The environmental groups are nuts if they think they're guna somehow prevent the farm from going in. It just seems ironic that the probably the most wasteful demographic of americans (super wealthy people in Osterville) are trying to fillibuster the process for alternative energy by saying that their environment is going to be tainted..... their view, I mean.
"Year round residents as well as summer residents expressed concerns over the siting of this project. Concerns included ruining the views from people's private property as well as views from public property such as beaches (a concern because it will only be 4.8 miles from the shore of Cape Cod [43]) and therefore decrease property values, ruining popular areas for yachting, and other environmental problems"
What a joke of an argument. The south side beaches on the cape in yarmouth and barstable are probably some of the most expensive parcels of land in the US....
Their main gun is saying that it will adversely effect the birds and other environmental factors...... like what? There arent any that concern them. They're currently conducting studies on the effect on birds.... but plans have been approved, in august of last year actually that superceed the need for local approval. Its goin in. And will account for 75% of the total electricity needed for the cape and islands.
However local fishing groups are AGAINST the wind farm, becuase the grounds will not be opened to fishing vessels, and horeshoe shoal where they're putting the farm in, presumably accounts for a lot of the fish local vessels pull from. And they're claiming it will take their business under.