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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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MA Oceans Management Plan

Windtrigue on the Vineyard

December 14, 2009 by John Abrams 7 Comments

While the eyes of the world focus on Copenhagen, here at home on Martha’s Vineyard wind energy has been receiving a mighty dose of attention – more than ever before.  Are we making progress?  Maybe some. You be the judge.

Wind has been in the local news in four distinctly different regards at once:  the release and reaction to the draft Massachusetts Oceans Management Plan, the public coming-out of a new organization called Vineyard Power, the continuing saga of Cape Wind, and the adoption of a new wind by-law in Aquinnah.

Before diving in, some context might be useful.

Read More about Windtrigue on the Vineyard

Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Martha's Vineyard, Politics Tagged With: Bill McKibben, Cape Wind, Cuttyhunk, Down to the Wire, Hull, Lester Brown, Let Vineyarders Decide, MA Oceans Management Plan, NREL, Plan B 4.0, Vineyard Power

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