Offshore Wind

Trump Says Wind Turbines Will Hurt Environment After Bulldozing Rare Birds' Home

AP | BEN McCONVILLE | Posted 04.26.2012

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- He came, he saw, he blustered. Donald Trump on Wednesday swept into Scotland's parliament to demand the country end plans for ...

Ocean Planning Would Bring Billions of Dollars of Economic Benefits, New Study Confirms

Sarah Chasis | Posted 04.06.2012

Sarah Chasis

With our oceans contributing more to our nation's economic output than the entire U.S. farm sector, we can't afford to just cross our fingers and hope for the best.

Baltimore Could Be Offshore Wind Hub

AP | Posted 02.29.2012

BALTIMORE -- A study produced for the Maryland Energy Administration says Baltimore has the potential to become a hub for offshore wind power companie...

2 New England Utilities Agree To Buy Offshore Wind Power

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 04.17.2012

BOSTON (AP) — Energy companies Northeast Utilities and NStar have agreed to buy more than a quarter of the power produced by the long-planned Cape W...

Offshore Wind Activists an Unmatched Force at Maryland General Assembly Opener

Keith Harrington | Posted 03.13.2012

Keith Harrington

If measured by the turnout at the rally at the Annapolis state house yesterday, of all the issues confronting the Maryland General Assembly, offshore wind power enjoys the most energetic public support.

The Real Meaning of "Smart Power"

Brian Keane | Posted 01.09.2012

Brian Keane

When I picked up my copy of this week's Time magazine, I was momentarily stopped in my tracks by Massimo Calabresi's cover story: "Hillary Clinton and the Rise of Smart Power."

Merger May Impact Nation's 1st Offshore Wind Farm

AP | By JAY LINDSAY | Posted 11.27.2011

BOSTON -- The nation's first offshore wind farm enjoys high-profile federal and state backing, but it hasn't been able to win over one important party...

'Environmentalist' Trump Angry Over Wind Farms Near Golf Resort

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 10.12.2011

When Donald Trump first dreamt about building his $1.6 billion golf complex off the beautiful coast of Scotland, offshore wind farms weren't part of h...

Koch Brothers Declare War on Offshore Wind

Keith Harrington | Posted 09.20.2011

Keith Harrington

The war over America's coastal-energy future has officially begun, and the result could determine whether we see wind turbines or catastrophic oil spills along our coastlines in coming years.

Offshore Wind and Economic Development: How Utility Law Could Help

Lewis Milford | Posted 09.19.2011

Lewis Milford

It is hard to imagine a new angle on the Cape Wind project. However, one item that deserves some attention: jobs and what the Massachusetts utility regulator's decision to approve the project means for new energy technology.

Feds Eyeing More Wind Farms Off MA Coast

AP | STEVE LeBLANC | Posted 05.25.2011

BOSTON — The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Tuesday began seeking proposals from developers that want to build commercial wind far...

U.S. Wind Power Projects Get Huge Gust From Feds

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar vowed Tuesday to spur offshore wind projects in the Atlantic Ocean by expediting permits and identif...

Congratulations, America. You Passed Wind.

Ben Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben Carmichael

For some, it was with a sense of relief that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar passed Cape Wind. For others, it was the latest in a drama that has lasted nearly a decade. Either way, this is a story that blows.

Weekly Mulch: Want to Combat Climate Change? Ignore Congress.

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Congress comes back into session next week, but environmentalists and climate change activists have given ...

Offshore Oil Vs. Offshore Wind: Who Wins?

Mother Nature Network | Posted 05.25.2011

So that got me thinking, just how much offshore wind could be bought for the equivalent $12 billion investment? My back of the envelope calculations w...

Which Would You Choose: Offshore Wind or Offshore Oil?

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Frances Beinecke

As I watch coverage of the devastation, I am reminded of another energy story from last week: the approval of the Cape Wind offshore wind farm in the Nantucket Sound. What a contrast these two energy projects make.

History of the Cape Cod Offshore Wind Energy Project

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

Kevin Grandia

The Cape Cod offshore wind project has been quite controversial and many years in the making, so I thought I would break down the history of the project.

Cape Wind Project: Everything You Need To Know (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

After 9 years of federal review, the Obama administration has approved Cape Wind, the nation's first offshore wind farm which will be built in the Nan...

GE To Build Offshore Wind Plant In UK

Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

The US engineering giant General Electric (GE) today announced plans to build an offshore wind turbine manufacturing plant in the UK, creating up to 2...

Heading to Rhode Island Tomorrow in Support of a National Oceans Policy

Sarah Chasis | Posted 05.25.2011

Sarah Chasis

A national ocean policy will help New York, the East Coast and the entire country better address all of these issues that affect its ocean and its Great Lakes resources.

A Sea Change in the Mid-Atlantic -- Many Hands Makes Light Work

Sarah Chasis | Posted 05.25.2011

Sarah Chasis

Today at noon I will witness the dawning of an important new council dedicated to protecting our precious and threatened Atlantic Ocean: the Governors' Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on Oceans.

Mid-Atlantic Governors to Sign Landmark Agreement to Protect Ocean

Sarah Chasis | Posted 05.25.2011

Sarah Chasis

Our oceans don't recognize borders. That's why it's so significant that these five Governors will agree to reach across state lines to protect them.

Obama's First 100 Days of Coal: A Few Honest Words, Please

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Biggers

Let's hope the next 100 days bring us a real green jobs package for the coalfields.

Offshore Wind In Great Lakes Could Power New York

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York state utility is exploring whether it is possible to put electricity-generating wind turbines in the Great Lakes, rat...