Too much red tape, legal crap and NIMBYism is what's wrong with America.

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It has been a long, bumpy road for the Cape Wind project. It was right around this time last year that Cape Wind, which could be the first offshore wind farm for the US, first got federal approval, despite nine years of battling with opponents of the project. Not long after federal approval, Cape Wind got its first customer but celebrations were short-lived as a coalition of groups filed a lawsuit alleging that the project, among other issues, violated the Endangered Species Act. Since then progress toward making the project a reality has edged forward slowly, despite vocal discontent from residents of Massachusetts. Eventually, after 10 years of struggle, Cape Wind did get its permits but before construction could move forward, a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) needed to be approved by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE). Now, according to an announcement made by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, BOEMRE has approved the COP and, according to details in the plan, construction could begin as early as this fall.

http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/04/cape-wind-offshore-project-blows-on/

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Welcome to the modern world and what it takes to be in business.

Too many regulations, too much red tape, too many permits...

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Welcome to the modern world and what it takes to be in business.

Too many regulations, too much red tape, too many permits...

and then advocacy groups tying you up in court for years. its a wonder anything gets done at all.

[mawilson 2,133]

The government is its own worst enemy, it seems.

[slim 1,530]

So we need wind power or not?

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we do but let's make sure the turtles are ok with it before we start.

[Ban Hammer 13,489]

we do but let's make sure the turtles are ok with it before we start.

why ignore the seagulls? they stand a better chance of being hurt by windmills than turtles!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

why ignore the seagulls? they stand a better chance of being hurt by windmills than turtles!

It's cruel for the turtles having to see all these sliced and diced seagulls up close.

[Ban Hammer 13,489]

It's cruel for the turtles having to see all these sliced and diced seagulls up close.

chumming for turtles maybe - with seagulls?