Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar launched a āSmart from the Startā wind energy initiative for the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf to facilitate siting, leasing and construction of new projects, spurring the rapid and responsible development of the renewable resource. āThe Cape Wind lease is an historic milestone in Americaās renewable energy future, but to fully harness the economic and energy benefits of our nationās vast Atlantic wind potential we need to implement a smart permitting process that is efficient, thorough, and unburdened by needless red tape,ā said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. āOur āSmart from the Startā Initiative for Atlantic wind will allow us to identify priority Wind Energy Areas for potential developmentā¦