April 28, 2010 — And here we go. After nine years of studying the environmental issues involved, the affect of windmills on wildlife and on people's eyesight, the feds have approved the US first offshore wind farm, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts .-- 130-turbines spinning . Yeah, I read this and heard the green energy stump talk and phrases buzzing in my ears -- "Renewable energy" -- "getting the wind industry going" -- "They've been doing this in Europe and China and we've been foot dragging" --. "There is a lot of wind power from the ocean breezes that can provide electricity -- clean renewable energy."
Why am I skeptical about this? I just have a feeling. Wind power seems so common sense and still I feel that I'm not so sure about this.
Supporters of the wind mills say "clean, renewable source of energy that could meet up to 75 percent of the power needs on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket" --"Hundreds of construction jobs, decrease the region’s reliance on fossil fuels" -- benefits "the environment by lowering emissions of greenhouse gases.." Opponents say wind mills will be "an industrial blot in an area of pristine beauty" --" change the region’s historic character. " Opponents are threatening a court fight.