A presidential cup of coffee with a dash of Cape Wind?

As much as I'd like to see this project go forward, I'm going to bet the NIMBY "Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound" group wins.

Which is sad and pathetic, since the remainder of the civilized world is rapidly progressing forward with real implementation of green projects and we are going to be left in the dust to pick up the scraps. Europeans are making investments that are not only paying now, but will pay off for decades when they establish world leadership and dominance in this industry that will bring in more money and create more jobs.

I guess I know what the rest of the world felt like watching America put together the Apollo program and put two Americans on the moon. We'll be watching Europe in much the same way.

While this project has been in limbo Texas has become the leader in windpower, and has planned offshore wind farms. Red Texas beats blue MA to the green punch. Geez.

"The nation's first proposed wind farm" ??? Really? I think you left out the word "offshore", cause this definitely isn't the nation's first proposed wind farm. It's probably holds some sort of record as the nation's oldest proposed wind farm that still hasn't been built.

From Beth: Oops - offshore is needed. Will add, thanks.

I've driven across the country several times and every time I see a wind farm I'm in awe of the beauty of these machines. They're graceful, powerful, and, as an engineer, I find them marvelous from a technical perspective as well. The funny thing is (I studied the Cape Wind project while at MIT as an undergraduate) the people on Cape Cod and the Islands won't be able to see the turbines, they'll have to jump on a boat to take a tour, so they really have no reason to be complaining. I hope Obama listens to the pro-wind farm folks and I look forward to my first tour of Cape Wind!

“Clean Power Now is an independent, 501(c) (3) charitable organization.”
That "...educates and empowers citizens to support viable renewable energy projects and policies, and to secure their local and regional benefits.”

However; U.S. EPA response (CEQ #20090006) to the MMS Cape Wind MMS Final Environmental Impact Statement of 2/17/09 to MMS James Bennett states:
“Alternatives”
“We also noted that discussion about economic viability of the smaller scale project are complex given statements in the DEIS that the proposed project and other sites are not economically viable.”
“In addition, the information contained in the Economic Model in Appendix F remains unchanged.”
Appendix F:
“Given the estimated COST OF ENERGY IS $122/MWh, TWICE THAT OF THE CURRENT MARKET AND THIS IS AFTER THE FULL BENEFIT OF TAX AND RPS INCENTIVES, the prospects of entering a long-term purchase power contract would seem low.”

How does Clean Power Now reconcile their tax exempt status predicated on supporting “viable renewable energy”, when the U.S. EPA states Cape Wind is “not economically viable” [even with public subsidies (equal to 77% of project construction cost per Beacon Hill Institute) @ $1.2 billion )?

Clean Power Now must be planning to additionally subsidize Cape Wind to make its twice the current price of energy, net, net, net, affordable for ratepayers.

I agree that there's nothing ugly about the view of the proposed windmills. In fact, like an earlier poster, I find them to be beatiful, too. Too bad that a bunch of elite, oceanfront real estate owners can croak this environmentally beneficial project. They'll be the first ones to complain and seek government help when rising tides and fiercer storms, both driven by global warming, harm their property values. They're also the same people whose sons and daughters won't have to fight in wars necessitated by this country's foreign oil dependence. C'mon people, think about something other than your own selfish interests for just a moment. I can't believe how long this project has been in the permitting stage. Ridiculous.

The opposition here is ridiculous. Uncle Teddy and a lot of connected people from Martha's Vineyard and around the Cape started a powerful opposition based on the supposed ruin of their view. In truth, this will only be visible on an extremely clear day and will be less than half and inch on the horizon. A tiny spec. They will also be painted to blend in so they may not even be visible. We're talking 5-7 miles off shore from the cape and islands - that kind of visibility is not available most days anyway. The fuss for this has been a total sham of misinformation. Moving to renewable clean energy is going to be impossible when people oppose even no-brainer projects...

Responsible siting for all industrial scale power plants, that includes wind you idiots!