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Dramatic footage of a turbine collapsing during a recent storm in Denmark.

Nantucket Sound: Once it's Gone, it's Gone Forever

This short documentary dramatically captures the reasons why so many Cape Cod and Island residents oppose Cape Wind, and it presents their serious concerns about its threat to the ecology of the Sound, public safety, and to fishing and tourism. Take a moment ot view it, then send it by email to your personal email network. Comments welcome!

Nantucket Sound Sunrise

NANTUCKET SOUND
Once it's gone, it's gone forever.

Cooperating agencies comment on MMS Cape Wind DEIS

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have both delivered their comments to MMS on the Cape Wind Project. Both the EPA and the USFWS criticized MMS for not working more closely with the cooperating agencies. Click on the links below to read the comments in their entirety.

US Environmental Protection Agency US Fish and Wildlife Service

IN THE NEWS

Harvard Business School Case Study of Cape Wind
5/12/08 - APNS Statement
Cape Wind is attempting to exploit the reputation of Harvard Business School by promoting a poorly researched, biased “case study” of its wind turbine project proposed for Nantucket Sound.

Wind ($23.37) v. Gas (25 Cents)
5/12/08 - Wall Street Journal Editorial
Congress seems ready to spend billions on a new "Manhattan Project" for green energy, or at least the political class really, really likes talking about one. But maybe we should look at what our energy subsidy dollars are buying now.

Powerful winds
5/11/08 - The Herald News
But a new proposal for a deep-water, off-shore wind farm answers all the skeptics' objection and, in addition to its environmental benefits, could be an economic boon to Fall River.

Stacking the deck
5/8/08 - Cape Cod Times Editorial
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has exposed the federal government's review of Cape Wind's alternative sites for what it is: a sham.

'Do this right'
5/7/08 - Cape Cod Times Editorial
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has delivered a blistering assessment of the federal government's review of the Cape Wind project. Seven years after Cape Wind staked a claim on 24 square miles of Nantucket Sound, the developer and the U.S. Minerals Management Service have failed to answer critical questions about the effects of the project on the environment.

MORE NEWS..Click here for complete coverage of the public hearings and letters to the editor>>>

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