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Off the Maine coast, decade-delayed wind power project faces uncertain future

There's growing debate about when or if a planned test turbine, which would float near Monhegan Island, will ever hit the water.

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We must harness offshore wind but protect Sears Island

"As we build a new renewable economy, we will face difficult choices that force us to balance speed, equity and long-term impacts."

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The location of Maine s planned offshore wind port won t be chosen until 2024

The project spearheaded by the Maine Department of Transportation would create a large deepwater port that would serve as a hub for the offshore wind industry in Maine.

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Commentary: Keep unspoiled Sears Island as it is – build wind hub somewhere else

Port operators at nearby Mack Point and Estes Head in Eastport are eager to host a site where offshore turbines can be made, assembled and launched.

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Sears Island is in the running to host Maine s offshore wind hub Conservationists are opposed

For decades, Sears Island in northern Penobscot Bay has been caught between development proposals and the environmentalists who want to conserve it. But the most recent conflict is a bit trickier as it involves a green-energy project.

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