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Misleading...
There are still a ton of state and local-level hoops to jump through, along with "environmental" groups that keep bringing up lawsuits. My company provided A/V equipment for a three-week hearing that was held with the state. I sat through a few days of hearings out of curiosity.
The main group that has been continuing the legal battle over Cape Wind is the Nantucket version of the Goldenrod Foundation - a bunch of rich people hiding behind and trying to leverage environmental advocacy to further their personal agenda.
Whether you agree with Cape Wind or not (personally, I'm still on the fence), it *is* going to happen. Approval of the project will bring a lot of jobs to Massachusetts and a few foreign manufacturing companies tied in with the project are just waiting for the final sign-off before building plants in Mass. The project has the support of most government agencies - state and federal - and with Obama in the Office, has a powerful advocate in Washington.
With the accelerated increase in the price of Oil and every other source of energy, Cape Wind will gain more and more support from the general public.
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