Ken Salazar has finally spoken up about Cape Wind! No, the Secretary of the Interior has not yet signed off on a lease for the Cape Wind Associates, but his comments in a recentinterview with the Associated Press mark the first time that Salazar has publicly discussed the controversial offshore wind farm proposal.

Salazar called Cape Wind a “good project,” one that “makes sense.” But in what will surely raise the ire of Cape Wind opponents, he said that it was important “we get this thing done and not get stuck in a not-in-my-backyard syndrome.”

As if realizing that opponents don’t particularly appreciate being reduced to NIMBYists, Salazar added that the idea of picking either renewable energy or conservationism is a “false choice,” that one was not exclusive of the other.

Still no word on when we can expect the long-awaited lease for Cape Wind. Stay tuned!

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