Greenpeace Executive Director Debates Wind Power on NPR

The high price of gasoline and the international furor over global warming have pushed policymakers to look at alternative sources of energy that can reduce costs and alleviate U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

Residents of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket have been polarized by proposals for wind farms in the waters around the Massachusetts coast. A proposal to place 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound has the support of some business leaders and environmentalists, but others worry that the turbines will jeopardize the ecological balance in the region and threaten its tourism and fishing industries.

On July 19^th, NPR's Justice Talking and the Cape and Islands NPR Stations hosted a debate in Chatham, Massachusetts on the controversial issue of wind energy.

Learn more and listen to the debate at http://www.justicetalking.org.