When the stories of Cape Wind first surfaced,  sides were immediately taken.  Walter Cronkite, a long-time resident of the Cape, was firmly standing with the opposition. 

Here is a brief report from The Boston Globe with all quotes here from that article.

“National treasures should be off limits to industrialization,” he said.

But Cronkite ultimately reversed course. After speaking with scientists and reviewing the matter,  he acknowledged publicly that his initial position had been an emotional one.

“It sounded like such a ghastly invasion of this wonderful body of water,” he told the Globe at the time. “I will confess, also, that I did not do my own homework as I should have before making the statements. I did not and I can only regret that now.”

Mark Rodgers, spokesman for Cape Wind Associates, yesterday credited Cronkite for “having the courage to publicly acknowledge that he made a mistake.” Cronkite’s review, which included a lengthy meeting with Cape Wind president Jim Gordon, was consistent with his evenhanded record as a journalist, and it resonated with the public two decades after his retirement, Rodgers said.”    Martha’s Vineyard remembers Walter Cronkite

[As a journalist, I join the millions of reporters who mourn the loss of Walter Cronkite.  And in the spirit of full disclosure, my editor at The Providence Journal, and vice president, Robert Whitcomb, is the co-author of the book, Cape Wind.]

–RW