News & Articles on Offshore Wind
I’ve written very little about offshore wind. It’s a subject I don’t follow closely. Nevertheless, I do come across an article or topic on offshore wind from time to time that I want to highlight and that’s the reason for this page. Offshore wind is an important branch of wind energy, but it is only a branch. It will be important in certain locations, such as the heavily populated eastern seaboard of the United States, where it makes sense. However, most wind energy is and will be generated on land.
No, US Offshore Wind Developers Aren’t Killing Whales, & Haven’t Been Given Permits To Do So
By
Michael Barnard
So, I have a history with anti-wind nuts of all types. A long history. I became Margaret Atwood’s — yes, the Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood — green technology pro bono consultant after debating with Ontario’s anti-wind nuts on her blog. The American Wind Energy Association, when it existed and was a positive force in the country, used to check my Barnard on Wind blog to see if I’d written about something before they bothered to start debunking. I was drawn into fights against anti-wind nuttery globally, including on tiny King Island between Tasmania and Australia.
Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040
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External Source
Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, enough to power about half of the state’s electricity load.
Snooki, Tucker Carlson and the battle for offshore wind in New Jersey
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External Source
It isn’t just radio conspiracy theories, though. Mainstream Republicans and leading conservatives like former Fox News host Tucker Carlson — not to mention reality star Snooki — have been attacking Gov. Phil Murphy’s offshore wind plans as whales wash ashore. It’s a problem not just for the Democratic governor, who’s pinning his climate change agenda on coastal wind farms, but also for President Joe Biden.
U.S. energy officials release strategy to boost offshore wind
By
Ros Davidson
The Biden administration is attempting to lower the cost of fixed offshore wind and support a domestic supply chain for the industry.
Republicans demand whale death hearings as fishing group calls BOEM rudderless
By
Paul Gipe
Republicans who oppose wind development after recent whale deaths off New Jersey said they will hold hearings in Washington on the issue, while a fishing group has attacked the federal body responsible for offshore wind.
N.J. whale deaths have sparked right-wing conspiracy theories on Facebook
By
Paul Gipe
Are wind turbines to blame for recent New Jersey whale deaths? Scientists say no, Facebook says yes.
