http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/3/9/16395/94757#4

This is taking far too long.  Floating wind/wave would not face this kind of opoosition.  It doesn't require seabed construction/destruction and can be located far enough offshore to be invisible from the coast.

Furthermore, floating wind/wave/ocean current power is steadier, the Gulf Stream is a constant energy source.  And floating power systems can be mass produced in dry docks like ships are, making construction and installation much cheaper.

The quicker payback and greater energy production from multiple energy sources more than makes up for longer power cables underwater.  These floating platforms can also serve as marine "farms" for oysters and other valuable marine species.

Then there is desalination.  Extra power not absorbed by the grid could be used to desalinate sea water and provide water to cities and agriculture to replace the dwindling water supply from glacier fed rivers like the Colorado.

GHG free desalinated water irrigating croplands produces clouds that reflect sunlight, cooling off drough stricken regions.  

The time and political capital wasted fighting the kennedys over Cape wind is dooming all offshore wind.  Time for the Kennedy family to pass into political history.  Their legacy has been destroyed by this shamefull manipulation against renewable energy.