cape cod

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E-activity

· “Cape Cod Town Upset About Planned Wind Farm.” WCVBtv. 1 October 2010. YouTube. (2 min 54 s), located in the Week 6 Lecture: The Environment

www.onenewspage.us/video/20101001/136653/Cape-Cod-Town-Upset-About-Planned-Wind-Farm.htm

· Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research the government’s role in the Cape Cod Wind Project. Be prepared to discuss.

“Cape Cod Wind project”  Please respond to the following using information above:

· The Cape Cod Wind Project discussed in the e-Activity was hotly debated for nine years. Proponents and opponents of the project have appealed to economic concerns, aesthetic concerns, and the inherent value of nature. In light of these points of view, estimate the various costs and benefits that would result from implementing the Cape Cod Wind Farm. Advocate either for or against the project. Justify your position with the findings from your cost and benefit estimate. 

· The Cape Cod Wind Project is not only an important environmental issue, but also an important political one. From the second e-Activity, either justify or challenge the appropriateness of the government’s influence. Provide an argument to justify your position.