From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Offshore wind power, the promises, and the realities.

Hello again, I'm Orin Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International,

the daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The Obama administration has promised a major investment in offshore wind power

to reduce dependence on foreign oil and help curb global warming.

The project closest to getting started is Cape Wind, in shallow waters near Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard,

where the president's on vacation.

But Horseshoe Shoals were called sacred grounds by the late Senator Edward Kennedy,

and Cape Wind is the subject of bitter controversy.

Is it all about rich property owners who like to look at the view and go sailing?

Or have the energy and environmental benefits of Cape Wind been wildly exaggerated?

First, here's the news.

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the common good. Learn more at Skoll.org. Hello again, Mormon-Ald. Back with To the Point. Offshore

wind is an alternative energy source touted by the Obama administration. But plans may be

delayed by controversy over a project plan for waters off Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, the president's

vacation spot. We'll hear about green power and global warming, unique natural beauty and the tourist

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