Cape Wind: The challenge

Cape Wind is an offshore wind project that is proposed off of Nantucket Sound

It is also a NIMBY issues

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http://www.capewindmovie.com/

http://www.saveoursound.org/

Pick a Person:

a) barista, making $20000/year

b) fisher, making $50000/year

c) homeowner, Wampanoag tribe member, and food stand operator, making $30,000/year

d) homeowner who uses the place as a second home

e) construction worker, making $70000/year

f) environmentalist, making $25000/year

g) energy executive, making $2,000,000/year

Pick a location

a) on the Sound

b) within 1/2 mile of the Sound

c) in an apartment

d) within 5 miles of the Sound

Pick a health issue

a) none

b) epilepsy

Pick an ethics viewpoint

a) sustainability for the world!

b) sustainability if it doesn't cost me money!

c) my way or the highway!

d) protect the animals!

Outline your profile on a sheet of paper. Each person in your group must have a different profile.

Do some research to come up with the rationale for why this might be a NIMBY project.

List 10 pros and 10 cons of the project.

Day 2

Have a discussion from the point of view of your profile. Use the pros and cons to discuss your ideas with another table.

Based on your profile, write a one page summary to explain your view for whether the project should go forward. These reasons for a pro or con choice must be supported by the evidence you gather (that is, does the evidence (not just the opinion) match your viewpoint. This is hard, because feelings don't sway a judicial decision--evidence does. Evidence usually takes the form of numerical data, financial impact, or the more nebulous 'cultural significance'

Each person will be individually graded. You may hand-write these or submit them in the drop box at wiggio.com