http://www.capecodtoday.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=0419The results of a new survey released today leave little doubt as to public support for Cape Wind - it is overwhelming.
More than four out of five people across the state - 81 percent - and 61 percent of Cape and islands' residents are in favor of Cape Wind's proposal to build the nation's first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound.
The survey was conducted by the Civil Society Institute, a Newton-based non-profit and non-partisan think tank. The institute has conducted a half-dozen surveys since 2003 on global warming, renewable energy and fuel efficiency standards.
A detailed analysis of the survey and news release are available at the society's website
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And up in Freedom Maine...
Freedom voters back wind turbine project
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/2815099.shtmlFREEDOM -- When the wind project went to a vote, those supporting it outnumbered those opposing by more than two to one -- despite the fact that voices against the project have repeatedly drowned out voices in favor of it.
For months, controversy has raged over whether it is in the town's best interests to allow Portland-based energy company Competitive Energy Services, to erect three 400-foot wind turbines on a ridge overlooking Freedom. Wednesday's vote reaffirmed the existence of a quiet undercurrent that had already been indicated by an earlier survey taken by Read D. Brugger and Heidi N. Brugger. The Bruggers collected 209 names of people in favor of the project.
Residents voted 56-25 in favor of supporting the idea of having up to three wind turbines built on Beaver Ridge. Twelve residents in attendance abstained from the vote.
The speech of one resident who has been quite outspoken against the project, first selectman Stephen Bennett, was interrupted by one resident who accused him of valuing personal interests over the general good.
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meanwhile in Western Maine....
Conservation groups oppose proposed western Maine wind farm
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2006/06/07/conservation_groups_oppose_proposed_western_maine_wind_farm/PORTLAND, Maine --Maine's Land Use Regulation Commission on Wednesday granted intervenor status to 13 organizations opposed to a planned 90-megawatt wind farm in western Maine.
Four of the groups issued a statement saying they recognize a need for wind power in the Northeast, but that the proposed location four miles west of the Sugarloaf USA ski resort is inappropriate for wind turbines. Those organizations are Maine Audubon, Appalachian Mountain Club, Appalachian Trail Conservancy and Maine Appalachian Trail Club.
As intervenors, the groups will be able to call witnesses and present their own cases during LURC hearings on the proposal this summer, said Jody Jones, Maine Audubon wildlife ecologist.
The proposal by Maine Mountain Power to build 30 wind turbines atop Black Nubble and Redington Pond Range mountains poses threats to rare species of plants and animals, the groups said. The project also would diminish the scenic quality and the backcountry experience in the region, they added.
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