Three of Deepwater Wind's turbines stand off Block Island, R.I.
The fight over development of wind energy off the coast of Maine has moved to the State House, where lawmakers heard from dozens of supporters and opponents on Tuesday.
"Environmentally, economically and culturally this offshore wind proposal is as bad as it gets," says state Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham, a Winter Harbor Republican who represents several midcoast fishing communities.
Faulkingham presented a bill intended to bar offshore wind energy projects, whether in state-controlled waters within three miles of shore or federal waters beyond. He says that the state should instead focus on other renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectricity or even nuclear power.