It took my daughter, studying environmental sciences at Elon University, in a report she just submitted, to rekindle my interest concerning the dangers of Cape Wind.

I was surprised to learn that the turbines proposed with Cape Wind will contain 68,000 gallons of oils, which could be released a few miles off our shores in the event of a natural disaster.

It appears a category three hurricane would be all that is needed to cause such a scenario. This actual event just occurred last month off the coast of Morecambe Bay, England, when a cargo ship ran into one of these water-based turbines and caused a huge oil spill that continues to this day.

I am in favor of wind energy, but placing oil-based turbines in our oceans seems very foolish. Why not locate them all on Noman’s Land, or some other uninhabited island?

Paul Adler
West Tisbury