Le Shorter: US Approves First Offshore Wind Farm

The idea was opposed by the late Senator Kennedy because he thought the 130 spinning turbines would spoil his view from the Kennedy Compound. Massachusetts Indians opposed it saying the turbines would interfere with their sunrise ceremonies. But Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has approved the Cape Wind project off of Cape Cod. The project developers hope to begin generating electricity by 2012 for the residents of Cape Cod, and aim to supply electricity to about two-thirds of them. Nothing like a looming ecological disaster in the Gulf to clear the head and motivate government leaders. Nudge, Nudge.