To the Editor:
It took my daughter, studying environmental sciences at Elon University, in a report she just submitted, to rekindle my interest concerning the dangers of Cape Wind.
I was surprised to learn that the turbines proposed with Cape Wind will contain 68,000 gallons of oils, which could be released a few miles off our shores in the event of a natural disaster.
It appears a level 3 hurricane would be all that is needed to cause such a scenario. Furthermore, and this actual event just occurred last month off the coast of Morecambe Bay, England, a cargo ship ran into one of these water-based turbines and caused a huge oil spill that continues to this day.
I am in favor of wind energy, but placing oil-filled turbines in our oceans seems very foolish. Why not locate them all on Nomans Land, or some other uninhabited island?
Paul Adler
Chilmark