DEVAL PATRICK ON THE ENVIRONMENT

We are often asked to choose between economic development and environmental stewardship. From my experience in the energy industry, I am convinced that this is a false choice. In Massachusetts, I believe we can and must have both. The time is right to show how we in Massachusetts can balance our common interests in growth and the environment.

I will support renewable energy projects whenever the benefits for all of us outweigh the disadvantages. I believe the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound is just such a project.

The state will not be in the forefront of developing alternative sources of energy without leaders willing to back projects like this in the face of opposition. The one candidate running for Massachusetts governor who has shown that kind of moxie is Democrat Deval L. Patrick…

Patrick gets points for supporting Cape Wind at a time when other elected officials are more attuned to political winds. - "Cape Wind Politics," Boston Globe Editorial, Nov. 7, 2005.