NANTUCKET, the resort island in Massachusetts, may be about 600 miles from Washington DC, but its Atlantic breezes are blowing through the halls of Congress. An outfit called Cape Wind wants to put 130 wind turbines in deep water beyond Nantucket and another resort island, Martha’s Vineyard, also off Cape Cod. They’ll be pretty far out and green energy advocates say they won’t be an eyesore.
Sceptics, many of whom own some of the country’s most exclusive vacation real estate, aren’t convinced. They don’t want wind farms ruining their view.
They have powerful allies. Among these is Senator John Warner…
