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Cape Wind project given preliminary environmental approval |
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14 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:58 PM on 14 Jan 2008 Seems it was only October that the controversial Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound was dealt a setback. Now here it is January, and the wind farm that NIMBYs love to hate is inching forward, having been given preliminary environmental approval from the Minerals Management Service. After a public comment period, the final fate of the project is expected to be announced later this year. source ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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Massachusetts Passes Wind
Cape Wind gets state OK, boosting chances it will get built |
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02 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Massachusetts Passes Wind Cape Wind gets state OK, boosting chances it will get built If you're not up on the history of the controversial Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, here's the brief version: It's alive! It's dead! It's alive! It's dead! Repeat. Our news today: It's alive! Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's (D) administration declared Friday that the proposed 130-turbine offshore-wind project would do mo ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, wind power (all these topics) |
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To Everything, Tern, Tern, Tern
Buzzards Bay wind farm faces tough obstacles |
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21 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| To Everything, Tern, Tern, Tern Buzzards Bay wind farm faces tough obstacles Amidst the hype over the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, developer Jay Cashman unveiled a proposal to erect up to 120 wind turbines in nearby Buzzards Bay. But a recent report by Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs Stephen Pritchard concludes that Cashman's project would violate state law and could threaten an ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, wildlife, wind power (all these topics) |
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A Long and Windy Road
Compromise in Congress keeps Cape Wind project above water |
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22 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Long and Windy Road Compromise in Congress keeps Cape Wind project above water The beleaguered Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound is keeping its head above water, thanks to good old-fashioned compromise. A provision to allow the Massachusetts governor to veto the planned wind project was holding up a Coast Guard reauthorization bill in Congress; a new version of the legislation drops th ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, New England, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Kennedy You Hear Me Now?
Another wind-power project proposed for Massachusetts waters |
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24 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Kennedy You Hear Me Now? Another wind-power project proposed for Massachusetts waters Wind-power developers can't get enough of Massachusetts, it seems. Nantucket Sound has the contentious Cape Wind project; now a new wind farm is being proposed for nearby Buzzards Bay. The South Coast Offshore Wind project would consist of three clusters of 30 to 40 turbines each, up to 450 feet high, from two to four miles offsho ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, wind power (all these topics) |
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Cape of Good Hope
Cape Wind outlook better after Bush administration voices support |
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08 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Cape of Good Hope Cape Wind outlook better after Bush administration voices support The controversial Cape Wind project planned for Nantucket Sound has found new allies in a strange place: the Bush administration. On Thursday, Undersecretary of Energy David Garman sent a letter urging Congress to drop a measure that would allow the Massachusetts governor (currently Mitt Romney, a Cape Wind ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, New England, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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A Low Blow
Congressional committee OKs amendment to kill Cape Wind project |
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10 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Low Blow Congressional committee OKs amendment to kill Cape Wind project The Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound may have blown its final ... may have been blown ... in a gust of ... oh, never mind. We're out of wind puns, and the proposed offshore wind farm is out of steam: If a recent, sneaky effort in Congress succeeds, the project will die once and for all. A congressional conference committee att ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Jilting at Windmills
Measure in Congress could kill Cape Wind project |
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04 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Jilting at Windmills Measure in Congress could kill Cape Wind project The Cape Wind project on Nantucket Sound may soon receive another blow -- oh, we're so funny! -- if Congress passes an amendment giving Massachusetts power to veto the controversial wind farm if it would interfere with navigation. Of course, it depends on what the definition of "navigation" is, but Gov. Mitt Romney (R) would ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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The Man From NIMBY
Wind-resistant senator owns land near proposed Mass. wind farm |
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15 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Man From NIMBY Wind-resistant senator owns land near proposed Mass. wind farm Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has been blowing hard against wind power, a position that's mystified both his Senate colleagues and wind-industry advocates. Alexander introduced an energy bill earlier this year that included grants for solar and other sources of clean power, as well as incentives for "clean ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, Tennessee, wind power (all these topics) |
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