Q&A with Audra Parker, President & CEO, Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound – (March 2019) I am frequently congratulated by our supporters on the defeat of Cape Wind. While I share their sense of accomplishment and relief, I remind people whenever I can that Nantucket Sound… More
Going big on offshore wind – but not in Nantucket Sound
Boston Herald: “Going Big on Wind Power” By Marie Szaniszlo, December 22, 2018 – After a groundswell of opposition ultimately doomed Cape Wind’s plan to build a wind farm in Nantucket Sound, something stunning happened this month: Eleven developers vied for three tracts of ocean off Massachusetts’ coast in a two-day bidding war that resulted… More
Selectmen Support Landmark Status for the Sound
Cape Cod Chronicle: “Selectmen Support Landmark Status for Nantucket Sound” By William F. Galvin August 22, 2018 – HARWICH — Selectmen Monday became the ninth town abutting Nantucket Sound to cast support for federal legislation seeking to establish Nantucket Sound as a National Historic Landmark. The legislation is being sought by the Alliance to Protect… More
Vineyard Wind’s Opening Price Draws Praise
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE: “VINEYARD WIND’S OPENING PRICE DRAWS PRAISE” By Andy Metzger – STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 7, 2018….Vineyard Wind’s electricity price quote, which was unveiled in contract filings last week, pleasantly surprised the environmental community and the Bay State’s industrial sector, two constituencies that often spar over power policy. “We’re very encouraged by… More
Falmouth Enterprise: Protect an Important Legacy
The Enterprise Letter: “Protect an Important Legacy” July 27, 2018 – In reference to your editorial in last week’s Enterprise, it is hard to understand why anyone who works, lives or visits Cape Cod could actually oppose protecting the heart of our region—Nantucket Sound. Nantucket Sound needs to be protected from future industrialization. While a… More