Ever, Thanks To The Fossil-Fuel Industry

Grist | Jonathan Hiskes | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's a week to remember -- or better yet, forget. Who could have imagined such a confluence of terrible, horrible, no-good, very-bad events, rounding...

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Cape Wind Project Challenges: Lawsuits, Financing

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — With federal approval behind them, developers of what would be the nation's first offshore wind farm still have a tough journey ahead b...

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Cape Wind Project (VIDEO): The Arguments On Both Sides

Posted 05.25.2011

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Cape Wind, the first-ever U.S. offshore wind farm, off Cape Cod, was finally given government approval Wednesday after being hotly contested for nine ...

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Green News Report -- April 29, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Water, Repower America, Australia, Epa, Oil Rig, Conservation, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Coast Guard, Lindsey Graham, Green News Report, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Toxic Chemicals, Biz Markie, Drought, Immigration Reform, Cape Wind, Oil Spill, BRAD BLOG, John Kerry, Green News, Oil, Harry Reid, Climate Legislation, Joe Lieberman, Toxic Waste, Sea Level Rise, Locusts, Climate Bill, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: More on Linds...

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A Week of Energy Triumph and Tragedy

Gene Karpinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deepwater Horizon, Clean Energy, Cape Wind, Oil Spill, Climate Bill, Renewable Energy, Energy Independence, Green News

I was thrilled to hear about the approval of the Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. But this news can't help but be severely clouded by the ongoing reports of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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Cape Wind Project: Everything You Need To Know (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

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After 9 years of federal review, the Obama administration has approved Cape Wind, the nation's first offshore wind farm which will be built in the Nan...

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Big Wins for Big Oil As Alternatives Appear

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's too bad for British Petroleum. Or is it? For days after its Transocean operated rig exploded and sank with eleven of its workers in the Gulf of ...

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Cape Wind Project Should Move Forward: NYT Editorial

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Given the country's need for alternative energy sources -- and the administration's commitment to promoting them -- it would be dismaying if he did no...

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