Washington causes stir by approving nation’s first off-shore wind farm

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On Thursday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the federal government would green light construction of Cape Wind, the nation’s first off shore wind farm.

We speak with WCAI Reporter Sean Corcoran from Cape Cod about what this potentially game-changing energy legislation means for the country and why it has polarized Nantucket residents.

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