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The Company We Keep

Dear Reader,
This blog is now an archive. John Abrams (Founder of South Mountain, author of this blog, and a book of the same name) retired on December 31, 2022. All posts published up until this date are preserved below.

For updates on John's next chapter, visit abramsangell.com.

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Jim Gordon

Final Decision

May 6, 2010 by John Abrams Leave a Comment

I had to take a break from writing, and haven’t said a word since March 18th – too much on my plate.  Business is challenging at SMCo right now, but all is well, projects are good, everyone’s busy, and we’re all in it together, working hard to keep working.

But the Cape Wind announcement in Boston last Wednesday took my mind off that and inspired me to get back to this.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said a lot about Cape Wind.  But the best thing he said was, quite simply, “This is the final decision of the United States of America.”  Final Decision.  Good decision, great decision, unequivocal decision – by the United States of America!  How rare is that?

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Martha's Vineyard Tagged With: Alex Steffen, Bill McKibben, Cape Wind, Eaarth, Jim Gordon, Ken Salazar, Vineyard Power, Worldchanging

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