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U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Receives $2 Billion From Japanese Banks

Posted by Unknown on from the moar-power dept.

kkleiner writes "The Bank of Tokyo has invested $2 billion into Cape Wind, the 130-turbine wind farm that is inching closer to becoming a reality. The project is vying to the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. after a decade-long campaign mired by red tape in order to receive approval. Proposed to be installed in Nantucket Sound, the wind farm is estimated to have a capacity of 468 megawatts."

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  1. Turbine-themed limericks by Guano_Jim · · Score: 2, Funny

    Could someone please come up with a dirty limerick about this wind farm? It's got NANTUCKET in it, for the love of pete.

    I've been sitting here for ten minutes and I got nothin'.

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    1. Re:Turbine-themed limericks by girlintraining · · Score: 4, Funny

      I've been sitting here for ten minutes and I got nothin'.

      A planned for wind farm near Nantucket
      Risked the view of a rich tourist's junket
      So a judge stepped on in
      Said, "give safety a spin"
      "To test the idea, then I'll flunk it." ... Okay, maybe it's not dirty... but better than nothing. :D

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    2. Re:Turbine-themed limericks by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 2, Funny

      There once was a wind farm in Nantucket
      That the US told to suck it
      The Japs prefer a blow
      To Fukushima glow
      So they bought a share for their socket

    3. Re:Turbine-themed limericks by wierd_w · · Score: 5, Funny

      On a windfarm down in Nantucket,
      Some rich bastards there tried to fuck it.
      But the press badges stopped by,
      And they invoked the public's eye,
      Who then told all the fuckers to shove it.

      In Japan they feel it's a must,
      To rid themelves of nuclear dust,
      So they dropped a fat cheque
      On said windfarm's deck
      To help them win the public's trust.

      Due to the fortunes that they hold dear,
      Of these bastards, it is abundantly clear:
      All projects they will attempt to defraud,
      To keep construction out of Cape Cod
      Using rhetoric both truthful and smear.