Cape Wind - The Book

Wendy is available to talk to your group! Contact her at her email, wesuwi@comcast.net

"enough political intrigue to keep a John Grisham fan happy...."

"yes, this book is lots of fun...."

"a page turner...."

"Editors choice"

"a ripe subject, populated with the sort of people who would be among the first to count themselves as friends of the Earth but the last to accept an environmentally friendly energy source if it meant the slightest cloud on their ocean views."

“A great summer beach read about longtime summer beach communities, “Cape Wind” describes how the alliance managed to raise $4 million in one ballroom meeting at the Wianno Club, where the ‘grass-roots’ campaign against the ‘industrial complex’ of offshore ‘Cuisinarts’ was kicked off by Douglas Yearley, a copper mining executive whose company was fined for killing birds in an acid runoff mishap in 2000, among other infractions.”

Wendy Williams has written for many major publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Science, Scientific American, The Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, The Providence Journal and The Baltimore Sun. She has been journalist-in-residence at Duke University, a fellow at the Hastings Center for Medical Ethics, at the Marine Biological Institute and at the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado.

"Wendy Williams provided one of the best keynotes that we have had in the 20 year history of the Energy Fair. Her address was engaging, funny, and right on point. Wendy mixed personal anecdote with investigative reporting to tell a story that resonated with our audience of activists, and reminded us all why we continue to 'fight the good fight.' " -- Tehri Parker, Ph.D. Executive Director Midwest Renewable Energy Association

"It was both refreshing and unusual to get such a candid assessment of Cape Wind politics and the influence of money in this project. Your presentation was given the highest possible grades by our audience members." Pat Hyland, Executive Director, Northeast Public Power Association

"very engaging and entertaining....managed to hold the attention of a roomful of budding lawyers." Megan Higgins, Roger Williams Law School

"the highlight of the conference....Wendy addressed our annual meeting in September 2008. She held the 100-plus energy professionals in rapt attention throughout her 30 minute speech except for when the meeting attendees were falling out of their chairs laughing." - Robert Kahn, Executive Director, NW & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition

"Every time I hear Wendy speak, I learn something new -- not just about Cape Wind, but about politics in America. She embodies the best of this country's journalistic tradition, reminding us all why a free press is so critical to a free society." Massachusetts State Representative Frank Smizik, Chairman, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

"very inspiring" Rev. Bob Murphy, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth

"I loved the way you framed the issue as being primarily about democracy rather then clean energy, I think that is a critical point that has been left out of this debate." Winston Vaughan, Environment Massachusetts