Martha's Vineyard

The offical end of summer is approaching. Labor Day has come and gone. For many folks, the long weekend meant a chance for one last walk along the beach. One such walk got Living On Earth’s reporter John Rudolph to thinking. He sent us this reporters’ notebook from the island of Martha’s Vineyard.

A developer in Lawrence, Massachusetts is hoping that alternative energy will turn an old mill-town into an experiment in green construction.

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. The project has polarized Nantucket residents.

U.S. Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar will decide whether or not to build an offshore wind farm off of Nantucket Sound. Opponents of the project are threatening to sue if it is approved.

The Obamas were supposed to vacation on Martha’s Vineyard all this week, but they’re shortening their time off to pay respects to Senator Ted Kennedy. For an update on the Obamas’ vacation, The Takeaway talks to Boston Herald columnist Laura Raposa.