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ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INC (EIN 10-0008105)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-11-10
IRS object ID
201113149349302466
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2011-11-10T13:16:26-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOODY FAMIGLIETTI & ANDRONICO LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 HIGHWOOD DRIVEAddressLine1
CityTEWKSBURYCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01876ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN100008105EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlALLINameControl
Phone5087759767Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14 BARNSTABLE ROADAddressLine1
CityHYANNISCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02601ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameAUDRA PARKERName
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitle
Phone5087759767Phone
Date Signed2011-11-08DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameJOYCE RIPIANZIName
Phone9785575300Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonAUDRA PARKERNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Address Line14 BARNSTABLE ROADAddressLine1
CityHYANNISCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02601ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts1752642GrossReceipts
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Web SiteWWW.SAVEOURSOUND.ORGWebSite
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Nbr Voting Members Governing Body20NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
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Other Expenses Current Year2018278OtherExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year2519467TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
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DescriptionALLIANCE 2010 ACTIVITIES:PUBLIC OUTREACH - ISSUED NUMEROUS PRESS RELEASES ON THE IMPACTS OF THE CAPE WIND PROJECT INCLUDING THE HIGH COST OF ELECTRICITY, STAKEHOLDERS CALL FOR FEDS TO HALT REVIEW OF THE CAPE WIND PROJECT, AND AVIATION SAFETY DANGERS. - PRESENTED THREATS OF CAPE WIND TO NUMEROUS LOCAL GROUPS AND PARTICIPATED IN DEBATES WITH CAPE WIND SUPPORTERS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THIS ISSUE - HOSTED STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETING UPDATES - PROVIDED INTERVIEWS TO LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA - DISTRIBUTED COLLATERAL MATERIALS TO HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS ON THE THREATS OF CAPE WIND - APPEARED ON NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION AND LOCAL RADIO SHOWS. - AUTHORED LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND OP-EDS THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN THE CAPE COD TIMES, ISLAND NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS - EDUCATED LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS ON THE THREATS POSED BY CAPE WIND AS WELL AS ON THE MASSIVE PREMIUMS CAPE WIND WOULD POSE TO MA BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS IF THE PROJECT IS ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD.REGULATORY - PARTICIPATED IN CONSULTING PARTY MEETINGS IN THE SECTION 106 TRIBAL AND HISTORIC REVIEW - PARTICIPATED IN DOI PROGRAMMATIC PROCESS FOR NATIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN FEDERAL WATERS - COMMENTED EXTENSIVELY TO DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, ARMY CORPS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES IN THEIR REVIEW OF CAPE WIND. LEGAL - IN ADDITION TO THE TWO LAWSUITS CHALLENGING THE FAA DETERMINATION OF NO HAZARD, EIGHT ADDITIONAL LAWSUITS WERE FILED AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS BY MULTIPLE PARTIES IN 2010. FOUR LAWSUITS - INCLUDING ONE BY THE ALLIANCE - WERE FILED CHALLENGING THE MA DEPT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES' APPROVAL OF THE EXPENSIVE CAPE WIND CONTRACT TO SELL 50% OF ITS POWER TO NATIONAL GRID. THE AVERAGE RATE OF THE CONTRACT IS 25 CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR VERSUS LAND BASED WIND CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY NSTAR AT LESS THAN 10 CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR. OTHER PARTIES CHALLENGING THE NATIONAL GRID CONTRACT INCLUDE ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF MA, TRANSCANADA AND NEW ENGLAND POWER GENERATORS. - IN 2010, FOUR LAWSUITS WERE ALSO FILED CHALLENGING THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW INCLUDING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT, THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION TO THE ALLIANCE, PLAINTIFFS INCLUDE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD/DUKES COUNTY FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION, THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE AND OTHERS.Description
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Current Year Minus2290665CurrentYearMinus2
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Current Year Minus2123400CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus136050CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year2856CurrentYear
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Current Year Minus272666CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus152597CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year66123CurrentYear
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Current Year2856CurrentYear
Total26256Total

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Equipment Equipment

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Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt2363781TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities613426DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues8443OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990621869RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal1741912RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9901741912TotalRevenuePerForm990
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Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
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Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X:THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE RECORDING OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BY EVALUATING THE MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT IN THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE, IF ANY, IN ITS COMBINED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 OR 2009. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT EXPECT ANY MATERIAL CHANGES IN UNCERTAIN TAX BENEFITS WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION. THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION IN THE U.S. FEDERAL AND CERTAIN STATE JURISDICTIONS FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF FILING.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES OF DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE DONOR - SPECIAL EVENTS 8,443.
PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES OF DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE DONOR - SPECIAL EVENTS 8,443.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Name Of Event1JUNE COCKTAIL EVENTNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1152495GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1143945CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event18550GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event15404RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Name Of Event2AUGUST COCKTAIL EVENTNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event246189GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event240689CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event25500GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event23039RentFacilityCostsEvent2
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Direct Expense Summary Events8443DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary5607NetIncomeSummary
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Licensed0Licensed
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtc
Gaming With Nonmembers0GamingWithNonmembers
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntity
Contract With3rd Party For Gam Rev0ContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev
Charitable Distrib Required0CharitableDistribRequired

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

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Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
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Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
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Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

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Name PersonSTIFEL NICOLAUSNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipFORMER TREASURER & DIRECTORRelationship
Amount Of Transaction11304AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionTHIS MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVED AS TREASURER TO AN INVESTMENT BANK. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINTED A MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,304DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BN/A
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING
THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008. MEMBERS WILL REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOLLOWS THE POLICY STATED IN THE COMPENSATION POLICY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 12/31/08. THE PERSON/POSITION IS REVIEWED FOR PERFORMANCE, THE COMPARABLE POSITION SALARIES ARE RESEARCHED, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE AND THEN APPROVED BY COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ARE MADE AVAILABLE. IF REQUESTED IN PERSON, A COPY IS PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY. IF THE REQUEST IS IN WRITING (LETTER OR EMAIL) A COPY IS PROVIDED WITHIN 30 DAYS.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLITYTHE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPOINTED A COMMITEE THAT HAS RESPONSIBLITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.FORM 990,PART XII, LINE 2C:
DETAILED MISSION STATEMENT AND POSITION:MISSION: THE ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING OVER 30,000 SUPPORTERS DEDICATED TO THE LONG TERM PRESERVATION OF NANTUCKET SOUND. THE ALLIANCE WAS FORMED IN 2002 IN OPPOSITION TO THE CAPE WIND PROPOSAL TO BUILD A 25 SQUARE-MILE WIND ENERGY GENERATION PLANT IN NANTUCKET SOUND. THE PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT VENTURE WOULD CONSIST OF 130 WIND TURBINES, EACH 440 FEET TALL, SPANNING 25 SQUARE MILES OF NANTUCKET SOUND, AN AREA THE SIZE OF MANHATTAN. IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT ELECTRICAL SERVICE PLATFORM HOLDING 40,000 GALLONS OF OIL ON HORSESHOE SHOAL IN THE CENTER OF NANTUCKET SOUND. WHILE THE ALLIANCE SUPPORTS APPROPRIATELY SITED RENEWABLE ENERGY, IT OPPOSES THE PLANNED WIND ENERGY PLANT IN NANTUCKET SOUND DUE TO ADVERSE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS, AS WELL AS THE ABSENCE OF AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL AND STATE OCEAN ZONING PROCESS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. THE GOAL OF THE ALLIANCE IS TO STOP THE PROPOSED WIND ENERGY PLANT FROM BEING CONSTRUCTED IN NANTUCKET SOUND.FORM 990,PART I, LINE 1:
DETAILED MISSION STATEMENT AND POSITION (CONTINUED):CAPE WIND THREATS: THE ALLIANCE OBJECTS TO THE PROPOSED CAPE WIND PROJECT BECAUSE IT WOULD: - POSE SIGNIFICANT NAVIGATIONAL HAZARDS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL VESSELS; - POSE AN UNACCEPTABLE HAZARD TO AVIATION SAFETY.; - DESECRATE A NATIONAL TREASURE, SACRED TRIBAL LANDS, AND NUMEROUS HISTORIC PROPERTIES; - INTRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL VISUAL, NOISE, AND LIGHT POLLUTION; - VIOLATE THE PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH USE OF PUBLIC LAND FOR PRIVATE GAIN; - RESULT IN A HIGH NET COST TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO SUBSIDIES, TAX CREDITS, AND INCREASED ELECTRIC COSTS, AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO TOURISM, JOBS, AND PROPERTY VALUES; - THREATEN THE ENVIRONMENT IN TERMS OF ENDANGERED AVIAN AND MARINE SPECIES AND INTRODUCE THE CHANCE OF AN OIL SPILL FROM THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE PLATFORM; AND - DEVASTATE COMMERCIAL FISHING IN NANTUCKET SOUND. NANTUCKET SOUND: NANTUCKET SOUND INCLUDES 163 SQUARE NAUTICAL MILES OF WATER AND SEABED BETWEEN CAPE COD, VINEYARD SOUND, AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET EXTENDING SEAWARD BEYOND MONOMOY AND NANTUCKET ISLANDS. NANTUCKET SOUND POSSESSES SIGNIFICANT MARINE HABITAT FOR A DIVERSITY OF ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES. THE SOUND HAS PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE FOR SEVERAL FEDERALLY-PROTECTED SPECIES OF WILDLIFE AND A VARIETY OF COMMERCIALLY AND RECREATIONALLY VALUABLE FISHERIES. THE SOUND IS SITUATED AT A CONFLUENCE OF THE COLD LABRADOR CURRENTS AND THE WARM GULF STREAM. THIS CREATES A UNIQUE COASTAL HABITAT REPRESENTING THE SOUTHERN RANGE FOR NORTHERN ATLANTIC SPECIES AND THE NORTHERN RANGE FOR MID-ATLANTIC SPECIES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EXTREME RICHNESS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, CONTAINING HABITATS THAT RANGE FROM OPEN SEA TO SALT MARSHES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS MORE THAN A BODY OF WATER. IT IS A SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD FOR MANY LOCAL FISHERMEN, AN INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS, AND A SOURCE OF SOLACE, RELAXATION, AND RECREATION FOR THE MILLIONS THAT FLOCK TO ITS SHORES. THE LOCAL FERRY OPERATORS ALONE TRANSPORT OVER THREE MILLION PASSENGERS PER YEAR THROUGH NANTUCKET SOUND, AND 400,000 FLIGHTS TRAVERSE THE AIRSPACE OVER THE SOUND. IT IS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS, AND A NATURAL TREASURE THAT MUST BE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED. NANTUCKET SOUND HAS LONG BEEN UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR SANCTUARY DESIGNATION. PAST STUDIES SHOW IT POSSESSES THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WOULD JUSTIFY SUCH A DESIGNATION. - IN 1971, NANTUCKET SOUND STATE WATERS (OUT TO 3 MILES) WERE DESIGNATED AS THE MASSACHUSETTS CAPE AND ISLAND OCEAN SANCTUARY UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW (MOSA). HOWEVER, FEDERAL WATERS, THE "HOLE IN THE DOUGHNUT" REMAINED UNPROTECTED. - IN 1980, THE COMMONWEALTH NOMINATED THE SOUND FOR DESIGNATION UNDER THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT. - IN 1983, THE FEDERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY NOAA'S SANCTUARY PROGRAM, DETERMINED NANTUCKET SOUND WAS WORTHY OF DESIGNATION. THE SOUND WAS LISTED ON THE SITE EVALUATION LIST (SEL) IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER AS ONE OF 28 AREAS "FROM WHICH NOAA WILL SELECT SITES TO EVALUATE AS CANDIDATES FOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES." -IN JANUARY 2010, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECOGNIZED THE UNIQUE HISTORIC AND TRIBAL ATTRIBUTES OF NANTUCKET SOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THE SOUND WAS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS OCEAN ZONING AND SANCTUARY STATUS: SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2002, THE ALLIANCE HAS BEEN CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY TO BALANCE THE PROTECTION OF COASTAL RESOURCES WITH COMPETING DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS. GIVEN THE EMERGENCE OF NEW USES FOR OUR WATERS, SUCH POLICY IS CRITICAL TO BOTH ENSURE THAT OUR WATERS ARE PROTECTED AND HELP EXPEDITE APPROPRIATELY SITED DEVELOPMENT. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE OCEAN ZONING EFFORTS UNDERWAY AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY WOULD AVOID PIECEMEAL DEVELOPMENT AND FRAGMENTED DECISION MAKING. THE POLICY SHOULD ALSO RESULT IN IDENTIFYING SITES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND AREAS - LIKE NANTUCKET SOUND - THAT SHOULD BE PROTECTED. AT THE STATE LEVEL, AN OCEAN MANAGEMENT PLAN WAS FINALIZED, WHICH IDENTIFIED AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND AREAS FOR PROTECTION. HOWEVER, THIS PLAN WEAKENS PREVIOUS PROTECTIONS FOR THE STATE WATERS OF NANTUCKET SOUND, AS WELL AS OTHER STATE SANCTUARIES, BY ALLOWING RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT - AN ACTIVITY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS OCEAN SANCTUARIES ACT. THE PLAN IDENTIFIES TWO AREAS SOUTHWEST OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD FOR LARGE UTILITY SCALE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER AREAS, INCLUDING NANTUCKET SOUND STATE WATERS, FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SMALLER GROUPS OF TURBINES. THESE TURBINES COULD BE AS CLOSE AS 1500 FEET FROM OUR BEACHES. IDEALLY, ALL OF NANTUCKET SOUND - STATE WATERS AND FEDERAL WATERS ALIKE - WOULD BE PROTECTED UNDER SOME FORM OF SANCTUARY STATUS. AVIATION SAFETY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED THE PROPOSED CAPE WIND PROJECT AS A "PRESUMED HAZARD" TO AIR SAFETY DUE TO RADAR INTERFERENCE TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS AND IMPACT ON LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHTS. AFTER TWO PREVIOUS DETERMINATIONS OF NO HAZARD, THE ALLIANCE, THE LOCAL AIRPORTS, PILOT ASSOCIATIONS, TOWNS, AND OTHERS SUCCESSFULLY RAISED A VARIETY OF SAFETY ISSUES - INCLUDING RADAR INTERFERENCE TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL - ENCOURAGING THE FAA TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE EFFECTS OF THIS PROJECT. RADAR INTERFERENCE IS A PROBLEM NATIONWIDE AND INTERNATIONALLY; A NUMBER OF PROJECTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF RADAR INTERFERENCE. THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IN NANTUCKET SOUND - IN THE DEAD CENTER OF THREE AIRPORTS - MAKES IT A PARTICULARLY SERIOUS ISSUE. ULTIMATELY, SHORTLY AFTER THE RECORD OF DECISION WAS ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2010, THE FAA ISSUED CAPE WIND A FINAL DETERMINATION OF NO HAZARD. IN OCTOBER OF 2010, THE ALLIANCE AND THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE, WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES THE BARNSTABLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EACH FILED LAWSUITS AGAINST THE FAA FOR ITS FINAL DETERMINATION OF NO HAZARD. TRIBAL AND HISTORIC IMPACTS UNDER SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (DOI) IS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO CONSULT WITH THE LOCAL TRIBES, AS WELL AS THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (MHC) AND OTHERS, TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS CAPE WIND WOULD POSE TO TRIBAL AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES. THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE ON CAPE COD AND THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD/ AQUINNAH ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT ONLY DESECRATE SACRED LAND, BUT ALSO HARM THEIR TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES. IN THEIR VOCAL OPPOSITION TO CAPE WIND, THESE TRIBES HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES EASTERN TRIBES (USET), A GROUP OF 25 FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBES. WAMPANOAG MEANS "PEOPLE OF THE FIRST LIGHT" AND AS SUCH, AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE SUN OVER NANTUCKET SOUND IS INTEGRAL TO THEIR WAY OF LIFE AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES. THE TRIBES HAVE REPEATEDLY STATED THAT CAPE WIND'S EFFECTS ON TRIBAL AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES WOULD BE PROFOUND AND CANNOT BE MITIGATED - EXCEPT BY RELOCATING THE PROJECT TO ANOTHER SITE. DOI ITSELF HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE ONLY EFFECTIVE MITIGATION TO THE IMPACTS ON TRIBAL CEREMONIAL AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES IS RELOCATION. THE MHC, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND OTHER HISTORIC GROUPS HAVE CONSISTENTLY EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON TRIBAL AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES DURING THE SECTION 106 PROCESS. IN DECEMBER 2009 THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER DETERMINED THAT NANTUCKET SOUND WAS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS A TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTY. IN EARLY 2010, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONCURRED WITH THE MA HISTORIC COMMISSION AND DETERMINED THAT NANTUCKET SOUND WAS IN FACT ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. ALTERNATIVES THE ALLIANCE HAS CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS IN APPROPRIATELY SITED LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN DEEPER WATERS. SINCE CAPE WIND WAS FIRST PROPOSED IN 2001, OTHER OFFSHORE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AND DEEP WATER TECHNOLOGY HAS BECOME A REALITY. FOR EXAMPLE, BLUE H HAS PROPOSED A DEEP WATER PILOT PROJECT FOR 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD. ANOTHER COMPANY, DEEPWATER WIND, IS TARGETING SITES 12 TO 15 MILES OFFSHORE. BLUEWATER WIND HAS PROJECT PROPOSALS IN DELAWARE AND HAS SECURED PURCHASE POWER AGREEMENTS AND FAVORABLE SUBSIDIES FROM THE STATE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BETTER ALTERNATIVES TO CAPE WIND THAT WOULD ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY WITHOUT SACRIFICING A NATIONAL TREASURE LIKE NANTUCKET SOUND. IN FACT, NUMEROUS STAKEHOLDERS HAVE SUPPORTED SOUTH OF TUCKERNUCK ISLAND AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CAPE WIND THAT WOULD POSE FEWER CONFLICTS AND WHICH WAS ALREADY EVALUATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CAPE WIND IN ITS REVIEW UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.FORM 990,PART I, LINE 1 (CONTINUED):

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

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