Updated April 28
Offshore wind opponents unmoved by governor’s proposed 10-year ban
Two planned projects opposed by lobstermen and other protesters Wednesday would not be subject to Gov. Janet Mills proposed moratorium on wind power projects in Maine s state waters.
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Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor, speaks during a rally Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Two planned offshore wind power projects opposed by the protesters would not be subject to a proposed moratorium on projects in Maine s state waters. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA Christopher McIntire, a lobsterman out of Harpswell, doesn’t want to see the Gulf of Maine become a “floating test tube” for offshore wind energy, whether it’s 3 miles from shore or 30.
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Lobstermen and their families attend a rally to protest Maine Gov. Janet Mills support for offshore wind projects, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Augusta, Maine.
Last week, President Joe Biden told federal regulators that to combat global warming, they should speed up the deployment of offshore wind-energy turbines, with the goal of supplying enough to power 10 million homes by the end of this decade.
Wind power advocates in Maine say that ratifies their argument that the state must get into the game now or get left behind. But the White House directive is also amplifying fears among fishermen that they re the ones who will be left behind.
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Offshore wind opponents unmoved by governor’s proposed 10-year ban
Two planned projects opposed by lobstermen and other protesters Wednesday would not be subject to Gov. Janet Mills proposed moratorium on wind power projects in Maine s state waters.
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Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor, speaks during a rally Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Two planned offshore wind power projects opposed by the protesters would not be subject to a proposed moratorium on projects in Maine s state waters. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA Christopher McIntire, a lobsterman out of Harpswell, doesn’t want to see the Gulf of Maine become a “floating test tube” for offshore wind energy, whether it’s 3 miles from shore or 30.