The controversial Cape Wind project now has every federal permit it needs to start construction in the fall, US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced yesterday.
The approval of an 800-page construction and operations plan for the 130 turbine project in Nantucket Sound was widely expected, but Salazar traveled to Boston to make the announcement, saying it illustrates the Obama administration’s commitment to wind power, especially along the blustery Atlantic Coast.
Read more: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2011/04/20/us_gives_green_light_to_cape_wind_project/
Article courtesy of The Boston Globe –Green Blog by Beth Daley Globe Staff
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