First U.S. offshore wind farm off Cape Cod
Green and clean energy is not without debate. It seems that we want everything to be magically green without impact to anything else. That’s simply not possible. Case in point, the first U.S. offshore wind farm off Cape Cod, Mass.
We might have to compromise sunrises for energy independence and easier breathing. Take pictures of the horizon while you still can.
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday approved the nation’s first offshore wind farm, the 130-turbine Cape Wind project off Cape Cod, Mass. , and said that the power of strong winds over the Atlantic Ocean would be an important part of the U.S. drive to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Other places that might see wind farms
Offshore wind farms have been proposed in proposed off Rehoboth Beach, Del. ; Boston ; Atlantic Beach , Atlantic City and Avalon in New Jersey , in North Carolina’s Eastern Pamlico Sound; in Lake Erie off Cleveland ; off Block Island and Sakonnet in Rhode Island , and off Galveston, Texas .