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Nantucket Sound: Once it's Gone, it's Gone Forever
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Cape Wind does NOT float my boat! Get this limited edition Save Our Sound magnet with every online donation while supplies last.
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Myth: Cape Wind would create local jobs and increase local tourism.
Fact: Cape Wind could cost the Cape and Islands' tourist and fishing based economies millions of dollars and thousands of jobs.
Known for its beaches and natural beauty, Cape Cod and the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard are one of the top ten tourist destinations in the country. Industrialization of Nantucket Sound by Cape Wind would cause losses in tourism and employment, as well as declines in property values.
In comparison to the number of jobs that would be lost by the construction of Cape Wind, the jobs potentially created by Cape Wind are negligible and would largely go to off-Cape and out of state workers. While Cape Wind relies on anecdotal evidence of wind farm related tourism in Denmark, a site specific study by the Beacon Hill Institute calculated:
- A reduction in employment of 1173-2533 jobs,
- A reduction in tourist spending of $57 million to $123 million,
- A related drop in output of $94 million to $203 million and a drop in earnings of $28 million to $61 million, and
- A loss in property values of $1.35 billion.
If Cape Wind's 25 square mile grid were constructed, commercial fishermen, who rely on the proposed site for more than half their catch, say they would be restricted in their access to fish fertile waters.
The Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership, which represents 18 commercial fishing organizations, says that navigation of mobile fishing gear between the 130 towers would be hazardous or impossible and, in short, Cape Wind would displace commercial fishing from Nantucket Sound. Read more about the concerns of the Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership.
Learn more about Cape Wind's economic boondoggle.
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