Not a damn thing. (Especially when compared to offshore oil.) And the Obama administration agrees. Yesterday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced approval for Cape Wind, hopefully soon-to-be America's first offshore wind farm, to build in federally owned waters off Massachusetts. Wind blows harder offshore, and you can install bigger turbines that produce more electricity. Capturing that power, where we can, is crucial to a sustainable energy future. Of course, some would argue that the turbines mar the view from Hyannis Port.
Bottom line: It looks like Cape Wind has passed its final hurdle. We're (probably) getting offshore wind, everybody.
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