Cape Wind

I was stopped on the street today by one of the Greenpeace peoples.  I have always made it a policy to listen to what they have to say as long as they are willing to walk in the direction I am going.  Christine, an advocate for the organization, was more than happy to oblige.  She began by discussing the Cape Wind project and I was happy to learn that the initiative had been finally passed.  

It has been a legal battle for Cape Wind to get approval to set up the offshore wind farm in the middle of Buzzards Bay, and it has been a bitter battle to set up the turbines that has pitted neighbor against neighbor, brother against sister and Mother against son. 

I personally feel proud that Massachusetts is taking the lead in developing alternative forms of energy.  One of the main arguments against the wind farms has been that they would be an eyesore on the horizon. However, I have seen wind farms in California, Hawaii and Europe, and have found that they add beauty to  the environment.  Wind farms epitomize co-existence between Man and the Earth.  They demonstrate how our development as a species need not be detrimental.  

Furthermore, people visit Cape Cod for the natural beauty of the environment.  However, it is hypocritical for residences to oppose the wind farm when currently the Cape get its power from an antiquated coal power plant!