U.S. approves Cape Cod wind farm
It would be nation's first such offshore project
Image: Location of proposed wind farm
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By JAY LINDSAY
updated 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
BOSTON - U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has approved what would be the nation's first offshore wind farm, off Cape Cod, a government official briefed on the decision confirmed Wednesday.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press ahead of Salazar's official announcement scheduled for noon Wednesday in Boston.
Salazar's decision on the controversial Cape Wind project clears the way for a 130-turbine wind farm
in Nantucket Sound.
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