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ARTICLE CONTENTS
[Pages 263-284]
TOP OF ARTICLE
I. Policy Context for Wind Energy Development
A. Renewable Energy Policy in Massachusetts
B. The Private Sector Responds
II. Local Reaction to the Cape Wind Proposal
A. Deteriorating Debate
B. The MTC Carves Out a Role
C. Identifying the Players
D. Unique Challenges to Wind Energy Development in Massachusetts
E. The Stakeholder Process Design
1. Community Stakeholders and Agency Resources
2. Stakeholders Set the Agenda
Meeting 1: October 10, 2002 (68 Attendees)
Meeting 2: October 31, 2002 (71 Attendees)
Meeting 3: November 21, 2002 (82 Attendees)
Meeting 4: December 12, 2002 (73 Attendees)
Meeting 5: January 30, 2003 (84 Attendees)
Meeting 6: March 12, 2003 (91 Attendees)
3. Ground Rules, Meeting Summaries, and Stakeholder Process Website
4. Structured Discussion
5. Filling in the Gaps
III. Conclusions and Looking Ahead
A. Participant Evaluation
B. What the MTC Learned
1. Evaluating Aesthetics
2. Providing Reliable Information
3. Establishing Public Policy for Developing Offshore Renewable Energy
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