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Barnstable wins lawsuit: FAA Cape Wind approval overturned
October 29, 2011 by Rich Eldred in The Register
October 29, 2011 by Rich Eldred in The Register
The court noted the record contained many contentions that the wind farm could pose a safety risk to pilots operating under visual flight rules noting local airport managers pointed out pilots, "would have a difficult time staying beneath the foggy and otherwise inclement weather that often plagues Nantucket Sound, while at the same time maintaining a safe distance from the wind turbines. During such times, there would be a ‘clear risk of collision with the wind turbine generators.'"
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The town of Barnstable and the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound filed an administrative appeal yesterday requesting that the Federal Aviation Administration reverse its approval of the Cape Wind project.
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As key federal lawmakers negotiate the final details of an $8.7 billion Coast Guard bill, a single controversial provision has taken even sharper aim at Cape Wind.
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Opponents of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm scored a key victory yesterday when a federal panel on historic preservation recommended that U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar kill the project.
The recommendation from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is the final piece required in the review of Cape Wind's effects on historic properties, including sites considered sacred by Indian tribes on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard.
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Brown calls for fed probe of Cape Wind
July 3, 2012 by Hillary Chabot And Matt Stout in Boston Herald
July 3, 2012 by Hillary Chabot And Matt Stout in Boston Herald
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown yesterday joined the growing chorus of critics calling for a federal probe into Cape Wind, saying officials have been aware of safety concerns "forever" and raising questions about whether the hotly debated Nantucket Sound project was born from "backroom deals."
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