CAPE WIND GETS ANOTHER ‘GO’

Cape Wind project gets favorable U.S. govt review
Tom Doggett (w/Marguerita Choy), January 16, 2009 (Reuters)

“A proposal to build the first massive U.S. offshore wind energy project, opposed by influential residents of nearby resorts, got a favorable environmental review on Friday…

“The Interior Department's Minerals Management Service found there would be little negative impact from the Cape Wind energy project off the Massachusetts coast aimed at providing power for 400,000 homes…

“With an estimated price tag of more than $1 billion, Cape Wind would consist of 130 wind turbines over 24 square miles (62 sq km) in Nantucket Sound, within view of popular Cape Cod resorts."

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“Opponents include U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy and other residents of nearby Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, along with some environmental groups and local fishermen.

“Jim Gordon, president of developer Energy Management Inc., said construction could begin by early next year and Cape Wind could begin producing electricity in 2011 or 2012…

“The incoming Obama administration will decide whether to grant final government approval…