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Vineyard fishermen sue in U.S. Court to block Cape Wind Associates
July 2, 2010 by Mark Alan Lovewell in Vineyard Gazette
July 2, 2010 by Mark Alan Lovewell in Vineyard Gazette
Like David against Goliath, the Martha's Vineyard/Dukes County Fishermen's Association and a well-known Menemsha draggerman last week filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, claiming that the giant wind farm planned by Cape Wind Associates for Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound threatens to put Island fishermen who work the shoal, including squidders and conchers, out of business for good.
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Catherine the Great once said: "A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache." Islanders have experienced their share of both over the past decade, as visions of energy independence have been tempered by talk of viewsheds, environmental impacts and the preservation of cultural heritage.
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