“Cape Wind is proposing America’s first offshore wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. Miles from the nearest shore, 130 wind turbines will gracefully harness the wind to produce up to 420 megawatts of clean, renewable energy. In average winds, Cape Wind will provide three quarters of the Cape and Islands electricity needs.” Capewind.org
Doesn’t that sound good?? Three quarters of the Cape’s electricity needs met with beautiful, clean, renewable energy. Who wouldn’t want this?
“This proposal has some very big (and very rich) opponents. The wind farm is slated for Nantucket Sound in Massachusetts and a few property owners in the area are less than thrilled with the idea of having wind turbines dot their multi-million dollar views of the water, despite the turbines being more than five miles away. These outspoken critics have friends in high places that have managed to put the future of America’s first offshore wind farm in jeopardy.” Greenpeace
I think a friendly visit from the Green Pirate might help sway some opinions…
Wind farms ‘a threat to national security’
The British Ministry of Defense realized that wind turbines obscure radar and would allow planes to fly undetected above. Won’t allow wind farms in four locations due to this. Developers had previously been told that there were no defence implications.
Security v. Renewable energy. What will there be left to protect?
