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To: SeachRE who wrote (424395)	7/8/2003 8:19:48 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Respond to of 769667

Speaking of windbags, when is ever is Kerry going to take a stand on this wind farm in his home state? He cant seem to take on a stand on anything. Teresa on wind farm: Ask John by Andrew Miga Tuesday, July 8, 2003 WASHINGTON - Teresa Heinz Kerry, an ardent and often outspoken environmentalist, yesterday refused to wade into the controversy over a proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm - a potential land mine for her husband's presidential campaign. ``Because it's such a touchy issue and a Massachusetts issue, she's waiting,'' said her spokeswoman, Chris Black. ``On Massachusetts issues, her feeling is that you should ask (Sen. John F. Kerry). She has not taken a formal position on the wind farm.'' Heinz Kerry's reluctance to take a stand comes as her husband, the Massachusetts Democrat, faces criticism from environmentalists, including Greenpeace, for not backing the 130-turbine windmill farm seven miles off Cape Cod. Heinz Kerry appeared to be following the lead of the senator, who is waiting to take a position until after the Army Corps of Engineers completes its environmental study of the Cape Wind proposal. ``I would be surprised if, at the end of the day, her position is not the same as the senator's position,'' said Black. ``They are very close on environmental issues and share a love for the ocean and the New England coast.'' Kerry, who is running for president as a strong alternative energy advocate, must weigh fierce Bay State opposition to the project against his urgent need to win liberal Democratic votes in key primary states where rival Howard Dean threatens him. Heinz Kerry, one of the nation's leading philanthropists, has given generously to environmental causes. She also owns a mansion on Nantucket's Brant Point. Cape Wind's plan has sparked a bitter battle on Cape Cod, where many fear the 40-story-tall turbines across a 24-square-mile grid could spoil ocean views and ruin tourism. Advocates say the windmills could provide more than half of the Cape's electricity needs without generating any pollution.