offshore wind power
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PublishedNovember 2, 2023
House Republicans rebuff move by Golden to block offshore wind in Gulf of Maine lobster area
Golden tried to amend 2024 appropriations legislation for the Department of Interior to bar wind development in what's known as Lobster Management Area 1.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
Feds identify Gulf of Maine area for offshore wind
The 3.5 million-acre area excludes lobster fishing grounds and all right whale restricted areas.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Wind power in Maine is no breeze as regulators move slowly
A lease to set up an experimental offshore wind farm and a new energy corridor in Aroostook County were hailed as examples of progress in Maine wind energy development.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2023
Commentary: State advisory group reached no consensus on Maine offshore wind port site
Building the port on scenic Sears Island will incur environmental damages, and mitigating them was not included when MDOT drew up construction estimates versus Mack Point.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
As East Coast pursues offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown
Studies have looked at numerous impacts that offshore wind power projects could have on fish and marine mammals, including noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields and heat transfer that could alter the environment, but more study is needed.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Environmentalists criticize public feedback process for deciding future site of port for offshore wind industry
Maine officials are accused of long favoring Sears Island, the largest undeveloped island in Penobscot Bay, as the future site of the port.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
The future of East Coast wind power could ride on this Jersey beach town
Many in Ocean City oppose a major wind farm to be built off their shores, and hope to create a template for blocking similar projects along the coast.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
The costs of offshore wind power for Maine electricity customers? Too soon to say
But an improving supply chain in the U.S. might help lower costs over time.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2023
Commentary: Regulators must examine wind power’s potential damage to fisheries
Foreign green energy companies are on the verge of industrializing our ocean with thousands of wind turbines, sealing fisheries and harming lobster stocks.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2023
Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040
Unlike other projects in the region, the Gulf of Maine wind turbines would showcase floating platform technology because the water is too deep for turbines to be anchored to the ocean floor.
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