What New York’s Offshore Wind Expansion Could Mean For Your Electricity Bill, Curbing Emissions, And Your Health
arrow Three wind turbines off Block Island in Rhode Island on August 15th, 2016. President Joe Biden wants to expand wind energy off the shores of New Jersey and New York. Michael Dwyer/AP/Shutterstock
New York is on track to become a centerpiece for the nation’s offshore wind industry after President Joe Biden announced last week that the waters off the coast of Long Island and New Jersey the New York Bight would be a designated wind energy area.
The president’s commitment, in which the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) sets aside more areas of the ocean to lease for offshore wind development, effectively makes it possible for New York to achieve its climate action goals, which the state codified two years ago in landmark legislation. By 2035, the state aims to produce 9 gigawatts of offshore wind energy under its Climate
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Mercury’s lobbying and public affairs firm, which is headed by Michael McKeon, boasts more than 30 media relations professionals in its New York office. The growing media relations team is led by former Bloomberg spokesperson John Gallagher, managing director and former National Action Network communications lead Rachel Noerdlinger, former Fox News producer Dan Bank and former Associated Press chief White House correspondent Ben Feller. Mercury, which represents a wide variety of clients, has a national presence that is bolstered by former New York Post reporter Stefan Friedman, who leads the media relations practice on the West Coast.
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