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boston- In a groundbreaking decision that some say will usher in a new era of clean energy, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said today he had approved the nation's first offshore wind farm, the controversial Cape Wind project off of Cape Cod.

"This will be the first of many projects up and down the Atlantic coast," Salazar said at a joint State House news conference with Governor Deval Patrick. The decision comes after nine years of battles over the proposal.

"America needs offshore wind power and with this project, Massachusetts will lead the nation," Patrick said.
The decision had been delayed for almost a year because of two Wampanoag Native American tribes' complaints that the 130 turbines, which would stand more than 400 feet above the ocean surface, would disturb spiritual sun greetings and possibly ancestral artifacts and burial grounds on the seabed. The ocean floor was once exposed land before the sea level rose thousands of years ago.

Salazar said he had ordered modifications to "minimize and mitigate" the impact of the project that would "help protect the historical, cultural, and environmental resources of Nantucket Sound." He said his approval would require the project developer, Cape Wind Associates, to conduct additional marine archaeological surveys and take other steps to reduce the project's visual impact.

The winds of change. Does this make sense? (double pub)


When we elected Obama we knew at that time our country needed some serious energy reform overhauling. As an American I knew this was an exciting time - the thought of coming together again as a country for the better was attainable. Obama vowed to create clean energy and everyone went from six to midnight over the idea.

Then I go and read this article about the wind farm - a clean energy source that could power 1/3 of the cape – yet everyone’s pissed off because it will be an eye sore and will interfere with prayer. These wind mills are a genuine work of human innovation and superior critical thinking skills and their impact would be beyond words. To think that one day soon we could be a completely self-sustaining country in terms of energy and power- clean and efficient power. The pieces of broken glass and cigga-butts are more of an eye sore on our beaches than some distant wind mill that will look cool off in the distance. Can we look at these mills as a metaphor? Yes. That winds of change blow in every direction and why let that power go to waste.

Then again maybe 130 turbines is a lot, but fortunately there isn’t over 9,000!