"More than 200 wind turbines could eventually spin in Massachusetts coastal waters, according to a final state ocean blueprint released today that attempts to strike a balance on the growing number of competing and controversial uses of the sea.
The plan – the first of its kind in the nation – allows groups of coastal communities to develop anywhere from seven to 24 turbines in their coastal waters that stretch three miles from shore. Far larger wind farms – similar to what is proposed in Nantucket Sound – could be built off Cape Cod near Cuttyhunk Island and adjacent to another tiny island several miles off Martha’s Vineyard.
While the most prominent feature of the Gov. Deval Patrick administration plan centers on wind farms, it also places new layers of environmental protection on critical resources such as fish nurseries, whale feeding areas, and endangered bird nesting areas. Developers of each proposed coastal water use -- from wind turbines to sand and gravel mining to fish farms -- will have to avoid the critical areas or prove it will not be harmful to them."
Wind farms and conservation hallmarks of state ocean plan -The Green Blog - A Boston Globe blog on living Green in Boston:
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