Renewable Energy Apparently Not That Important

At least to the "liberal lion" Teddy Kennedy whose concern for such things ends at the picture window of his Martha's Vineyard compound (from the Washington Post):

A proposal before Congress that would limit the construction of wind turbines near shipping lanes could effectively doom plans to build the country's first offshore wind farm near Massachusetts, the project's supporters say.

Officials at Cape Wind Associates LLC say that the rule, being considered as an amendment to a bill in a House-Senate conference committee, would rule out so many crucial sections of Nantucket Sound that there would not be enough space for their 130-windmill complex.

"This is a dire moment for us," said Mark Rodgers, a Cape Wind spokesman. He said the rule "would be totally fatal" for the project.

The Cape Wind project, begun four years ago, has proved consistently controversial: Though environmentalists have praised it for providing a renewable source of energy, Cape Wind has determined opponents who are concerned about its impact on fishing, navigation and beachfront views.

This has nothing to do with navigation or fishing, and everything to do with the possibility that the wind farm could be seen by the elites that populate the area around Nantucket Sound. Many of these same folks would gladly hamstring our economy with all kinds of regulations to combat "global warming", but suddenly lose their concerns about renewable energy if they might have to actually see renewable energy in action.

Perhaps the answer is building a nuke plant on Martha's Vineyard? That would certainly provide a good source of clean, cheap energy. Do you think Teddy would like that better?

There's another reason that I favor the wind farm. It might help prevent further scenes like this.