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Cape Wind will consist of 130 wind turbines that are expected to provide power for 75 percent of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. This is a reduction from the previous figure of 170 turbines, but it will still result in a considerable decrease of carbon dioxide released into the air—almost one million tons per year...
...damage and possible effect on tourism, as they believe that Cape Cod is an historical sight that should be left untouched. Others argue against the cost of the project, estimated to be between one and two billion dollars. Still others believe that this is a sign of excessive corporate power over American public space, and fishermen are worried about the effect on fishing grounds. A final complaint concerns the effect Cape Wind will have on the area, which is an ancient burial ground for Native American tribes...
...Steve Goldsmith, we have found someone who—perhaps better than anyone else in the nation—understands the power of innovation,” Bloomberg said in a press release Friday. “Lots of people talk about ‘reinventing government’—Steve Goldsmith has actually done...
...final 250 meters of the race, the Crimson brought up the stroke rating and poured on the power to sprint through the opposition...
...some good and some bad, some based on coercion and some on freedom. To tar all burqas with the brush of oppression is condescending and inaccurate. Furthermore, the law itself is clearly coercive. It places specific limits on how women may dress, and enforces these restrictions with the power of the state. The plan to free women from private mandates enforcing one set of clothing standards with a public mandate enforcing the opposite set is logically inconsistent. Although the proposed bill would level substantially greater penalties on those who force other people to wear the burqa, it still penalizes women...