Renewable Energy Revolution

Anywhere it's not visible to the Kennedys

"Over the weekend, the Cape's congressman spoke in favor of an offshore wind project in another Bay State coastal town," the brief states. "Delahunt was among several elected officials in Hull to unveil preliminary plans to build a small offshore wind farm."

Finger held firmly aloft to gauge prevailing winds, the intrepid congressman displayed a keen grasp of an undeniable shift in public opinion toward renewable energy, a shift accompanied by disgust toward those seen as arbitrarily thwarting legitimate offshore wind projects elsewhere.

"The town of Hull has already built two turbines on land, and leaders hope to eventually cover 100 percent of their power needs through renewable energy," the Times reports.

One hundred percent for Hull, 74 percent for the Cape and islands from Cape Wind -- after awhile, it starts resembling progress.

Delahunt Chief of Staff Mark Forest is quoted as saying, "There's a tremendous amount of interest and support for wind energy in Hull."

Left unstated is Delahunt's tremendous interest in showing he has awakened from his van Winklesque slumber and come to the belated recognition that offshore wind power is - a humdinger of an idea! Just not where there's abundant wind, shallow waters, proximity to the regional grid ...

(photo credit, www.lawg.org)