{"product_id":"cape-wind-money-celebrity-class-politics-and-the-battle-for-our-energy-future-on-nantucket-sound-paperback","title":"Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics, and the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Whitcomb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWendy Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jim Gordon set out to build a wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, he knew some people might object. But there was a lot of merit in creating a privately funded, clean energy source for energy-starved New England, and he felt sure most people would recognize it eventually. Instead, all Hell broke loose. Gordon had unwittingly challenged the privileges of some of America's richest and most politically connected people, and they would fight him tooth and nail, no matter what it cost, and even when it made no sense. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCape Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is a rollicking tale of democracy in action and plutocracy in the raw as played out among colorful and glamorous characters on one of our country's most historic and renowned pieces of coastline. As steeped in American history and local color as \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Providence\u003c\/i\u003e; as biting, revealing and fun as \u003ci\u003ePhilistines at the Hedgerow\u003c\/i\u003e, it is also a cautionary tale about how money can hijack democracy while America lags behind the rest of the developed world in adopting clean energy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy Williams\u003c\/b\u003e has written for many major publications, including \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003ci\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been journalist-in-residence at Duke University and at the Hasting Center; a fellow at the Center for environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado and at the Marine Biological Laboratory. The author of several books, she lives on Cape Cod. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Whitcomb\u003c\/b\u003e is a vice president and editorial page editor of the \u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Before that he served as the financial editor of the \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e; and as editor and writer for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.46 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702061273184,"sku":"9781586485757","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/cape-wind-money-celebrity-class-politics-and-the-battle-for-our-energy-future-on-nantucket-sound-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}