“The Fight to Stop Cape Wind Is Finally Over” Statement of Audra Parker, President and CEO, Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound December 1, 2017 – 16 years ago a coalition of business and political leaders, Cape Cod and Island communities, Native Americans and fishermen, pilots and environmental advocates – all stood united to say “no” to… More
Press Release: State & Local Leaders Appeal Federal Decision on Cape Wind; A broad coalition of business, municipal and maritime leaders appeals recent federal backing of Cape Wind lease
Hyannis, Mass. (November 28, 2017) – The Town of Barnstable, the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, and the Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership are among the groups now appealing the recent federal decision to leave in place the long-term federal lease for the Cape Wind project slated for Nantucket Sound. In September, ignoring the objections of dozens of state… More
Alliance Statement: New Decision on Cape Wind
Statement of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound: Yesterday, federal officials released a Record of Decision affirming the federal government’s issuance of a lease to Cape Wind. The decision to affirm Cape Wind’s lease to 46 square miles of Nantucket Sound ignores requests from the Cape and Islands legislative delegation, the Steamship Authority, the Barnstable… More
Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound Statement
Statement of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound: Last week, federal officials released a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), which left Cape Wind’s lease to 46 square miles of Nantucket Sound in place, ignoring requests the lease be terminated from the Cape and Islands legislative delegation, the Steamship Authority, the Barnstable Municipal Airport, and… More
PRESS RELEASE: Local opposition to Cape Wind remains strong as federal government conducts review of lease Steamship Authority, Cape Cod Chamber, Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable Airport among hundreds urging U.S. Department of Interior to cancel Cape Wind’s lease
Hyannis, Mass (June 2017) – Residents, business owners, the Cape and Islands legislative delegation, municipalities, fishermen, local Tribes, and hundreds more have demanded the federal government stop moving forward with Cape Wind and rescind the developer’s long-term lease to 46-square miles of Nantucket Sound. The comments come after the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of… More