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MMS gives Cape Wind favorable review except for birds, navigation and visual impacts
January 20, 2009 by Rich Eldred in Wicked Local Harwich
January 20, 2009 by Rich Eldred in Wicked Local Harwich
The Minerals Management Service's 800 page Final Environmental Impact Statement on Cape Wind was released on Friday and in a largely favorable review found nearly all impacts to be negligible or minor.
The few exceptions, where the 130 turbine wind farm would potentially or certainly have moderate to major impact were on birds, especially marine birds such as terns or sea ducks, on navigation and safety of recreational or commercial fishing boats, although those effects could be mitigated, and on visual resources of Nantucket Sound.
The final environmental impact statement for the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm will be released tomorrow, according to a notice posted on the Web site of the Office of the Federal Register.
The final report marks a major development in the long-running attempts by Cape Wind Associates, LLC, to build a wind farm in the sound.
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Moon Island wind turbine proposal draws questions from residents
May 25, 2010 by Brian Benson in Patriot Ledger
May 25, 2010 by Brian Benson in Patriot Ledger
More than 75 Quincy residents gathered at Squantum Elementary School on Monday to question officials about a wind turbine ..."I'm a total believer in wind power, but at what point does solving one environmental issue create another?" said Steve Kolander of Squantum, adding he would prefer several smaller turbines with less of a visual impact on the island.
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With the clock ticking on the Cape Wind decision, American Indian tribes across the nation are lining up in support of the Wampanoags.
The San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona and the 25-tribe coalition known as the United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. have both asked U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to stop the controversial project.
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