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I do not live in Cape Cod. I used to spend two weeks each summer with my family on vacation in Cape Cod. I refuse to do so now. The residents of Cape Cod are shooting themselves in both feet by opposing a clean, renewable energy source that has been proven harmless to birds, people and fish. It is inevitable that if you continue to value a nice view over the damage you are doing to the Earth (including the fish populations that will be wiped out in the next few decades thanks to global warming) by using fossil fuels, it's inevitable that a nationwide boycott of your tourist facilities will follow. Offshore wind farming will become a huge industry throughout the globe, far bigger than fishing, in terms of revenue and jobs. Cape Cod had a chance to lead the world. Instead, the community that I grew to love as a visitor has shown that small-minded politics can win out over doing the right thing. Cape Cod was a part of my life and I looked forward to making it a part of my childrens' lives. That's not going to happen now. How many more will make the same decision that I did?