Wampanoag Tribe Files Suit Over the Cape Wind Project

From the Boston Globe:

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has filed a lawsuit against the federal government for allowing the proposed 130-turbine wind project to move forward in Nantucket Sound.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington last week says the wind farm will destroy historical, cultural and spiritual tribal resources located on Horseshoe Shoal which was once exposed land. It also says the wind farm will obstruct views across Nantucket Sound that are used by tribal members for spiritual rituals and contemplation.

The complaint, filed in the D.C. federal District Court, is here.

One thought on “Wampanoag Tribe Files Suit Over the Cape Wind Project

  1. Robert July 22, 2011 / 3:07 pm

    It is too bad that no project from making native American housing having Solar and Vertical Axis wind turbines on housing(Urban Green Energy and UTINS) which could create jobs with a Regional Occupational Program. Same thing happened here with the big Solar Project in the Mojave Desert (Morongo Band) and the Job Justification of the Turtles(Salazar). Why not something smaller like solar & wind on houses with Smart Grid “RF” to route to the tribal business when tribal members are out?

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